Faculty & Staff

Dr. Robert Sanford (Rob)

Rob Sanford received his B.A. in anthropology from SUNY-Potsdam in 1982. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) after several years of conducting impact assessments.

Rob spent nine years as a district environmental board coordinator for Vermont's Act 250 land development law. Rob has been an adjunct faculty member at SUNY-ESF, Community College of Vermont, Johnson State College, and Antioch New England Graduate School.

Rob has been on the faculty of the Department of Environmental Science since 1996.

Ph.D., Environmental Science, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, 1989.
M.S., Environmental Science, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, 1984.
B.A., Anthropology (Summa cum laude), SUNY, Potsdam, 1982.

• ESP 101-Fundamentals of Environmental Science
• ESP 102-Fundamentals of Environmental Science Lab
• ESP 110-Introduction to Nature Tourism
• ESP 150-Field Immersion
• ESP 200 Environmental Planning
• ESP 305-Community Planning Workshop
• ESP 401-Environmental Impact Assessment
• ESP 417-Site Planning and Assessment
• ESP 445-Environmental Education and Interpretation
• EPA 542-Environmental Science Concepts for Teachers

Environmental Planning, cultural resources management, and environmental education.

Wagner, Travis and Robert Sanford, Environmental Science: Active Learning Laboratories and Applied Problem Sets (John Wiley & Sons, New York : 2005).

Sanford, Robert M. and Dana H. Farley. Site Plan and Development Review: A Guide for Northern New England (Putney Press, Newfane , VT : 2004).

Sanford, Robert M. and Hubert B. Stroud, "Master plan review in resort development: The case of Stratton Mountain , Vermont ," The Pennsylvania Geographer . 41(2):3-24.

Sanford, Robert M. and Mark B. Lapping, 2003. "The Beckoning Country: Act 200, Act 250 and Regional Planning in Vermont." In O. Furuseth & M. Lapping, (eds), Big Places, Big Plans: Perspectives on Rural Policy and Planning

Neumann, Thomas W. and Robert M. Sanford, 2001. Cultural Resources Archaeology: An Introduction, AltaMira Press. Walnut Creek, CA

Sanford, Robert M., 2001. "Humor in teaching." In Brady, E. M. and D. H. Larson, The Spirit of Teaching. University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine.

Sanford, Robert M. and Hubert B. Stroud, 2000. "Evaluating the effectiveness of Act 250 in protecting Vermont streams," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 43(5): 623-641.

Sanford, Robert, 1999. "Preparation of Students for Professional Practices: A View from the Trenches." Environmental Practice 1(3): 121-124.

R. Sanford and H. B. Stroud, 1997. "Vermont's Act 250 Legislation: A Citizen-Based Response to Rapid Growth and Development." Land Use Policy 14(4):239-256.

R. Sanford, T. W. Neumann, and G. Salmon, 1997. "Reading the Landscape: Inference of Historic Land Use in Vermont Forests," Journal of Vermont Archaeology 2:1-12.

Email: rsanford@usm.maine.edu