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CETEP Faculty, Experts, and Staff

CETEP Faculty

Sims, Charles B.

Charles B. Sims

TVA Distinguished Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy; Director, Center for Energy, Transportation, and Environmental Policy

Specialties: Environmental & Natural Resource Economics, Energy Economics, Public Health, Decision Theory

cbsims@utk.edu

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Andrew Balthrop

Andrew Balthrop

Assistant Professor

Specialties: Supply Chain Policy, Freight Transportation, and Trucking

abalthr1@utk.edu

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Dale Manning

Dale Manning

Associate Professor

Specialties: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics and Policy, Natural Resource Valuation, Natural Resources, and Livelihoods

dtmanning@utk.edu

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David McCollum

David McCollum

Assistant Professor

Specialties: Energy-Economic Systems Modeling; Advanced Energy and Transport Technologies; Integrated Assessment; and Global Change

mccollumdl@ornl.gov

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Hoagland, Joe

Joe Hoagland

Adjunct Professor

Specialties: Energy & Environmental Policy, Stakeholder Engagement 

jhoaglan@utk.edu

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J. Scott Holladay

J. Scott Holladay

Associate Professor

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Jack Mewhirter

Jack Mewhirter

Associate Professor

Specialties: Public Policy and Policy Process

jmewhirt@utk.edu

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Leard, Benjamin

Benjamin Leard

Assistant Professor

Specialties: Transportation Policy, Decarbonization Strategies

bleard@utk.edu

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Murray, Matthew

Matthew Murray

Professor and Executive Director Emeritus of the Baker Center

Specialties: Public Finance, Public Policy, Economic Development

mmurray1@utk.edu

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Timothy Fitzgerald

Timothy Fitzgerald

Visiting Associate Professor

Specialties: Natural Resource Economics and Energy Economics

tfitzge5@utk.edu

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Welch, Jilleah

Jilleah Welch

Senior Research Associate and Lecturer

Specialties: Public Finance, Economics of Education, Environmental Economics

jgwelch@utk.edu

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CETEP Experts

Noah Ankar

Noah Ankar

Affiliate

Specialties: Energy; Sustainability; Transportation; and Logistics

nankar@tva.gov

Paul Armsworth

Paul Armsworth

Fellow

Specialties: Ecology; Conservation Science; and Mathematical Modeling

p.armsworth@utk.edu

Neeraj Bharadwaj

Neeraj Bharadwaj

Affiliate

Specialties: Sustainability, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG); marketing sustainability

nbharadwaj@utk.edu

Tracy Boatner

Tracy Boatner

Expert

Specialties: Economic and Community Development

tracy@eteconline.org

Yemisi Bolumole

Yemisi Bolumole

Affiliate

Specialties: Transportation and Supply Chain Policy

bolumole@utk.edu

Candace Brakewood

Candace Brakewood

Affiliate

Specialties: Transportation policy; shared mobility; public transportation; intelligent transportation systems

cbrakewo@utk.edu

Gary Brinkworth

Gary Brinkworth

Affiliate

Specialties: energy economics, grid decarbonization, strategic planning under uncertainty, power system resource optimization, reliability and resiliency assessment

gsbrinkworth.pe@gmail.com

Seong-Hoon Cho

Seong-Hoo Cho

Fellow

Specialties: Environmental and resource economics, agricultural and forested lands, ecosystem services, conservation science, climate change and natural resources, non-market valuation

scho9@utk.edu

Courtney Cronley

Courtney Cronley

Expert

Specialties: Inclusive infrastructure with emphasis on historically marginalized persons, housing insecurity, evictions, transportation equity, energy justice, broadband internet access, environmental justice and sustainability

ccronle1@utk.edu

Bryan Davidson

Bryan Davidson

Affiliate

Specialties: Environmental Justice and Policy

bryanpdavidson@gmail.com

Maggie Davis

Maggie Davis

Affiliate

Specialties: Energy economics; environmental sciences; policy tradeoffs for land management

davismr@ornl.gov

Brad Day

Brad Day

Fellow

Specialties: Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences

bradday@utk.edu

Rebecca Efroymson

Rebecca Efroymson

Affiliate

Specialties: Sustainability of biofuels; policy engagement related to climate science; decarbonization; climate adaptation

efroymsonra@ornl.gov

David Greene

David Greene

Research Professor and Senior Fellow

Specialties: Transportation and Energy Issues; Alternative Fuels; Fuel Economy; and Costs of Oil Dependence

dgreen32@utk.edu

Lorna Greening

Lorna Greening

Fellow

Specialties: Energy economics and energy policymaking processes

lgdoone@aol.com

Jamie Grieg

Jamie Grieg

Fellow

Specialties: Broadband Communications and Digital Technology in Rural and Agricultural Settings

jgreig@utk.edu

Jon Hathaway

Jon Hathaway

Affiliate

Specialties: Green Infrastructure

jhathaw2@utk.edu

Becky Jacobs

Becky Jacobs

CETEP Fellow

Specialties: Environmental and Natural Resources Law

jacobs@utk.edu

Mingzhou Jin

Mingzhou Jin

Fellow

Specialties: Industrial and Systems Engineering

jin@utk.edu

Bandana Kar

Bandana Kar

Affiliate

Specialties: Energy and climate resilience policy; energy security; use of AI and Big Data in the energy sector

Bandana.Kar@nrel.gov

Charles Kwit

Charles Kwit

Fellow

Specialties: Biodiversity

ckwit@utk.edu

Jacob LaRiviere

Jacob LaRiviere

Fellow

Specialties: Industrial Organization and Environmental Economics

jlariv@amazon.com

Nikki Luke

Nikki Luke

Fellow

Specialties: Urban Geography; Energy and Labor Politics; Energy and Environmental Justice

knluke@utk.edu

Mike McKinney

Mike McKinney

Affiliate

Specialties: Environmental Science and Urban Ecology

mmckinne@utk.edu

Andrew Muhammad

Andrew Muhammad

Affiliate

Specialties: Climate change and international trade; global food security, food choice and global nutrition; supply chains in developing countries; trade policy and commodity markets

amuhamm4@utk.edu

Mirko Musa

Mirko Musa

Affiliate

Specialties: • Sustainable Water Power Technologies; Decarbonization; Hydraulic Engineering; Water Resources Management; River Mechanics

musam@ornl.gov

John Nolt

John Nolt

Fellow

Specialties: Environmental Ethnics, Intergenerational Ethics, Climate Ethics, Philosophical Logic, and Formal Value Theory

nolt@utk.edu

Alex Osei-Kojo

Alex Osei-Kojo

Affiliate

Specialties: Environmental and Energy Policy; Policy Process

aoseikoj@utk.edu

Bhartendu Pandey

Bhartendu Pandey

Affiliate

Specialties: Urbanization; infrastructure; global environmental change; complex systems

pandeyb1@ornl.gov

Gabriela Perez-Quesada

Gabriela Perez-Quesada

Affiliate

Specialties: Impact of water scarcity and climate change on agricultural production; role of policy in agricultural producer decision making

gperezqu@utk.edu

Neelam Poudyal

Neelam Poudyal

Fellow

Specialties: Human Dimensions of Wildlife and Forestry

npoudyal@utk.edu

Jay Price

Jay Price

Affiliate

Specialties: Land use planning and policy; sustainable transportation; decarbonization; circular economy

jayprice@utk.edu

Tim Roberson

Tim Roberson

Affiliate

Specialties: Energy Economics; Energy Economics; Energy Markets; Industrial Organization

tirober@gmail.com

John Schwartz

John Schwartz

Affiliate

Specialties: Watershed Hydrology; Water Quality; River Mechanics; Stream Restoration; and Ecological Engineering

jschwart@utk.edu

Gabe Schwartzman

Gabe Schwartzman

Affiliate

Specialties: Sustainable rural economic development; decarbonization and energy transition

gschwar3@utk.edu

Alex Scott

Alex Scott

Affiliate

Specialties: Public Policy in Supply Chain Management

ascott79@utk.edu

Smith, Aaron

Aaron Smith

Affiliate

Specialties: Climate-smart agriculture; production economics; domestic agricultural policy

aaron.smith@utk.edu

Bruce Tonn

Bruce Tonn

Fellow

Specialties: Environmental and Energy Policy; Future Studies; Sustainability; Climate Change; Decision-making under Uncertainty; Technology Policy; and Computers in Society

btonn@utk.edu

Christian Vossler

Christian Vossler

Fellow

Specialties: Environmental Economics; Public Economics; Applied Econometrics; and Experimental Economics

cvossler@utk.edu

Emeritus CETEP Experts

  • Mary English – Fellow
  • William Park – Fellow
  • Robert Shelton – Fellow

CETEP Staff

Andrew Hutchens

Andrew Hutchens

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

Specialties: Energy Economics, Environmental and Resource Economics, and Industrial Organization

ahutchen@utk.edu

Stevens, Jeanne

Jeanne Stevens

Research Program Manager

jeanne_stevens@utk.edu

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