Publications
This section of our website provides research reports and papers generated from four primary sources: 1) Integrated Assessments conducted by the Graham Institute, 2) Ph.D. students from Graham Doctoral Fellowship Program, who are completing research projects for their doctorate, 3) Master's students who are completing Graham-supported research, and 4) U-M faculty members who conducted research in the past as part of our former faculty research grant program. Other publications may also be found on this page, such as the Graham Institute's Annual Report, as well the "How to Be a Green Wolverine" Student Sustainability Guide. Please revisit this webpage as updates are posted.
The Role of Values in Public Beliefs and Attitudes Towards Commercial Wind Energy
By David Bidwell, Program Manager, Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments (GLISA), a Center of the Graham Sustainability Institute.
April, 2013
U-M Sustainability Progress Report (2012)
An interactive, online report outlining some of the University of Michigan's significant achievements in sustainability education, research, and operations in 2012.
Click here to access the report.
February, 2013
Evaluating Causes of Trends in Long-Term Dissolved Reactive Phosphorus Loads to Lake Erie
Irem Daloglu, Kyung Hwa Cho, & Donald Scavia
Environmental Science & Technology
September, 2012
How to Be a Green Wolverine: 2012-2013 Student Sustainability Guide
Third annual Student Sustainability Guide, updated and produced by the Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute. The guide provides valuable tips and information related to the following core areas of campus sustainability on campus: Climate Action; Waste Prevention; Healthy Environments; and Community Awareness.
Original content compiled by students in the "Sustainability & the Campus" course in 2010
July, 2012
An Integrated Assessment of Transportation to Healthy Food in Eastern Washtenaw County
By Larissa Larsen and Joe Grengs, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
Students: Julia Billings, Emily Provonsha, Karen Spangler, and Allison Sponseller
Report prepared with funding from the Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute
July, 2012
Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region: Navigating an Uncertain Future
Edited by Thomas Dietz, Professor of Sociology and Environmental Science and Assistant Vice President for Environmental Research at Michigan State University and David Bidwell, Program Manager for the Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments Center (GLISA), which is housed at the Graham Sustainability Institute.
April, 2012
Michigan Journal of Environmental & Administrative Law (MJEAL)
MJEAL is the University of Michigan Law School's newest legal journal, made possible by a grant from the Graham Sustainability Institute at the University of Michigan. The journal publishes articles, student notes, comments, essays, and online blog posts on all aspects of environmental and administrative law. Hard copies are available for purchase online.
The publication was launched with the Spring 2012 issue (Vol. 1, No. 1)
April, 2012
Article about "Sustainability & the Campus" Course in Journal of Environmental Studies
Building Sustainability Change Management and Leadership Skills in Students: Lessons Learned from "Sustainability and the Campus" at the University of Michigan
By Michael Shriberg & Kathryn Harris
February, 2012
U-M Sustainability Annual Report (2011)
Produced by the Office of Campus Sustainability with input from the Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute, this 12-page report outlines key sustainability accomplishments and developments at the University of Michigan during the 2011 Fiscal Year.
January, 2012
How Interdisciplinary is Sustainability Research? Analyzing the Structure of an Emerging Scientific Field
Research paper by Graham Doctoral Fellows Ethan D. Schoolman, Jeremy S. Guest, Kathleen F. Bush, and Andrew R. Bell. Click here to view in html.
October, 2011
Energy Conservation Framework: An Integrative Framework for Energy Conservation Planning, Policy, & Strategy
Jack Edelstein, Ph.D. & Michael Shriberg, Ph.D.
Sustainability: The Journal of Record
October, 2011
Campus Sustainability Integrated Assessment (CSIA) Fact Sheet
This two-page printable document provides a summary of the Campus Sustainability Integrated Assessment process and outcomes in the four primary theme areas: Climate Action, Waste Prevention, Health Environments, and Community Awareness.
September, 2011
Campus Sustainability Integrated Assessment (CSIA) Final Report
A detailed, 513-page report (PDF) generated after the 20-month Campus Sustainability integrated Assessment at U-M.
Two-page summary fact sheet also available
September, 2011
Building a Sustainable Community in Africa
Melissa Antokal, Caitlin Boon, Nagapooja Seeba, and Ajay Varadharajan
July, 2011
Cascading Trait-Mediation: Disruption of a Trait-Mediated Mutualism by Parasite-Induced Behavioral Modification
Heidi Liere, Ph.D., Graham Doctoral Fellow
April, 2011
Interaction Cascades in Anthropogenic Glades
Adding Habit Heterogeneity in an Otherwise Homogenous Landscape Across Multiple Spatial Scales and Trophic Levels
Master's Thesis by Colin Mackenzie Donihue, SNRE
April, 2011
Incidental Oligotrophication of North American Great Lakes
Mary Anne Evans, Gary Fahnenstiel, and Donald Scavia
March, 2011
Energy Emissions Mitigation Using Green Roofs: Probabilistic Analysis and Integration in Market-Based Clean Air Policies
Melissa Forbes, Ph.D., Graham Doctoral Fellow
December, 2010
Benefits of Integrated Assessment
Information for Decision Makers, Project Leaders, & Scientists. Produced by the Graham Institute and Michigan Sea Grant.
November, 2010
Graham Institute Annual Report (Published Fall Term 2010)
Report outlines signficant accomplishments of the Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute from September 1, 2009 to August 30, 2010.
October, 2010
TIAS Quarterly (with Articles by Graham Institute IA Staff)
The Integrated Assessment Society, Publication No. 3 (ISSN 2077-2130), Featuring:
The Benefits Derived from IA: Communicating a Process to Encourage Participation
By Katie Lund, M.S., IA Specialist, Graham Institute
IA at the University of Michigan
By John Callewaert, Ph.D., IA Director, Graham Institute
October, 2010
U-M Sustainability Annual Report (2010)
Produced by the Office of Campus Sustainability with input from the Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute, this 20-page report outlines key sustainability accomplishments and developments at the University of Michigan during the 2010 Fiscal Year.
October, 2010
Keeping Waters Clean: Environmental Licensing in Rondonia
Andrew Bell, Ph.D., Graham Doctoral Fellow
May, 2010
Collocation of Sensing, Computing, and Actuation in Low-Power Wireless Nodes for Smart Structure Applications in Civil and Mechanical Systems
R. Andrew Swartz, Ph.D., Graham Doctoral Fellow
December, 2009
Biologically-Mediated, Simultaneous Removal of Nitrate and Arsenic from Drinking Water Sources
Giridhar Upadhyaya, Ph.D., Graham Doctoral Fellow
December, 2009
Tackling Wicked Problems Through Integrated Assessment
A Guide for Decision Makers, Project Leaders, & Scientists
October, 2009
Prevalence of Antiobiotic Resistance in Drinking Water Treatment and Distribution Systems
Chuanwu Xi, Yongli Zhang, Carl F. Marrs, Wen Ye, Carl Simon, Betsy Foxman, and Jerome Nriago
September, 2009
Effects of Land-Use Policy, Forest Fragmentation, and Residential Parcel Size on Land-Cover and Carbon Storage in Southeastern Michigan
Derek Robinson, Ph.D., Graham Doctoral Fellow
August, 2009
A New Planning and Design Paradigm to Achieve Sustainable Resource Recovery from Wastewater
Jeremy S. Guest, Steven J. Skerlos, James L. Barnard, M. Bruce Beck, Glen T. Daigger, Helene Hilger, Steven J. Jackson, Karen Karvazy, Linda Kelly, Linda MacPherson, James R. Mihelcic, Amit Pramanik, Lutgarde Raskin, Mark C. M. Van Loosdrecht, Daniel Yeh, and Nancy G. Love
July, 2009
Sustainable Control of Water-Related Infectious Diseases: A Review and Proposal for Interdisciplinary Health-Based Systems
Stuart Batterman, Joseph Eisenberg, Rebecca Hardin, Margaret E. Kruk, Maria Carmen Lemos, Anna M. Michalak, Bhramar Mukherjee, Elisha Renne, Howard Stein, Cristy Watkins, and Mark L. Wilson
July, 2009
Perturbations of Cellular Membranes with Synthetic Polymers and Ultrafast Lasers
Chris Kelly, Ph.D., Graham Doctoral Fellow
May, 2009
Oak Forests, Lopping, and the Transformation of Rural Society in Central Himalaya, India
Yuka Makino, Ph.D., Graham Doctoral Fellow
May, 2009
2008 Annual Conference on "Water, Health, & the Environment"
Compilation of White Papers and Abstracts from the Graham Institute's 2008 Conference
March, 2009
Wastewater Treatment Contributes to Selective Increase in Antibiotic Resistance Among Acinetobacter spp.
Yongli Zhang, Carl F. Marrs, Carl Simon, Chuanwu Xi
March, 2009
Restoring the Great Lakes Ecosystem: Worth the Cost?
Soren Anderson, Jennifer Read, and Donald Scavia
March, 2009
Graham Scholars Program: Sustainability Education Through an Interdisciplinary International Case Study
Steven J. Wright, Evelyn Habit, Sara Adlerstein, Oscar Parra, and Jeremy D. Semrau
March, 2009
Preparing for Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region
Donald Scavia, Keely Dinse, and Jennifer Read
February, 2009
Molecular and Ecological Mechanisms of Bacterial Repose to the Drinking Water Disinfectant Monochloramine
David Berry, Ph.D., Graham Doctoral Fellow
January, 2009
Planning at the Edge: Planning Capacity, Growth Pressure, and Growth Management at the Urban Fringe
Carolyn Loh, Ph.D., Graham Doctoral Fellow
November, 2008
Energy Emissions Mitigation Using Green Roofs: Probabilistic Analysis and Integration in Market-Based Clean Air Policies
Corrie Clark, Ph.D., Graham Doctoral Fellow
April, 2008