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HERO Program
The HERO Program
The Human-Environment Regional Observatory-Central Massachusetts (HERO-CM) research program provides opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to analyze the causes and consequences of global environmental changes at local scales in faculty-led research projects. This program permits students to conduct research in interdisciplinary and inter-institutional projects. Current HERO research is funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the Thoreau Foundation, and the O’Connor ‘78 Fund.
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Summer 2009 HERO Fellows- Undergraduate

Thomas Hamill '11
Working in the field in Beverly, MA on the HOLMES project which created high resolution maps of the changes in vegetation and development over a period of time in Beverly, Winchester and Lynnfield , Massachusetts.

Major: Geography
Faculty working with: Gil Pontius

Abby Kaminski'11
On the shore of Crane Beach, Ipswich working on the LLAWMAS project for HERO. After visiting the town and the town hall collecting demographic data for their survey comparing lawn care to socio-economic status, they took the time to explore the sites.

Major: Economics
Faculty working with: Colin Polsky

T. Max Wright'10
Also a member of the MaFOMP project team. Each member of the team was assigned to research certain aspects of forest change.

Major: Geography
Faculty working with: John Rogan

Brenna Schwert '10
In the HERO lab working on MaFOMP project. Searching high density maps of deforestation in Eastern Massachusetts.

Major: Geography
Faculty working with: John Rogan

Summer 2009 HERO Fellows(Non-Clark Students)

Julie Fair, UCLA-MaFOMP
Jennifer Hatch, Wellesley College-LLAWMAS
Toni Herrmann, James Madison-MaFOMP
Katie Johnston, Stanford University-LLAWMAS
Anna Larkin, Eastern Illinois University-MaFOMP
Miriam Lopez Medel, University of Puerto Rico-MaFOMP
Nicholas Perdue, Metropolitan State College of Denver-HOLMES
Matthew Salem, Arizona State University-HOLMES
Katherine White, University of Vermont-MaFOMP

Summer 2009 HERO – PhD, Master’s and BA/MA Students: The following were managers for each of the three HERO summer project areas

Albert Decatur, Clark University-HOLMES
Andrew Caiazzo, Clark University-MaFOMP
Nick Bumbarger, Clark University-MaFOMP
Nick Giner, Clark University-HOLMES
Rahul Rakshit, Clark University-HOLMES
Dan Runfolo, Clark University-HOLMES
Kierstan von Trapp-Tufts University-LLAWMAS

2008-2009 HERO Fellows

Jenner Alpern
Sam Blanchard
Andrew Caiazzo
Albert Decatur
Jaclyn Green-Stock
Kelsey Herrington
Valerie Locker
Rachel Smookler


Faculty

Dr. Colin Polsky

Dr. Colin Polsky
Vulnerability Analysis, Human Dimensions of Climate Change, Spatial Statistics
(508) 421-3828
cpolsky@clarku.edu
View Dr. Polsky's HERO Web page.
View Dr. Polsky's School of Geography Web page.



Robert Gilmore Pontius, Jr.

Dr. R. Gil Pontius
GIS, Quantitative Modeling, International Development, Spatial Statistics
(508) 793-7761
rpontius@clarku.edu
View Dr. Pontius's HERO Web page.
View Dr. Pontius's School of Geography Web page.



Dr. John Rogan

Dr. John Rogan
Landscape Ecology, Fire Ecology, Remote Sensing, GIS
(508) 793-7562
jrogan@clarku.edu

View Dr. Rogan's HERO Web page.
View Dr. Rogan's School of Geography Web page.





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Additional Resources
To read a brochure about HERO click here:
HERO Brochure 2010

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