Nelson Faculty and Staff

Michael S. Adams
Emeritus Professor of Environmental Studies and Botany
(608) 263-5994,
Interests: Botany, conservation biology, environmental policy, sustainable development

Teresa Adams
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Chair, Transportation Management and Policy Program
Interests: geographic information systems, transportation, transportation management policy

Samer Alatout
Associate Professor of Community & Environmental Sociology and Environmental Studies
(608) 263-0970,
Interests: Community and Environmental Sociology, developing countries, environmental history, environmental justice, environmental politics, more »

Ken Albrecht
Professor of Agronomy
(608) 262-2314,
Interests: agriculture, sustainability

Timothy Allen
Professor Emeritus
(608) 698-5729,

Robert Anex
Professor of Biological Systems Engineering
(608) 890-3839,

William Aylward
Professor
608 263 7498,
Interests: archaeology

Jean Bahr
Professor of Geoscience
(608) 262-5513,
Interests: Geoscience, hydrogeochemistry, hydrogeology, water, water resources

Ian Baird
Assistant Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies
(608) 265-0012,
Interests: activism, agriculture, aquatic ecology, asia, biodiversity, more »

Nick Balster
Associate Professor of Soil Science
(608) 263-5719,

Brad Barham
Professor of Agriculture & Applied Economics
(608) 265-3090,

David Bart
Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture
(608) 890-1693,
Interests: fishing, land use, Landscape Architecture, local ecological knowledge, plant invasions, more »

Leonelo Bautista
Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences
(608) 265-6176,

Michael Bell
Professor of Community & Environmental Sociology
(608) 265-9930,
Interests: agriculture, community, Community and Environmental Sociology, complex systems, environmental justice, more »

Jim Bennett
Adjunct Professor of Environmental Studies; Honorary Fellow, Botany
(608) 262-5489,
Interests: air quality, biodiversity, Botany, mineralogy

Craig Benson
Professor of Geological Engineering and Environmental Studies
(608) 262-7242,
Interests: sustainability, sustainability design, sustainability strategy, sustainable building modeling, sustainable construction, more »

Vicki Bier
Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering and Engineering Physics; Director of the Center for Human Performance & Risk Analysis
(608) 262-2064,
Interests: energy, food, infrastructure protection, public policy, risk analysis, more »

William Bland
Professor of Soil Science and Environmental Studies
(608) 262-0221,
Interests: agriculture, food, land use, water resources

Robert Bleiweiss
Associate Professor of Zoology
(608) 265-6027,

James Bockheim
Professor of Soil Science
(608) 263-5903,

Riccardo Bonazza
Professor
608-265-2337,
Interests: engineering

Katherine Bowie
Professor of Anthropology
(608) 262-2132,

Joseph Buongiorno
Professor Emeritus of Forest and Wildlife Ecology
(608) 262-0091,

Claudia Card
Emma Goldman Professor of Philosophy
(608) 263-3726,
Interests: environmental ethics, environmental justice, history/culture

Anders Carlson
Assistant Professor of Geoscience; Faculty Affiliate, Center for Climatic Research
(608) 262-1921,
Interests: climate, Geoscience, glacial geology

Stephen Carpenter
Director of the Center for Limnology; Stephen Alfred Forbes Professor of Zoology
(608) 262-3014,
Interests: ecological economics, ecosystem services, ecosystems, fishing, global assessments, more »

Alan Carroll
Professor of Geoscience
(608) 345-0667,

Peter Carstensen
George C. Young-Bascom Professor of Law
(608) 263-7416,
Interests: competition law/policy, energy, energy regulation, food, food safety

Jane Collins
Professor of Community & Environmental Sociology and Gender & Women's Studies
Interests: Community and Environmental Sociology, history/culture, labor, qualitative methods, sustainable development

Michael Corradini
Professor and Chair of Engineering Physics
(608) 263-1648,
Interests: energy, energy policy, energy systems modeling

Ian Coxhead
Professor & Chair, Agricultural & Applied Economics
Interests: economic development, economic development policy, economics, natural resources/environment

William Cronon
Frederick Jackson Turner & Vilas Research Professor of History, Geography, and Environmental Studies
(608) 265-6023,
Interests: agriculture, conservation, energy, environmental history, environmental writing, more »

Katherine Curtis
Assistant Professor of Community & Environmental Sociology and Environmental Studies
(608) 890-1900,
Interests: climate change, Community and Environmental Sociology, gis, population, rural poor, more »

Gregory DeCroix
Associate Professor of Business
(608) 265-6083,
Interests: climate, climate change, food, sustainability

Steven Deller
Professor of Agricultural & Applied Economics; Community Development Economist with UW-Cooperative Extension
(608) 263-6251,
Interests: climate, community development, ecology, economic development policy, fishing, more »

Samuel Dennis Jr.
Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture
(608) 263-7699,
Interests: agriculture, food, gis, land use, Landscape Architecture, more »

Ankur Desai
Associate Professor of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences; Faculty Affiliate, Center for Climatic Research
(608) 265-9201,
Interests: amazon, atmospheric chemistry, atmospheric modeling, biogeochemistry, biophysical ecology, more »

Calvin B DeWitt
Professor of Environmental Studies
(608) 222-1139,
Interests: agriculture, biblical environmental teachings, biodiversity, bioenergetics, biospheric integrity, more »

Sharon Dunwoody
Evjue-Bascom Professor of Journalism & Mass Communication; Associate Dean for Social Studies, Graduate School
(608) 263-3389,
Interests: environmental communication, public participation, risk communication

Patrick Eagan
Professor of Engineering Professional Development and Environmental Studies
(608) 263-7429,
Interests: climate, climate change, design and strategy, design for environment, ecodesign, more »

Joseph Elder
Professor of Sociology
(608) 262-2782,

Eve Emshwiller
Associate Professor of Botany
(608) 890-1170,
Interests: agriculture, biodiversity, bolivia, Botany, conservation, more »

Mark P Finster
Associate Professor of Business
Interests: sustainability design, sustainability strategy, sustainable business, sustainable business practices, sustainable development, more »

Jeremy Foltz
Associate Professor of Agriculture & Applied Economics; Co-Director of Program on Agricultural Technology Studies
(608) 238-6192,
Interests: agriculture, developing countries, sustainable agriculture

John Francis
Visiting Associate Professor
(608) 262-3657,

Edward Friedman
Professor Emeritus of Political Science
(608) 263-2272,

Ken Genskow
Assistant Professor of Urban & Regional Planning; Water Resources Specialist with UW-Extension; Director of UW-Extension Basin Education Initiative
(608) 262-8756,
Interests: collaboration, governance, human dimensions, water

Holly Gibbs
Assistant Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies
608-890-4391,
Interests: amazon, applied geography, bioenergy, carbon sequestration, climate change, more »

Thomas Givnish
Henry Allan Gleason Professor of Botany and Environmental Studies
(608) 262-5718,
Interests: biodiversity, Botany, evolution, land use, plant ecology

Tony Goldberg
Professor of Epidemiology
(608) 890-2618,
Interests: conservation biology, environmental health, fishing, health, infectious disease, more »

Linda Graham
Professor of Botany
(608) 262-2640,
Interests: bioenergy algae, Botany, carbon sequestration algae, energy, Limnology, more »

Corbett Grainger
Assistant Professor of Agricultural & Applied Economics and Environmental Studies
(608) 262-3651,
Interests: air quality, climate policy, distribution, economics, economy, more »

Gary Green
Professor of Community & Environmental Sociology
(608) 262-2710,
Interests: Community and Environmental Sociology, community development, green jobs, land use, sustainable development

Jessica Guo
Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Director of the Transportation and Urban Systems (TUSA) Lab; Associate Director of the Center for Freight Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE)
608/890-1064,
Interests: energy, gis, land use, sustainability, transportation

Raymond Guries
Professor Emeritus of Forest and Wildlife Ecology
(608) 262-0449,

John Harrington
Professor of Landscape Architecture
(608) 263-4587,
Interests: conservation, film, land cover change, land use, Landscape Architecture, more »

Alfred Hartemink
608-263-4947,
Interests: agriculture, Soil science, Soils

William Hickey
Professor of Soil Science
(608) 262-9018,

Roberta Hill
Professor of English
(608) 265-3394,

Matthew Hitchman
Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
(608) 262-4653,

Tracey Holloway
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
(608) 262 5356,
Interests: air quality, atmospheric chemistry, atmospheric modeling, climate, electricity, more »

John Hoopes
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
(608) 262-2977,

Sara Hotchkiss
Assistant Professor of Botany
(608) 265-6751,
Interests: Botany, climate change, ecology, environmental history, nature, more »

Evelyn Howell
Professor and Chair of Landscape Architecture
(608) 263-6964,
Interests: biodiversity, birds, land use, Landscape Architecture, natural areas management, more »

Jack Huddleston
Professor of Urban and Regional Planning
(608) 262-6152,
Interests: energy, energy policy, land use, local government finance, sustainable development, more »

Brent Hueth
Associate Professor of Agriculture and Applied Economics
(608) 890-0924,

James Hurley
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Randy Jackson
Associate Professor of Agronomy
(608) 261-1480,
Interests: agriculture, biodiversity, carbon cycling, cellulosic biofuels, ecosystem services, more »

Harvey M. Jacobs
Professor of Urban & Regional Planning and Environmental Studies
(608) 262-0552,
Interests: Instructional, land use, property rights, public policy

Molly Jahn
Professor, Laboratory of Genetics and Department of Agronomy
(608) 216-6304,
Interests: agriculture, bioenergy, biofuels, climate change, climate policy, more »

Thomas Jeffries
Professor of Bacteriology
(608) 231-9453,
Interests: Bacteriology, biomass, climate change, energy, metabolic engineering, more »

Marty Kanarek
Professor, Vice Chair and Director of the Graduate Program in Population Health Sciences; Professor and Undergraduate Certificate Program Chair of Environmental Studies
(608) 263-1626,
Interests: air quality, environmental epidemiology, environmental health, epidemiology, fish contaminants, more »

William Karasov
Professor of Forest and Wildlife Ecology
(608) 262-2671,
Interests: biodiversity, conservation, ecotoxicology, environmental health, health

KG Karthikeyan
Associate Professor of Biological Systems Engineering
(608) 262-9367,

Lynn Keller
Professor of English; Director of Graduate Studies in English; Martha Meier Renk Bascom Professor of Poetry
(608) 265-3393,
Interests: conservation, environmental justice, environmental literature, forest management, gardening, more »

Richard Keller
Associate Professor of Medical History and the History of Science
(608) 263-7378,
Interests: environmental health, environmental justice, global health, health, History of Science, more »

Joseph Kemnitz
Professor of Physiology and Environmental Studies

Nancy Kendall
Assistant Professor of Educational Policy Studies
(608) 263-2939,

James Kitchell
Emeritus Professor of Zoology
(608) 262-7259,

Daniel Kleinman
Associate Dean for Social Studies at the UW Grad School and Professor, Department of Community and Environmental Sociology
(608) 265-3289,
Interests: agriculture, Community and Environmental Sociology, culture, history, history/culture, more »

Jack Kloppenburg
Professor of Community & Environmental Sociology
(608) 262-6867,
Interests: agriculture, biodiversity, Community and Environmental Sociology, food, genetic resources, more »

Christopher Kucharik
Associate Professor of Agronomy and Environmental Studies
(608) 890-3021,
Interests: agriculture, bioenergy, climate, climate change, ecosystem modeling, more »

Gerald Kulcinski
Professor of Engineering Physics; Associate Dean of Administration
(608) 263-1601,

John Kutzbach
Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences and Environmental Studies; Associate Director of the Center for Climatic Research
(608) 238-0420,

James LaGro
Professor of Urban and Regional Planning
(608) 263-6507,
Interests: climate change, ecosystem services, gardening, human dimensions, land use, more »

Nancy Langston
Professor of Forest & Wildlife Ecology and Environmental Studies
(608) 265-9008,
Interests: climate change, environmental health, environmental history, health, history/culture

Maria Lepowsky
Professor of Anthropology
(608) 262-6347,

Bernard Lesieutre
Professor of Computer and Electrical Engineering
(608) 890-1883,

Richard Lindroth
Professor of Entomology
(608) 263-6277,
Interests: bioenergy, chemical ecology, climate, climate change, energy, more »

Zhengyu Liu
Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
(608) 262-0777,
Interests: carbon cycling, climate, climate change, energy, environmental history, more »

Patty Loew
Professor of Life Sciences Communication and Environmental Studies
(608) 262-0654,
Interests: communication, community based research, community empowerment, community service, cultural history, more »

Steve Loheide
Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
(608) 265-5277,
Interests: climate change, ecohydrology, groundwater, hydroecology, hydrogeology, more »

Sharon C. Long
Associate Professor and Director of Environmental Microbiology
(608) 224-3803,
Interests: applied environmental microbiology, Bacteriology, indicator organism systems, restoration, water, more »

Birl Lowery
Professor of Soil Science
(608) 262-2752,
Interests: land use, water, water quality

David Marcouiller
Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, State Extension Specialist
(608) 262-2998,
Interests: environmental economics, forest planning, forestry, land use, nature-based tourism, more »

Julie Mares
Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
(608) 262-8044,

Erika Marin-Spiotta
Assistant Professor of Geography
Interests: biodiversity, biogeochemistry, carbon cycling, carbon sequestration, climate, more »

Nancy Mathews
Professor of Environmental Studies, Director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service
(608) 262-0787,
Interests: behavioral ecology, biodiversity, bird habitat conservation, birds, community based research, more »

Brent McCown
Professor of Horticulture
(608) 262-0574,
Interests: agriculture, complex systems, food, gardening, land use, more »

Peter McIntyre
Assistant Professor of Zoology
(608) 890-3416,
Interests: biodiversity, climate, conservation biology, ecosystem services, fisheries, more »

Galen McKinley
Assistant Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
(608) 262-4817,
Interests: aquatic ecology, carbon cycling, climate, climate change, ecosystem services, more »

Trina McMahon
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Associate Professor of Bacteriology
(608) 890-2836,
Interests: Bacteriology, climate change, environmental engineering, microbes, microbial ecology, more »

Carol Menassa
Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Environmental Studies
(608) 890-3276,
Interests: building commissioning, design for environment, ecodesign, energy, energy conservation, more »

Cathy Middlecamp
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
Howe Bascom Professor of Integrated Liberal Studies
(608) 263-5647,
Interests: climate change, energy, environmental education, environmental justice, food, more »

Gregg Mitman
Vilas Research and William Coleman Professor of History of Science, Medical History, and Environmental Studies
(608) 262-1723,
Interests: animal studies, community engagement, cultural history, development, disease ecology, more »

David Mladenoff
Beers-Bascom Professor in Conservation
Interests: biodiversity, climate, climate change, forest ecosystems, land use, more »

Colleen Moore
Professor of Psychology
(608) 249-7511,
Interests: conservation decisions, environmental epidemiology, environmental health, environmental justice, health, more »

Michael Morgan
Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
(608) 262-1957,

Lisa Naughton
Professor of Geography
(608) 262-4846,
Interests: biodiversity, chemicals, developing countries, Geography, health, more »

Gregory Nemet
Assistant Professor of Public Affairs and Environmental Studies
(608) 265-3469,
Interests: air quality, climate, climate change, energy, energy policy, more »

Larry Nesper
Associate Professor of Anthropology
(608) 265-1992,
Interests: great lakes, history/culture

James Nienhuis
Professor of Horticulture
(608) 262-6975,

Rob Nixon
Rachel Carson Professor of English

Pete Nowak
Emeritus Professor of Environmental Studies
(608) 265-3581,
Interests: agriculture

David Noyce
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Director of Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory
(608) 265-1882,
Interests: ada, climate, human factors, land use, transportation safety

Phil O'Leary
Professor and Chair of Engineering Professional Development
(608) 262-2061,
Interests: developing countries, farming, land use, sustainable development, water, more »

Brian Ohm
Professor and Chair of Urban and Regional Planning
(608) 262-2098,
Interests: agriculture, environmental justice, food, great lakes, human dimensions, more »

Mutlu Ozdogan
Assistant Professor of Forest and Wildlife Ecology
(608) 890-0336,
Interests: climate, climate change, food, food security, Geography, more »

Alberto Palloni
Professor of Sociology
(608) 262-2182,

Jae Park
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
(608) 698-8166,
Interests: water

Jonathan Patz
Professor of Environmental Studies
(608) 262-4775,
Interests: climate change, environmental health, environmental justice, health, interdisciplinarity, more »

Kurt Paulsen
Assistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning
(608) 262-8990,
Interests: comprehensive planning, housing, land use, public finance, transportation, more »

Anna Pidgeon
Assistant Professor of Forest and Wildlife Ecology
(608) 262-5628,

Warren Porter
Professor of Zoology and Environmental Studies
(608) 262-1719,
Interests: biodiversity, biophysical ecology, low-level environmental contaminants, low-level pesticide mixtures, Zoology

Kenneth Potter
Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Environmental Studies
(608) 262-0040,
Interests: aquatic ecology, climate, climate change adaptation, hydrologic design, uncertainty analysis, more »

Robert Ray
Emeritus Professor of Forest and Wildlife Ecology
(608) 890-3609,

Jess Reed
Professor of Animal Science
(608) 263-4310,

Douglas Reindl
Professor of Engineering Professional Development
(608) 262-6381,
Interests: energy, energy conservation

Douglas J Reinemann
Professor of Biological Systems Engineering
(608) 262-0223,
Interests: energy, food, integral ecology, renewable energy, rural energy issues, more »

Mark Renz
Extension Weed Scientist; Assistant Professor of Agronomy
(608) 263-7437,
Interests: agriculture, biodiversity, energy, food, invasive plants, more »

Mark Rickenbach
Associate Professor of Forest and Wildlife Ecology; Extension Specialist
(608) 262-0134,
Interests: collective action, forestry, land use, landownership, landscape management, more »

Adena Rissman
Assistant Professor of Forest and Wildlife Ecology
(608) 263-4356,
Interests: biodiversity, climate, climate change, conservation, ecosystem services, more »

Paul Robbins
Director, Nelson Institute
(608) 265-5296,

Stephanie Robert
Professor of Social Work
(608) 263-6336,
Interests: fish, health, health disparities, human health, interdisciplinarity, more »

Matt Ruark
Assistant Professor of Soil Science
(608) 263-2889,
Interests: agriculture, environmental science, food, land use, sustainability, more »

Troy Runge
Assistant Professor
(608) 890-3143,
Interests: bioeconomy, bioenergy, biofuels, biomass, renewable energy, more »

Jeffrey Russell
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
(608) 262-7244,

Michael Samuel
Associate Professor of Forest and Wildlife Ecology; Honorary Fellow in Pathobiological Sciences
(608) 263-6882,

Majid Sarmadi
Rothermel Bascom Professor of Design Studies; Professor of Environmental Studies
(608) 262-7492,

James (Jamie) Schauer
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Dietram Scheufele
John E. Ross Professor in Science Communication
(608) 262-1614,
Interests: behavior change, bioenergy, biotechnology, business and society, communication, more »

Joan Schmit
Dean of the School of Business
(608) 262-4240,

Annemarie Schneider
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Geography
Interests: climate, Geography, gis, global change, global environmental monitoring, more »

Sissel Schroeder
Professor of Anthropology
(608) 262-0317,
Interests: ancient material culture, ancient subsistence economies, archaeology, archaeology of warfare, ecology, more »

Laura Senier
Assistant Professor of Community & Environmental Sociology and Family Medicine
(608) 890-0981,
Interests: Community and Environmental Sociology, environmental health, environmental justice, gis, health, more »

Dolores (Lori) Severtson
Assistant Professor of Nursing
(608) 263-5311,
Interests: air quality, drinking water, environmental health, groundwater, health, more »

David Williamson Shaffer
Professor of Learning Science
(608) 265-4602,
Interests: climate, education, engineering, global climate change, health, more »

Bret Shaw
Assistant Professor of Life Sciences Communication; Environmental Communication Specialist with UW Extension
(608) 890-1878,
Interests: behavior change, environmental communication, social marketing, water, water quality

Robin Shepard
Associate Professor of Life Sciences Communication; Assistant Dean of Cooperative Extension

Janet Silbernagel
Chair of Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development Program; Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Studies
(608) 890-2600,
Interests: applied ecology, biodiversity, bird habitat conservation, climate adaptation, coastal wetlands, more »

Kurt Sladky
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgical Sciences
(608) 262-8818,

William Sonzogni
Emeritus Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Emily Stanley
Professor of Zoology
(608) 263-2567,

Glen Stanosz
Professor of Plant Pathology
Interests: diseases of trees, forest health, forest pathology, Plant Pathology, tree heath, more »

Rodney Stevenson
Professor of Business and Environmental Studies
(608) 284-0175,
Interests: business and society, economics, electricity, energy, energy economics, more »

John Stier
Professor and Chair of Horticulture
(608) 262-1624,
Interests: biodiversity, history/culture, land use, water

Randy Stoecker
Professor of Community and Environmental Sociology
(608) 890-0764,
Interests: Community and Environmental Sociology, community based research, community informatics, community organizing, public participation

Richard Straub
Professor of Biological Systems Engineering
(608) 262-3311,

Robert Streiffer
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics
(608) 262-7490,
Interests: agriculture, biodiversity, biotechnology, climate, conservation, more »

Karen Strier
Vilas Professor of Anthropology
(608) 262-0302,
Interests: conservation biology

Stephanie Tai
Assistant Professor of Law
(608) 890-1236,
Interests: climate, climate change, environmental law, food, food safety, more »

Stanley Temple
Beers-Bascom Professor Emeritus in Conservation; Past Chair of Conservation Biology & Sustainable Development
(608) 263-6827,
Interests: biodiversity, ecological restoration, ecosystem management, endangered species, land use, more »

Susan Thering
Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture
(608) 263-6506,
Interests: land use, Landscape Architecture

Anita Thompson
Associate Professor of Biological Systems Engineering
(608) 262-0604,

Adrian Treves
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies; Director of Carnivore Coexistence Lab
(608) 890-1450,
Interests: agriculture, behavioral ecology, biodiversity, carnivore conservation, coexistence, more »

Matt Turner
Professor of Geography
(608) 890-2465,

Timothy Van Deelen
Associate Professor of Forest and Wildlife Ecology
(608) 265-3280,

Jake Vander Zanden
Professor
(608)262-9464,
Interests: aquatic ecology, conservation biology, food webs, invasive species, Limnology, more »

Steve Ventura
Professor of Environmental Studies and Soil Science; Director of the Land Information and Computer Graphics Facility; Director of the Land Tenure Center
(608) 262-6416,
Interests: activism, agriculture, alumnus/alumna, applied geography, bioenergy, more »

Daniel Vimont
Assistant Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences; Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research
(608) 263-3420,
Interests: climate, climate change, climate change adaptation, climate change impacts, climate policy, more »

Don Waller
Professor of Botany and Environmental Studies
(608) 263-2042,
Interests: biodiversity, Botany, conservation, conservation biology, forest management, more »

Patrick Walsh
Professor of Biological Systems Engineering; Director of UW-Extension Solid and Hazardous Waste Education Center
(608) 265-8152,
Interests: bioenergy, energy, energy policy, environmental policy

Herb Wang
Professor of Geoscience
(608) 262-5932,

Pao Wang
Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
(608) 263-6479,

Michel Wattiaux
Professor of Dairy Science
(608) 263-3493,
Interests: agriculture, climate change, developing countries, agroecology, food, global, more »

Michael Waxman
Emeritus Professor of Engineering Professional Development
(608) 262-2101,

Monica White
Assistant Professor of Environmental Justice in Environmental Studies and Community and Environmental Sociology
Interests: environmental justice

John (Jack) Williams
Professor of Geography; Director of Nelson Center for Climatic Research
(608) 265-5537,
Interests: biodiversity, climate, climate change, conservation biology, ecology, more »

Paul Wilson
Associate Professor of Engineering Physics; Chair of the Energy Analysis and Policy Certificate
(608) 263-0807,
Interests: energy, Instructional, sustainable energy

Daniel Young
Professor of Entomology; Chair of Entomology Academic Affairs Committee; Director of UW Entomology Insect Research Collection (WIRC); Chair of UW Natural History Museums Council
(608) 262-2078,
Interests: beetle phylogeny, beetle systematics, biodiversity, Entomology, field work, more »

Joy Zedler
Professor of Botany
(608) 262-8629,

Paul Zedler
Professor of Environmental Studies
(608) 265-8018,
Interests: agriculture, biodiversity, bioenergy, Botany, climate change, more »

Lydia Zepeda
Professor of Consumer Science
(608) 262-9487,
Interests: consumer behavior, consumer food demand, ethical consumption, food, food labeling policy, more »

Yongming Zhou
Professor of Anthropology
(608) 262-7758,
Interests: biodiversity, environmental justice, history/culture, human dimensions, public policy, more »

A-Xing Zhu
Professor of Geography
(608) 262-0272,

Teri Allendorf
Assistant in Forest and Wildlife Ecology and Honorary Fellow in the Nelson Institute
608-795-4225, allendorf@wisc.edu

Elizabeth Appelt
Undergraduate Program Administrator
(608) 262-7996, appelt@wisc.edu
Interests: sustainable business

Andrea-Teresa Arenas
Faculty Associate, Nelson Honorary Fellow, Director, Office of Service Learning and Community Based Research, Chican@ Studies Faculty Affiliate
(608) 890-0876, tarenas@ls.wisc.edu
Interests: expert knowledge

Carol Barford
Associate Scientist at the Nelson Institute's Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE)
(608) 262-9334, clbarford@wisc.edu
Interests: agriculture, bioeconomy, bioenergy, biogeochemistry, carbon cycling, more »

Robert Beattie
Associate Director of Humans and the Global Environment (CHANGE); Academic Coordinator and Instructor for the Community Environmental Scholars Program
(608) 890-0912, rbeattie@wisc.edu
Interests: complex systems, conservation, education, energy, environmental justice, more »

Kathryn Blomker
Senior Lecturer in Science Education; Honorary Fellow in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
(608) 263-4642, kblomker@wisc.edu
Interests: landscape ecology

Quentin Carpenter
Senior Lecturer in Environmental Studies
(920) 563-5037, qcarpent@wisc.edu
Interests: agriculture, biodiversity, land use, water, water resources, more »

Andrew Case
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2012-13
Interests: cultural history, environmental health, environmental history, food, health, more »

Alison Coulson
Events and Projects Coordinator
608-263-9289, acoulson@wisc.edu
Interests: community engagement, community relations, earth day, environmental communications

Tom Eggert
Senior Lecturer & Director, Business Sustainability Outreach
(608) 267-2761, teggert@bus.wisc.edu
Interests: business and society, climate, climate change, corporate social responsibility, energy, more »

Carol Enseki
Department Administrator for the Nelson Institute's Center for Culture, History & Environmental and Land Tenure Center (retired)

Martina Gross
SAGE/CCR Pre-Award Specialist
608-265-9119, mmgross2@wisc.edu

Eileen Hanneman
Senior Administrative Program Specialist; Emerita Assistant Director for the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
(608) 262-1677
Interests: gardening

Monica Harkey
Research Associate
mkharkey@wisc.edu
Interests: air quality, atmospheric chemistry, atmospheric modeling, climate, climate change, more »

Brian Hildebrand
Office Administrator - CCR & SAGE
(608) 265-0572, bhildebrand@wisc.edu
Interests: shoreland restoration

Megan K. Hines
Technical Manager for the Wildlife Data Integration Network
mkhines@wisc.edu
Interests: business and technology, cartography, collaboration, communication, community, more »

Danielle Lamberson Philipp
Graphic Designer
(608) 265-2563, lambersonphi@wisc.edu

Meghan Lepisto
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
(608) 890-2064, lepisto@wisc.edu
Interests: communication, media, social media, writing

David Lorenz
Assistant Scientist for the Nelson Institute's Center for Climatic Research
(608) 262-1956, dlorenz@wisc.edu
Interests: climate, climate change, wicci

Damodhara Mailapalli
Assistant Scientist
(608) 262-1054, mailapalli@wisc.edu
Interests: renewable energy, runoff, Soils, surface hydrology, sustainable agriculture, more »

Cris Marsh
Content Manager/Special Librarian for the Wildlife Data Integration Network
(608) 262-7785, cmmarsh2@wisc.edu
Interests: information management

Mary Mercier
Undergraduate Advisor Emerita
mercier@wisc.edu
Interests: environmental justice, environmental literature, gardening, ornithology

Jim Miller
Student Services Coordinator: Graduate Student Advisor
(608) 263-4373, jemiller@wisc.edu
Interests: fisheries, freshwater ecosystems, wildlife reintroduction

Tara Mohan
Graduate Programs Coordinator
(608) 262-9206, temohan@wisc.edu

Barbara Nash
Ecohealth Outreach Specialist for the Wildlife Disease Information Node
(608) 262-7785, bnash@wisc.edu
Interests: usgs nwhc, wildlife, wildlife health

Michael Notaro
Associate Scientist for the Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research
(608) 261-1503, mnotaro@wisc.edu
Interests: applied ecology, atmospheric modeling, biodiversity, biophysical modeling, carbon cycling, more »

Eric Olmanson
Associate Lecturer in Geography
(608) 265-0531, eolmanso@wisc.edu

Steve Pomplun
Assistant Director for Community and Alumni Relations
608-263-3063, spomplun@wisc.edu
Interests: communication, corporate relations, media

Rebecca Ryan
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
608-262-7520, rjryan@wisc.edu
Interests: collaboration

Patricia Sanford
Researcher and Honorary Fellow for the Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research
(608) 262-0775, psanford@wisc.edu
Interests: biodiversity, climate, climate change, freshwater ecosystems, gardening, more »

Nathan Schulfer
Professional Programs Coordinator
608-890-2600, schulfer@wisc.edu
Interests: biodiversity, community conservation, ecosystem services, food security

Molly Schwebach
Outreach Specialist
608-265-6712, mayoung3@wisc.edu

Richard Shaten
Assistant Faculty Associate in Environmental Studies; Academic Coordinator for the Energy Analysis & Policy Program; Instructor for energy-related courses
rjshaten@wisc.edu
Interests: climate, energy, energy debate moderator, energy economics, energy resource analyst, more »

Hope Simon
Assistant Director of the Nelson Institute
(608) 262-6435, hksimon@wisc.edu

Mary Sternitzky
Information Processing Consultant for the Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment
(608) 263-1412, mjsternitzky@wisc.edu
Interests: gardening, sustainability

Ann Swenson
Director's Special Projects Manager
(608) 262-9864, amswenson2@wisc.edu

Alberto Vargas
Associate Director of Latin American Caribbean and Iberian Studies
(608) 262-5622, avargasp@wisc.edu
Interests: alumnus/alumna, business and society, climate change adaptation, collaboration, collective action, more »

Steve Vavrus
Senior Scientist for the Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research
(608) 265-5279, sjvavrus@wisc.edu
Interests: climate, climate change, finance, health, water

Carl Wogsland
Payroll and Financial Specialist
(608) 263-1796, wogsland@wisc.edu
Interests: wildlife