Richard Nader
University of the Virgin Islands, VI·Earth & Environmental Science
Isolated communities, such as Caribbean and Pacific islands or remote mountain regions, face pressing environmental problems that affect public health, economic development and biodiversity. Their colleges and universities are well placed to study these problems, but distance makes it hard to build research partnerships and the support systems research needs.
- Fields
Earth & Environmental Science
Social Science
Public Health & Epidemiology
- Topics
sustainability
environmental science
islanded communities
- Grants
- 1 known grant, through Aug 2027
What they work on
- Establish roles at the University of the Virgin Islands that build community and industry relationships and address environmental legacies left by past industrial activity.
- Strengthen research administration and provide incentives for faculty and student research on environmental and sustainability problems across three geographically isolated institutions.
- Develop training resources and a professional learning network to improve academia–industry collaboration among the University of the Virgin Islands, Hawaiʻi Pacific University and Paul Smith's College.
More about the research
This project strengthens research capacity at three such "islanded institutions": the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), Hawaiʻi Pacific University and Paul Smith's College in the Adirondacks.
Why it matters
Stronger research support at island and remote institutions could help communities in the US Virgin Islands and similar regions tackle local environmental problems, including legacies of past industrial activity, that affect public health, economic growth and biodiversity. Closer ties with industry and community partners could also support sustainable economic development in these regions.
Known grants
From NIH and NSF research grants. Labs often have other funding we can't see.
Closest labs
Samantha Roth
Guilford College, NC·Education Research
Identify and repair gaps in institutional policies and processes, including intellectual property rights policies and partnership agreements, that currently limit research and community partnerships at a primarily undergraduate institution.
Katie Jolicoeur
Minnesota State University-Mankato, MN·Education Research
Establish institutional policies and structures that let primarily undergraduate and emerging research universities form external technology partnerships efficiently and professionally.
Matthew Enjalran
Southern Connecticut State University, CT·Education Research
Build a community of practice among three primarily undergraduate institutions to develop and strengthen research partnerships with small and medium-sized businesses in emerging technologies.
The school
University of the Virgin Islands: 1 labs on PI Pages, $15M a year on research, 7 research doctorates a year.
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