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Forestry Faculty

Our faculty are a unique blend of researchers, educators and professionals who are proven experts in their fields.

Kofi Akamani, Professor

Forestry

Kofi Akamani is a 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.

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Kofi Akamani

Agriculture Building, Room 194-B
618-453-7464
k.akamani@siu.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Andrew Carver, Professor

Forestry, Horticulture, Environmental Resources and Policy

Dr. Carver is Professor of Conservation Planning and Sustainable Development in the School of Forestry and Horticulture. Dr. Carver has led 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.



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Andrew Carver

Agriculture Building, Room 186-B
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.

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John Groninger
Agriculture Building, Room 194-E
618-453-2469
groninge@siu.edu

Eric Holzmueller, Professor

Forestry

Eric Holzmueller joined the Department of Forestry at Southern Illinois University faculty as an Assistant Professor in August 2007.

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Eric Holzmueller
Agriculture Building, Room 186-E

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.

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Clay Nielsen
Agriculture Building, 186 C

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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Logan Park
Agriculture Building, Room 194-D
618-453-7476
logan.park@siu.edu

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.

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Brent Pease
Agriculture Building, Room 184
618-453-7474
bpease1@siu.edu
Curriculum Vitae

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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Charles Ruffner
Agriculture Building, Room 194-C
618-453-7469
ruffner@siu.edu 

Jon Schoonover, Professor

Forestry

Dr. Schoonover serves as Professor of Physical Hydrology and Soils in the Forestry Program at SIUC.



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Jon Schoonover
Agriculture Building, Room 192-B
618-453-7468
jschoon@siu.edu 

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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Karl Williard
Agriculture Building, Room 184-A
618-453-7478
williard@siu.edu

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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Jim Zaczek
Agriculture Building, Room 186-B
618-453-7465
zaczek@siu.edu
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