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  • Jungho Baek

    Jungho Baek

    October 28, 2022

    Baek’s principal research fields include international trade and policy, economics of environment and trade, energy economics and econometric modeling.

  • Pavel Izbekov

    Pavel Izbekov

    October 28, 2022

    Composition of volcanic products in order to understand magma processes at active volcanoes of Alaska and Kamchatka. Volcanology, petrology, material science, remote sensing.

  • McKasson is an agent for the Alaska Tribes Extension Program serving the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands. She partners with the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Association to promote food sovereignty and help communities grow, cook, safely preserve and eat more food at home. She researches methods and techniques for food production in a windy and foggy climate, travels to the region to work with the communities she serves, teaches in-person and virtual workshops, and provides technical assistance on food-related topics and projects.

    Marisa McKasson

    November 08, 2025

    McKasson is an agent for the Alaska Tribes Extension Program serving the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands. She partners with the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Association to promote food sovereignty and help communities grow, cook, safely preserve and eat more food at home. She researches methods and techniques for food production in a windy and foggy climate, travels to the region to work with the communities she serves, teaches in-person and virtual workshops, and provides technical assistance on food-related topics and projects.