Faculty for Natural Resources
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Shorna Allred |
Shorna B. Allred`s research program blends human factors and natural sciences to improve resource management and conservation. The goal of her research program is to develop a fundamental understanding of human behavior for the purposes of improving resource conservation and management. An understanding of human social, political, and psychological processes will enhance our ability to conserve and manage our natural resources and encourage an open and informed exchange of ideas. More > |
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Barbara Bedford |
I am a wetland ecologist with abiding interest in understanding processes controlling biological and functional diversity of wetlands, and application of science to conservation and management of wetland ecosystems. My professional goal is to play a role in seeing that humans do not further diminish biological diversity. I work to achieve this goal in research by trying to identify local and landscape mechanisms by which wetland plant diversity is maintained. In teaching, I strive to help ... More > |
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Bernd Blossey |
Plant invasions are thought to threaten function and integrity of ecosystems and native species across the globe. Ecologically sound management of plant invasions requires significant improvements in our understanding of the ecological impacts of both plant invasions and their management. I approach this field and conservation biology through an integration of my research and extension responsibilities. More > |
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Louise Buck |
The focus of my work is on facilitation of multi-stakeholder innovation to develop systems of natural resource management that integrate ecological conservation, agricultural production and livelihood goals. I engage in creating and testing frameworks and instructional resources that stimulate interactive (social) learning across different professional structures (disciplines, sectors, management roles). Current applications are in forest farming systems of agroforestry land use in the ... More > |
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Evan Cooch |
I would describe myself as an applied evolutionary/theoretical ecologist. My goals are to use the methods and ideas from evolutionary ecologist, in an applied context. My primary applied research is focused on a series of themes; all focused on the general question of making optimal resource management decisions under uncertainty. Each of the themes addresses one particular area of uncertainty: (i) structural (research on modeling population dynamics), (ii) observation (research on estimation of ... More > |
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Paul Curtis |
Dr. Paul Curtis serves as Extension Wildlife Specialist in the Department of Natural Resources at Cornell University. He has coordinated the Wildlife Damage Management Program during the past 23 years. His applied research and extension programs have focused on reducing human-wildlife conflicts in agricultural and suburban landscapes. His work includes community-based wildlife management issues and public policy education. More > |
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Daniel Decker |
I work with scholars and practitioners to develop a vision of "next-generation wildlife management." A key feature of this pursuit is the articulation of a model of wildlife management that integrates human and biological dimensions in wildlife management and policy making, and presents a generalizable theory regarding how human attitudinal and behavioral considerations can be addressed effectively in these endeavors. This necessitates the practical study of problems and opportunities for ... More > |
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Janis Dickinson |
Janis Dickinson is a Professor in the Department of Natural Resources and Arthur A. Allen Director of Citizen Science at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Her research spans the fields of behavioral ecology, evolutionary ecology, and molecular ecology of birds and insects. She is interested in citizen science as an ecological tool, a model of collective action, and an arena where social learning can take place. Her work involves development of research models that blend exploratory research with ... More > |
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Mitchell Eaton |
I am an Assistant Leader for the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and Assistant Professor in the Department of Natural Resources. The focus of my research is in applied wildlife ecology and management, with an emphasis on decision analysis and quantitative tools. I have a background in conservation, population genetics and systematics of vertebrates, especially in tropical forests. More > |
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Timothy Fahey |
As a forest ecologist, my general scientific interest is in better understanding forest ecosystems, both tropical and temperate. I also serve as the Advising Coordinator for the undergraduate programs in Natural Resources and the Science of Natural and Environmental Systems. More > |
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William Fisher |
Bill Fisher joined the Department of Natural Resources in 2008, and he is Leader of the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. He is a fisheries scientist and stream ecologist with interests in applications of geographic information systems in fisheries, management of recreational fisheries, conservation of rare and declining fishes, and sustainable water resources management. More > |
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Angela Fuller |
Angela Fuller joined the Department of Natural Resources in 2009 and is the Assistant Leader (Wildlife) of the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. She is a mammalian wildlife ecologist and conducts applied research to inform conservation and management. Her primary research interests center on the effects of forest fragmentation on mammals, species-habitat relationships, animal movements, and ecological thresholds. More > |
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Gary Goff |
As a Sr. Extension Associate and 4-H Department Program Leader, I am responsible for developing and implementing statewide natural resources educational programs for forest owners, 4-H Youth, CCE County Educators and other natural resource professionals. More > |
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Matthew Hare |
Matt Hare joined the Department of Natural Resources in 2007. His research spans from conservation genetics to evolutionary genomics with a focus on marine and estuarine biota. Most of his research utilizes genetic markers to measure processes such as selection and gene flow in natural populations to address basic and applied questions. More > |
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James Jackson |
My work is in the broad area of applied fisheries. My research addresses areas applicable to the management and conservation of fisheries resources and aquatic ecosystems and is conducted in close collaboration with the New York DEC. My position also serves as a primary liason between my Department and NYDEC. More > |
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Karim-aly Kassam |
Karim-Aly S. Kassam is International Professor of Environmental and Indigenous Studies. Along with his students, Dr. Kassam’s objective is to seamlessly merge teaching with applied research in the service of communities. Dr. Kassam and his students conduct human ecological research in partnership with indigenous peoples and local communities globally. They seek to innovate policy and practice in civil society by re-envisioning paradigms that are failing. Dr. Kassam’s current research efforts ... More > |
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Barbara Knuth |
As Professor of Natural Resource Policy and Management and Associate Director of the Human Dimensions Research Unit in the Department of Natural Resources, my current research examines risk perception, communication and management focused on fisheries affected by chemical contaminants; ecosystem-based management approaches for Great Lakes and marine systems; and factors influencing human stewardship and use of natural resources, particularly fish and wildlife. As Vice Provost, I oversee ... More > |
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Clifford Kraft |
My research efforts are directed towards the management of aquatic ecosystems - with a particular emphasis on managing freshwater fish populations. More > |
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Marianne Krasny |
Marianne Krasny is Professor, Chair, and Director of the Civic Ecology Lab in the Department of Natural Resources at Cornell University, specializing in environmental education in urban and other settings in the US and internationally. More > |
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James Lassoie |
Two general questions motivate Lassoie`s professional interests. First, what are the primary ecological and social variables underpinning the decision-making process related to conservation, natural resource and environmental management, and sustainable development? And second, how can local communities become more effectively involved in such decision-making processes. He is particularly interested in examining coupled human and natural systems involving the management of parks, protected ... More > |
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T. bruce Lauber |
Dr. Lauber is a senior research associate in the Department of Natural Resources. He has been a researcher with the Human Dimensions Research Unit since 1996, when he received his PhD in Natural Resources from Cornell. His research focuses on collaborative environmental management, building capacity for environmental management, and the human dimensions of fisheries. More > |
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Stephen Morreale |
Stephen Morreale is a Conservation Ecologist who teaches undergraduate and graduate courses, conducts applied and theoretical research, and heads up several programs that integrate original research and Extension, including the DNR`s Conservation Education Program and the CALS Forest Conservation Education and Research Program. In addition, he is the Associate Director of Research at CornellÕs Arnot Teaching and Research Forest. His taxonomic expertise is in vertebrates, and especially reptiles ... More > |
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Amanda Rodewald |
My research program seeks to understand the behavioral and demographic mechanisms guiding population, community, and landscape-scale responses of birds to land use change and human activity in the eastern US and Latin America. I tightly integrate my research and outreach efforts to inform policy and management, and as such, regularly interact with government agencies, conservation organizations, and private landowners. Among my national leadership activities I serve on the Science Advisory ... More > |
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Lars Rudstam |
My research, teaching and extension activities are in the fields of aquatic ecology and fisheries. My research span topics from submerged aquatic vegetation, hydrodynamics models, invertebrate and zooplankton ecology, fish ecology, fish eating birds, and anglers. I teach a course in fish ecology, and seminars on selected topics. I also consult with managers, mostly in New York and Canada as part of technical committees. More > |
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Rebecca Schneider |
My program focuses on integrated, watershed-based, and sustainable water resource management in the face of climate change. My research, extension, and teaching all revolve around different facets of this topic. Currently, my primary research program is focused on how networks of roadside ditches that criss-cross watersheds contribute to flooding, droughts, and degraded water quality in downstream waters. A second effort is investigating how restoration of organic matter in wetland and ... More > |
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Peter Smallidge |
My overall professional goal is to integrate extension and research in support of productive and healthy forest ecosystems in New York and the Northeast. The goal of my research is to develop and assess forest vegetation management strategies that facilitate sustainable, productive, and diverse forests. This goal is consistent with my Extension responsibility for addressing issues that affect private forestland management. Private forestlands represent 85% of the state's forests and cover ... More > |
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Richard Stedman |
As a faculty member in resource policy and management, my teaching, outreach, and research focus on the interaction between social and ecological systems. My training is in sociology, and I use the theories and methodologies of this discipline as a lens for examining a broad array of human/environment conflicts. I am particularly interested the challenges that rapid social and ecological changes pose for the sustainability of forested ecosystems, watersheds, and human communities. More > |
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Patrick Sullivan |
As a researcher my objective is to seek a new level of understanding about what drives the spatial and temporal dynamics of natural populations and communities and how they respond to anthropogenic influences. To do this I focus on the second order effects displayed by these systems, which are typically displayed in patterns in the mean, variance and covariance of processes that can be used to tease out and identify important factors that define these systems. In addition to this I have an ... More > |
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Keith Tidball |
Dr. Tidball is a Senior Extension Associate in the Department of Natural Resources where he serves as Associate Director of the Civic Ecology Lab and Program Leader for the Nature & Human Security Program. He is also the New York State Coordinator for the NY Extension Disaster Education Network. Tidball's research is focused on the interactions between humans and nature in the context of disasters and war. He is particularly interested in how these interactions relate to social-ecological system ... More > |
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Nancy Trautmann |
As Director of Education at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Nancy Trautmann leads a team that aims to inspire curiosity, learning, and action related to birds and the natural world. More > |
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David Weinstein |
My research involves predicting future forest development in response to climate change and invasive species attacks, developing forest management options to reduce future forest vulnerability, simulating Marcellus Shale well development impacts, and coordinating citizen science observations of plant phenology. More > |
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Steven Wolf |
Steven Wolf teaches and conducts research on environmental governance with a specific focus on efforts to secure public goods from private landscapes. His training and approach engage sociology, economics and geography. While most projects address socioecological dynamics in industrialized societies of Europe and USA, he has current projects in India and China. More > |
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Joseph Yavitt |
Joseph Yavitt is an ecosystem ecologist. He joined the Department of Natural Resources in 1988. His education focused on the ecology of forests, wetlands, and deserts. His research examines plant, soil, and microbial sciences. More > |
