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Name Email/phone Interests include:
Barbercheck, Mary  
  • Professor of Entomology
meb34@psu.edu
814-863-2982
  (University Park)
Soil ecology: biological aspects of soil quality in sustainable and organic agriculture systems, soil arthropod community ecology, ecology of entomopathogenic nematodes and fungi; Ecosystem ecology.
Brooks, Robert  
  • Professor of Geography and Ecology
  • Director of the Penn State Cooperative Wetlands Center
rpb2@psu.edu
814-863-1596
  (University Park)
Ecology, management, and restoration of wetland and riparian ecosystems.
Carrick, Hunter  
  • Assistant Professor of Aquatic Ecology
hjc11@psu.edu
814-865-9219
  (University Park)
Ecosystem ecology; effects of eutrophication on the biogeochemistry of lakes, streams, and wetlands; effects of food web alterations on microbial biodiversity and productivity.
Cole, C. Andrew (Andy)  
  • Associate Director, Center for Watershed Stewardship
  • Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Ecology
cac13@psu.edu
814-865-3334
  (University Park)
Ecosystem ecology: wetlands, hydrology, restoration, seed banks, plant communities, historical ecology.
Decoteau, Dennis  
  • Professor of Horticulture and Plant Ecosystem Health
drd10@psu.edu
814-865-5587
  (University Park)
Air pollution effects on plants and terrestrial ecosystems.
Drohan, Patrick  
  • Assistant Professor of Pedology
pjd7@psu.edu
814-863-4246
  (University Park)
Soil formation and biogeochemistry due to land use and ecosystem change; soil and water degradation, and the remediation of soil physical and chemical properties in urban environments.
Eissenstat, David  
  • Professor of Woody Plant Physiology
  • Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Ecology
dme9@psu.edu
814-863-3371
  (University Park)
Plant physiological ecology, ecosystem ecology, climate change biology, root and soil ecology.
Ferreri, C. Paola  
  • Associate Professor of Fisheries Management
cpf3@psu.edu
814-863-2095
  (University Park)
Fisheries ecology; fish population dynamics; river ecology and management; watersheds; modeling; and policy and management.
Finley, James (Jim)  
  • Professor of Forest Resources
fj4@psu.edu
814-863-0402
  (University Park)
Ecosystem management on mixed ownerships; forest management; private forest owner issues and education; sustainable forestry; human dimensions of natural resources.
Gallagher, Robert  
  • Associate Professor of Cropping Systems
rsg14@psu.edu
814-865-1547
  (University Park)
Soil seed bank ecology. Plant-soil interactions. Agroecosystem development and management.
Kaye, Jason  
  • Assistant Professor of Soil Biogeochemistry
jpk12@psu.edu
814-863-1614
  (University Park)
Ecosystem ecology; global change biology; biogeochemistry of nitrogen and carbon cycling in managed and unmanaged ecosystems.
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.
Shannon, Robert  
  • Associate Professor of Agricultural Engineering
rds13@psu.edu
814-865-7153
  (University Park)
Wetland biogeochemistry. Riparian wetlands. Constructed wetlands for waste treatment. Pollutant impacts on aquatic systems.
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.
Steiner, Kim  
  • Professor of Forest Biology
  • Director, The Arboretum at Penn State
steiner@psu.edu
814-865-9351
  (University Park)
Tamminga, Kenneth  
  • Professor of Landscape Architecture
krt1@psu.edu
814-863-2377
  (University Park)
Ecological restoration and design; regional ecosystems planning; brownfields and degraded landscapes.
Wardrop, Denice  
  • Senior Research Associate
  • Associate Professor of Geography and Ecology
dhw110@psu.edu
814-863-1005
  (University Park)
Impacts of human disturbance on wetlands; plant community dynamics; theoretical applied ecology; landscape analysis.
Zenner, Eric  
  • Associate Professor of Silviculture
eric.zenner@psu.edu
814-865-4574
  (University Park)
Ecology, management and regeneration of forest ecosystems; community ecology.