Faculty and CE Specialists

The Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management is a large multidisciplinary program with internationally recognized faculty engaged in biological, physical, and social research that spans the continuum from basic to applied research – a continuum particularly enhanced by our strong group of cooperative extension specialists.

David Ackerly

Dean of Rausser College of Natural Resources and Professor

Rodrigo Almeida

Professor & Hildebrand-Laumeister Chair in Plant Pathology

Ecology of emerging plant diseases and insect-microbe interactionsRead more about Rodrigo Almeida

Ronald Amundson

Professor

Pedology isotope biogeochemistry, impact of climate and life on earth processes, soils in biogeochemical cycles, human impacts on soils and ecosystemsRead more about Ronald Amundson

Jillian Banfield

Professor

Geomicrobiology, environmental biogeochemistry, microbial community ecology and evolutionRead more about Jillian Banfield

John Battles

Professor

Forest Ecology and Ecosystem DynamicsRead more about John Battles

Benjamin Blonder

Associate Professor

Ecology, Global change, Plant ecophysiology, Community ecology, Biogeography, Biodiversity, Useful plants, Machine learning, Eco-informatics, Mathematical modeling, Remote sensingRead more about Benjamin Blonder

Carl Boettiger

Associate Professor

Theoretical ecology, ecoinformatics, modeling, data science, resilience, early warning signals, decision theoryRead more about Carl Boettiger

Timothy Bowles

Associate Professor

Agroecology, soil ecology and biogeochemistry, plant-soil-microbe interactionsRead more about Timothy Bowles

Justin Brashares

Professor and G.R. & W.M. Goertz Chair

Wildlife Ecology, Conservation and SocioeconomicsRead more about Justin Brashares

Rachel Carlson

Assistant Professor

Marine ecology; land-sea connectivity; coastal resilience; geospatial science; ocean policy and governance; social-ecological systems; coral reefs; California Current SystemRead more about Rachel Carlson

Stephanie Carlson

Professor and A.S. Leopold Chair in Wildlife Biology

Fish ecology, river ecology, life-history diversity, salmon portfoliosRead more about Stephanie Carlson

Ignacio Chapela

Associate Professor of Teaching

Microbial EcologyRead more about Ignacio Chapela

Youjin Chung

Associate Professor

Political economy of development, historical and feminist political ecology, critical food and agrarian studies, African studies, Tanzania, feminist theory, science technology studies, critical ethnography, visual methodsRead more about Youjin Chung

Adrienne Correa

Associate Professor

Global change microbial ecology, symbiosis, environmental virology, coastal ecology, coral reefs, community-driven research, ocean solutionsRead more about Adrienne Correa

Paolo D'Odorico

Thomas J. Graff Professor of Natural Resources

Ecohydrology; Surface Hydrology; Ecosystem Ecology; Aeolian Processes; Desertification; Stochastic, Nonlinear Environmental Dynamics; Water and Food SecurityRead more about Paolo D'Odorico

Kent Daane

Specialist in Cooperative Extension

Control of insect pests in agricultural cropsRead more about Kent Daane

Todd Dawson

Distinguished Professor

Physiological plant ecology, stable isotope ecology, biogeochemistry & hydrologyRead more about Todd Dawson

Kathryn Teigen De Master

Associate Professor of Agriculture, Society, and Environment

Sociology of agriculture, rural livelihoods, farmland access and financialization, the agri-food tech sector, agroecological/diversified farming systems, terroirRead more about Kathryn Teigen De Master

Kristin Dobbin

Assistant Specialist in Cooperative Extension

Environmental justice, drinking water, public policy, natural resource management, ruralityRead more about Kristin Dobbin

Iryna Dronova

Associate Professor

Ecosystem & landscape ecology, remote sensing, spatial analysis, biodiversity, wetlands, urban ecosystemsRead more about Iryna Dronova

Alejandra Echeverri

Assistant Professor

Neotropical ornithology, Biocultural conservation, Conservation psychology and conservation marketing, Women, Latinx, and youth in STEMRead more about Alejandra Echeverri

Damian Octavio Elias

Professor

Animal Behavior, Behavioral Ecology, Biomechanics, Evolutionary Ecology, Biodiversity, Bioacoustics, BiotremologyRead more about Damian Octavio Elias

Rachel Morello-Frosch

Professor

Race and class determinants of the distribution of health risks associated with air pollution among diverse communities in the United States.Read more about Rachel Morello-Frosch

Matteo Garbelotto

Specialist in Cooperative Extension

Forest pathology, forest mycology, forest and tree managementRead more about Matteo Garbelotto

Christy Getz

Associate Specialist in Cooperative Extension

Ethics, history, politics, rural developmentRead more about Christy Getz

Laureano Gherardi

Assistant Professor and Assistant Plant Ecologist

Plant Ecology at multiple scales looking at above- and below-ground responses to Global Change stressorsRead more about Laureano Gherardi

Rosemary Gillespie

Professor

Evolutionary ecology, systematics, spider biology, conservationRead more about Rosemary Gillespie

Manuela Girotto

Associate Professor

Hydrologic response and interaction between natural and human driven processes, land surface remote sensing and multi-sensor, -spectrum, -resolution data assimilation; hydrology contribution to sea level change, snow hydrology.Read more about Manuela Girotto

Allen Goldstein

Professor

Goldstein Group research themes include atmospheric chemistry and biogeochemistry. We investigate anthropogenic and natural contributions to the chemical composition of the troposphere, interactions of air pollution with ecosystems, aerosol composition and chemistry,...Read more about Allen Goldstein

Ted Grantham

Associate Specialist in Cooperative Extension

Freshwater ecology, stream hydrology, climate risk assessmentRead more about Ted Grantham

Seth M. Holmes

Professor

Medical Anthropology; Environmental Anthropology; Critical Food Studies; Social Medicine, Migration, Mobility and Citizenship; Social Inequities and Health; Clinical Training; Critical Studies of The Body and Embodiment; Behaviorism and The Privatization of Risk; Coloniality and Postcoloniality;...Read more about Seth M. Holmes

Elizabeth Hoover

Associate Professor

Prescribed fire, women leaders in wildfire, fire humanities, food sovereignty, environmental justice, food justice, heirloom seedsRead more about Elizabeth Hoover

Alastair Iles

Professor of Sustainability Transitions

I am originally from Melbourne, Australia. I began my career as an environmental lawyer in a large corporate law firm before I switched to the environmental policy and social science fields during graduate studies at Harvard University. After working with Sheila...Read more about Alastair Iles

Trevor Keenan

Professor

Ecosystem dynamics; carbon and water cycling; ecophysiology; vegetation states, rates and traits; biogeochemistry; micrometeorology; atmospheric science; mathematics and data scienceRead more about Trevor Keenan

Maggi Kelly

Specialist in Cooperative Extension and Professor in Residence

GIS and remote sensing, historical ecology, drones, spatial data scienceRead more about Maggi Kelly

Justin Luong

Assistant Professor

Ecological restoration, rangeland ecology and management, California climate change, physiological plant ecologyRead more about Justin Luong

Michael Mascarenhas

Professor

Postcolonial theory and development studies, environmental justice and critical race theory, and science and technology studiesRead more about Michael Mascarenhas

Paul Mayencourt

Assistant Specialist in Cooperative Extension in Engineered Wood Products and Design

Dr. Paul Mayencourt is a researcher and educator in low-carbon design solutions for the built environment. His research merges the field of structural design, forestry, and materials. Paul explores creative low-carbon approaches for building structures by

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Jonas Meckling

Professor

Climate policy, energy policy, industrial policy, political economy, geopoliticsRead more about Jonas Meckling

Adina Merenlender

Specialist in Cooperative Extension in Conservation Science

Merenlender was born in Seattle, Washington and raised in West Los Angeles, California. She graduated from UC California San Diego in 1985 with a BA in Biology, where she also received her MS from the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology in 1986. She was a...Read more about Adina Merenlender

Arthur Middleton

Associate Professor

Wildlife ecology, management, and policy; Conservation policy; Landscape conservation; Science communication and outreachRead more about Arthur Middleton

Meg Mills-Novoa

Assistant Professor

Climate change adaptation, energy transitions, political ecology of global change, water justice, participatory mixed methods, Latin America, American WestRead more about Meg Mills-Novoa

Peter Nelson

Assistant Professor

Indigenous archaeology, Indigenous environmental studies, settler colonialism, Community-Based Participatory Research, CaliforniaRead more about Peter Nelson

Kate O'Neill

Professor of Global Environmental Governance and the Global/Local Politics of Wastes and Recycling; Associate Dean for Instruction and Student Affairs for the Rausser College of Natural Resources

Global environmental politics and governance, global political economy, wastes, local politics of waste and recycling and waste management, waste trade and the circular economy, climate change politics, activism and social movementsRead more about Kate O'Neill

Dara O'Rourke

Associate Professor

Sustainability transitions, industrial decarbonization, environmental justice, industrial ecology, laborRead more about Dara O'Rourke

Céline Pallud

Professor

Soil & environmental biogeophysics, fate & transport of contaminantsRead more about Céline Pallud

Stephanie Pau

Associate Professor

Spectral ecology, global change ecology, biodiversity, ecosystem functions, remote sensingRead more about Stephanie Pau

Matthew Potts

Department Chair and Professor

Natural capital, carbon removal, climate change mitigation, nature based climate solutions, forest management, biofuels, plantation agriculture, land use planning, land use policy, biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services, tropical ecology, environmental economics, public impact research/...Read more about Matthew Potts

Miranda Redmond

Associate Professor in Forest Science and Climate Change

Forest ecology, disturbance ecology, forest managementRead more about Miranda Redmond

George Roderick

William Muriece Hoskins Chair and Distingushed Professor, ESPM

Global change, invasive species, nature, genomic observatories, environmental science, sustainability, insectsRead more about George Roderick

Bree Rosenblum

Professor of Global Change Biology

Global Change Biology, Evolutionary Ecology, Conservation Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Speciation & ExtinctionRead more about Bree Rosenblum

Albert Ruhi

Associate Professor

Our research seeks to understand how freshwater communities and ecosystems respond to global change, with a focus on the effects of hydrologic alteration and drought. We are always interested in inquiries from motivated students and postdocs. If you are interested in our research program, please...Read more about Albert Ruhi

Daniel Sanchez

Associate Specialist in Cooperative Extension

Carbon dioxide removal, bioenergy, California forest products, climate policy, energy systems modelingRead more about Daniel Sanchez

Christopher Schell

Associate Professor

Urban ecology, animal behavior, endocrine mechanisms, human-wildlife conflict, social-ecological systems, environmental justice, mammalogyRead more about Christopher Schell

Kristen Shive

Assistant Specialist in Cooperative Extension

Kristen is a Fuels and Forest Specialist with the University of California Cooperative Extension Program out of UC Berkeley. Her lab group broadly focuses on understanding the impacts of modern wildfires, prioritizing areas for restoration and restoring fire to fire-adapted...Read more about Kristen Shive