The Department of Ecosystem Science and Management is a tight-knit, welcoming community of learners united by their passion to protect, manage, and use natural resources for sustained benefits.
Name | Title | Phone | |
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Marc David Abrams, Ph.D. | Nancy and John Steimer Professor of Agricultural Sciences | agl@psu.edu | 814-865-4901 |
Daniel Allen | Assistant Professor of Aquatic Ecology | daniel.c.allen@psu.edu | |
Denise Alving | PhD Student, Forest Resources | dpa5259@psu.edu | |
Julian D. Avery, Ph.D. | Assistant Research Professor | jda121@psu.edu | |
Robert Baldwin, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus | rcb9@psu.edu | 814-865-7541 |
Ekaterina Bazilevskaya | Assistant Research Professor, Director of SRCL | eab204@psu.edu | |
Douglas Beegle, Ph.D. | Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Agronomy | dbb@psu.edu | 814-863-1016 |
Cara Bintrim | MS Student, Soil Science | cmb8251@psu.edu | |
Taylor Blackman | PhD Student, Forest Resources | tnb5149@psu.edu | |
Paula Blanco Ortiz | PhD Student, Ecology | prb5359@psu.edu | 814-867-1383 |
Paul Blankenhorn, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus of Wood Technology | prb@psu.edu | 814-865-7541 |
Molly Bletz | Assistant Professor of Disease Ecology | mcb6342@psu.edu | |
Todd Bowersox, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus | twb@psu.edu | 814-865-7541 |
Elizabeth W. Boyer | ewb100@psu.edu | 814-865-8830 | |
Brosi Bradley | Research Technologist | bxb258@psu.edu | 814-429-9242 |
Margaret C. Brittingham, Ph.D. | Professor of Wildlife Resources | mxb21@psu.edu | 814-863-8442 |
Sarah Broadway | MS Student, Wildlife and Fisheries Science | sjb7604@psu.edu | 814-863-7221 |
Mary Ann Victoria Bruns, Ph.D. | Professor of Soil Microbiology and Biogeochemistry | mvb10@psu.edu | 814-863-0779 |
Andrew Bucha III | MS Student, Wildlife and Fisheries Science | dxb1091@psu.edu | |
Frances E. Buderman, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Quantitative Wildlife Ecology | fbuderman@psu.edu | |
Eric Burkhart, Ph.D. | Teaching Professor | epb6@psu.edu | 814-865-0024 |
Katharine Butler | Senior Lecturer in Soil Science | katebutler@psu.edu | 814-865-2119 |
Janniry Cabrera Belen | PhD student, Ecology | jzc6693@psu.edu | |
Isaac Carachilo | MS Student, Ecology | ikc5068@psu.edu | |
Bradley J. Cardinale | Professor | bjc6025@psu.edu | |
John E. Carlson, Ph.D. | Academy Professor and Professor Emeritus of Molecular Genetics | jec16@psu.edu | |
Holly Chittum | PhD Student, Forest Resources | hkc10@psu.edu | |
Matthew Chotlos | MS Student, Ecology | mqc6556@psu.edu | |
Edward Ciolkosz, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus of Soil Genesis and Morphology | f8i@psu.edu | 814-865-1530 |
Angela Clark | Administrative Manager | adg3@psu.edu | 814-863-7093 |
Kevin Cook | Forester/Arborist | kmc5089@psu.edu | 814-865-6272 |
Estelle Couradeau | Assistant Professor of Soils and Environmental Microbiology | efc5279@psu.edu | |
Rachel Cruz-Pérez | PhD Student, Ecology & Biogeochemistry | rfc5587@psu.edu | |
Rosella Cuomo | MS Student, Ecology | rgc5241@psu.edu | 814-863-7221 |
Rick Day, Ph.D. | Emeritus Associate Professor | ||
Julia de los Reyes | MS Student, Ecology | jmd8219@psu.edu | 814-863-7221 |
David R DeWalle, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus of Forest Hydrology | drdewalle@psu.edu | 814-863-3532 |
Duane Diefenbach, Ph.D. | Professor of Wildlife Ecology | drd11@psu.edu | 814-865-3992 |
Patrick Drohan, Ph.D. | Professor of Pedology & Graduate Program Chair | pjd7@psu.edu | 814-863-4246 |
Jonathan M. Duncan, Ph.D., M.P.A. | Associate Professor of Hydrology | jmduncan@psu.edu | 814-865-7554 |
Jessie Edson | Genetics Laboratory Manager | jee5023@psu.edu | |
David Eissenstat, Ph.D. | Professor of Woody Plant Physiology | dme9@psu.edu | 814-863-3371 |
William Elmendorf, Ph.D. | Professor and Ibberson Chair in Community and Urban Forestry | wfe1@psu.edu | 814-863-7941 |
Ibrahim Fagbohun | PhD Student, Ecology | irf5076@psu.edu | 814-867-1383 |
Alberto Fameli | Scholar-Postdoctoral | ajf6443@psu.edu | 814-862-8163 |
Margarita Fernández, Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Scientist | mmf5814@psu.edu | |
C. Paola Ferreri, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Fisheries Management | cpf3@psu.edu | 814-863-2095 |
Jennifer R Fetter | Director, Center for Agriculture Conservation Assistance Training | jenn.fetter@psu.edu | 717-921-8803 |
Sara Fern Fitzsimmons | PA - American Chestnut Foundation | sff3@psu.edu | 814-863-7192 |
Sierra Fleck | Financial Assistant | sld5504@psu.edu | 814-865-2498 |
Joy Flowers | PhD Student, Wildlife and Fisheries Science | jgf5234@psu.edu | 814-863-0278 |
Elijah Freiman | MS Student, Forest Resources | edf5204@psu.edu | 814-863-7221 |
Daniel Fritton, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus of Soil Physics | ddf@psu.edu | |
Joshua Gershey | MS Student, Ecology | jag6539@psu.edu | |
Sarah Glass | PhD student, Ecology | seg5777@psu.edu | |
Luiza Goncalves Lazzaro | PhD Student, Ecology | lzg5455@psu.edu | 814-863-7221 |
Stephanie Gonzalez | PhD Student, Ecology | sjg6513@psu.edu | |
Jonah N. Gray | PhD Student, Ecology | jng5546@psu.edu | |
Tyler A. Groh, Ph.D. | Assistant Research Professor | tag5611@psu.edu | 814-865-6726 |
Katie Gundermann | PhD Student, Wildlife and Fisheries Science | kpgund@psu.edu | |
Jill Hamilton | Associate Professor & Director, Schatz Center for Tree Molecular Genetics | jvh6349@psu.edu | |
Brent Harding | Director of Forestlands Management Office | bah173@psu.edu | 814-865-7422 or 814-865-6272 |
Joshua Richard Hersl | MS Student, Forest Resources | jrh292@psu.edu | |
Kierstyn Higgins | PhD student, Ecology | kth5285@psu.edu | |
Olivia Hodgson | MS Student, Ecology | och13@psu.edu | |
Maya Hofmann | MS Student, Ecology | mkh6357@psu.edu | |
Nicole Houck | Graduate Program Coordinator | nmh5631@psu.edu | 814-863-7221 |
DiCarlo Jackson | MS Student, Ecology | daj5551@psu.edu | 814-863-1598 |
Michael Jacobson, Ph.D. | Professor of Forest Resources | mgj2@psu.edu | |
Talon Jost | PhD Student, Ecology | tpj5244@psu.edu | 814-867-1383 |
Jason Kaye, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor of Soil Biogeochemistry | jpk12@psu.edu | |
Margot Wilkinson Kaye, Ph.D. | Interim Department Head and Professor of Forest Ecology | mwk12@psu.edu | 814-865-4841 |
Jason Keagy, Ph.D. | Assistant Research Professor of Wildlife Behavioral Ecology | keagy@psu.edu | |
Faith Kibuye | Water Resources Extension Associate | ffk5024@psu.edu | 814-863-4622 |
Peter Kleinman, Ph.D. | Adjunct Associate Professor of Soil Science, USDA-ARS | peter.kleinman@ars.usda.gov | 814-865-3184 |
Hannah Klim | MS Student, Wildlife and Fisheries Science | hxk5540@psu.edu | 814-863-7221 |
Sridhar Komarneni, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor of Clay Mineralogy | komarneni@psu.edu | 814-865-1542 |
Marissa Kopp | PhD Student, Ecology | mkk5565@psu.edu | |
Jesse K. Kreye, Ph.D. | Assistant Research Professor | juk1097@psu.edu | |
Melissa M. Kreye, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Forest Resources Management | mxk1244@psu.edu | 814-867-1237 |
Katie Kull | MS Student, Ecology | kak6469@psu.edu | |
Nathan LaDuke | M.S. Student, Forest Resources | nbl5271@psu.edu | 814-863-7221 |
Nathan LaDuke | MS Student, Forest Resources | nbl5271@psu.edu | 814-863-7221 |
Kirk Lawson | PhD Student, Forest Resources | skl5760@psu.edu | |
Laura P. Leites, Ph.D. | Assistant Dean for Access and Equity | lpl3@psu.edu | |
Deah Lieurance, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Invasive Species Biology and Management | dzl5661@psu.edu | |
Joanne Loose | Administrative Support Assistant | jel6@psu.edu | 814-865-4511 |
Madeline Luthard | PhD Student, Ecology & Biogeochemistry | msl5511@psu.edu | |
James Lynch, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus of Forest Hydrology | jal@psu.edu | 814-865-7541 |
Marjorie Grace Macknight | PhD Student, Ecology | mgm5568@psu.edu | |
Melissa Marquez | PhD Student, Ecology | mxm7163@psu.edu | |
Melinda Marsh | PhD Student, Soil Science & Biogeochemistry | mjm9109@psu.edu | |
Matt Marshall, Ph.D. | Adjunct Assistant Professor of Wildlife Conservation | matt_marshall@nps.gov | 814-863-0134 |
Elizabeth McAlpine-Bellis | PhD Student, Ecology | ekm5556@psu.edu | |
Mary McCafferty | PhD Student, Ecology | mkm7260@psu.edu | |
Larry McCormick, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus | lhm@psu.edu | 814-865-7541 |
Marc E. McDill, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Forest Management | mmcdill@psu.edu | 814-865-1602 |
Annie McGraw | PhD Student, Soil Science | apm5493@psu.edu | |
Alayna Mead | Postdoctoral Fellow | avm7312@psu.edu | |
Robert Meinen | Senior Extension Associate | rjm134@psu.edu | 814-865-5986 |
Michael G. Messina, Ph.D. | Former Head and Professor Emeritus, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management | mgm20@psu.edu | |
David A.W. Miller, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Wildlife Population Ecology | dxm84@psu.edu | 814-863-1598 |
Abriti Moktan | PhD Student, Forest Resources, Water-Energy-Food Nexus Cohort | axm6904@psu.edu | 814-863-7221 |
Brian Morris | MS Student, Soil Science | bpm5470@psu.edu | 908-721-6839 |
Allyson Brownlee Muth, Ed.D. | Director, Center for Private Forests | abm173@psu.edu | 814-865-3208 |
Wayne Myers, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus of Forest Biometrics | wlm@psu.edu | 814-865-7541 |
Kripa Neupane | PhD Student, Forest Resources | kpn5207@psu.edu | |
Calvin L. Norman | Assistant Teaching Professor of Forestry | cmn5525@psu.edu | |
Alexandra Orr | PhD Student, Forest Resources | aso124@psu.edu | |
Jeffrey Allen Osborne | Forest Stewardship Program Associate | jao5194@psu.edu | 814-867-5982 |
Nicole Palmer | MS Student, Ecology | nbp5402@psu.edu | |
Bree Pearl | Field Assistant - Stauffer | bep5208@psu.edu | |
JeriLynn E. Peck (Jeri Peck), Ph.D. | Research Associate | peckj@psu.edu | 814-234-2898 |
Gary Petersen, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Soil and Land Resources | gwp2@psu.edu | 814-865-1540 |
Gabrielle Pezich | MS Student, Ecology | gtp5105@psu.edu | |
José Julian Prieto | Ph.D. Student, Education Theory with Dual Title in Transdisciplinary Research on the Environment and Society (TREES) | jjp6534@psu.edu | 814-867-3146 |
Brian Redder | PhD Student, Soil Science | bfr5095@psu.edu | |
Chyvonne Rhoads | PhD Student, Ecology & Biogeochemistry | cmr6350@psu.edu | |
Sarah Richards | Ph.D. Student, Ecology | scr5400@psu.edu | 814-867-1383 |
Alanna Richman | PhD Student, Ecology | adr5823@psu.edu | 814-867-1383 |
Zoelie Rivera-Ocasio | PhD Student, Soil Science & Biogeochemistry | zxr81@psu.edu | |
Michael Robbins | Soil Research Cluster Laboratory Manager | mlr263@psu.edu | 814-867-1270 |
William Robertson | MS Student, Wildlife and Fisheries Science | wor5079@psu.edu | |
Luisa Robles Zaragoza | MS Student, Soil Science | lfr5341@psu.edu | 814-863-7221 |
Ellen A. Rom | Coordinator of Undergraduate Programs and Alumni Relations, and Assistant Teaching Professor | exr2@psu.edu | 814-863-0362 |
Gary San Julian, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus of Wildlife Resources | jgs9@psu.edu | 814-865-4287 |
Larry Schardt | Natural Resource Conservationist | las233@psu.edu | 814-865-1138 |
Mary Jo Schillings | Department Head Assistant | mjs9@psu.edu | 814-865-0172 |
Christopher Scott, Ph.D. | Goddard Chair - Forestry & Environ. Conservation | cascott@psu.edu | |
Barb Sellers | Administrative Support Assistant | bss213@psu.edu | 814-863-0401 |
Helen Senerchia | MS Student, Soil Science | hks5357@psu.edu | 814-865-6726 |
William Sharpe, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus of Forest Hydrology | wes@psu.edu | 814-865-7541 |
Tejal Sudhir Shirsat | PhD Student, Soil Science | tejalss@psu.edu | |
Sina Sinai | Research Assistant, Leites Lab | szs818@psu.edu | |
Sugjit Singh | PhD student, Wildlife and Fisheries Science | sks6950@psu.edu | |
Kyle Smelter | MS Student, Wildlife and Fisheries Science | kjs7255@psu.edu | 814-863-7221 |
Rachel Smith | Undergraduate Administrative Assistant | rdr15@psu.edu | 814-865-4237 |
Sanford S. Smith, Ph.D. | Teaching Professor in Forest Resources and | sss5@psu.edu | |
Ashley Snyder | Part-time Administrative Assistant | ams68@psu.edu | 814-865-2050 |
Sasha Danielle Soto | PhD Student, Center for Private Forests | sds5876@psu.edu | |
Bryant Stangel | MS Student, Soil Science | bds5547@psu.edu | |
Jay Stauffer, Jr., Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor of Ichthyology | vc5@psu.edu | |
Richard Stehouwer, Ph.D. | Professor of Environmental Soil Science | rcs15@psu.edu | |
Kim Steiner, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus of Forest Biology | kcs@psu.edu | 814-865-9351 |
Charles Strauss, Ph.D. | Director and Professor Emeritus, School of Forest Resources | chs3@psu.edu | 814-865-7541 |
Antonios Stylianides | PhD Student, Wildlife and Fisheries Science | azs568@psu.edu | |
Jon Sweetman | Assistant Research Professor of Aquatic Science | jfs6745@psu.edu | 814-865-1143 |
David Sylvia, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus | dmsylvia@psu.edu | 814-863-6726 |
Sarah Tierney | MS Student, Soil Science | sat60@psu.edu | |
Michael Toolan | MS student, Forest Resources | mjt5194@psu.edu | 814-865-8080 |
Ryan V. Trexler | Graduate Student | rxt92@psu.edu | |
Jacob Trowbridge | PhD Student, Wildlife and Fisheries Science | jxt5689@psu.edu | |
Walter Tzilkowski, Ph.D. | Associate Professor Emeritus of Wildlife Science | wmt@psu.edu | |
Jane Venezia | PhD Student, Ecology | jcv5194@psu.edu | |
Tyler Wagner, Ph.D. | Adjunct Professor of Fisheries Ecology | txw19@psu.edu | |
W. David Walter, Ph.D. | Adjunct Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology | wdw12@psu.edu | |
Tyler Walters | MS Student, Ecology | tsw5223@psu.edu | |
Mason Ward | PhD Student, Wildlife and Fisheries Science | msw5688@psu.edu | |
Andrew Warner | Director, Penn State Water Initiative | atwarner@psu.edu | (814) 863-6441 |
Jack Watson, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus of Soil Science / Soil Physics / Biogeochemistry | jackwatson@psu.edu | |
Abby Weber | PhD Student, Ecology | amw8076@psu.edu | 814-863-7221 |
Jennifer Weld | Assistant Research Professor | jlw23@psu.edu | 814-863-3500 |
Veronica Winter | PhD Student, Ecology | vaw5154@psu.edu | |
Joshua Wisor | PhD Student, Wildlife and Fisheries Science | jmw5805@psu.edu | |
Amanda Zak | MS Student, Ecology | alz5215@psu.edu | |
Michelle Zavala Paez | PhD Student, Ecology | mez5151@psu.edu | |
Eric K. Zenner, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Silviculture | eric.zenner@psu.edu |