The Carsey Institute announces its 2012-2013 fellows who will add to the depth and breadth of policy research that the institute conducts. 

“The diversity of disciplines, research interests, methodologies, and venues represented by these fellows will greatly enrich Carsey’s intellectual assets. Policy-related research and analysis requires multi- and transdisciplinary approaches, which our fellows can bring to bear on issues related to vulnerable families and community development. Our fellows program is a primary means by which the Carsey Institute is fulfilling the UNH 2020 strategic plan,” said Bruce Mallory, interim director of the Carsey Institute.  

The fellows are:

Faculty Fellows

• Semra Aytur, assistant professor of health management and policy
• Rosemary Caron, associate professor of health management and policy
• Katie Edwards, assistant professor of psychology
• Charlie French, program team leader, UNH Cooperative Extension
• Rebecca Glauber, assistant professor of sociology
• Suzanne Graham, associate professor of education
• Joel Hartter, assistant professor of geography
• Cesar Rebellon, associate professor of sociology
• Thomas Safford, assistant professor of sociology
• Dante Scala, associate professor of political science
• Jayson Seaman, associate professor of kinesiology and affiliate assistant professor of education
• Erin Hiley Sharp, assistant professor of family studies
• Nena Stracuzzi, senior research and teaching fellow, Northeastern University
• Corinna Jenkins Tucker, associate professor of family studies
• Karen Van Gundy, associate professor of sociology
• Cameron Wake, research associate professor of climatology
• Melissa Wells, associate professor of social work
• Fiona Wilson, assistant professor of strategy, social entrepreneurship, and sustainability 

Policy Fellows

• Anita Brown-Graham, director, Institute for Emerging Issues
• Dee Davis, president, Rural Strategies
• Mil Duncan, research director, Agree
• Leif Jensen, professor of agricultural economics and rural sociology, Pennsylvania State University
• Daniel Lichter, Ferris Family Professor, Department of Policy Analysis and Management, Cornell University
• David Moore, founding director, UNH Survey Center
• Jack Northrup, president, New England Market Research
• Rogelio Saenz, dean, College of Public Policy, University of Texas at San Antonio
• Ann Tickamyer, professor and head, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Pennsylvania State University 

Senior Fellows

• Vicki Banyard, professor of psychology
• Mark Ducey, professor of forest biometrics and management
• David Finkelhor, director, Crimes against Children Research Center; co-director, Family Research Laboratory; and professor of sociology
• Kevin Gardner, professor of civil engineering
• Ross Gittell, chancellor, Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH)
• John Halstead, professor of environmental and resource economics
• Lawrence Hamilton, professor of sociology
• Paul Kirshen, research professor, Environmental Research Group of Department of Civil Engineering, and Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space
• David Pillemer, Dr. Samuel E. Paul Professor of Developmental Psychology
• Sally Ward, professor of sociology

Fiona Wilson, assistant professor of strategy, social entrepreneurship, and sustainability at the Whittemore School of Business and Economics, is one of the Carsey Institute’s new faculty fellows.

“I am honored to have been invited to be a Carsey fellow. My research and teaching interests are focused on the intersection of business strategy, environmental sustainability, and social entrepreneurship. By nature this work demands a multidisciplinary approach, and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to collaborate and work more closely with the outstanding team at the Carsey Institute, as well as the team leading Carsey’s new Center on Social Innovation and Finance,” Wilson said.  

“Already, my involvement with Carsey and the center has helped me develop relationships and emerging partnerships with other Carsey fellows from across the UNH campus who share my passions and interests around social issues. My involvement as a Carsey fellow will undoubtedly help me in my quest to better understand and demonstrate more broadly how business and the market system can – under the right conditions – be a platform for social and environmental change,” she said. 

The Carsey Institute conducts policy research on vulnerable children, youth, and families and on sustainable community development. The institute gives policy makers and practitioners the timely, independent resources they need to effect change in their communities. For more information about the Carsey Institute, go to www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu.