Our People
Faculty, Instructors & Administrative Staff
Charles Goebel, Ph.D.
Professor of Forest Ecosystem Restoration and Ecology and Department Head of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences
Kaella Dinius
Administrative Assistant II

Karen L. Johnson
Administrative Financial Specialist

Ryer Becker, Ph.D.
Research Faculty
Luigi Boschetti, Ph.D.
Professor of Remote Sensing
Randall Brooks, Ph.D.
Extension Professor of Forestry and Extension Forestry Specialist
Stephen Bunting, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita

Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences
Lili Cai, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Forest & Sustainable Products
Mark Coleman, Ph.D.
Professor of Forestry
Meghan Foard, Ph.D.
Senior Ecology Instructor
Jo Ellen Force, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita of Forest Policy
Paul Gessler, Ph.D.
Professor of Remote Sensing and Geospatial Ecology
Madeline Goebel
Associate Extension Educator, Senior Instructor

Thomas M. Gorman, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Forest & Sustainable Products
Heather Heward
Senior Fire Ecology & Management Instructor
Tara Hudiburg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Jason W. Karl, Ph.D.
Director of the U of I Rangeland Center, Associate Professor of Rangeland Ecology and Harold F. and Ruth M. Heady Endowed Chair of Rangeland Ecology
Robert Keefe, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director, University of Idaho Experimental Forest
Mark Kimsey, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor of Forest Resources, Director of the Intermountain Forestry Cooperative
Forney Hall, Room 214
208-885-7520
Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences
Leda Kobziar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Wildland Fire Science, Director, Master of Natural Resources
Karen Launchbaugh, Ph.D.
Professor of Rangeland Ecology
Timothy E. Link, Ph.D.
Professor of Hydrology; Director, Water Resources Graduate Program
Armando McDonald, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Forest & Sustainable Products
Penelope Morgan, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita of Fire Ecology and Forest Ecology and Certified Senior Fire Ecologist
Andrew Nelson, Ph.D.
Director of Franklin H. Pitkin Forest Nursery, Tom A. Alberg and Judith Beck Endowed Chair of Native Plant Regeneration, Associate Professor
George Newcombe, Ph.D.
Professor of Forest Resources
Kurt Pregitzer, Ph.D.
Dean Emeritus
Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences
Ronald Robberecht, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Physiological Ecology
208-885-7404
Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences
Marc Rust
Director of Inland Empire Tree Improvement Cooperative

Steven Shook, Ph.D.
Professor of Forest & Sustainable Products
Aaron Sparks, Ph.D.
Research Faculty
Eva Strand, Ph.D.
Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Rangeland Ecology and Management
Eric Winford
Associate Director, Rangeland Center

Post Docs
Kelsey Bryant, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow

Edward Flathers, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences
Darcy Hammond, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow

Justin Mathias, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow

Jaslam Poolakkal, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow

Benjamin Spei, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Staff
Wayne Buck
FRAMES Content Specialist

Adam Hackbarth
Nursery Production Associate

Matthan Hale
Nursery Management Specialist

Joshua Hyde
FRAMES Fuels and Smoke Project Manager

Lauren King
Financial & Outreach Specialist

George Naughton
Forested Watershed Project Scientist

Diana Olson
FRAMES Project Manager

Terry Shaw
Research Scientist III

Mike Tjoelker
FRAMES Content Specialist

Lynn Wells
FRAMES Program Manager

Adjunct & Affiliate Faculty
Adjunct Faculty
Mark Corrao
mcorrao@uidaho.edu
Director of Technology
Northwest Management, INC.
Karl Englund
englund@wsu.edu
Assist. Res. Professor & Ext. Specialist
Washington State University
Thor Hanson
thor@rockisland.com
Professor
Western Washington University
Andrew Hudak
ahudak@fs.fed.us
Research Forester
US Forest Service - Rocky Mountain Research Station
Theresa Jain
tjain@fs.fed.us
Research Forester
US Forest Service - Rocky Mountain Research Station
Deborah Page-Dumroese
kdumroese@fs.fed.us
Research Soil Scientist
US Forest Service - Rocky Mountain Research Station
Russell A. Parsons
rparsons@fs.fed.us
Research Ecologist
US Forest Service - Rocky Mountain Research Station
Jeremiah R. Pinto
jpinto@alumni.uidaho.edu
Research Plant Physiologist
US Forest Service - Rocky Mountain Research Station
Peter R. Robichaud
probi@uidaho.edu
Research Engineer
US Forest Service - Rocky Mountain Research Station
Eduardo J. Somarriba Chavez
esomarri@catie.ac.cr
Senior Agroforester Professor
CATIE (Tropical Agricultural Research & Higher Education Center)
Alan Talhelm
atalhelm@uidaho.edu
Staff Air Pollution Specialist
California Air Resources Board
Eric Walsh
ewalsh@uidaho.edu
Program Director
Climate Smart Land Network
Michael P. Wolcott
wolcott@uidaho.edu
Regent Professor & Associate Vice President for Research
Washington State University
Affiliate Faculty
Claudiney Cordeiro
ccordeiro@uidaho.edu
Professor
Federal University of Parana, Brazil
April Hulet
aprilh@uidaho.edu
Associate Professor
Brigham Young University
Vincent Jansen
vjansen@uidaho.edu
Remote Sensing & GIS Analyst
Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
Garrett Jones
jones@northwestmanagement.com
Client Accounts Coordinator
Northwest Management, INC.
Abigail Lute
alute@uidaho.edu
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Princeton University & NOAA/GFDL
Dikshya Pokhrel
pokh4521@vandals.uidaho.edu
Graduate Research Assistant
Auburn University
Ana Catarina Sequeria
anacatte@ucm.es
Landscape Architect & GIS Landscape Analyst
University of Lisbon - Institute of Agronomy
Sanjay Sisodiya
sisodiya@uidaho.edu
Associate Professor
University of Idaho - College of Business & Economics
Laura Wommack
lwommack@uidaho.edu
Science Teacher
Mansfield High School
Maria Zubkova
mzubkova@uidaho.edu
GIS & Remote Sensing Postdoctoral Associate
University of Maryland
Graduate Students
Maryam Abbasi
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Armando McDonald
David Akowuah
Ph.D. Natural Resources
Andrew Nelson
Courage Alorbu
Ph.D. Natural Resources
Lili Cai
Chloe Arthaud
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Tara Hudiburg
Emily Behrens
M.S. Natural Resources
Andrew Nelson
Danielle Berardi
Ph.D. Natural Resources
Tara Hudiburg
Alexander Blanco
M.S. Environmental Science
Alistair Smith
Sean Di Stefano
Ph.D. Natural Resources
Jason Karl
Leah Dreesmann
Ph.D. Natural Resources
Jason Karl
Vovener de Verlands Edmond
Ph.D. Natural Resources
Andrew Nelson
Abby Ferson-Mitchell
Ph.D. Natural Resources
George Newcombe
Stephen Fillmore
Ph.D. Natural Resources
Alistair Smith
Hannah Funke
Ph.D. Natural Resources
Alistair Smith
Doug Hardman
Ph.D. Natural Resources
Alistair Smith
Alexander Hoffman
Ph.D. Natural Resources
Andrew Nelson
Kayla Johnston
Ph.D. Natural Resources
Eva Strand
Eureka Joshi
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Mark Coleman
Kelsey Jutila
Ph.D. Natural Resources
Randall Brooks
Lauren King
M.S. Natural Resources
Andrew Nelson
Frank Kramarik-Luth
Ph.D. Natural Resources
Charles Goebel
Japneet Kukal
Ph.D. Natural Resources
Armando McDonald
Sarah Larson
M.S. Natural Resources
Andrew Nelson
Dan Lauritzen
Ph.D. Natural Resources
Karen Launchbaugh
Sarah Lewis
Ph.D. Natural Resources
Eva Strand
Liang Liang
Ph.D. Natural Resources
Lili Cai
Thomas McDonough
M.S. Natural Resources
Andrew Nelson
Endalkachew Mengistie
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Armando McDonald
Berlinda Oluebube Orji
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Armando McDonald
Joshua Picotte
Ph.D. Natural Resources
Alistair Smith
JB Playfair
Ph.D. Natural Resources
Karen Launchbaugh
Josh Reed
M.S. Natural Resources
Randall Brooks
Krystal Snyder
Ph.D. Natural Resources
Armando McDonald
Benjamin Spei
Ph.D. Natural Resources
Charles Goebel
Kaitlyn Strickfaden
M.S. Natural Resources
Tim Link
Derek Tilley
Ph.D. Natural Resources
Jason Karl
Eric Winford
Ph.D. Natural Resources
Charles Goebel
Emily Yurcich
Ph.D. Natural Resources
Charles Goebel