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Assistant Professor of Aquatic Ecology
Areas of Expertise
The relationship between community structure and ecosystem processes in rivers and streams, and factors which influence this relationship across local, landscape, and regional spatial scales.
Associate Research Professor
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Areas of Expertise
Invasion Ecology
Population Genetics
Wildlife Ecology
Evolution
Conservation Biology
Animal Coloration
Island Biology
Assistant Research Professor, Director of SRCL
Areas of Expertise
Soil chemistry and biogeochemistry; instrumental analysis of soils.
Current projects: heavy metal analysis and remediation in urban soils; estimates of soil health at a solar farm
Assistant Professor of Disease Ecology
Areas of Expertise
Disease ecology
Microbial ecology
Amphibians
Wildlife disease
Decision science
Assistant Professor of Quantitative Wildlife Ecology
Areas of Expertise
Bayesian statistics
Hierarchical modeling
Applied statistics
Movement ecology
Demography
Terrestrial wildlife ecology
Areas of Expertise
Agroforestry (especially Forest Farming)
Appalachian Forest Plant Identification, Biology, Ecology, and Ethnobotany
Ethnobotany
Field Botany and Plant Taxonomy, Herbarium Methods
Invasive Plant Identification, Ecology, and Management
Non-timber Forest Products (e.g., Maple Syrup, Medicinal/Culinary Plants and Fungi)
Plant Husbandry and Horticulture
Wild Plant Conservation, Management, and Policy
Areas of Expertise
Conservation biology, restoration ecology, ecological design, freshwater ecosystem management
Assistant Professor of Soils and Environmental Microbiology
Professor of Pedology & Graduate Program Chair
Areas of Expertise
Soil Science
Watershed Management
Landscape Ecology
Natural Resource Management
Associate Professor of Hydrology
Areas of Expertise
Ecohydrology
Hydrology
Biogeochemistry
Terrain Analysis
Water Quality
Watershed Management
Professor and Ibberson Chair in Community and Urban Forestry
Areas of Expertise
Technical assistance to municipalities in preparation and enactment of environmental ordinances and other policy.
Associate Professor of Fisheries Management
Associate Director of Academic Programs
Assistant Research Professor
Watershed Management Extension Specialist
Areas of Expertise
Watershed Management
Water Quality
Nitrogen Cycle
Biogeochemistry
Conservation Practices
Soil-Water Interactions
Associate Professor & Director, Schatz Center for Tree Molecular Genetics
Joseph E. Ibberson Chair in Silviculture Research for Pennsylvania
Areas of Expertise
Population Genomics
Conservation Genetics
Molecular Ecology
Evolution
Quantitative Genetics
Climate Change
Ex Situ Conservation
Professor of Forest Resources
Areas of Expertise
Water Energy Food Nexus
Bioenergy
Agroforestry
Forest Economics and Finance
International Forestry
Forest Extension
Non Timber Forest Products
Distinguished Professor of Soil Biogeochemistry
Chair of Ecology Intercollege Graduate Degree Program
Areas of Expertise
Ecosystem ecology
Nitrogen cycle
Carbon cycle
Forest ecosystems
Sustainable agriculture
Interim Department Head and Professor of Forest Ecology
Areas of Expertise
Global change ecology
Forest ecology
Dendrochronology
Community ecology
Assistant Research Professor of Wildlife Behavioral Ecology
Areas of Expertise
Animal behavior/ behavioral ecology
Animal cognition
Evolution
Neurogenomics
Computer Programming
Distinguished Professor of Clay Mineralogy
Areas of Expertise
Materials from plants and plant by-products
Use of clays for remediation;Slow release fertilizers with minerals
Assistant Research Professor
Fire and Natural Resources Management
Areas of Expertise
Fire Ecology
Fire Behavior and Effects
Associate Professor of Forest Resources Management
Areas of Expertise
Social and economic values associated with private forests, including prescribed fire, wildlife, and carbon sequestration.
Assistant Dean for Access and Equity
Research Professor of Quantitative Forest Ecology
Assistant Professor of Invasive Species Biology and Management
Associate Professor of Forest Management
Associate Professor of Wildlife Population Ecology
Director, James C. Finley Center for Private Forests at Penn State
Associate Research Professor, Private Forests Management
Areas of Expertise
Forest stewardship
Private forest landowners
Woodland care
Collaborative learning
Action research
Peer-to-peer education
Assistant Teaching Professor of Forestry
Co-Founder of the Forest Owners Climate and Carbon Education program (FOCCE)
Founder of the Functional Forest Lab (not accepting graduate students)
Areas of Expertise
Invasive Species Management
Silviculture
Wood Pruducts
Chronic Wasting Disease
Climate Change
Wildlife Management
Extension
Communicating Science
Coordinator of Undergraduate Programs and Alumni Relations, and Assistant Teaching Professor
Goddard Chair - Forestry & Environ. Conservation
Professor - Ecosystem Science & Management
Areas of Expertise
Watersheds, high mountain hydrology, glacier loss
Water-energy-food nexus, water security, transboundary waters
Resource conservation and policy, climate adaptation
Energy transitions, renewables, carbon mitigation
Resilience, adaptation, social-ecological systems
Appalachians, Alleghenies, Andes, Himalayas
Teaching Professor in Forest Resources and
Natural Resources & Youth Extension Specialist
Areas of Expertise
Youth and Natural Resources Education
Forest Stewardship
Natural Resources Volunteerism
Private Forestland Management
Connecting Youth with Nature
Forest Dendrology and Botany
Distinguished Professor of Ichthyology
Assistant Research Professor of Aquatic Science
Areas of Expertise
Freshwater Ecology
Aquatic Invertebrates
Paleolimnology
Climate Change
Assistant Research Professor
Director PAOneStop
Areas of Expertise
Agricultural Erosion and Sedimentation Planning
Farm Mapping
Phosphorus Cycling and Management
Nutrient Management Planning
Associate Professor of Silviculture
Areas of Expertise
Forestry
Silviculture
Forest ecology
Disturbance ecology
