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Faculty

Photo	Name	Title	Area of Expertise
	Dr. Quang Cao	Professor	Forest Biometrics, Mensuration
	Dr. Sun J. Chang	Professor	Forest Management, Forest Economics, Wood Products Utilization And Marketing
	Dr. Bret Collier	Professor	Wildlife Population Dynamics, Regulatory and Conservation Policy, Harvest Management, Capture-Mark-Recapture Modeling.
	Dr. Thomas Dean	Professor	Quantitative Silviculture, Production Ecology, Stand Dynamics
	Dr. Cornelis de Hoop	Associate Professor	Environmental Safety, Timber Harvesting, Business In Forest Products
	Dr. Kristin E. DeMarco	Instructor	Wetland and Estuarine Ecology, Conservation Science, Coastal Restoration and Management, Spatial Ecology
	Dr. Hallie Dozier	Associate Professor	Forest and Natural Resource Ecology, Ecology and Management Of Biological Invasions, Invasive Plants, Urban & Community Forestry
	Dr. Drew Fowler	Adjunct Assistant Professor Assistant Unit Leader USGS Louisiana Coop Fish & Wildlife Research Unit	Waterfowl ecology, wetland habitat management, wildlife management, landscape ecology
	Dr. Maria Gutierrez-Wing	Assistant Professor of Research Assistant Director, Aquatic Germplasm and Genetic Resources Center
	Dr. Garrett Hopper	Assistant Professor	Identifying processes driving species diversity and habitat associations; how global change influences the relationship between animal diversity and freshwater ecosystem function.
	Dr. Michael Kaller	Professor George William Barineau Professor Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies	Fisheries, Aquatic Insects and Invertebrates, and Aquatic Ecology
	Dr. Richard Keim	Professor	Hydrology of Forested Wetlands and Watersheds, Management of Bottomland and Coastal Forests
	Dr. William Kelso	Professor F.O. Bateman Professor of Renewable Natural Resources Coordinator of Graduate Studies	Natural Fisheries, Fisheries Management, Fish-Habitat Interactions, Fish Biology and Ecology
	Dr. Sammy King	Professor, Adjunct Leader, USGS Louisiana Coop Fish & Wildlife Research Unit	Wetland Ecology, Forested Wetlands, Wetland Habitat Management, Wetland Wildlife
	Dr. Luke Laborde	Instructor	Waterfowl, Public Policy, and Human Dimensions of Wildlife
	Dr. Megan La Peyre	Professor, Adjunct	Wetland Fisheries Ecology, Plant Ecology, Wetland Ecology, Coastal Marsh Management
	Dr. Yue Liu	Assistant Professor, Research	Germplasm Repositories, Interdisciplinary Technologies, Biology of Aquatic Species, Cryobiology, Open Hardware, Genetic Resource Management, Open-source Ecosystem
	Dr. Zhijun Liu	Professor	Medicinal Plant Physiology, Natural Solubilizers and Bioactives
	Dr. Julie Anderson Lively	Associate Professor Executive Director, Louisiana Sea Grant College Program	Chemical Cue Ecology, Crab Biology, and Fisheries
	Dr. Ashley M. Long	Assistant Professor	Wildlife Habitat Management, Wildlife Conservation, Population Dynamics of Non-Game Species, Natural Resource Communication
	Dr. Charles Lutz	Professor	Quantitative Genetics, Alternative Species Commercialization, Practical Genetic Evaluation Through Field Trials
	Dr. Andy Nyman	Professor and F. O. Bateman Distinguished Professorship	Wetland Wildlife Management, Wetland Ecology, Coastal Marsh Management
	Dr. Jeffrey Plumlee	Assistant Professor Fisheries Specialist – Louisiana Sea Grant	Phenology and movement of fishery species, linking habitat and fisheries productivity, Biogeochemistry and natural tracers for movement and feeding ecology, Expanding and promoting novel fisheries and fishery species, Fisheries sustainability
	Dr. Christopher S. Reid	Instructor	Plant Systematics/Taxonomy, Grassland Ecology and Restoration
	Dr. Robert Reigh	Professor	Aquatic Animal Nutrition; Improve Feeds and Feeding Practices For Warmwater Species
	Dr. Kevin Ringelman	Associate Professor	Waterfowl Ecology and Management, Behavioral Ecology, Conservation
	Dr. Allen Rutherford	Professor Executive Associate Dean – LSU College of Agriculture Director and Bryant A. Bateman Distinguished Professor of Renewable Natural Resources Interim Department Head, Experimental Statistics Director, School of Renewable Natural Resources	Natural Fisheries, Stream Habitats and Lotic Fish Assemblages, Freshwater Aquatic Ecology, Ecology Of Larval and Juvenile Fishes
	Dr. Philip Stouffer	Professor Lee F. Mason Professor	Avian Ecology, Conservation Biology, Tropical Ecology, Community Ecology
	Dr. Sabrina Taylor	Professor Weaver Brothers Distinguished Professor	Conservation Genetics, Population Genetics, Ancient DNA
	Dr. Terry Tiersch	Professor	Genetic Improvement of Aquatic Organisms, Molecular Genetics, Hybridization, Polyploidy, Cryopreservation
	Dr. Richard Vlosky	Professor Crosby Land and Resources Professor in Forest Sector Business Development Director Louisiana Forest Products Development Center	Domestic and International Wood Products Marketing, Technology Applications to Improve Wood Products Business Competitiveness
	Dr. Brett Wolfe	Assistant Professor	Forest Ecology, Plant Ecophysiology, Plant-Water Relations, Tropical Forests
	Dr. Qinglin Wu	Professor Cain Chair and Roy O. Martin Sr. Professor Composites/Engineered Wood Products Composite Engineering Lab	Engineered Wood/Plastic Composites, Nanomaterial Synthesis and Applications, Wood/Composite
	Maurice Wolcott	Instructor Coastal GIS Specialist	Coastal GIS Specialist
	Dr. Yi-Jun Xu	Professor	Hydrology, Watersheds, Water Quality, Biogeochemistry, Fluvial Geomorphology

Adjunct Faculty

Name	Title	Contact	Area of Expertise
Dr. Alan Afton	Professor, Adjunct Assistant Leader-Wildlife USGS Louisiana Coop Fish & Wildlife Research Unit	office: 225-578-4179 [email protected]	Avian Behavioral Ecology and Bioenergetics, Ecological Aspects of Avian Migration, Waterfowl Ecology and Management
Dr. Reagan Errera	Assistant Professor, Adjunct Research Ecologist Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ann Arbor, MI 48108 [email protected]	Phytoplankton Ecology (Marine and Freshwater), Harmful Algal Blooms, and Global Climate Change
Dr. Frank Rohwer	Assistant Professor, Adjunct	Delta Waterfowl 888-987-3695 [email protected]	President and Chief Scientist Delta Waterfowl

Administrative Staff

Name	Office/Phone	Email	Position
Nedra M. Raven	227 RNR Bldg 225-578-5712	[email protected]	Assistant to the Director
Tresshauna Bergeron	227 RNR Bldg 225-578-5783	[email protected]	Administrative Coordinator
Mary Frances Christopher	219 RNR Bldg 225-578-4149	[email protected]	Administrative Coordinator
Chris Harvin	227 C RNR Bldg 225-578-4195	[email protected]	Accountant
Tonia Travis–Pinkins	227 RNR Bldg 225-578-4188	[email protected]	Administrative Coordinator
Ryan D. Williams	Aquaculture Research Station	[email protected]	Research Farm Specialist

Emeritus & Retired

Name	Title	Contact
Dr. Jim Chambers	Professor, Emeritus Weaver Brothers Professor of Forestry	Room 206A RNR Bldg 225-936-7205 [email protected]
Dr. Paul Coreil	Chancellor	LSU at Alexandria 888-473-6417
Dr. Bob Blackmon	Professor and Director, Retired School of Renewable Natural Resources	[email protected] website: www.blackmonstudio.com
Dr. Don Reed	Professor, Emeritus Wildlife Extension Specialist
Dr. Robert Romaire	Professor, Emeritus	Aquaculture Research Station

Research Associates

Name	Office/Phone	Email	Principal Investigator
Ragab Abouzeid		[email protected]	Dr. Qinglin Wu
Lucia Arregui	Room 108 Aquatic Germplasm & Genetic Resources Ctr 225-384-3594	[email protected]	Dr. Terry Tiersch
Mike Christensen	Room 102 Aquatic Germplasm & Genetic Resources Ctr 225-578-6257	[email protected]	Dr. Terry Tiersch
Devin Comba	107 E. B. Doran Bldg	[email protected]	Dr. Megan La Peyre
Nicholas Coxe	Aquatic Germplasm & Genetic Resources Ctr 225-578-6257	[email protected]	Dr. Terry Tiersch
Jay Curole	111 RNR Bldg 225-578-4157	[email protected]	Dr. Qinglin Wu
Amy Guitreau	Room 114 A1 Aquatic Germplasm & Genetic Resources Ctr 225-578-6257	[email protected]	Dr. Terry Tiersch
Jack Koch		[email protected]	Dr. Terry Tiersch
Jane Kunberger	310 RNR Bldg	[email protected]	Dr. Ashley Long
Joe Nehlig	Lee Memorial Forest, Site Supervisor 985-848-5709	[email protected]	Dr. Allen Rutherford
Mariah Noveh	123 RNR Bldg 225-578-4071	[email protected]	Dr. William Kelso
Frank Ueltschi	Lee Memorial Forest 985-848-5709	[email protected]	Dr. Allen Rutherford
Colleen Walsh	116A RNR Bldg 225-578-4128	[email protected]	Dr. Mike Kaller
Millie B. Williams	Aquaculture Research Station 225-205-4895	[email protected]	Dr. Robert Reigh
Yu Zhao			Dr. Yi-jun Xu

Postdoctoral Associates

Name	Office/Phone	Email	Principal Investigator
Dr. Bryon Buckley		[email protected]	Dr. Bret Collier
Dr. Theresa Davenport	107 E.B. Doran Bldg	[email protected]	Dr. Megan La Peyre
Dr. Romain Lavaud	227 RNR Bldg	[email protected]	Dr. Megan La Peyre