NRES-AFFILIATED FACULTY

Faculty affiliated with the Natural Resources and Environmental Science program represent a wide range of disciplines at Purdue. The following faculty members teach in the NRES program, provide research opportunities and mentor NRES students.

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Forestry & Natural Resources

Paris Collingsworth

Paris Collingsworth

Research Assistant Professor
Research interests: Ecosystem dynamics in the Laurentian Great Lakes
317.886.7449
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John (Barny) Dunning

John (Barny) Dunning

Professor of Wildlife Ecology
Areas of expertise: Avian ecology, conservation biology
765.494.3565
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Elizabeth (Liz) Flaherty

Elizabeth (Liz) Flaherty

Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Habitat Management
Area of expertise: Wildlife habitat management
765.494.3567

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Reuben Goforth

Reuben Goforth

Associate Professor of Forestry and Natural Resources
Research interests: Aquatic animals and their habitats
765.494.0009

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Jacob Hosen

Jacob Hosen

Assistant Professor of Forestry and Natural Resources
Area of Interest: high frequency sensors to study how microbes and environmental change influence ecosystem functions and water quality.
765.496.0260

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Doug Jacobs

Doug Jacobs

Professor of Forest Biology and Associate Head of Extension
Research interests are in the reforestation and restoration of forest trees
765.494.3608

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Michael Jenkins

Michael Jenkins

Professor of Forestry and Natural Resources
Area of Interest: Forest Ecology
765.494.3602

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Zhao Ma

Zhao Ma

Professor of Forestry & Natural Resource
Area of expertise: Natural resource decision making; human dimensions of natural resources Research interest: Natural resource decision-making processes of individuals and organizations.
765.496.2422

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Bryan Pijanowski

Bryan Pijanowski

Professor of Human-Environment Modeling & Analysis Laboratory
Area of expertise: Socio-ecological systems
765.495.2215

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Michael Saunders

Michael Saunders

Associate Professor of Ecology and Natural Resources
Research interests: Sustainable management of Central Hardwood forests; natural disturbance-based silviculture; fire ecology of oak-hickory forests; effects of silvicultural practices on wood quality and timber value.
765.430.1440

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Maria (Marisol) Sepúlveda

Maria (Marisol) Sepúlveda

Professor of Ecology and Natural Systems and Associate Head of Research
Area of expertise: Ecotoxicology
765.496.3428

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