Kent, Robert J
Senior Extension Associate
I provide leadership to the New York Sea Grant Extension Program serving as the Associate Program Leader and strive to keep Sea Grant focused on important coastal issues while incorporating Cornell science.
research
research and scholarship focus
I am particularly interested in the impacts of nitrogen loading on marine ecosytems, and helping communities develop in sustainable ways.
primary investigator of
- COORDINATING THE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR THE HARBOR ESTUARY PROGRAM | Research Grant
- COORDINATING THE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR THE HARBOR ESTUARY PROGRAM | Research Grant
- I FISH NEW YORK | Research Grant
- LONG ISLAND SOUND STUDY - PUBLIC OUTREACH | Research Grant
- NATIVE INSECT POLLINATOR HABITAT PROJECT WITH WESTHAMPTON BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL | Research Grant
co investigator of
- SEA GRANT EXTENSION PROGRAM | Research Grant
research areas
- community development | collaborative research area (CALS)
- environmental sciences | collaborative research area (CALS)
- land use | collaborative research area (CALS)
submitted impact statement
- Native Plantscape Youth Education Project | 2007 Impact statement
- Fisheries education with an urban focus | 2006 Impact statement
- Restoring A Tidal Wetland on Long Island | 2005 Impact statement
- Restoring a tidal wetland on Long Island | 2004 Impact statement
affiliations
academic staff in
- New York Sea Grant (NYSG) | research and extension institute
staff member in
- New York Sea Grant (NYSG) | research and extension institute
service
outreach focus
Land use and water quality linkages, coastal habitat protection and restoration
Keywords: habitat restoration, marine education, marine environment, water quality