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Faculty, Staff, Adjunct Faculty and Graduate Students in the Department
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| Washington State University has outstanding individuals that work together to carry out the mission of the University in Teaching, Research and Extension. The Department of Natural Resource Sciences carrys on this tradition with some of the University's best faculty, adjunct faculty, staff, and student body. Follow the links on this page to learn more about the faculty and staff of our Department.
Click on the Individual's name to view detailed information on that person, click on the e-mail links to send that person an e-mail message. |
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Faculty
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| Keith A. Blatner |E-mail| (Ph.D., Virgina Polytechnic Institute), Professor and Chair. Analysis of markets for timber and non-timber forest products, changing role of NIPF landowners in the Pacific Northwest. |
| Matthew S. Carroll |E-mail| (Ph.D., University of Washington), Professor. Natural Resource Sociology, policy, human response to wildfire, sociology of natural resource-based human communities |
| Roger C. Chapman |E-mail| (Ph.D., North Carolina State University), Professor. Measurement and prediction of yields of single trees and forest stands. |
| Donald P. Hanley |E-mail| (Ph.D., University of Idaho), Professor. Forestry: extension forestry, forest stewardship, silviculture of non-industrial private forests, windbreak management. |
| Linda H. Hardesty |E-mail| (Ph.D., Utah State University), Associate Professor. Range livestock production, Agroforestry, range management. |
| Jon Johnson |E-mail|(Ph.D.,Oregon State University), Associate Scientist. Tree Physiology/Soils, Puyallup Research Station, Puyallup Washington. |
| Barry C. Moore |E-mail| (Ph.D., Washington State University), Associate Professor. Environmental engineering, limnology, and watershed management. |
| Charles T. Robbins |E-mail| (Ph.D., Cornell University), Professor. Nutritional ecology of wild animals. |
| Jack D. Rogers |E-mail| (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin), Professor. Plant Pathology: mycology, forest pathology. |
Rodney D. Sayler [Email] (Ph.D., University of North Dakota), Associate Professor & Research Scientist.
Conservation Biology: Restoration & management of endangered species; avian ecology; waterfowl biology; prairie & wetland restoration; population biology of threatened & endangered species. |
| Lisa A. Shipley |E-mail| (Ph.D., Texas A&M University), Associate Professor. Foraging ecology and habitat selection of mammalian herbivores. |
| Mark Swanson [Email] Tel: 509-335-1349. ( Ph.D., University of Washington), Assistant Professor. Forest ecosystem analysis, landscape ecology, silviculture. |
| Robert B. Wielgus |E-mail| (Ph.D., University of British Columbia), Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology & Director of the Large Carnivore Conservation Lab. |
| Benjamin A. Zamora |E-mail| (Ph.D., Washington State University), Associate Professor. Structure, distribution, and environmental relationships of range plant communities; prescribed fire behavior and ecology. |
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Staff
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| B.J. Blatner |E-mail| Tel: 509-335-2318, PBS 136, Research Technologist I, Lab computer records, invoices, inventory and purchasing, payroll, correspondence, sample preparation, data entry. |
| Thomas A. Brannon |E-mail|- Tel: 509-663-6400, Extension Coordinator-AP, Colockum Research Center, Malaga, WA. Assists extension specialist and agents with wildland resource issues in north central Washington. Work may include educational programs, publications, research, and facilitation of community action groups. In addition, responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of the Colockum Forest & Rangeland Unit facilites and educational field sites. |
| Shu Cai |E-mail|Tel: 509-335-2318, PBS 136, Research Technologist I, Chemical analysis of forages and feeds, food habits analysis, sample preparation. |
| Rod Clausen |E-mail|Tel: 509-335-6166, Room 115, Administrative Manager-AP, Student Records, Class & Room Scheduling, Personnel Appointments, Department Brochures & Announcements, Surveys & Reports, Curriculum Coordinator, College Of Agriculture and Home Economics Scholarship & Student Awards. |
| Bruce Davitt |E-mail|Tel: 509-335-2318, PBS 136, Wildlife habitat Laboratory, Research Technologist Supervisor, Instructor – Rangeland and Riparian Habitat Assessment. |
| Marlene Guse |E-mail| Tel: 509-335-2963, Room 131, Program Coordinator, Natural Resource Sciences Extension, Extension Workshops, Brochures, Newsletters, Procedures, Publication Requests. |
| vacant |E-mail| Tel: 509-335-4371, Steffen Center. Facilities Manager-AP, Responsible for managing the Departments facilities which includes supervising staff, budgets, and overseeing all research and educational activities. |
| Mary Arndt |E-mail| Tel: 509-335-6160, Room 115W, Fiscal Specialist, Accounting, Purchasing, Payroll, Grant and Contract Administration |
| Chelsea Matulich |E-mail| Tel: 509-335-8570, Room 115, Secretary Senior, Travel Reimbursements, Vehicle Reservations, Graduate Student Coordinator, Central Stores, Resource Protection, Alumni Information, Job & Internships Announcements . |
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Adjunct Faculty & Professors Emeritus
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| David M. Baumgartner |E-mail| (Ph.D., Michigan State University), Professor and Extension Forester. Forestry: Forest management, non-industrial private forestry, forest stewardship notes, technology transfer and extension methods. |
| Edward J. DePuit |E-mail| (Ph.D., Utah State University), Professor and Chair. Restoration ecology, land reclamation, range improvements and range plant ecology. |
| Richard Everett (Ph.D., Oregon State University), Science Team Leader. USDA PNW Research Station, Forest Science Lab, Wenatchee. Range/Plant Ecology: rare plants, noxious weeds, landscape ecology. |
| William Foreyt (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin), Professor. Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman. Veterinary Parasitology: wildlife diseases. |
| Chris Grue [Email], School of Fisheries, University of Washington, Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit. |
| Ole T. Helgerson [Email] (Ph.D., Oregon State University) Associate Professor. Delivers technology transfer and education programs to woodland owners, loggers, the general public, professional foresters, and natural resource specialists. |
| Carolyn J. Henri (Ph.D., North Carolina State University) Forest management and economics. Works with land owners to evaluate the economic feasibility of a wide range of natural resource conservation practices, including forest buffers, other erosion control and water quality improvement practices. |
| Paul F. Hessburg [Email] (Ph.D., Oregon State University) Associate Professor. Research Ecologist with the USDA Forest Service, PNW Research Station. Conducts ecological assessments and studies to characterize forest and rangeland ecosystem change occurring in the 20th century, to define native forest ecosystem health, and characterize vegetation pattern - disturbance process interactions. |
| Curtis Hinman [Email] (M.S. Yale University) Water Resource Educator, WSU Pierce County Extension. Researches and implements new Low Impact Development stormwater management practices to protect water quality and aquatic habitat and providing education in watershed ecology for local governments and citizens. |
| Ray G. Huffaker (Ph.D., University of California-Davis), Associate Professor. Department of Agricultural Economics, Washington State University, Pullman. Biomathematical economics, natural resource law and policy. |
| Leonard R. Johnson (Ph.D., West Virginia University), Professor and Department Head. Department of Forest Products, University of Idaho, Moscow. Forest Engineering: timber harvesting, wood energy, forest residue recovery, cost and production analysis. |
| Gary A. Kuhn [Email] (M.S. Washington State University) Coordinates technical leadership for the promotion and application of agroforestry practices in the western U.S. including assisting projects such as field windbreaks, living snow fences, woody riparian buffers, and tree based wastewater utilization plantings. Works with faculty and students of the Interdisciplinary Design Institute to examine how agroforestry practices can be incorporated into landscape architecture planning and other aspects of design. |
| John Lehmkuhl [Email] (Ph.D., University of Washington) Associate Professor and Research Wildlife Biologist, USFS PNW Research Station, Wenatchee. Research in landscape and disturbance ecology of Pacific Northwestern forests and their influences on the ecology and management of wildlife. |
| Jack R. Nelson (Ph.D., University of Idaho), Professor Emeritus. Large ruminant competition for space and forage on forested ranges. |
| Dale Nolte (Ph.D., Utah State University) Assistant Professor and Project Leader, Olympia Field Station, USDA/APHIS/ADC National Wildlife Research Center. |
| Charles C. Schwartz (Ph.D., Colorado State University) Research biologist and educator specializing in bears and moose. |
| Richard L. Shew (Ph.D., Ohio State University), Associate Professor. Evaluation of alternatives in dispersed recreation management. |
| Brian J. Stanton (Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University) Forest Genetics specialist and researcher. Oversees the technological developments in poplar commercial tree farms. |
| Glen Vanblaricom [Email] (Ph.D., University of California, San Diego) Associate Professor. Marine mammalian ecology and management. |
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