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Our faculty are a unique blend of researchers, educators and professionals who are proven experts in their fields.
Kofi Akamani, Associate Professor
Forestry
Kofi Akamani is an Associate Professor of Forest Recreation and Conservation Social Science in the Department of Forestry at Southern Illinois University. Akamani conducts research in rural communities in Ghana and the US in order to better understand and enhance the resilience of rural resource-dependent communities and the adaptive governance of forests, water resources, and agricultural landscapes in the face of climate change impacts and other change drivers.View Full Bio
Office: Agriculture Building, Room 194-B
Phone: 618-453-7464
k.akamani@siu.edu
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Andrew Carver, Professor, Director of Engagement
Forestry, Horticulture, Environmental Resources and Policy
Dr. Carver is Professor of Conservation Planning and Sustainable Development and Director of Engagement for the College of Agricultural Sciences. Dr. Carver leads a globally recognized teaching and research program in international natural resource conservation and international development. His research informs policy decision making in Europe, North America, Central America and Central Asia. His outreach duties include building domestic and international partnerships for the SIU College of Agricultural Sciences.
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Office: Agriculture Building, Room 186-B
Phone: 618-453-7461
acarver@siu.edu
John Groninger, Acting Associate Dean, Professor
Forestry
My students and I evaluate silvicultural and agroforestry approaches to achieving a variety of interrelated objectives, including watershed stabilization, fuelwood/biomass, timber, wildlife, recreation, and biodiversity ranging from rural to urbanized landscapes.View Full Bio
Eric Holzmueller, Professor
Forestry
Eric Holzmueller joined the Department of Forestry at Southern Illinois University faculty as an Assistant Professor in August 2007.View Full Bio
Clay Nielsen, Professor
Forestry
Dr. Clay Nielsen is Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation in the Department of Forestry and Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory at Southern Illinois University, where he received his Ph.D. in Zoology in 2001.View Full Bio
Logan Park, Associate Professor
Forestry
Logan O. Park is the Associate Professor of Forest Recreation and Park Management in the Forestry Department of Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
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Brent Pease, Assistant Professor
Forestry
Dr. Brent Pease is an assistant professor of biodiversity conservation in the Forestry Program at Southern Illinois University. His research interests include ecology and conservation of wildlife, species distribution modeling, citizen science, applied spatial ecology, and landscape ecology.View Full Bio
Charles Ruffner, Professor
Forestry
Charles M. Ruffner, Ph.D., specializes in old-growth forest ecology and fire history in his research and teaching, and is deeply engaged in service with professional and community groups at multiple scales.
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Jon Schoonover, Professor
Forestry
Dr. Schoonover serves as Professor of Physical Hydrology and Soils in the Forestry Program at SIUC.
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Karl Williard, Professor and Director
Forestry, School of Forestry and Horticulture
Karl W.J. Williard is a Professor of Forest Hydrology and Watershed Management in the Forestry Program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU).
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Jim Zaczek, Professor
Forestry
As a Saluki Forestry alumnus, I strive to continue the quality educational opportunities imparted to me by my former SIU professors.
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