David Abedon

  • Professor Emeritus, Extension Specialist
  • Department of Natural Resources Science
  • Email: david@uri.edu

Research

Professor Abedon has a teaching and cooperative extension appointment. His teaching involves coordinating the University-wide Minor in International Development (MIND) and teaching the courses involved with the minor (NRS/CPL 300, 487, and 495). His extension appointment has involved working in the community development area especially as it has related to international development, development education, environmental education and coastal management. In conjuction with the Minor in International Development, he has worked with students and faculty to conduct research in Costa Rica, Brazil and Crete, Greece.

Education

M.A., University of Rhode Island, 1972

Selected Publications

  1. Husband and Abedon. 1994. Brazilian American Research Expedition. Final Report to the Counselho Nacional de Scientifico e Technologico (CNPq), Brasilia, Brazil.
  2. Husband, Franco, Abedon et al. 1993. First Faunal Inventory of the Mata Atlantica of Sergipe, Brazil. Proceedings of the 5th Northeast Brazilian Ecological Congress.
  3. Abedon et al. 1989. Negotiating an Environmental Siting Agreement. US State Department Foreign Service Institute.

Courses

  • CPL 300 Introduction to Global Issues in Sustainable Development
  • CPL 487 International Development Internship
  • CPL 495 International Development Seminar