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Quantitative ecology

Faculty in the Ecology graduate program with research interests in this area.

Name	Email/phone	Interests include
Bjornstad, Ottar Associate Professor of Entomology and Biology Adjunct Professor in Statistics	onb1@psu.edu 814-863-2983 (University Park)	Population dynamics, spatial ecology, ecology of infectious disease, computational biology.
Diefenbach, Duane Adjunct Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology	ddiefenbach@psu.edu 814-865-4511 (University Park)	Wildlife ecology, estimation of population parameters, and harvest management of game populations.
Lin, Hangsheng (Henry) Associate Professor of Hydropedology/Soil Hydrology	henrylin@psu.edu 814-865-6726 (University Park)	Hydropedology; environmental soil and water sciences; scaling; watershed water quality; geospatial technologies; environmental modeling, artificial intelligence.
Myers, Wayne Professor of Forest Biometrics	wlm@psu.edu 814-863-0002 (University Park)	Forest biometrics; remote sensing; quantitative landscape ecology; spatial analysis; geographic information systems; multivariate statistics; artificial intelligence; natural resource sustainability; international forestry.
Ostiguy, Nancy Associate Professor of Entomology	nxo3@psu.edu 814-863-2872 (University Park)	Integrated pest management; impact of pesticides on non-target species; sampling strategies.
Patil, Ganapati Distinguished Professor of Mathematical Statistics Director, Center for Statistical Ecology and Environmental Statistics	gpp@psu.edu 814-865-9422 (University Park)	Statistical ecology, environmental statistics, and quantitative risk analysis.
Post, Eric Associate Professor of Biology	esp10@psu.edu 814-863-8162 (University Park)	Climate change and its effects on life history traits and population and community dynamics.
Saunders, Mike Professor of Entomology	mcs5@psu.edu 814-863-2979 (University Park)	Ecology and pest management of arthropods affecting vineyards; design and development of computer-based systems that capture, formalize, and represent qualitative and quantitative knowledge associated with managed and natural systems.
Shea, Katriona Associate Professor of Biology	k-shea@psu.edu 814-865-7910 (University Park)	Biological invasions; theoretical applied ecology; life history theory.
Smithwick, Erica Assistant Professor of Geography	smithwick@psu.edu 814-865-6693 (University Park)	Landscape and ecosystem ecology. Disturbance ecology & disturbance synergies. Ecosystem simulation models. Climate change and ecosystem carbon storage. Fire and soil nitrogen. Microbial community composition and function. Spatial statistics.