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Michael Paolisso received his PhD. in Anthropology from UCLA. In 1997, he joined UMD where he is co-director of the Resource Management and Cultural Processes track within the Department of Anthropology. This program trains students in the application of anthropological theory and methods to the management of cultural and natural resources. Paolisso specializes in environmental change, household economics, gender and development, and research methods. His current research focuses on the cultural construction of environmental issues for the Chesapeake Bay region -- specifically, applying approaches from cognitive anthropology to understand how Bay area stakeholder groups define and use concepts such as nature, environment and pollution.
More information about his research is available here.
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