EFB Directory
| Faculty and Staff | Contact |
|---|---|
| Belant, Jerrold, Camp Fire Conservation Fund Endowed Professor PhD, University Of Alaska Fairbanks, 2006; wildlife ecology and management, carnivore conservation, human-wildlife conflicts, ecological plasticity, international conservation | 252 Illick Hall jbelant@esf.edu 315-470-4826 |
| Cohen, Jonathan, Associate Professor and Graduate Director PhD, Virginia Tech, 2005; MS, University Of Connecticut, 1998; wildlife ecology and management, population and habitat ecology, threatened and endangered species | 403 Illick Hall jcohen14@esf.edu 315-470-6737 |
| Diemont, Stewart, Associate Professor PhD, Ohio State University, 2006; MS, University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill, 1997; systems ecology, ecological engineering, traditional ecological knowledge, Latin America, ecosystem restoration, sustainability analysis, natural wastewater treatment systems and re-use, less-developed countries, agroecology | 460 Illick Hall sdiemont@esf.edu 315-470-4707 | 315-470-6760 |
| Dovciak, Martin, Associate Professor PhD, University Of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 2001; Plant Ecology, Forest Ecosystems, Biodiversity, Global Change, Ecosystem Management and Restoration | 459 Illick Hall mdovciak@esf.edu 315-470-6749 | 315-470-6743 |
| Downs, Cynthia, Assistant Professor PhD, University Of Nevada-Reno, 2011; Animal Physiology, ecoimmunology, physiological trade-offs, organismal ecology, scaling, allometry, Ecological and evolutionary consequences of variation in physiological phenotypes | 345 Illick Hall cjdowns@esf.edu 315-470-6806 |
| Drew, Joshua, Assistant Professor PhD, Boston University, 2008; MS, SUNY At Albany, 2000; | 343 Illick Hall jadrew@esf.edu |
| Farrell, John, Professor and Director, Thousand Island Bio Station PhD, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1998; MS, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1991; Fisheries Science and Management, Aquatic Ecology, Wetlands Restoration, Invasive Species. | 250 Illick Hall jmfarrell@esf.edu 315-470-6990 |
| Fernando, Danilo, Associate Professor PhD, University of Alberta, 1996; MS, University of The Philippines, 1986; plant structure and development, reproductive biology of conifers, pollen transformation, genomics and proteomics of pine pollen tube development, willow flowering and tissue culture, genetic diversity of rare and endangered ferns, and plant evolution, diversity and conservation. | 461 Illick Hall dfernando@esf.edu 315-470-6746 | 315-470-6790 |
| Fierke, Melissa, Chair, Professor, and Director, Cranberry Lake Biological Station PhD, University Of Arkansas, 2006; MS, Oregon State University, 2002; forest entomology, forest ecology, invasive forest pests, insect-tree interactions, tree defenses | 242 Illick Hall mkfierke@esf.edu 315-470-6809 | 315-470-6743 |
| Frair, Jacqueline, Professor and Director, Roosevelt Wildlife Station PhD, University of Alberta, 2005; MS, University Of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 1999; wildlife ecology and management, ecology of large herbivores and predators, animal movements, resource selection, population demography, quantitative methods in conservation, landscape ecology | 257 Illick Hall jfrair@esf.edu 315-470-4905 |
| Gibbs, James, Distinguished Professor PhD, Yale University, 1995; MA, University Of Missouri-Columbia, 1988; herpetology, vertebrate conservation biology, genetics and ecology in birds, reptiles and amphibians, songbirds, giant tortoise, statistics, wildlife population monitoring, galapagos islands, conservation biology, ecological monitoring, population genetics, applied demography, undergraduate conservation education | 404 Illick Hall jpgibbs@esf.edu 315-380-7288 | 315-470-6764 |
| Green, Hyatt, Assistant Professor PhD, Oregon State University, 2011; molecular microbial ecology, eDNA, microbial water quality, microbial source-tracking, SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater, forest soil nitrification, Hg-methylation | 201 Illick Hall hgreen@esf.edu 315-470-4814 | 315-470-6743 |
| Horton, Thomas, Visiting Professor PhD, University Of California-Berkeley, 1997; MA, San Francisco State University, 1992; mycorrhizal plant ecology, molecular ecology, ecology, fungal communities, mycology, fire ecology | 427 Illick Hall trhorton@esf.edu 315-470-6743 | 315-470-6794 |
| Kimmerer, Robin, Distinguished Teaching Professor and Director, Center for Native Peoples and the Environment PhD, University Of Wisconsin-Madison, 1982; MS, University Of Wisconsin-Madison, 1978; plant restoration ecology, bryology, bryoecology, restoration ecology, ethnobotany, conservation biology and bryophyte ecology, traditional ecological knowledge | 351 Illick Hall rkimmer@esf.edu 315-470-6785 | 315-470-6760 |
| Leopold, Donald, Distinguished Teaching Professor PhD, Purdue University, 1984; MS, University Of Kentucky, 1981; forest and freshwater wetland ecology, conservation, and restoration, peatland ecology and conservation, local and regional controls of species richness and rarity, dynamics of plant communities as affected by man and environment, management for unique communities and rare species, dendrology, native plants, restoration ecology, rare species conservation | 333 Illick Hall djleopold@esf.edu 315-470-6784 |
| Leydet, Brian, Assistant Professor PhD, Louisiana State University & Agricult, 2014; infectious and vector-borne diseases, arthropods of veterinary and medical importance, vector biology, vector-pathogen-host interactions, disease ecology, molecular biology, epidemiology of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases | Illick Hall bfleydet@esf.edu 315-470-6942 | 315-470-6760 |
| Limburg, Karin, Distinguished Professor PhD, Cornell University, 1994; MS, University Of Florida, 1981; riverine fish and estuarine ecology, fisheries ecology, watershed ecology, systems ecology, ecological economics, fisheries and ecosystem science, coupled human-natural systems, biogeochemistry, fisheries ecology, ecosystem ecology, biogeochemical tracers, modeling | 249 Illick Hall klimburg@esf.edu 315-470-6741 |
| Lomolino, Mark, Professor PhD, Binghamton University, 1983; MS, University Of Florida, 1977; conservation biology, wildlife, ecology, evolution and biogeography | 240 Illick Hall island@esf.edu 315-470-6805 |
| McGee, Gregory, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Director PhD, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1998; MS, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1993; ecology, management and restoration of forest ecosystems; STEM education | 146 Illick Hall ggmcgee@esf.edu 315-470-6792 | 315-470-6760 |
| Newman, Lee, Associate Professor PhD, Rutgers University, 1993; MS, Rutgers University, 1989; phytoremediation, molecular and cellular biology, horticultural therapy, food and health | 248 Illick Hall lanewman@esf.edu 315-470-4937 |
| Parry, Dylan, Associate Professor PhD, Michigan State University, 2000; MS, University of Alberta, 1994; Biological invasion, climate change, and conservation, primarily in the context of insects in forested ecosystems. | 109 Illick Hall dparry@esf.edu 315-470-6753 | 315-470-6742 |
| Powell, William, Director of the American Chestnut Research & Restoration Program PhD, Utah State University, 1986; forest biotechnology, molecular plant-microbe interactions, genetic engineering in plant conservation, antimicrobial peptide design, plant gene design, plant pathology, molecular biology | 319 Illick Hall wapowell@esf.edu 315-470-6761 | 315-470-6744 |
| Razavi, Roxanne, Assistant Professor PhD, Queen's University, 2014; ecotoxicology, limnology, environmental toxicology, mercury | 207 Illick Hall razavi@esf.edu 315-470-6739 | 315-470-6760 |
| Ringler, Neil, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Vice Provost and Executive Director of ESF Onondaga Lake Science Center PhD, University Of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1975; MS, Oregon State University, 1970; fish ecology and behavior, foraging behavior of fishes, salmon reproduction, vertebrate anatomy, aquatic insect ecology, stream ecology and management, aquatic and fisheries restoration, aquatic entomology | Illick Hall nhringle@esf.edu |
| Rundell, Rebecca, Associate Professor PhD, University Of Chicago, 2008; MS, University Of Chicago, 2004; evolutionary biology, conservation biology, speciation, adaptive and nonadaptive radiations, biogeography, phylogenetics, systematics, Pacific island radiations and biodiversity conservation, land snails, marine/aquatic microscopic invertebrates | 457 Illick Hall rrundell@esf.edu 315-470-6619 | 315-470-6760 |
| Schulz, Kimberly, Associate Professor PhD, University Of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1996; nutrient and exotic species effects on aquatic ecosystems, ecological stoichiometry, aquatic community and ecosystem ecology, bioenergetics, nutrient cycling, lower food web studies, great lakes, finger lakes, plankton, limnology, aquatic ecology, biogeochemistry, invasive species | 456 Illick Hall kschulz@esf.edu 315-470-6808 | 315-470-4753 |
| Schummer, Michael, Senior Research Associate PhD, University of Western Ontario, 2005; Waterfowl Ecology, Waterfowl Management, Waterfowl Conservation, Wetlands Management, Wetlands Conservation, Ornithology, Plant-Animal Associations, Conservation Biology, Wildlife Ecology, Wetlands Ecology, Wildlife-habitat relationships, ecology, climate change, human dimensions of wildlife, avian toxicology | 226 Illick Hall mlschumm@esf.edu 315-470-4855 | 315-470-6743 |
| Shields, William, PhD, Ohio State University, 1979; MS, Ohio State University, 1976; animal behavior, evolution and genetics, evolution of animal communication and dispersal systems, effects of genetic constraints on the evolution of social behavior, sociobiology and behavioral ecology, the use of DNA in identity testing and conservation biology, the interface between science and the law, conservation theory, behavior in birds and mammals, forensic DNA analysis | Illick Hall wshields@esf.edu |
| Teale, Stephen, Professor PhD, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1990; MS, University Of Kansas, 1983; forest entomology, insect behavior, pheromones of forest insects, insect ecology, pest management, chemical ecology, evolution of pheromone communications | 151 Illick Hall sateale@esf.edu 315-470-6758 |
| Underwood, H. Brian, Adjunct Associate Professor wildlife ecology, deer, small mammals, songbirds, quantitative ecology and biostatistics, population surveys, ecological modeling and simulation, national park management, applied population analysis, life-history evolution, trophic dynamics, large mammal management | 426 Illick Hall hbunderw@syr.edu 315-470-6820 | 315-470-6985 |
| Weir, Alexander, Professor PhD, University of New Castle Upon Tyne, 1997; conservation mycology, fungal biodiversity and conservation, fungal-arthropod interactions, biology of parasites and symbionts, systematics and evolutionary biology of fungi, fungi and humans, biology of parasites and symbionts | 353 Illick Hall aweir@esf.edu 315-470-6791 |
| Whipps, Christopher, Director, SUNY Center for Applied Microbiology and Professor PhD, Oregon State University, 2004; fish parasites and diseases, wildlife diseases, parasitology, microbiology, taxonomy, molecular systematics, diagnostics, parasites as biological tags and ecological indicators, epidemiology and control of pathogens of ecological and veterinary importance, evolution and biology of disease causing organisms in animal populations using molecular systematics | 133 Illick Hall cwhipps@esf.edu 315-470-4762 | 315-470-6760 |
