People

VCEMS People

VCEMS Core Faculty


Dr. Mark Abkowitz - VCEMS Co-Director, Prof. of Civil & Env. Eng., Prof. of Engineering Management	E-mail	615-343-3436
Dr. Mark Cohen - VCEMS Co-Director, Justin Potter Professor of American Competitive Enterprise, Owen Graduate School of Management	E-mail	615-322-6814
Dr. Jim Clarke - Prof. of the Practice of Civil & Env. Engineering	E-mail	615-322-3897
Dr. Frank Parker - Prof. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Prof. of Engineering Management	E-mail	615-343-2371
Michael P. Vandenbergh - Prof. of Law - SSRN Page	E-mail	615-322-6763

VCEMS Associates

Jack Barkenbus, Senior Research Associate

Linda Breggin, J.D. - Senior Research Associate

VCEMS Students

Ann Olsen - Ph.D.

Paul Padgett - Ph.D.

Leah Spradley - Ph.D.

Shari Meghreblian

Jamie Banks

Susan Sakura Buck

VCEMS Alumni

Since its inception in 1995, VCEMS has graduated professionals that are currently working in various disciplines in corporations, government, nonprofit organizations, and academic institutions, both in the U.S. and globally. Below is a summary of the current status of recent VCEMS-affiliated graduates. Many of the students listed received an interdisciplinary studies (i.e., environmental management) degree. Others received traditional degrees (e.g., M.B.A., Ph.D. in Engineering), but took a significant number of interdisciplinary courses and/or worked on VCEMS research projects, often with VCEMS funding. We hope to have graduate theses and dissertations posted in the near future.
Name	Degree	Current Position
Marci Recher	Ph.D. - 2006
Kristen Shepherd	Ph.D. - 2005	Environmental Manager at Temple-Inland in Cumberland City, TN.
John W. Minor	J.D. - 2006
Derek L. Bryant	Ph.D. - 2006	Visual Risk Technologies
Jeff Gowdy	M.B.A - 2006	J. Gowdy Profitible Sustainability Consulting
Kevin M. Kostelnik	Ph.D. -2005	Idaho National Laboratory
Becky Terry	M.S. - 2002	U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Meghan Lockman	M.S. - 2001
Edsel Daniel	Ph.D. - 2002	Research Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt School of Engineering
David W. Case	Ph.D. - 2004	Associate Professor of Law, University of Mississippi
Woranut Koetsinchai	Ph.D. - 2001	Asst. Professor of Mathematics - Thailand
Victoria Konar	Ph.D. - 2000	U. S. Department of Energy
Byung-Jun Jeon	Ph.D. - 1998	Newspaper Reporter - South Korea
Timothy Greene	Ph.D. - 1997
Shameek Konar	Ph.D. - 1998	PHB Hagler - Washington, DC
Smita Bhatnagar	Ph.D. - 1998	Dept. of Economics - Princeton University, NJ
Eben Ostergaard	M.B.A. - 1998	Business Analyst, Cambridge Technology Partners CA
Warren Sharp	Ph.D. - 1997	Consultant and Adjunct Professor - Atlanta, GA
Ken Ayers	Ph.D. - 1997	Director, Willis Corroon - Nashville, TN
Karissa Thomas	M.B.A. - 1997	Mgr. Consumer Markets, Proctor & Gamble - Goodlettsville, TN
Thomas Pagnani	M.B.A./J.D. - 1997	Investmt. Officer, CapitalSource Finance - Washington, DC
Dean Kim	M.B.A./J.D. - 1997	Legal Department, Bridgestone/Firestone, Americas Holdings - Nashville, TN
Tara Deal	M.S. - 1997	Env. Engineer, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.
Andrew Herzog	M.B.A. - 1996	Reg. Account Mgr., Four Seasons Environmental - Nashville, TN
Ellen Huang	M.S. - 1996	United Technologies - New York, NY
Budi Darmadi	Ph.D.- 1996	JL Gatot Subroto - Indonesia
Margaret Curtin	Ph.D. - 1995	Project Manager - Daimler Chrysler Rail - Switzerland
Lauren Heffleman	M.S. - 1994	U. S. Army Corps of Engineers