In an increasingly integrated and interconnected world, economic activity is transforming environments at an unprecedented rate. Large-scale environmental destruction threatens the planetary systems on which human survival depends, and requires expanded efforts to create long-term sustainability, reduce environmental degradation, build resilience to social and ecological disruptions, and mitigate the effects of climate change. From exploring environmental change to economic development, Green School faculty work at the nexus of society, nature, and resilience. While some of this research is state-centered or pertains to the role and efforts of international organizations, other research focuses on social movements, traditional forms of Earth stewardship and governance, and community-based efforts.
| Department | Name | Faculty Research |
| Criminology and Criminal Justice | Stephen Pires | Works on the effects of the illicit wildlife trade and how its organization impacts global markets |
| Economics | Berrak Bahadir | Works on the effects of financial development for economic growth and sustainability |
| Economics | Jesse Bull | Explores sustainability and resilience from an information economics perspective |
| Economics | Sheng Guo | Works on the economic modelling of information processing, knowledge acquisition and persuasion |
| Economics | Cem Karayalcin | Studies economic development and the fragility and resilience of economies facing climate change |
| Economics | Norihiko Matsuda | Works on the effects of digital labor markets on job creation |
| Economics | Kaz Miyagiwa | Works on internal labor migration and resource allocations |
| Economics | Tobias Pfutze | Works on the effects of land reform and tenure rights on economic and institutional development |
| Economics | Mihaela Pintea | Works on how movements of labor among various sectors of the economy affects development |
| Economics | Abu Shonchoy | Works on improving banking access for global unbanked population and the emergence digital financial platforms |
| Economics | Nicholas Wright | Projects focusing on the impact of temperature on crime and student performance in developing nations |
| Economics | Hakan Yilmazkuday | Works on the effects of inflation, finance and trade on the economic development of countries |
| Global and Sociocultural Studies | Simone Athayde | Examines the dynamics of Indigenous and local knowledge systems and biocultural diversity |
| Global and Sociocultural Studies | Juliet Erazo | Explores how indigenous organizing and land use practices in Ecuador have been influenced by shifting development priorities, other social movements, and changing government priorities |
| Global and Sociocultural Studies | Ricardo Gonzalez | Works on economic development and sustainability of coastal fisheries in Peru |
| Global and Sociocultural Studies | Kevin Grove | Works on the development, implementation, and effects of resilience approaches on disaster management, international development, urban growth, and public health |
| Global and Sociocultural Studies | Gail Hollander | Examines political and cultural factors shaping Everglades restoration and economic development in South Florida |
| Global and Sociocultural Studies | Doug Kincaid | Examines history and trajectories of Latin American development |
| Global and Sociocultural Studies | Zachary Levenson | Works on developmental state and welfare system in South Africa |
| Global and Sociocultural Studies | Rod Neumann | Works on cultural politics and creation of biodiversity conservation territories in East Africa |
| Global and Sociocultural Studies | Ulrich Oslender | Examines how social movements mobilize visions of nature to contest dominant development models in Afro-Colombian communities |
| Global and Sociocultural Studies | Mark Padilla | Works on public health system resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Global and Sociocultural Studies | Young Rae-Choi | Examines coastal reclamation in China and South Korea, with a focus on the emerging blue economy |
| Global and Sociocultural Studies | Genevieve Reid | Works on development, land rights, and resilience among Indigenous groups in Quebec and minority communities in South Florida |
| Global and Sociocultural Studies | Sheilla Rodriguez-Madera | Works on public health system resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Global and Sociocultural Studies | Ben Smith | Works on the relationship between landscape, development and cultural economy in Middle East |
| Global and Sociocultural Studies | Rick Tardanico | Works on development and land tenure rights in Latin America and the US |
| Global and Sociocultural Studies | Nelson Varas-Diaz | Works on public health system resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean |
| History | Tovah Bender | Works on social networks among non-elites when the republican Florentine government shifted towards oligarchy |
| History | Christopher Calvo | Works on antebellum American political economy |
| History | Rebecca Friedman | Works on Community Engaged Research on Climate Gentrification |
| History | Chantalle F Verna | Works on these themes within the context of domestic and international affairs in Haiti, as part of African Diaspora and structural racism worldwide, particularly within the context of the international organization system |
| History | Kirsten E Wood | Works on economic activity and development in the early United States |
| Politics and International Relations | John Clark | Works on conflict and peacemaking as well as Foreign Policy in Africa |
| Politics and International Relations | Felix Martin | Works on international relations theory, security/peace studies, and international political economy |
| Public Policy and Administration | Agatha Caraballo | Advancing social justice, civil discourse and ethical leadership in public institutions |
| Public Policy and Administration | Shaoming Cheng | Works on local governments' green/sustainable public procurement as a policy tool in sustainable development |
| Works on the relationship of housing unaffordability and migration and commuting | ||
| Public Policy and Administration | Sukumar Ganapati | Research on cybersecurity in sub-national governments |
| Public Policy and Administration | Hyewon Kang | Works on how fiscal transparency can facilitate citizen engagement and the state and local governments' fiscal health |
| Public Policy and Administration | Milena Neshkova | Studies institution building and government integrity in third-wave democracies, bureaucratic professionalization in transition countries, the effect of financial transparency on political corruption, the link between e-government and bureaucratic corruption |
| Public Policy and Administration | Valerie Patterson | Attended community presentations and engaged community organizations related to their efforts to foster community resilience and prosperity I have also served on panels organized by community organizations |
| Public Policy and Administration | Keith Revell | Research related to the role of inequality as an aspirational American value |
| The role of public officials and community organizations in the crafting of urban development policies |