Directory

Faculty
Staff
Graduate
Adjunct
Emeritus

Katherine Abbott

M.S.- Forestry

kba34@msstate.edu

Ram Adhikari

Assistant Professor
Forest Resource Management and Economics

rka72@msstate.edu 662-325-6651

Kate Altazan

Office Associate

ka1122@msstate.edu 601-794-0671

David Appel

Professor
Texas A&M University

d-appel@tamu.edu 979-845-8273

Max Arnold

M.S.- Forestry

ma2152@msstate.edu

Gabriella Aturu

M.S.- Forestry

goa20@msstate.edu

Butch Bailey

Extension Instructor I

butchb@ext.msstate.edu 601-794-0671

Suharsha Baskarla

Ph.D.- Forest Resources

sb3797@msstate.edu

Charles Beavers

M.S.- Forestry

cmb9@msstate.edu 205-757-6318

Sushma Bhattarai

Postdoctoral Associate

sb3695@msstate.edu 662-325-3150

Rajeev Bhattarai

Assistant Professor
Spatial Technologies in Forestry and Natural Resources

rb2420@msstate.edu 662-325-7782

Emily Blackburn

M.S.- Forestry

erb458@msstate.edu

Susan Blanton

Administrative Assistant I

scb552@msstate.edu 662-325-2949

Daniel Bononcini

M.S.- Forestry

djb719@msstate.edu

William Booth

Research Associate II

c.booth@msstate.edu 662-325-2347

Steve Bullard

Associate Dean and Associate Director

steve.bullard@msstate.edu 662-325-1379

Chuck Burdine

M.S.- Forestry

cb3903@msstate.edu

Quang Cao

Professor
Louisiana State University

qcao@lsu.edu 225-578-4218

Joseph Carpenter

M.S.- Forestry

jdc1246@msstate.edu

Aiden Clark

M.S.- Forestry

acc940@msstate.edu

Andrea De Stefano

Assistant Professor

ads992@msstate.edu 228-388-4710

Natalie Dearing

Project Manager

nb354@msstate.edu 662-325-1711

Daniel Dey

Project Leader/Research Forester
U.S. Forest Service

daniel.c.dey@usda.gov 573-875-5341

Pratyush Dhungana

M.S.- Forestry

pd624@msstate.edu

Stephen Dicke

George L. Switzer Professor Emeritus

sgd2@msstate.edu 601-857-2284

Elizabeth Esser

Ph.D. - Forest Resources

eae197@msstate.edu 262-305-6756

Lucas Evanko

Ph.D.- Forest Resources

lbe70@msstate.edu

David Evans

Sharp Professor Emeritus

dle2@msstate.edu 662-325-2796

Andrew Ezell

George L. Switzer Professor Emeritus

a.w.ezell@msstate.edu 662-325-1688

Harrison Fahy

M.S.- Forestry

hf403@msstate.edu n/a

Zhaofei Fan

Associate Professor
Auburn University

zzf0008@auburn.edu 334-844-1014

Luke Ferguson

M.S.- Forestry

laf281@msstate.edu

Andrew Ferguson

M.S.- Forestry

adf320@msstate.edu

Christine Fortuin

Assistant Professor
Natural Resource and Environmental Conservation

c.fortuin@msstate.edu 662-325-0282

Matthew Freeman

Staff Economist
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council

matt.freeman@gulfcouncil.org 813-348-1630

Scott Funk

M.S.- Forestry

sjf227@msstate.edu

Emile Gardiner

Research Forester
USDA Forest Service

emile.gardiner@usda.gov 662-336-4820

Justin Gleason

M.S.- Forestry

jag1100@msstate.edu 504-319-8334

Stephen Grado

George L. Switzer Professor of Forestry Natural Resource Economist

s.c.grado@msstate.edu 662-325-2792

Robert Grala

George L. Switzer Professor of Forestry Forest Resource Economics

rkg55@msstate.edu 662-325-7039

Joshua Granger

Associate Professor
Quantitative Ecology

joshua.j.granger@msstate.edu 662-325-0596

Donald Grebner

Department Head
George L. Switzer Professor of Forestry Forest Economics

dlg26@msstate.edu 662-325-2949

Jeffrey Grigsby

M.S.- Forestry

jgg224@msstate.edu

John Gunter

Professor Emeritus

Jeff Hatten

Assistant Professor of Forest Soils & Nutrition
Oregon State University

jeff.hatten@oregonstate.edu 541-737-8720

Tracy Hawkins

Research Ecologist
USDA Forest Service

tracy.hawkins@usda.gov 662-325-2145

James Henderson

Professor and Head
Coastal Research and Extension Center

j.henderson@msstate.edu 228-388-4710

George Hopper

Professor Emeritus

H. Glenn Hughes

Extension Professor Emeritus

glenn.hughes@msstate.edu 601-794-0671

Chris Jacobson

Ph.D. - Forest Resources

Jcj479@msstate.edu

Ryan Jiorle

M.S.- Forestry

rpj55@msstate.edu

Bob Karr

Professor Emeritus

Richard Keim

Associate Professor
School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University

rkeim@lsu.edu 225-578-4169

Sashank Khaniya

Ph.D. - Forest Resources

sk2115@msstate.edu

Daniel Kimball

M.S.- Forestry

dbk87@msstate.edu

Nelson Kunes

M.S.- Forestry

jnk165@msstate.edu

John Kush

Research Associate IV
Auburn University

kushjoh@auburn.edu 334-844-1065

Sabhyata Lamichhane

Assistant Professor
Forest Economics

sabhyata.lamichhane@msstate.edu 662-325-3150

Samuel Land

Professor Emeritus

Jiaying Lei

Ph.D. - Forest Resources

jl3414@msstate.edu

Theodor Leininger

Project Leader/Research Plant Pathologist
USDA Forest Service

ted.leininger@usda.gov 662-336-4801

Jianing Liang

Ph.D.- Forest Resources

jl3329@msstate.edu 424-445-8860

LaShanda Logan

Office Associate

lashanda.logan@msstate.edu 662-325-3150

Madison Lohwasser

M.S.- Forestry

ml2233@msstate.edu

Michael Loranty

Assistant Professor
Colgate University

mloranty@colgate.edu 315-228-6057

Albert Mayfield III

Research Entomologist
USDA Forest Service

albert.e.mayfield@usda.gov 828-257-4358

Kristy McAndrew

Assistant Professor
Forest Ecosystem Productivity

kmm1280@msstate.edu 662-325-7361

Eric McConnell

Associate Professor
Forest Business

eric.mcconnell@msstate.edu 662-325-6340

Ryan McEwan

Associate Professor
Department of Biology, University of Dayton

Mary McTeague

Ph.D. - Forest Resources

mmm1366@msstate.edu 612-354-1810

James Meadows

Research Forester
USDA Forest Service

steve.meadows@usda.gov 662-336-4825

Coleman Moffitt

M.S.- Forestry

cm3831@msstate.edu

Tom Monaghan

Professor Emeritus

tomm@msforestry.net 662-325-1785

Evan Moore

M.S.- Forestry

egm193@msstate.edu

Carlos Moreno

M.S.- Forestry

car808@msstate.edu

Mira Olma

M.S.- Forestry

mo630@msstate.edu

John Omolewa

M.S.- Forestry

joo34@msstate.edu

Ying Ouyang

Research Hydrologist
USDA Forest Service

ying.ouyang@usda.gov 662-325-8654

Samjhana Panthi

Ph.D. - Forest Resources

sp2361@msstate.edu

Bipin Paudel

M.S.- Forestry

bp1357@msstate.edu

Kashadrick Payton

M.S.- Forestry

kp889@msstate.edu

Autumn Pecarovich

M.S.- Forestry

afp114@msstate.edu

Adam Polinko

Assistant Professor
Silviculture and Forest Stand Dynamics

adam.polinko@msstate.edu 662-325-3510

Krishna Poudel

Associate Professor
Forest Biometrics

kpp70@msstate.edu 662-325-2697

Nasir Qadir

Ph.D.- Forest Resources

nq43@msstate.edu

Heidi Renninger

Associate Professor
Forest Ecophysiology

Heidi.Renninger@msstate.edu 662-325-0792

Hannah Rideout

M.S.- Forestry

hr658@msstate.edu 807-252-8863

Luz Salinas

M.S.- Forestry

lss333@msstate.edu

Rebecca Schewe

Assistant Professor of Sociology
Syracuse University

rlschewe@syr.edu 315-443-9894

Stephen Schoenholtz

Professor and Director
VA Water Resources Research Center, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

stephen.schoenholtz@vt.edu 540-231-0711

Ashley Schulz

Assistant Professor

ash.schulz@msstate.edu 662-325-5809

Brady Self

Extension Professor
Silviculture

abs3@msstate.edu 662-226-6000

Kris Shelby

Research Associate

kes398@msstate.edu 662-325-3150

Courtney Siegert

Professor
Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry Undergraduate Coordinator

courtney.siegert@msstate.edu 662-325-7481

Ray Souter

Research Forester
USDA Forest Service (retired)

Martin Spetich

Research Forest Ecologist
USDA Forest Service

marty.spetich@usda.gov 501-623-1180

Carrie Stroud

Business Manager I

carrie.stroud@msstate.edu 662-325-8778

Mike Strub

Scientific Advisor
Weyerhaeuser (retired)

Changyou (Edwin) Sun

George L. Switzer Professor of Forestry
Forest Economics and Policy

cs258@msstate.edu 662-325-7271

Jessica Tegt

Engagement and Outreach Coordinator
Berryman Institute

jt356@msstate.edu 662-325-0590

Joseph Thomas

M.S.- Forestry

jet532@msstate.edu 847-826-5639

Tim Traugott

Professor Emeritus

Anthony Umeojiakor

Ph.D.- Forest Resources

aou3@msstate.edu

Muhammad Usama

M.S.- Forestry

mu129@msstate.edu

Curtis VanderSchaaf

Associate Professor

clv127@msstate.edu 601-857-2284

J. Varner

Research Biological Scientist
USDA Forest Service

julianvarner@fs.fed.us 206-732-7889

Carol Vaughn

Accounting Assistant

ca.vaughn@msstate.edu 662-325-4611

Charles Waller

M.S.- Forestry

caw371@msstate.edu

William Watson

Professor Emeritus

Drew Williams

Ph.D.- Forest Resources

dhw114@msstate.edu

Joshua Woolever

M.S.- Forestry

jfw190@msstate.edu 614-315-5459