Natural Resource Informatics; sustainable forest and natural resource management; spatial forest planning and optimization; forest engineering and operations research; reserve design
My primary field of interest is developing quantitative decision support tools to aid forest and natural resource management.
Quantitative multi-species conservation and management; wildlife community ecology; conservation of endangered species and fragmented populations; human-wildlife interactions; noninvasive genetics; predator-prey interactions
B.A. Biology, Earlham College
Ph.D. Wildlife Ecology, University of British Columbia
Autumn 2026-27 Admissions: Professor Laura Prugh is accepting new students for 2026-27.
Remote sensing; biospatial analysis
My research lab, the Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis laboratory (RSGAL), is focused on driving the understanding of multiscale dynamics of landscape change through the innovative application of remote sensing and geospatial tools.
Interdisciplinary conservation science, ecosystem-based natural resource management, marine and coastal conservation biology, marine ecology
B.A., Zoology, University of Texas
Ph.D., Zoology, University of New Hampshire
Autumn 2026-27 Admissions: Please reach out to Professor Levin to inquire about their ability to admit new students.
Landscape ecology; conservation biology
B.A., Biology and Environmental Studies, Bowdoin College
M.S., Wildlife Ecology, Utah State University
Ph.D., Ecology, Utah State University
Autumn 2026: Space in the Lawler Lab for accepting new graduate students is uncertain and dependent on the outcome of submitted research grant proposals.
Ecosystem science; forest structure
B.A., General Arts and Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., Ecosystem Analysis, University of Washington
In Dr. Kane’s Forest Resilience Laboratory, we are forest and fire landscape ecologists who make extensive use of high-fidelity remote sensing data, especially airborne lidar, to enable analyses ranging in scale from stands to landscapes.
Brian’s research is guided largely by the question: “How are forest fires and forest resilience to fire changing as the climate warms?”
His research focuses on understanding the patterns and drivers of forest fires – and how forest structure and function is shaped by fires, interactions among fire and other disturbances (e.g., insect outbreaks), and climate.
Plant microbiology
B.S., Genetics, University of California, Davis
Ph.D., Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle
Autumn 2026 Admissions: Sharon Doty is not currently accepting graduate students for the 2026-27 school year.
B.S., Environmental Health Sciences, University of Georgia
M.S., Entomology, Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., Entomology, Minors in Statistics and Operations Research, Pennsylvania State University
Patrick Tobin’s research focuses on the biology and ecology of biological invasions, the spatial and temporal dynamics of insect populations, and the role of climate change on insect population dynamics.
A.B., Biology, Bowdoin College
M.S., Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho
Ph.D., Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University
Autumn 2026-27 Admissions: Please reach out to Professor Wirsing to inquire about their ability to admit new students.