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Dr. Abdalla’s extension teaching and research
programs address environmental policy issues in
Pennsylvania
and the Mid-Atlantic region.
He also participates in projects
involving multi-disciplinary teams addressing national and
international environmental policy issues.
Recent research studies have
assessed water management institutions in
Pennsylvania; the implications of structural change in
the US
animal agriculture for environmental policy design, and farmlands’
impact on residential property values. His extension programs
provide knowledge about environmental issues and policies to diverse
audiences. Recent programs have focused on changing federal and
state water quality policies, land use issues and policies; and
strategies to address the external effects of a changing animal
agriculture sector.
Dr. Abdalla serves on
the Scientific and Technical Advisory Board to the US Environmental
Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay Program and recently chaired an
international group of environmental experts that helped prepare a
Farm Foundation report on the Future of Animal Agriculture in
North America.
Awards received by
Abdalla include the 2005 Outstanding Public Issues Education Award
from the Farm Foundation, the 2006 University Faculty Outreach Award
from Penn
State
University, and the 2007 Regional
Teamwork Award from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Water Quality Program.
Representative
Journal Articles
Dodd, A and
C. Abdalla.
Strengthening Environmental Policy Education Through Qualitative
Research: Experience with Pennsylvania's Nutrient
Management Act Regulatory Review.
Journal of Extension.
42(5). (October 2004)
http://www.joe.org/
Abdalla, C.W.
Competition for Land Use: Agricultural Rural/Urban Interface,
Encyclopedia of Animal Science, New York, Marcel Dekker,
(2004).
Ready, R. C. and C. W. Abdalla.
The Amenity and Disamenity Impacts of Agriculture: Estimates
from a Hedonic Pricing Model.
American Journal of
Agricultural Economics 87(2):314-326 (May 2005).
Lanyon, L. E., Arrington, K.
R., Abdalla, C. W. and D. B. Beegle.
Phosphorus Budgets for Pennsylvania Cropland: 1939 to 2002.
Journal of Soil and Water
Conservation.
61(2):51-58.
(March/April 2006).
Ishler, V.,
Dodd, A., Abdalla, C.; Martin, G.; Meinen, R. J.; Mikesell, R. E.;
and J.L. Weld.
Agricultural Environmental Programming in Pennsylvania: Increasing
Visibility and Relevancy of Extension.
Journal of Extension. 44(4) (August 2006).
http://www.joe.org/
Abdalla,
C. W. and J. L. Lawton.
Environmental Issues
in Animal Agriculture.
Choices 21(3) Third Quarter, 2006.
http://www.choicesmagazine.org/
Abdalla, C., Borisova, T., Parker, D. and K.
Saacke Blunk, Water Quality Credit Trading and Agriculture:
Recognizing the Challenges and Policy Issues Ahead.
Choices. 2nd
Quarter, June 2007. Pp 117-124. http://www.choicesmagazine.org/
Representative Extension Publications
Dodd, A., C. Abdalla, and D. Beegle.
Changing PA Nutrient
Management Act Regulations:
A Guide to the Proposed Changes and Public Comment Process.
Penn
State
Cooperative Extension,
University Park,
PA. 10 pp. (July 2004).
Dodd, A. , Weidner, K. Abdalla, C. and T. Simpson.
The Conservation
Security Program: A Guide for Interested Farmers.
Mid-Atlantic Regional Water Quality Program. University Park,
PA College of Ag Sciences.
12 pp. (March 2005).
Becker, J., Abdalla, C.
and D. Beegle. Questions and Answers about the "ACRE" Program (Act 38 of
2005, House Bill 1646). Penn State Cooperative Extension circular.
University Park, PA College of Ag Sciences.
4 pp. (July 2005).
Saacke Blunk, K., Borisova, T.,
Abdalla C. and D. Parker.
A Primer on Water Quality Credit Trading in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Mid-Atlantic Regional Water Program.
University Park,
PA. 6 pp. (November 2006).
(http://www.mawaterquality.org)
Arrington,
K., Abdalla, C., Beegle, D., Graves,
R., and K. Saacke Blunk.
Nutrient Budgets for Pennsylvania
Cropland: What Do They
Reveal and How Can They Be Used?
Penn State Cooperative Extension circular. University Park,
PA College of Ag Sciences. 12 pp. (Forthcoming July 2007).
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