Dr. Michael J. Paolisso

Dr. Paolisso is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Maryland, College Park. His areas of specialization include environmental change, household economics, gender and development, and research methods. He has undertaken short- and long-term fieldwork in numerous countries in Latin America, and in Kenya, and Nepal. His current fieldwork focuses on the gendered use of natural resources in Honduras, and the cultural construction of knowledge related to the causes and consequences of Pfiesteria, a toxic microorganism recently identified in Maryland waterways. In addition, Dr. Paolisso is currently the principal investigator of a three year study funded by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study cultural models of pollution and environment.  Dr. Paolisso is also co-director of the Resource Management and Cultural Processes track within the Department of Anthropology, University of Maryland, which trains students in the application of anthropological theory and methods to the management of cultural and natural resources. His publications include edited volumes, monographs, journal articles and technical reports. He received his PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Curriculum Vitae
Culture and Resource Management on the Chesapeake Bay