Faculty
Dennis Becker, Ph.D.
Dean and Professor of Natural Resource Policy
Eva Strand, Ph.D.
Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Rangeland Ecology and Management
Lee Vierling, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Research, University Distinguished Professor
David Ausband, Ph.D.
Assistant Unit Leader, Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Jocelyn Aycrigg, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor
Luigi Boschetti, Ph.D.
Professor of Remote Sensing
Randall Brooks, Ph.D.
Extension Professor of Forestry and Extension Forestry Specialist
Lili Cai, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Forest & Sustainable Products
Kenneth Cain, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Aquaculture and Fish Health
Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences
Christopher Caudill, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Fisheries
Mark Coleman, Ph.D.
Professor of Forestry
Courtney Conway, Ph.D.
Professor of Wildlife Sciences, and Unit Leader of the Idaho Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit
Steven B. Daley-Laursen, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Society and Natural Resources
Brian Dennis, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Wildlife Resources and Statistical Science
Jan U.H. Eitel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Mary Engels, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Matt Falcy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biometrics and Assistant Unit Leader, Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Meghan Foard, Ph.D.
Senior Ecology Instructor
Jo Ellen Force, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita of Forest Policy
Paul Gessler, Ph.D.
Professor of Remote Sensing and Geospatial Ecology
Charles Goebel, Ph.D.
Professor of Forest Ecosystem Restoration and Ecology and Department Head of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences
Thomas M. Gorman, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Forest & Sustainable Products
Heather Heward
Senior Fire Ecology & Management Instructor
Tara Hudiburg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Tracey N. Johnson, Ph.D.
Director of Research, Rinker Rock Creek Ranch Associate Professor, Department of Fish & Wildlife Sciences
Jason W. Karl, Ph.D.
Director of the U of I Rangeland Center, Associate Professor of Rangeland Ecology and Harold F. and Ruth M. Heady Endowed Chair of Rangeland Ecology
Robert Keefe, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director, University of Idaho Experimental Forest
Brian Kennedy, Ph.D.
Professor of Fishery Biology and Ecology
Mark Kimsey, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor of Forest Resources, Director of the Intermountain Forestry Cooperative
Leda Kobziar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Wildland Fire Science, Director, Master of Natural Resources
Alan Kolok, Ph.D.
Professor of Ecotoxicology; Director Emeritus, Idaho Water Resources Research Institute
Greg Latta, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor of Forest Economics and Director of Policy Analysis Group
Karen Launchbaugh, Ph.D.
Professor of Rangeland Ecology
Timothy E. Link, Ph.D.
Professor of Hydrology; Director, Water Resources Graduate Program
Armando McDonald, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Forest & Sustainable Products
Penelope Morgan, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita of Fire Ecology and Forest Ecology and Certified Senior Fire Ecologist
Andrew Nelson, Ph.D.
Director of Franklin H. Pitkin Forest Nursery, Tom A. Alberg and Judith Beck Endowed Chair of Native Plant Regeneration, Associate Professor
George Newcombe, Ph.D.
Professor of Forest Resources
Chelsea Pennick (McIver), Ph.D.
Associate Director of Policy Analysis Group and Research Assistant Professor of Natural Resources Policy and Administration
Simona Picardi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology & Management
Kurt Pregitzer, Ph.D.
Dean Emeritus
Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences
Michael Quist, Ph.D.
Professor of Fisheries Management and Assistant Unit Leader, Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Janet Rachlow, Ph.D.
Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Department Head of Fish and Wildlife Sciences
Ronald Robberecht, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Physiological Ecology
208-885-7404
Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences
David Roon, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Conservation Biology
Dennis Scarnecchia, Ph.D.
Professor of Fisheries Science and Management
Steven Shook, Ph.D.
Professor of Forest & Sustainable Products
Brian Small, Ph.D.
Professor of Fish Physiology, Director of the Aquaculture Research Institute
Hagerman Fish Culture Experiment Station
208-837-9096 ext. 1108
Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences
Alistair M.S. Smith
Professor and Department Chair
McClure 201
208-885-1009
Research Interests: Combustion physics, Wildland fire science, Lidar, Forest biometrics
Kerri Vierling, Ph.D.
Director of CNR Graduate Studies, Professor of Wildlife Resources
Jaap Vos, Ph.D.
Professor of Planning and Natural Resources | Director of the Environmental Science Program and Department Head, Natural Resources and Society
Lisette Waits, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Wildlife Resources
Kenneth E. Wallen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Human Dimensions of Fish and Wildlife
Frank Wilhelm, Ph.D.
Professor of Limnology and Associate Director, Center for Research on Invasive Species
J.D. Wulfhorst, Ph.D.
Professor of Rural Sociology and Environmental Science
Chris Zajchowski, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Parks, Tourism, and Recreation Ecology
