Affiliated U-Idaho Faculty

John Abatzoglou, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dr. John Abatzoglou conducts research on a multitude of weather and climate phenomena, and is particularly interested in the role they have on wildfire, water resources, and ecosystems of the western United States.
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Vladimir Aizen, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Research Interests: Alpine Glaciology, Alpine Hydrology, Alpine Climatology
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Richard Allen, Ph.D.
Professor

(208) 423-6601 | RAllen@kimberly.uidaho.edu
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Jan Boll, Ph.D.
Director of Environmental Science, Water Resources, and Professional Science Masters Programs

(208) 885-7324 | jboll@uidaho.edu
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Erik R. Coats, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor
Current Research and Activities: Advancement of a sustainable microbial wastewater treatment process for the removal of phosphorus, Synthesis of biological, biodegradable thermoplastics coupled with wastewater treatment, and Removal and fate of zinc in compost bioreactors treating mine drainage
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Barbara Cosens
Professor of Law
Courses Taught: Interdisciplinary Methods in Water Resources; Law and Science Seminar, Water Law I & II, Water and Energy Policy Seminar, Writing the Environment
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Maxine Dakins, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Research Interests: Environmental statistics; Environmental decision analysis; Probabilistic risk analysis; Bayesian analysis; Natural resource policy and law; Public participation; Pollution prevention
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Angelique Townsend EagleWoman
Associate Professor of Law and James E. Rogers Fellow in American Indian Law
Courses Taught: Civil Procedure, Native American Law, Native Natural Resources Law, Tribal Nation Economics Law
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Levan Elbakidze
Assistant Professor

(208) 885-7382 | lelbakidze@uidaho.edu
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Jerry Fairley, Ph.D.
Professor - Hydrogeology
Research Interests: Multiphase flow and transport in heterogeneous porous media; Faults and fluid flow; Geothermal systems/EGS
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Fritz Fiedler, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor
Research interests: Measurements and modeling of hydrologic and environmental systems.
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Tim G. Frazier, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dr. Frazier's research involves climate change, hazards, and urban sustainability. Raised in a region exposed to several types of geophysical hazards, Dr. Frazier's expertise is coupled with first-hand experience and personal interest.
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Alex Fremier
Assistant Professor
Fremier received his doctorate from U.C. Davis in 2007 for his research on restoration of floodplain landscapes. His interests center on weaving fluvial geomorphology into restoration and landscape ecology to improve management of riparian ecosystems and flood-prone areas. His research focuses on issues involving riparian habitats, floodplain and riverine systems, and hydrological processes.
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Rodney Frey, Ph.D.
Director of General Education, Acting Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Professor of Ethnography
Rodney Frey is a Professor of Ethnography. Over the last 38 years he has been associated with and conducting various applied, collaborative projects with the Apsáalooke (Crow) of Montana, the Schitsu’umsh (Coeur d'Alene) and Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) of Idaho, and the Confederated Warm Springs Tribes of Oregon.
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Paul Gessler
Professor; Co-Director, Geospatial Laboratory for Environmental Dynamics
Specialty Areas of Interest: Remote sensing & GIS for forest ecosystem analysis & monitoring; Wildland fire fuels and fire hazard mapping; Airborne sensor development; Environmental, Ecosystem and Soil-Landscape Modeling; Terrain and Watershed Analysis; Forest Soils; Spatial Statistics
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Dale D. Goble
Margaret Wilson Schimke Distinguished Professor of Law
Courses taught: Legal History, Natural Resources Law, Natural Resources Seminar, Publics Land Law, Torts
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Peter Goodwin, Ph.D.
DeVlieg Presidential Professor in Ecohydraulics and Professor of Civil Engineering
Peter Goodwin is recognized internationally for his research, with particular contributions in the field of sedimentation and the impact of river management on ecosystems.
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Robert Heinse
Assistant Professor

(208) 5208 | rheinse@uidaho.edu
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Thomas Hess, Ph.D.
Professor

(208) 885-7461 | tfhess@uidaho.edu
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Lorie Higgins
Extension Specialist, Associate Professor

(208) 885-9717 | higgins@uidaho.edu
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Karen Humes, Ph.D.
Department Chair and Professor
Research Interests: Applications of remote sensing and GIS in hydrology, environmental science, and planning for renewable energy.
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Gary Johnson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor - Hydrogeology
Research Interests: Surface and ground water interaction; Regional modeling of ground water and surface water; Water and energy interactions
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Jodi Johnson-Maynard
Associate Professor

(208) 885-9245 | jmaynard@uidaho.edu
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Katy Kavanagh
Professor
Specialty Areas of Interest: Silviculture; Forest ecosystem processes; Tree hydraulic architecture
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Brian Kennedy
Associate Professor
Fish Ecology, Bioenergetics and Community Ecology of Streams, Ecosystem Controls on Aquatic Processes, Biogeochemical Tracers in Aquatic Systems
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Marla Kraut, Ph.D.
Department Head
Ph.D. 1991 University of Arizona
Research interests: Auditing, Financial Accounting for Not-for-Profit Organizations
Office: ALB125 | Phone: (208) 885-7116 |Email: marlam@uidaho.edu
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John Lawrence, Ph.D.
Professor of Business
Ph.D. 1993 Penn State University
Areas of Expertise:quality management, business/environmental sustainability, and case research methods.
Office: ALB215 | Phone: (208) 885-5821 | Email: jjl@uidaho.edu
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Timothy E. Link
Professor of Hydrology
Specialty Areas of Interest: Forest hydrology; Snow hydrology; Vegetation atmosphere interactions;* Hydrologic Modeling
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Jim (Chyr Pyng) Liou, Ph.D., P.E., Fulbright Scholar
Professor, Hydraulics
Research Interests: Fluid Transients, Pipeline Monitoring, Pipeline Safety, Transport in Vadose Zones and Percolation Theory, Water Quality Modeling in Distribution Networks
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Jerrold A. Long
Associate Professor of Law
Courses taught: Environmental Law I and II, Land-Use Planning, Property
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Robert Mahler
Soil and Land Resources Division Chair, Extension Water Quality Coordinator and Professor

(208) 885-7025 | bmahler@uidaho.edu
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Paul McDaniel
Professor

(208) 885-7012 | paulm@uidaho.edu
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Christine Moffitt
Professor; Assistant Unit Leader, Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Host-Parasite Interactions; Physiological Responses of Fish Populations to Increasing Water Temperatures; Specialty areas of interest: Disease Interactions of Cultured and Wild Fish, Invasive Species Biology and Management, Biology, Health and Management of Anadromous Fish in Hatcheries and in the Wild, Aquaculture Chemical Efficacy & Approval, Fisheries History
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Greg Möller, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

(208) 885-0707 | gmoller@uidaho.edu
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Matthew Morra
Professor

(208) 885-6315 | mmorra@uidaho.edu
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Howard Neibling
Associate Professor

(208) 736-3600 | hneiblin@uidaho.edu
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Jay O'Laughlin, Ph.D., Professor
Policy Analysis Group, Director;Professor of Forestry and Policy Sciences
Specialty Areas of Interest: Natural Resources Policy Analysis; Natural Resources Economics
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James Osiensky, Ph.D.
Professor - Groundwater Hydrology
Research Interests: Contaminant hydrogeology; Hydrogeologic site characterization; Hydrogeophysical applications in hydrogeology; Groundwater resource evaluation
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Sandra Lee Pinel
Assistant Professor
Research and teaching interests: Local and regional land use planning, indigenous and community culture in planning theory and methods; cultural landscapes, multi-jurisdictional governance; limits to participatory and collaborative planning; conflict management; community economic development; epistemologies in planning cultural resource management; ethnographic research methods, social impact and contextualized case study research.
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Russell Qualls, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

(208) 885-6184 | rqualls@uidaho.edu
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Jae Hyeon Ryu, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor

(208) 332-4402 | jryu@uidaho.edu
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Richard Seamon
Professor of Law
Courses taught: Administrative Law, Procedure II, Federal Courts
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Dennis Scarnecchia
Professor
Paddlefish and Sturgeon Biology, Ecology, Stock Assessment and Management, Fish Population Dynamics and Stock Assessment, Salmon, Trout and Charr Ecology and Management, Large River Ecology & Fisheries, Fisheries Management
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Robert W. Smith, Ph.D.
Professor

(208) 282-7954 | smithbob@uidaho.edu
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Adam Sowards, Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Director, Institute for Pacific Northwest Studies
Adam M. Sowards is an environmental historian who focuses on North America, especially the West, and is affiliate faculty with Environmental Science, Water Resources and American Studies.
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Eva Strand
Assistant Professor
Research Specialty: Spatial ecology; Applied Landscape Ecology; GIS applications in natural resources
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Daniel Strawn
Professor

(208) 885-2713 | dgstrawn@uidaho.edu
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Garth Taylor
Regional Economist, Associate Professor

(208)-885-7533 | gtaylor@uidaho.edu
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Anastasia Telesetsky
Associate Professor of Law
Courses Taught: Public International Law; Conflicts of Law; International Environmental Law; International Trade and Investment Law;View
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Daniele Tonina, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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Von Walden, Ph.D.
Professor
Dr. Walden's research interests include polar meteorology and remote sensing of polar clouds and snow, as well as understanding climate change in the western U.S. He has conducted seven field experiments in the Antarctic and Arctic regions and is preparing to deploy instrumentation at Summit Station, Greenland as part of National Science Foundation’s Arctic Observing Network.
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Philip Watson
Assistant Professor

(208) 885-6934 | pwatson@uidaho.edu
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Kelly Wendland
Assistant Professor
Research Interests and Areas of Specialization: Natural resource and environmental economics, Economics of ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation, Payments for ecosystem services, Land change science, International conservation
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Frank Wilhelm
Associate Professor
Limnology, Lake restoration and management, Ecology of aquatic macroinvertebrates, Influence of temperature on life history and reproductive strategies, Predator-prey relationships (invert.-invert., fish-invert.), Nutrient cycling through benthic-pelagic coupling
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Barbara C. Williams, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

(208) 885-9436 | barbwill@uidaho.edu
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Patrick Wilson
Associate Professor
Patrick Wilson's research interests include natural resource policy and politics, and comparative public policy; politics of species conservation, tribal government management of natural resources, and water policy and politics.
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J.D. Wulfhorst
Professor

(208) 230-7333 | jd@uidaho.edu
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Elowyn Yager, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dr. Yager's research interests focus on gaining a mechanistic understanding of the interactions between flow turbulence, sediment transport and river morphology.
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