Program Faculty
Jessica Schad
Sociology, Social Work, & Anthropology Rural and agricultural populations survey methodology, community theory and analysis, rural sociology, research methods, population studies. jessica.schad@usu.edu
Daniella Hirschfeld
Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Community resilience, landscape strategies for climate adaptation, disaster mitigation and planning. daniella.hirschfeld@usu.edu
Sarah Klain
Environment & Society
Cultural Ecosystem Services, Renewable Energy Landscapes
sarah.klain@usu.edu
Kezia Manlove
Wildland Resources & Ecology Center
kezia.manlove@usu.edu
Peter Adler
Wildland Resources
Plant Population & Community Ecology
peter.adler@usu.edu
Trisha Atwood
Watershed Sciences & Ecology Center
Community & Ecosystem Ecology
trisha.atwood@usu.edu
Michelle Baker
Biology & Ecology Center
Aquatic Ecosystem Ecology & Biogeochemistry
michelle.baker@usu.edu
Karen Beard
Wildland Resources & Ecology Center
Conservation Ecology, Invasion Ecology
karen.beard@usu.edu
Noelle Beckman
Biology & Ecology Center
Theoretical & Spatial Plant Ecology, Plant/animal/microbe Interactions, Seed Dispersal
noelle.beckman@usu.edu
Patrick Belmont
Watershed Sciences
Hydrology & Geomorphology
patrick.belmont@usu.edu
Janice Brahney
Watershed Sciences
Biogeochemistry, Paleolimnology
janice.brahney@usu.edu
Roslynn Brain
Environment & Society
Fostering Environmental Behavior
roslynn.brain@usu.edu
Soren Brothers
Watershed Sciences
Limnology
soren.brothers@usu.edu
Mark Brunson
Environment & Society
Social-ecological systems
mark.brunson@usu.edu
Phaedra Budy
Watershed Sciences
Watershed Science
phaedra.budy@usu.edu
Rob Davies
Physics
Communicating Planetary Boundaries, the Anthropocene, and Complex & Sustainable Systems
robert.davies@usu.edu
Tom Edwards
Wildland Resources
Wildland Resources
t.edwards@usu.edu
Courtney Flint
Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology
Natural Resource & Community Sociology
courtney.flint@usu.edu
Susannah French
Biology & Ecology Center
Physiological Ecologist
susannah.french@usu.edu
Jennifer Givens
Sociology, Social Work, and Anthropology
Environmental, Global, & Comparative Sociology; Political Economy & Development
jennifer.givens@usu.edu
Zach Gompert
Biology
Evolutionary Genetics & Genomics
zachariah.gompert@usu.edu
Luis F. Gordillo
Mathematics & Statistics
Applied Mathematics
luis.gordillo@usu.edu
Edd Hammill
Watershed Sciences & Ecology Center
Conservation Planning & Land Management
edd.hammill@usu.edu
Charles (Chuck) Hawkins
Watershed Sciences & Ecology Center
Aquatic Ecology, Freshwater Biodiversity, Environmental Assessment
chuck.hawkins@usu.edu
Larry Hipps
Plants, Soils, & Climate
Meteorology/Climatology, Land-Atmosphere Interactions
Lawrence.Hipps@usu.edu
Jeffery S. Horsburgh
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Hydroinformatics, Surface Water Quality, Hydrology
jeff.horsburgh@usu.edu
Peter Howe
Environment & Society
Human-Environment Geography
peter.howe@usu.edu
Nancy Huntly
Biology & Ecology Center
Biodiversity, Human Ecology, Herbivory
nancy.huntly@usu.edu
Paul Jakus
Applied Economics
Environmental & Regional Economics, Public Lands Analysis
paul.jakus@usu.edu
Scott Jones
Plants, Soils, & Climate
Environmental Soil Physics & Instrumentation
scott.jones@usu.edu
Karin Kettenring
Watershed Sciences
Wetland Plant Ecology, Restoration, Management
karin.kettenring@usu.edu
Man-Keun Kim
Applied Economics
Regional Economics, Resource and Environmental Economics
mk.kim@usu.edu
Andrew Kulmatiski
Wildland Resources
Specializations: Plant-soil Interactions
andrew.kulmatiski@usu.edu
Belize Lane
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Surface Hydrology, Geomorphology, Water Resources Management
belize.lane@usu.edu
James Lutz
Wildland Resources
Forest Ecology & Fire Ecology
james.lutz@usu.edu
Daniel MacNulty
Wildland Resources
Animal Behavior, Population Biology, Predator-prey Interactions, Large Mammal Conservation & Management
dan.macnulty@usu.edu
Laurie McNeill
Civil & Environmental Engineering & Water Research Lab
Drinking Water Treatment
laurie.mcneill@usu.edu
Christopher Monz
Environment & Society
Recreation Ecology, Park & Protected Area Management
chris.monz@usu.edu
Beth Neilson
Civil & Environmental Engineering & Utah Water Research Laboratory
Surface Water Quality & Hydrologybethany.neilson@usu.edu
Sarah Null
Watershed Sciences
Water Resources Systems Analysis
sarah.null@usu.edu
William D. Pearse
Biology & Ecology Center
Evolutionary Ecology; Phylogeny; Eco-phylogenetics
will.pearse@usu.edu
Richard Peralta
Civil & Environmental Engineering & Utah Water Research Laboratory
Groundwater Management & Systems Analysis
peralta.rc@gmail.com
James Powell
Mathematics & Statistics, & Biology
Modeling, Mathematical Ecology, Model Competition, Dispersal & Spatial Structure in Populations
jim.powell@usu.edu
Ricardo Ramirez
Biology
Agro-Ecology; Integrated Pest Management
ricardo.ramirez@usu.edu
Claudia Radel
Environment & Society
Human-environment Geography, Political Ecology, Migration, Gender
claudia.radel@usu.edu
Sasha Reed
Southwest Biological Science Center
Biochemistry & Ecosystem Ecology
screed@usgs.gov
David Rosenberg
Civil & Environmental Engineering & Utah Water Research Laboratory
Water Resources Management, Systems Analysis, Water Conservation & Planning
david.rosenberg@usu.edu
Geno Schupp
Wildland Resources & Ecology Center
Plant Population Ecology, Restoration Ecology, Rare & Invasive Plants
eugene.schupp@usu.edu
Jordan W. Smith
Environment & Society
Outdoor Recreation, Natural Resource Economics
jordan.smith@usu.edu
John Stark
Biology
Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology, & Soil Biogeochemistry
john.stark@usu.edu
David Stevens
Civil & Environmental Engineering & Utah Water Research Laboratory
Surface Assessment, Mathematical Modeling, Statistics
david.stevens@usu.edu
David Tarboton
Civil & Environmental Engineering, & Utah Water Research Laboratory
Surface Water, Information Systems, Modeling, Terrain Analysis, Snow Hydrology
dtarb@usu.edu
Kari Veblen
Wildland Resources
Rangeland Ecology, Plant Community Ecology
kari.veblen@usu.edu
Shih-Yu (Simon) Wang
Plants, Soils, & Climate
Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Climate Events, Hydrological Cycles
simon.wang@usu.edu
Bonnie Waring
Biology & Ecology Center
Plant, Microbial & Ecosystem Ecology
bonnie.waring@usu.edu
Joe Wheaton
Watershed Sciences
Fluvial Geomorphology, Biogeomorphology, Watershed Management, Beaver Ecology
joe.wheaton@usu.edu
Peter Wilcock
Watershed Sciences
Erosion & Sedimentation, Watershed Restoration & Management
wilcock@usu.edu
Larissa Yocom
Wildland Resources
Fire & Forest Ecology & Management
larissa.yocom@usu.edu
Matt Yost
Plants, Soils and Climate
Agroclimate, Water Optimization, Precision Agriculture, Soil Health
matt.yost@usu.edu
Steve Young
Plants, Soils & Climate
Ecosystem Resilience, Extreme Drought & Invasive Plants
steve.young@usu.edu