May 05, 2026  
2025-2026 General Catalog 
  
2025-2026 General Catalog

S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources Faculty


Last Name
First Name
Degree
Degree Year
Degree Major
Degree School
Dean’s Office
Nagel Linda PhD 2000 Forestry University of Montana
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs
Villalba Juan PhD 1996 Range Science Utah State University
Associate Dean for Academics
Howe Peter PhD 2012 Geography The Pennsylvania State University
Environment and Society
Department Head
Radel Claudia PhD 2005 Geography Clark University
Professor
Endter-Wada Joanna PhD 1987 Comparative Culture University of California-Irvine
Flint Courtney PhD 2004 Rural Sociology The Pennsylvania State University
Howe Peter PhD 2012 Geography The Pennsylvania State University
Lant Christopher PhD 1988 Geography University of Iowa
McCann Roslynn PhD 2008 Agricultural Education and Communication University of Florida, Gainesville
Monz Christopher PhD 2001 Natural Resource Management, Recreation Resources Colorado State University
Smith Jordan PhD 2011 Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management North Carolina State University
Tainter Joseph PhD 1975 Anthropology Northwestern University

Adjunct Professor

Rogers Paul PhD 2007 Ecology Utah State University
Associate Professor
Crabree Stefani PhD 2016/2017 Anthropology/Maison des Sciences de l’Homme et l’Environnement Washington State University/Université de Franche-Comté
Assistant Professor
Davidson Curt PhD 2016 Philosophy in Leisure Behavior Indiana University
Edgeley Catrin PhD 2018 Natural Resources University of Idaho
Laugier Elise PhD 2021 Ecology, Evolution, Environment and Society Dartmouth College
Miller Anna  PhD 2016 Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management North Carolina State University
Osborne Brooke PhD 2019 Ecology Brown University
Ovando-Montejo Gustavo PhD 2019 Geography Oklahoma State University
Senior Lecturer
Belmont Shannon MS 2009 GIS, Hydrology, Water Quality University of Minnesota
Professional Pracice Assistant Professor
Dial Terry PhD 2016 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Brown University
Zhang Zhijie PhD 2022 Geography University of Connecticut
Lecturer
Chandrasekaran Aishwarya PhD 2024 Digital Forestry Purdue University
Watershed Sciences
Department Head
Hammill Edd PhD 2007 Ecology University of Sheffield
Professor
Belmont Patrick PhD 2007 Earth and Environmental Sciences Lehigh University
Budy Phaedra PhD 1996 Aquatic Ecology Utah State University
Hawkins Charles PhD 1982 Entomology Oregon State University
Kettenring Karin PhD 2006 Applied Plant Sciences University of Minnesota
Null Sarah PhD 2008 Geography University of California-Davis
Wheaton Joseph PhD 2008 Geography University of Southampton
Associate Professor
Atwood Trisha PhD 2013 Forestry University of British Columbia
Brahney Janice PhD 2012 Geological Sciences University of Colorado
Hammill Edd PhD 2007 Ecology University of Sheffield
Assistant Professor
Escamilia Clare PhD 2025 Plant and Environmental Science Clemson University
Hotaling Scott PhD 2017 Biology University of Kentucky
Moraes Andre PhD 2018 Soil Science Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro
Scamardo Julianne PhD 2023 Geosciences-Fluvial Geomorphology Colorado State University
Teal Chad PhD 2022 Fisheries Conservation and Management; Genetics University of Arizona
Walsworth Timothy PhD 2016 Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences University of Washington
Research Faculty
Adkins Jaron PhD 2021 Crop and Soil Science Michigan State University
Gilbert Jordan PhD 2024 Geosciences University of Montana
Macfarlane Wally MS 1999 Environmental Science Bard College
Wildland Resources
Department Head
Keyes Christopher PhD 2002 Forestry Oregon State University
Professor
Adler Peter PhD 2003 Ecology Colorado State University
Beard Karen PhD 2001 Forestry and Environmental Studies Yale University
Conover Michael PhD 1978 Zoology Washington State University
Lutz James PhD 2008 Ecosystem Analysis University of Washington
MacNulty Daniel PhD 2007 Ecology, Evolution and Human Behavior University of Minnesota
Ramsey Robert PhD 1989 Geography University of Utah
Schupp Eugene PhD 1987 Biology University of Iowa
Veblen Kari PhD 2008 Ecology University of California at Davis
Villalba Juan PhD 1996 Range Science Utah State University
Extension Professor
Frey Shandra Nicole PhD 2005 Wildlife Biology Utah State University
Associate Professor
Brosi Sunshine PhD 2010 Natural Resources University of Tennessee
Chynoweth Mark PhD 2017 Biology University of Utah
DeRose Justin PhD 2009 Ecology Utah State University
Dahlgren David PhD 2009 Wildlife Biology Utah State University
Kulmatski Andrew PhD 2005 Biology Utah State University
Manlove Kezia PhD 2016 Biology Pennsylvania State University
Thacker Eric PhD 2010 Wildlife Sciences Utah State University
Yocom Larissa PhD 2011 Forest Ecology Northern Arizona University
Young Julie PhD 2006 Wildlife Sciences Utah State University
Extension Associate Professor
McAvoy Darren MS 1999 Communication Utah State University
Assistant Professor
Clark-Wolf T.J. PhD 2021 Wildlife Biology University of Montana
LaMalfa Eric PhD 2019 Ecology Utah State University
Stuber Erica PhD 2015 Organismal Biology Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Germany
Zhou Yong PhD 2018 Ecosystem Science and Management Texas A&M University
Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Washa Brad MS   Wildland Fire Science Colorado State University
Extension Assistant Professor
Becker Miles PhD 2013 Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology University of Nevada, Reno
Research Faculty
Conner Mary PhD 1999 Wildlife Biology Colorado State University
Picardi Simona PhD 2019 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation University of Florida
Stoner David PhD 2011 Ecology Utah State University
1Federal Cooperator, 2Federal Research, 3State Collaborator