Visit our People page for listing of Directors, Program Coordinator and Faculty.
Krista Adamek
MS 2010 – Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Current Position: Conservation Biologist at Resource Conservation District Santa Monica Mountains
Nicole Angeli
PhD. 2017 – Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Current Position: Director, U.S. Virgin Islands Division of Natural Resources
Caroline Arantes
PhD. 2017 – Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Michigan State University
Amanda L. Bentley-Brymer
MS – Dept. of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Science
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Rangeland Center, University of Idaho
Leigh A. Bernacchi
PhD 2012 – Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Current Position: University of California Water Director of Communications & Program Coordinator
Erin Buchholtz
PhD 2019 – Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Current Position: Postdoc, USGS
Kristina Chyn
PhD 2019 – Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Texas A&M University
Kyle Clifton
PhD 2018 – Dept. of Ecosystem Science and Management
Current Position:
Bibiana Correa
PhD 2012 – Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Dept. of Genetics and Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia
Zach Culumber
PhD 2011 – Dept. of Biology
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Alabama, Huntsville
Elizabeth F. Daut
PhD 2015 – Dept. of Veterinary Pathobiology
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, SESYNC
Katherine Dennis
PhD – Dept. of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Sciences
Current Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Anthropology Department, Stanford University
Dan Fitzgerald
PhD 2016 – Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, USGS
Emma Gómez-Ruiz
PhD 2015 – Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Current Position: Professor, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
Pablo Granados-Dieseldorff
PhD 2013 – Dept. of Geography
Current Position: Marine Stewardship Council
Carter Hunt
PhD 2009 – Dept. of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Science
Current Position: Associate Professor, Penn State University
Zachary Hurst
PhD 2019 – Dept. of Ecosystem Science & Management
Current Position:
Nick Jacobsen
Dept. of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Science
Current Position: Program Coordinator EEB and ABS Programs, Texas A&M
Audrey Joslin
PhD 2015 – Dept. of Geography
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Kansas State University
Dhananjaya Katju
PhD – Dept. of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Science
Current Position:
Adam Landon
PhD 2015 – Dept. of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Science
Current Position: Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources
Anna Lavoie
PhD 2015
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Colorado State University
Shelby McCay
MS 2019 Natural Resources Development
Current Position: Project Coordinator, Natural Resources Institute, Texas A&M University
Alejandra Maldonado
PhD 2017 – Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Current Position:
Elizabeth Marchio
Dept. of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
Current Position: Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Louisiana
Joseph Mbaiwa
PhD 2008 – Dept. of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Science
Current Position: Professor, University of Botswana, Gaborone
Amelia Min-Venditti
MS 2016 – Dept. of Ecosystem Science and Management
Current Position: Data and Performance Analyst, Washington State Dept. of Ecology
Carmen Montaña
PhD 2012 – Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Current Position: Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences at Sam Houston State University
Kelsey Neam
MS 2015 – Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Current Position: IUCN Amphibians Red List Officer, Global Wildlife Conservation
Chouly Ou
PhD – Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Current Position: The School for Field Studies
Jihee Park
PhD – Dept. of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Sciences
Current Position:
Allison Pease
PhD 2010 – Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University
Fernanda Pegas
PhD 2009 – Dept. of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Science
Current Position: Research Fellow, Griffith University
Swetha Peteru
PhD 2017 – Dept. of Geography
Current Position: Center for International Forestry Research
Michael Petriello
PhD 2020 – Dept. of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Science
Current Position:
Lauren Redmore
PhD 2020
Current Position: Researcher, Texas A&M University
Katie Roach
PhD 2012 – Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Département des sciences de l’environnement, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
PhD 2020 – Dept. of Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology (formerly Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences)
Current Position: Conservation scientist
Jordan Rogan
PhD 2022 – Dept. of Ecology and Conservation Biology (formerly WFSC)
Current Position: Conservational International
Anna Santos
PhD 2015 – Dept. of Geography
Current Position: Contractor, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA
Chris Schalk
PhD 2016 – Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Stephen F. Austin State University
Aby Sene-Harper
PhD 2017 – Dept. of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Sciences
Current Position: Pathway Postdoctoral Fellow, Clemson University
Justin Taillon
PhD 2011 – Dept. of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Science
Current Position: Program Manager, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Highline College
David Toledo
PhD 2012 – Dept. of Ecosystem Science and Management
Current Position: Research Rangeland Management Specialist at the USDA-ARS Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory (NGPRL)
Mike Treglia
PhD 2014 – Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Current Position: Urban Spatial Planner, The Nature Conservancy’s New York City Program
Carena J. van Riper
PhD 2014 – Dept. of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Sciences
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Human Dimensions of the Environment, Dept. of Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Kenny Wallen
PhD 2017 – Dept. of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Science
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Idaho
Kendra Williamson
MS 2017 – Dept. of Agricultural Ecomonics
Current Position: Performance Analyst, EDP Renewables
Fiona Wilmot
PhD 2014 – Dept. of Geography
Current Position: Restoration Geographer
Margot Wood
PhD 2016 – Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Current Position: Associate Scientist at Conservation International in the Gordon and Betty Moore Center for Science
