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
Robert C. Burns, Director, Division of Forestry and Natural Resources; Professor of Recreation, Parks and Tourism Resources
Peter Butler, Director of Design and Community Development; Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture; Extension Specialist in Landscape Architecture
K.Victor Chow, Distinguished Professor of Global Business and Finance; Adjunct Professor Economics; Director, Center for Chinese Business
Jamison Conley, Associate Professor of Geography
Jinyang Deng, Program of Recreation, Parks and Tourism Resources
John Deskins, Director, Bureau of Business and Economic Research; Assistant Dean for Outreach and Engagement; Associate Professor of
Economics
Levan Elbakidze, Professor of Resource Economics and Management
Hodjat Ghadimi, Associate Professor of Design & Landscape Architecture
Joshua Hall, Milan Puskar Dean, Professor of Economics and Director for Free Enterprise
Brad P. Humphries, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Research Professor, Economics
Dimitra Pyrialakou, Assistant Professor, Wadsworth Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rachael W. Woldoff, Professor of Sociology
Feng Yao, Economics Department Chair
Paul Ziemkiewicz, Director, West Virginia Water Research Institute
Emeritus Faculty Research Associates
Robert E. Blobaum, Eberly Family Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Cheryl Brown, Emeritus Associate Professor of Economics and Management
Brian Cushing, Professor Emeritus of Economics
Stratford M. Douglas, Professor Emeritus of Economics
Gregory Elmes, Emeritus Professor of Geography
Tesfa G. Gebremedhin, Professor Emeritus of Resource Economics and Management
Trevor M. Harris, Emeritus Eberly Distinguished Professor of Geography
Kenneth C. Martis, Emeritus Professor of Geography
Robert M. Maxon, Professor Emeritus of History
Timothy T. Phipps, Professor Emeritus of Resource Economics and Management
Peter V. Schaeffer, Professor Emeritus of Resource Economics and Management
Steven W. Selin, Professor Emeritus of Recreation, Parks & Tourism Resources
Tim Warner, Emeritus Professor of Geography and Geology
Charles Yuill, Associate Professor Emeritus ANRD Design and Community Development