Faculty

Name	Areas of Interest	Email
Jean Albrecht Associate Professor/Librarian Emeritus	Forestry Librarian	jeanalbrecht@comcast.net
Alvin Alm Professor Emeritus	Reforestation and site preparation techniques, Christmas tree culture
Dorothy Anderson Professor Emeritus	Recreation resources management, policy and planning, environmental learning and leadership	dha@umn.edu
Brian Aukema McKnight Land-Grant Professor of Entomology	Landscape ecology of forest insects	bhaukema@umn.edu
Chad Babcock Assistant Professor	Frequentist and Bayesian geostatistical modeling, remote Sensing (including lidar and hyperspectral data).	cbabcock@umn.edu
Mike Bahe Researcher 2	Urban Forestry	bahe0010@umn.edu
Frederick Baker Emeritus Associate Professor		fab384@gmail.com
Marvin Bauer Professor Emeritus	Applications of digital remote sensing to inventory, monitoring, and analysis of land, vegetation, and water resources.	mbauer@umn.edu
Melvin Baughman Professor Emeritus	Recreational trail design	baughman@umn.edu
David Bengston Principal Research Economist	Economics of technical change, research planning, management, and evaluation	david.bengston@usda.gov
Raimundo Bermudez Post-Doctoral Associate		bermu019@umn.edu
Robert Blanchette Professor of Plant Pathology	Forest pathology: Forest and shade tree diseases	robertb@umn.edu
Charlie Blinn Professor, Extension Specialist	Forest management, harvesting, best management practices, economics, marketing	cblinn@umn.edu
Paul Bolstad Professor	Ecology, tree physiology, ecophysiology, silviculture, remote sensing, and geographic information systems.	pbolstad@umn.edu
Leslie Brandt Climate Change Specialist		lbrandt@fs.fed.us
Kenneth Brooks Professor Emeritus	Hydrology—modeling impacts of forest land use on water resources	brook007@umn.edu
Thomas Burk Professor Emeritus	Biometrics—forest growth modeling and experimental design	tburk@umn.edu
Ethan Butler Post-doctoral Associate	Statistics, agriculture, functional ecology, adaptation to climate change, phenology, plant physiology, carbon cycle	eebutler@umn.edu
Stephan Carlson Professor, Extension Educator	Outdoor recreation, environmental education, interpretation, trail design and youth development.	carls009@umn.edu
Jennifer Corcoran Research Analyst Specialist, Remote Sensing Program Consultant		Jennifer.corcoran@state.mn.us
Meredith Cornett Director of Conservation Science		mcornett@tnc.org
Thomas Crowther Assistant Professor: ETH Zurich	Community ecology, ecosystem ecology, global change ecology	tom.crowther@usys.ethz.ch
Dean Current Researcher 6, Director, Center for Integrated Natural Resource and Agricultural Management (CINRAM)	Natural resource-based sustainable development, community-based natural resource management/community forestry, agroforestry, market based conservation, economic and environmental impact assessment, multifunctional agriculture, payments for environmental/ecosystem services, biomass energy options.	curre002@umn.edu
Anthony D Amato Associate Professor	Silviculture	Anthony.DAmato@uvm.edu
Mae Davenport Professor, Director of Graduate Studies-Natural Resources Science and Management, Director-Center for Changing Landscapes	Human dimensions of natural resources and recreation management.	mdaven@umn.edu
Andrew David Associate Professor, Director of Operations for the Cloquet Forestry Center and Hubachek Wilderness Research Centers	Forest genetics and tree improvement	adavid@umn.edu
Michael Dockry Assistant Professor	American Indian and Indigenous Natural Resource Management, Tribal Partnerships, Integration of Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Western Ecological Knowledge, Strategic Foresight and Planning, Institutional Diversity, and Environmental History	mdockry@umn.edu
Grant Domke Research Forester, Institute on the Environment (IonE) Fellow	Forest Inventory and Analysis	gmdomke@fs.fed.us
Karlyn Eckman Adjunct Faculty: Forest Resources, Natural Resources Science and Management, and Water Resources Science	International forestry, agroforestry, water quality and watershed management	eckma001@umn.edu
Chris Edgar Research Assistant Professor	Measurements and biometrics	cedgar@umn.edu
Alan Ek Professor Emeritus	Development of forest regeneration, growth, and change models for resource planning and long-term analysis of ecosystem trends; development of survey and monitoring designs for forest and related resources; forestry and related natural resources research including its funding, function, direction, conduct, and benefits.	aek@umn.edu
Paul Ellefson Professor Emeritus	Policy and administration; Economics, management & planning	pellefso@umn.edu
Lisa Elliott Post-doctoral Associate		harnx012@umn.edu
Jesse Engebretson Post-doctoral Associate	Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Policy Implementation, Social Science Research Methods	enge0322@umn.edu
Forrest Fleischman Assistant Professor	Environmental politics, policy, governance, and decision-making; social-ecological systems; forest policy and administration; public management; public participation in democratic decision-making; 3rd world development, particularly India and Mexico.	ffleisch@umn.edu
Lee Frelich Researcher 6, Director The University of Minnesota Center for Forest Ecology, Institute on the Environment (IonE) Fellow	Climate change, wind and fire, deer and moose browsing, invasive species, earthworms	freli001@umn.edu
Hannah Friesen Researcher 5		fries060@umn.edu
Chad Giblin Researcher 5	Urban forestry outreach, research & Extension nursery	gibli002@umn.edu
Hans Gregersen Professor Emeritus	Economics, management and planning; Policy and administration	hans@walk-about.net
David Grigal Professor Emeritus of Soil Science	Forest soils: Vegetation-soil relationships, nutrient cycling, land classification	dgrigal@umn.edu
Angela Gupta Regional Extension Educator	Natural resource management and utilization	agupta@umn.edu
Mark Hansen Research Forester		hanse034@gmail.com
Dan Heins Researcher 5 - Remote Sensing & Unmanned Systems	Remote Sensing & Unmanned Systems	hein0041@umn.edu
Julie Hendrickson Tree Improvement Specialist: Minnesota Tree Improvement Cooperative @ Cloquet Foresty Center		hendr065@umn.edu
Howard Hoganson Professor	Management and economics: Timber supply analysis, harvest scheduling, operations research
Andrew Jenks Researcher 5	Geographic Information Systems (GIS)	ajenks@umn.edu
Gary Johnson Extension Professor Emeritus	Urban and community forestry, urban forest health, stress disorders (deicing salt damage), urbanized soils, diseases of trees and shrubs, risk assessment and management, tree preservation during construction activities, dysfunctional root systems (including stem girdling roots), and nursery tree production.	johns054@umn.edu
Diana Karwan Associate Professor, Institute on the Environment (IonE) Associate, Adjunct Assistant Professor Department of Soil, Water & Climate	Forest hydrology and watershed management	dlkarwan@umn.edu
Christel Kern Research Forester		cckern@fs.fed.us
Mike Kilgore Department Head and Professor, Director: Center for Environment & Natural Resource Policy	Natural Resources Economics, Policy, and Administration	mkilgore@umn.edu
Joe Knight Professor, Director, Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis Laboratory, Director, Environmental Sciences, Policy, and Management	Geospatial Science: Remote Sensing and GIS	jknight@umn.edu
Randy Kolka Project Leader	Soils and hydrology-landscape and riparian ecosystems.	rkolka@fs.fed.us
Patrick Landisch Researcher 5		land0397@umn.edu
David Lime Senior Research Associate Emeritus	Recreation resources management	dwl@umn.edu
Ronald McRoberts Mathematical Statistician	Nonlinear methods for forest growth modeling.	rmcroberts@fs.fed.us
Rebecca Montgomery Professor, Institute on the Environment (IonE) Fellow	Forest ecology, ecophysiology, tropical ecology	rebeccam@umn.edu
Ryan Murphy Researcher 5	Urban and Community Forestry	murph523@umn.edu
Linda Nagel Professor and Department Head	Forest & Rangeland Stewardship	Linda.Nagel@colostate.edu
Kristen Nelson Professor	Environmental sociology, coupled human and natural systems, sustainable development	nelso468@umn.edu
Mark Nelson Research Forester		mdnelson@fs.fed.us
Leif Olmanson Researcher 6	Remote sensing of water resources	olman002@umn.edu
Brian Palik Research Forester	Forest ecology	bpalik@fs.fed.us
Keith Pelletier Researcher 5		pelle155@umn.edu
Charles Perry Research Soil Scientist	Forest soils, multiresource assessment	charleshperry@fs.fed.us
Emily Peters Adjunct Assistant Professor	Forest Ecologist; forest ecosystem ecology, forest management, policy and landscape planning	emily.peters@state.mn.us
Ann Pierce Supervisor, Conservation Management and Rare Resources Unit		ann.pierce@dnr.state.mn.us
Amit Pradhananga Researcher 6	Human dimensions of natural resources and recreation management	prad0047@umn.edu
Monica Randazzo Researcher 1	Urban and Community Forestry	randa318@umn.edu
Peter Reich Regents Professor, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, F.B. Hubachek, Sr. Chair in Forest Ecology and Tree Physiology, Resident Fellow, Institute on the Environment (IonE)	Ecology, tree physiology, ecophysiology, silviculture	preich@umn.edu
Jason Reinhardt Researcher 6	Applied forest ecology and landscape ecology	reinh215@umn.edu
Laura Reuling Researcher 5		lreuling@umn.edu
Claudia Rodriguez Solorzano Conservation and Climate Social Scientist		rodr0423@umn.edu
Dietmar Rose Professor Emeritus	Forest economics, management, and planning	rosex003@umn.edu
Lucy Rose Researcher 6	Forest hydrology and watershed management	larose@umn.edu
Sarah Roth Researcher 3	Environmental outreach, conservation behavior and decision making, and specifically understanding the beliefs, drivers, and barriers associated with conservation action.	fello067@umn.edu
Matt Russell Associate Professor, Extension Specialist	Forest ecosystem health	russellm@umn.edu
Eli Sagor Extension Specialist	Forest ecology and management	esagor@umn.edu
Ingrid Schneider Professor	Parks, recreation and tourism management	ingridss@umn.edu
Mike Schuster Post-doctoral Associate	Forest and Grassland Ecology, Decomposition, Climate Change, Invasive Plant Species	schuster@umn.edu
Stephen Sebestyen Research Hydrologist		ssebestyen@fs.fed.us
Robert Slesak Site-level Program Manager	Forests soils, applied forest ecology, forest management practices	raslesak@umn.edu
James Smith Professor of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology	Conservation biology	smith017@umn.edu
Stephanie Snyder Operations research analyst
Susan Stafford Professor and Dean Emerita	Applied statistics, environmental science, policy and management; research information and data management, environmental leadership, frameworks for interdisciplinary research and education.	stafford@umn.edu
Artur Stefanski Researcher 5	Forest ecology, ecophysiology	stefa066@d.umn.edu
Brian Sturtevant Research Ecologist		bsturtevant@fs.fed.us
Alan Toczydlowski Researcher 5	Wetland and forest soils, soil and watershed biogeochemistry, and geographic information systems.	toczy003@umn.edu
Michael Tuma Researcher 3		tumax919@umn.edu
Molly Van Appledorn Ecologist		mvanappledorn@usgs.gov
Carl Vogt Extension Specialist Emeritus	Conservation education, hardwood management, maple syrup, and Christmas trees.	tectrees@aol.com
Sonja Wilhelm Stanis Assistant Professor		sonjaws@missouri.edu
Laura Williams Post-doctoral Associate		will3972@umn.edu
Marcella Windmuller Campione Assistant Professor	Silviculture and Applied Forest Ecology	mwind@umn.edu
Christopher Woodall		cwoodall@fs.fed.us
Kally Worm Assistant Scientist: Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve	Field manager for BioCON project which examines the interactions among CO2, N, and diversity in a perennial grassland system.	wormx004@umn.edu
Peter Wragg Post-doctoral Associate	Forest ecology, invasive buckthorn.	wragg004@umn.edu
Kirk Wythers Reseracher 5	Spatial ecology, ecological simulation modeling	kwythers@umn.edu
Diomides Zamora Extension Professor of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management		zamor015@umn.edu
Tao Zhang Researcher 6	Ecosystem modeling and spatial analysis, forest dynamics, climate change, landscape ecology, remote sensing.	zhan6705@umn.edu
John Zobel Assistant Professor	Forest and natural resource biometrics, measurements and modeling	jzobel@umn.edu

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