Great Plains Fellows: Natural Resources, Environmental Studies

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NameTitleInstitutionSpecialty
Adam AhlersAssociate ProfessorKansas State UniversityLandscape ecologist interested in how landscape change affects wildlife populations
Heather AkinAssistant Professor, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences CommunicationUNLScience communication, public engagement, agricultural and environmental engagement
Nico ArcillaPresident & Research DirectorInternational Bird Conservation PartnershipAvian ecology, migration, and conservation
Tala AwadaProfessor, Natural ResourcesUNLPhysiological plant ecologist
Andrea BascheAssistant Professor, Agronomy & HorticultureUNLSoil and water sciences, resource efficiency, soil health
Deborah BathkeClimatologist, National Drought Mitigation CenterUNLClimate, drought, atmospheric sciences, geoscience
Mike BoehmVice Chancellor for the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at UNL and NU vice president for Agriculture and Natural ResourcesUNLPlant pathology, integrated disease management, biological control, microbial ecology, biodefense
Mark BrohmanExecutive DirectorWachiska AudubonWorking with tall-grass prairies, wildlife conservation, environmental issues, and Indigenous peoples
Mark BurbachGeoscientist, Natural ResourcesUNLHuman behavior and the environment
John CarrollDirector and Professor, School of Natural ResourcesUNLWildlife ecology and management, sustainability
Brandon CobbIndigenous Conservation SpecialistThe Nature ConservancyLand stewardship, cultural fire, climate change, grazing management
Jessica CormanAssistant Professor, School of Natural ResourcesUNLBiogeochemistry, ecosystem ecology, phosphorus cycling, lake, stream, and river ecosystems
Jenny DauerAssistant Professor of Practice, School of Natural ResourcesUNLScience literacy, environmental literacy, disciplinary-based science education research
Martha DurrProfessor, ClimateNebraska Indian Community CollegeClimate variability, change and impacts
Bruce DvorakRay Fauss Professor, Civil EngineeringUNLEnvironmental engineering, pollution prevention/environmental sustainability for industry
Kent FrickeSmall Game CoordinatorKansas Dept. of Wildlife, Parks and TourismWildlife ecology
Sara GreggAssociate Professor, HistoryIndiana University-BloomingtonAgricultural production and environmental change
Erin HaackerAssistant Professor, Earth and Atmospheric SciencesUNLHydrology of the High Plains Aquifer, agricultural water use, modeling the movement of groundwater
Tonya HaighResearch Assistant Professor and NDMC Social Science CoordinatorUNLClimate adaptation and adaptive capacity
Paul HansonProfessor, Natural ResourcesUNLEvolution of the Platte River system, river response to climate change
Michael HayesProfessor, Natural ResourcesUNLDrought planning, impacts, vulnerability, climate change
Qi Steven HuProfessor, Earth & Atmospheric SciencesUNLWarm season precipitation, atmospheric science, climate
David JachowskiAssociate Professor, Wildlife EcologyClemson UniversityBlack-footed ferret, Great Plains animals
Matt JoeckelProfessor & Senior Associate Director, Natural ResourcesUNLSedimentology, stratigraphy
Andrew LittleAssistant Professor, School of Natural ResourcesUNLWildlife ecology and management, precision agriculture, landscape ecology, habitat management
Louise Lynch-O'BrienAssistant Professor, EntomologyUNLInsect biology, community/citizen science, One Health Extension, informal science education and literacy
Rezaul MahmoodDirector, High Plains Regional Climate Center; Professor, Natural ResourcesUNLWeather and climate sciences
Gwendŵr MeredithAssistant Professor, Natural ResourcesUNLNative North Americans, Social-ecological systems
Robert MurphyWildlife BiologistEagle Environmental, Inc.Ecology, ornithology, prairie restoration, grassland bird habitat
James ParhamAquatic Biologist & Hydrologist; Director of Research & DevelopmentTrutta Environmental SolutionsHawaiian streams and habitats, habitat use, streamfishes, fisheries, Platte River
Tapan PathakSpecialist in Climate Adaptation in AgricultureUniversity of California, MercedClimate variability, climate change science
Kevin PopeCooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit ChiefUSGSFishery ecology
Larkin PowellProfessor, Natural ResourcesUNLConservation biology, wildlife ecology and management
Karl J. ReinhardProfessor, Natural ResourcesUNLForensic scientist, archaeoparasitology
Laura RoseSouth Central Regional Park SuperintendentNebraska Game & ParksHeritage tourism and economic impact, interpreting Great Plains military and migration history, balancing recreation with preservation.
Kelly SmithDrought Impacts Researcher, Assistant Director and Communications Coordinator, National Drought Mitigation CenteryUNLDrought impacts, climate impacts, crowdsourcing, big data, drought signal
Crystal StilesAdjunct Professor, Natural Resources; Tribal Engagement Coordinator, NIDIS-NOAA-CIRESUNLClimate science, drought management, river basins, geography
Jason St. SauverSr. Manager, EducationSpring Creek Prairie Audubon CenterEnvironmental education for all ages and abilities focusing on birds, habitat, and connections to communities and equity and inclusion
Xianhgmin SunResearch Assistant Professor, micrometeorologistUNLGreenhouse gases from agricultural ecosystems (corn and soybean) and pasture sites in the Great Plains
Tsegaye TadesseResearch Professor, Natural Resources; Geospatial Coordinator, National Drought Mitigation CenterUNLDrought monitoring, natural resource management
David VailAssociate Professor, HistoryUNKHistory of aerial pesticide application and food production in North American grasslands
Ran WangAssistant Professor, Environmental Spatial ScientistUNLBiodiversity, productivity, ecosystem function, energy balance, climate feedback, remote sensing 
Brian WardlowProf., Natural Resources; Director, Center for Advanced Land Management Information TechnologiesUNLGIS, drought monitoring
David WedinProfessor, Natural ResourcesUNLGrassland, savanna ecology, carbon/nitrogen cycling
Jeffrey WestropAssistant Geoscientist, Natural ResourcesUNLAqueous geochemistry, biogeochemistry, sedimentology, water quality
Judy Wu-SmartExtension & Research EntomologistUNLBee Lab leader, pesticide exposure, landscapes, stressors on bee behavior