RRI Faculty Research Associates (FRAs) are members of the West Virginia University research community with special interests in regional research. They benefit from their affiliation in several ways. First, they become part of a vibrant network of like-minded scholars who—by participating in both scholarly and social activities—have enhanced opportunities to explore synergies and build relationships that can lead to long lasting collaborations and friendships. Numerous projects and publications have grown from intellectual seeds sown at RRI sponsored events. Second, RRI FRAs benefit professionally from a formal affiliation with an internationally recognized institution specializing in regional development research. And third, they receive notice of RRI sponsored seminars and related events, information request, and news relevant to regional researchers, including notice of external funding opportunities.
To become an FRA, researchers should submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to the Director. The candidate’s letter of interest need only include one or two paragraphs describing his/her regional research interests. The description of research interests will be used for the FRA application process itself and for matching the candidate with other researchers and potential projects of interest. The FRA application will be reviewed internally. WVU Faculty and FE/AP researchers are eligible for FRA status.
James T. Anderson, Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management, Forestry and Natural Resources
Robert E. Blobaum, Eberly Family Distinguished Professor of History & EU/US Atlantis Project Director
Eric Bowen, Research Assistant Professor, Bureau of Business and Economic Research
Cheryl Brown, Associate Professor, Resource Economics and Management
Robert C. Burns, Director, Division of Forestry and Natural Resources and Professor of Recreation, Parks and Tourism Resources
Peter Butler, Director of Design and Community Development and Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture
K.Victor Chow, Professor of Finance; Director, Center for Chinese Business; and Director, Confucius Institute
Christiadi, Associate Researcher and Demographer, Bureau of Business and Economic Research
Jamison Conley, Associate Professor, Geography
Brian Cushing, Associate Professor Emeritus of Economics
Gerard E. D'Souza, Professor Emeritus of Resource Economics and Management
Jinyang Deng, Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Recreation, Parks and Tourism Resources
John Deskins, Director, Bureau of Business and Economic Research; Assistant Dean for Outreach and Engagement and Associate Professor of
Economics
Stratford M. Douglas, Associate Professor Emeritus of Economics
Levan Elbakidze, Associate Professor of Resource Economics and Management
Gregory Elmes, Professor Emeritus of Geography
Xiaoli Etienne, Associate Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Tesfa G. Gebremedhin, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Hodjat Ghadimi, Associate Professor, Design & Development Planning
Joshua Hall, Professor of Economics and Director for Free Enterprise
Trevor M. Harris, Eberly Distinguished Professor of Geography
Brad P. Humphries, Associate Professor, Business & Economics
Kenneth C. Martis, Professor Emeritus of Geography
Robert M. Maxon, Professor of History
Timothy T. Phipps, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Dimitra Pyrialakou, Assistant Professor, CEMR Civil and Environmental Engineering
Peter V. Schaeffer, Interim Division Director of Animal and Nutritional Sciences and Professor of Resource Economics and Management
Steven W. Selin, Professor of Recreation, Parks & Tourism Resources
Heather M. Stephens, Assistant Professor of Resource Economics and Management
Tim Warner, Professor of Geography and Geology
Rachael W. Woldoff, Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology
Feng Yao, Associate Professor of Economics
Charles Yuill, Associate Professor of Resource Management
Paul Ziemkiewicz, Director, West Virginia Water Research Institute