University of Wyoming Experts List
Following are University of Wyoming faculty members, listed by areas of expertise,
who are willing to speak with media representatives and others about topics in their
areas of study. If you would like to be included on the UW Experts List, please contact
Ron Podell, Communications Specialist, at (307) 460-0247 or rpodell@uwyo.edu.
3-D Computer Environments
Emma-Jane Alexander
Shell 3-D Visualization Manager, School of Energy Resources
(307) 766-6811 or emmajane.alxander@uwyo.edu
Specialty: 3-D Visualization
Amy Banic
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
(307) 766-5485 or abanic@uwyo.edu
Specialty: 3-D Computer Environments
Accounting
Eric N. Johnson
Clara R. Toppan Professor of Accounting
(307) 766-3959 or eric.johnson@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Fraud and Forensic Investigations/Corporate Governance and Ethics
Advertising
Cindy Price-Schultz
Head, Communication and Journalism Department
(307) 766-5437 or cprice@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Journalism, Public Relations, Advertising
Agricultural Business Management
John Hewlett
Ranch/Farm Management Specialist, Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics
(307) 766-2166 or hewlett@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Agricultural Business Management
Agricultural Economics
Ben Rashford
Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
(307) 766-6474 or brasher@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Agricultural Economics/Environmental Economics/Natural Resource Economics
Air Quality
Robert Field
(307) 766-2180 or rfield1@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Winter Ozone/Air Quality
Shane Murphy
Associate Professor, Atmospheric Science
(307) 766-6408 or smurph19@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Winter Ozone Levels/Air Quality/Black Carbons/Aerosols
American Government
McGreggor "Gregg" Cawley
Professor, Politics, Public Affairs, and International Studies
(307) 766-5345 or Cawley@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Federal Land Policy/Environmental Policy/American Government
American Literature
Arielle Zibrak
Associate Professor, Department of English and Director of English Honors
azibrak@uwyo.edu
Specialty: American Literature
Animal Ecology
Jacob Goheen
Assistant Professor, Zoology and Physiology
(307) 766-4207 or jgoheen@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Animal Ecology
Animal Identification
Ian M. Abernethy
Lead Vertebrate Zoologist, Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, Office of Research
and Economic Development
(307) 766-3035 or fisher@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Bat Biology/ Vertebrate Zoology/ Special Status Wildlife
Lusha Tronstad
Lead Invertebrate Zoologist, Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, Office of Research
and Economic Development
(307) 766-3115 or tronstad@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Insect Pollinators/ Aquatic Invertebrates
Archaeology
Marcel Kornfeld
Professor, Anthropology
(307) 766-3548 or anpro1@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Archaeology/Paleoindian Culture
Art-Science Communication
Bethann Garramon Merkel
Professor of Practice, Department of Zoology and Physiology, Director, UW Science
Communication Initiative
(307) 766-6495 or bmerkle@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Art-Science Integration/Enhancing Student Writing/Science Communication
Artificial Intelligence
William Cain
Assistant Professor, Learning, Design and Technology, College of Education
(307) 766-6819 or wcain@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Artificial Intelligence Ethics in Education
Lars Kotthoff
Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of Computing
larsko@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning/Data Science
Zejian Zhou
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
(307) 766-2279, (307) 314-9183 or zejian.zhou@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Robotics/Artificial Intelligence
Astronomy
Chip Kobulnicky
Professor, Physics and Astronomy
(307) 766-2982 or chipk@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Physics/Astronomy/Active Learning Classrooms
Behavioral Economics
Jason Shogren
Professor, Economics and Finance
(307) 766-5430 or jramses@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Economics/Environmental and Natural Resource Policy/Behavioral Economics
Big Game Migrations
Matt Kauffman
Director, Wyoming Migration Initiative
(307) 766-6404 or mkauffm1@uwyo.edu
Big game migrations/Predation – wolves and bears/Energy and wildlife – elk, moose,
deer, pronghorn, sheep and mountain goats
Biogeography
Gary P. Beauvais
Director, Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, Office of Research and Economic Development
(307) 766-3027 or beauvais@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Rocky Mountain Wildlife/ Biogeography/ Natural History
Biological Diversity
Gary P. Beauvais
Director, Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, Office of Research and Economic Development
(307) 766-3027 or beauvais@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Rocky Mountain Wildlife/ Biogeography/ Natural History
Birds in Panama Ecosystems
Corey Tarwater
Assistant Professor of Zoology and Physiology
corey.tarwater@uwyo.edu
Biocontainment
Elizabeth Case
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Sciences
Scientific Director, UW Biocontainment Facility
(307) 766-9954 or ecase2@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Biocontainment/Select Agent Organisms
Campus Sustainability
Eric Krszjzaniek
Lecturer, Department of Management and Marketing
(307) 223-2913 or ekrszjza@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Sustainable Business Practices/Campus Sustainability/Public Land Consumption
Carbon Management
Kipp Coddington
Director, Carbon Management Institute
(307) 766-6731 or kcodding@uwyo.edu
Law, policy and regulation – Energy/Environment/Climate Change/Carbon Management/Carbon
Capture and Storage/Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage/Carbon Dioxide Utilization
Cell Biology
David Fay
Professor, Molecular Biology
(307) 766-4961 or davidfay@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Cell Biology/Genetics/Molecular Biology
Jay Gatlin
Assistant Professor, Molecular Biology
(307) 766-3498 or jgatlin@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Mitotic Spindle Assembly/Cell Biology/Quantitative Light Microscopy
Classics
Laura De Lozier
Assistant Chair, Modern and Classical Languages
Classics Section Coordinator
(307) 766-4144 or delozier@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Classics/Latin/Cinematic Reception of Greece and Rome
Climate Change
Michael Dillon
Associate Professor, Zoology and Physiology
(307) 314-0883 or mdillon3@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Zoology/Alpine bumblebees/Climate Change/Physiology/Ecology/Insect flight
biomechanics/Respiration
Mary Keller
Senior Lecturer, Philosophy and Religious Studies
(307) 250-1474 or mkeller@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Climate Change
Daniel McCoy
Assistant Professor, Department of Atmospheric Science
(307) 766-3245 or daniel.mccoy@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Climate Change
Jacqueline Shinker
Associate Professor, Geography
(307) 223-5437 or jshinker@uwyo.edu
Climate Change/Climate Science/Drought
Cold Region Hydrology
Noriaki Ohara
Assistant Professor, Civil & Architectural Engineering
(307) 766-4366 or nohara1@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Cold Region Hydrology/Snowpack Evolution
Communication Disorders
Zoe Kriegel
Assistant Professor, Division of Communication Disorders
(307) 766-6098 or zkriegel@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Motor Speech Disorders/Parkinson’s Disease/Speech Motor Control
Community and Public Health Nutrition
Christine Porter
Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Health, Wyoming Excellence Chair in Community
and Public Health
(307) 766-2143 or christine.porter@uwyo.edu
Community and Public Health Nutrition/Health Disparities/Food Systems, Security and
Justice
Community Development
Mary Martin
Area Extension Educator, Jackson
(307)733-3087 or mmmartin@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Financial Literacy/Community Development/Facilitation
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Stefan Heinz
Professor, Mathematics
(307) 766-4203 or Heinz@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Stochastic Analysis/Turbulence Modeling/Computational Fluid Dynamics
Dimitri Mavriplis
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
(307) 766-2868 or mavripl@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Computational Fluid Dynamics (aerodynamics of commercial aircraft/business
jets)
Computational Science
Alex Buerkle
Associate Professor, Botany
(307) 766-3845 or Buerkle@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Evolutionary Biology/Genetics/Computational Science/Data Science
Po Chen
Associate Professor, Geology and Geophysics
(307) 766-3086 or pchen@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Geophysics/Geology/Computational Science
Lars Kotthoff
Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of Computing
larsko@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning/Data Science
Craig Douglas
School of Energy Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
(307) 766-4221 or cdouglas6@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Computational Science/Data Science/Machine Learning
Computer Vision
John McInroy
Department Head/Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
(307) 766-6137 or mcinroy@uwyo.edu
Specialties: Robotics/Computer Vision
Constitutional Law
Stephen M. Feldman
Distinguished Professor of Law
(307) 766-4250 or sfeldman@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Constitutional Law
Conflict Management and Conflict Resolution
Don Appiarius
Ombudsman, Office of the President
(307) 766-3459 or dappiari@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Conflict Management and Conflict Resolution/Cross-Cultural Conflict
Crypto-Assets and Blockchain
Pawan Jain
Assistant Professor, Department of Finance
(307) 766-2548 or pjain@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Stock Markets/Crypto-assets and Blockchain/Financial Planning
Cryptocurrency
Steven C. Lupien
Adjunct Professor of Finance
(307) 222-3241 or slupien@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Blockchain/Cryptocurrency
Bradley Rettler
Assistant Professor, Religious and Philosophy Studies
(307) 766-6514 or brettler@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Cryptocurrency/Bitcoin
Dance
Aaron Wood
Assistant Professor, Dance
Department of Theatre and Dance
307-766-5138 or awood5@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Dance/Choreography
Christie Zimmerman
Professor, Dance
Department Head, Theatre and Dance
(307) 766-2199 or czimme15@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Jazz, Tap and Musical Theatre Dance Forms/Choreography
Data Science
Craig Douglas
School of Energy Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
(307) 766-4221 or cdouglas6@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Computational Science/Data Science/Machine Learning
Timothy J. Robinson
Professor of Statistics
Mathematics and Statistics
(307) 766-2497 or tjrobin@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Statistics, Data Science, Medical Education
Marie-Agnes Tellier
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
(307) 766-4221 or mtellier@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Data Science/R Programming/Statistics
Dinosaurs
Mark Clementz
Associate Professor, Geography and Geology
(307) 766-6048 or mclemen1@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Dinosaurs/Prehistoric Mammals
Drug Information
Melissa Hunter
Drug Information Director, School of Pharmacy
(307) 766-6988 or Mhunter2@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Drug Information
Eating Disorders
Kyle de Young
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
(307) 314-2233 or skyle.deyoung@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Eating Disorders
Ecological Data and Maps
Mark D. Andersen
Information Systems and Service Coordinator, Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, Office
of Research and Economic Development
(307) 766-3036 or mda@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Spatial Ecology/ Ecological Modeling/ Biological Databases/ GIS Analysis
and Mapping
Melanie Arnett
Data Coordinator, Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, Office of Research and Economic
Development
(307) 766-2296 or arnett@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Rare and Endemic Plants/Biological Databases/GIS Analysis and Mapping
Joy Handley
Biologist, Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, Office of Research and Economic Development
(307) 766-6652 or thuja@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Insect Pollinators/Rare and Endemic Plants
Srivenkatesh Vasiraju
Front End Developer, Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, Office of Research and Economic
Development
(307) 766-3013 or svasiraj@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Biological Databases and Programming/Web-Based Data Delivery
Economics
Anne Alexander
Associate VP, Academic Affairs
(307) 766-4286 or aalex@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Economics
Robert Godby
Associate Professor, Department of Economics
Deputy Director, Center for Energy Regulation and Policy (CERP)
(307) 766-3843, (307)-399-3772 (cell), or rgodby@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Economics, Energy Economics, Macroeconomics Policy, State Fiscal Policy
Jason Shogren
Professor, Economics and Finance
(307) 766-5430 or jramses@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Economics/Environmental and Natural Resource Policy/Behavioral Economics
Economic Development
Roger Coupal
Community Development Specialist, Department Agricultural and Applied Economics Department
(307) 766-5539 or coupal@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Economic Development/Environmental Economics
Christelle Khalaf
Associate Professor, Center for Business and Economic Analysis
(307) 766-4190 or ekhalaf@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Economic Development/Energy Transition
Justin T. Piccorelli
Assistant Professor, School of Politics, Public Affairs and International Studies
(307) 766-2260 or jpiccore@uwyo.edu
Specialties: Policing and Video Technology, Public Administration and Economic Development
Anders Van Sandt
Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
(307) 766-4204 or avansand@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Economic Development
Education
Timothy Slater
Professor and Endowed Chair of Science Education, School of Teacher Education
(307) 314-9831 or tslater@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Astronomy/STEM Education/Classical Christian Education
Elder Financial Exploitation
Virginia Vincenti
Professor Emeritus, Human Development and Family Sciences
(307) 766-4079 or vincenti@uwyo.edu
Specialties: Elder Financial Exploitation
Electrocatalysts
Katie Dongmei Li-Oakey
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
(307) 766-3592 or d1i1@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Nanocatalysts, Electrocatalysts and Membranes for Gas and Liquid Separations
Emergent Technology
Tyler Kerr
Makerspace Coordinator, College of Engineering & Applied Science
(307) 766-6460 or tkerr1@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Emergent Technology, Makerspaces
Endangered and Rare Species
Ian M. Abernethy
Lead Vertebrate Zoologist, Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, Office of Research
and Economic Development
(307) 766-3035 or fisher@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Bat Biology/ Vertebrate Zoology/ Special Status Wildlife
Bonnie Heidel
Lead Botanist, Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, Office of Research and Economic
Development
(307) 766-3020 or bheidel@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Rare and Endemic Plants/ Rocky Mountain Flora/ Biological Diversity/ Biogeography
Lusha Tronstad
Lead Invertebrate Zoologist, Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, Office of Research
and Economic Development
(307) 766-3115 or tronstad@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Insect Pollinators/ Aquatic Invertebrates
Srivenkatesh Vasiraju
Front End Developer, Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, Office of Research and Economic
Development
(307) 766-3013 or svasiraj@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Biological Databases and Programming/Web-Based Data Delivery
Energy Economics
Robert Godby
Associate Professor, Department of Economics
Deputy Director, Center for Energy Regulation and Policy (CERP)
(307) 766-3843, (307)-399-3772 (cell), or rgodby@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Economics, Energy Economics, Macroeconomics Policy, State Fiscal Policy
Christelle Khalaf
Associate Professor, Center for Business and Economic Analysis
(307) 766-4190 or ekhalaf@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Economic Development/Energy Transition
Charles Mason
H.A. True Chair in Petroleum and Natural Gas Economics, Department of Economics
(307) 766-5336 or bambuzlr@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Energy Economics
Enhancing Student Writing
Bethann Garramon Merkel
Professor of Practice, Department of Zoology and Physiology, Director, UW Science
Communication Initiative
(307) 766-6495 or bmerkle@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Art-Science Integration/Enhancing Student Writing/Science Communication
Enterprise Risk Management
William Wiseman (Tim)
Chief Risk Officer
(307) 766-6787 or wwiseman@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Risk Management/Strategic Risk Management/Enterprise Risk Management
Ethics
Bradley Rettler
Assistant Professor, Philosophy and Religious Studies
(307) 766-6514 or brettler@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Philosophy/Ethics
Environmental Conservation
Drew Bennett
Whitney MacMillan Professor of Practice of Private Lands Ownership, Haub School of
Environment and Natural Resources
(307) 766-5060 or drewbennett@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Private Land Conservation/Conservation easements
Environmental Economics
Roger Coupal
Community Development Specialist, Department Agricultural and Applied Economics Department
(307) 766-5539 or coupal@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Economic Development/Environmental Economics
Ben Rashford
Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
(307) 766-6474 or brasher@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Agricultural Economics/Environmental Economics/Natural Resource Economics
Jason Shogren
Professor, Economics and Finance
(307) 766-5430 or jramses@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Economics/Environmental and Natural Resource Policy
Environmental Engineering
Michael Urynowicz
Director, Center for Biogenic Natural Gas Research
Professor, Environmental Engineering
(307) 766-4398 or MUrynowi@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Environmental Remediation/Biogenic Natural Gas
Environmental Policy
McGreggor "Gregg" Cawley
Professor, Politics, Public Affairs, and International Studies
(307) 766-5345 or Cawley@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Federal Land Policy/Environmental Policy/American Government
Sam Kalen
William T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law and Associate Dean, College of
Law
(703) 795-6367 (cell) or skalen@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Federal Land Policy and Law/Pollution Policy and Law
Evolutionary Biology
David Tank
Professor and Director, Rocky Mountain Herbarium
(307) 766-4376 or dtank@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Evolutionary Biology/Plant Identification/Field Botany
European Politics
Stephanie Anderson
Professor, School of Politics, Public Affairs, & International Studies
(307) 766-3132 or redhead@uwyo.edu
Specialty: European Politics
Evaluation
Laura Feldman
Senior Research Scientist, Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center; Manager, Center for
Justice Research
(307) 309-1914 or lfeldman@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Evaluation
Gabel Taggart
Assistant Professor
School of Politics, Public Affairs and International Studies
(307) 766-2958 or gtaggart@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy/Strategic Planning/Evaluation
Evolutionary Biology
Alex Buerkle
Associate Professor, Botany
(307) 766-3845 or Buerkle@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Evolutionary Biology/Genetics/Computational Science/Data Science
Exoplanets
Hannah Jang-Condell
Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy
(307) 766-3680 or hjangcon@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Exoplanets
Faculty/Educational Development
Janel Seeley
Director, Ellbogen Center for Teaching and Learning
(307) 766-2818 or jseeley1@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Faculty/Educational Development
Federal Land Policy
McGreggor "Gregg" Cawley
Professor, Politics, Public Affairs, and International Studies
(307) 766-5345 or Cawley@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Federal Land Policy/Environmental Policy/American Government
Sam Kalen
William T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law and Associate Dean, College of
Law
(703) 795-6367 (cell) or skalen@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Federal Land Policy and Law/Pollution Policy and Law
Financial Literacy
Mary Martin
Area Extension Educator, Jackson
(307)733-3087 or mmmartin@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Financial Literacy/Community Development/Facilitation
Food Preservation
Vicki Hayman
Nutrition and Food Safety Educator, UW Extension
(307) 746-3531 or vhayman@uwyo.edu
Specialties: Nutrition/Food Preparation/Food Safety
Food Safety
Vicki Hayman
Nutrition and Food Safety Educator, UW Extension
(307) 746-3531 or vhayman@uwyo.edu
Specialties: Nutrition/Food Preparation/Food Safety
Food Systems, Security and Justice
Christine Porter
Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Health, Wyoming Excellence Chair in Community
and Public Health
(307) 766-2143 or christine.porter@uwyo.edu
Community and Public Health Nutrition/Health Disparities/Food Systems, Security and
Justice
Forest Ecology
Tucker Furniss
Assistant Professor
Department of Ecosystem Science and Management
(307) 766-2263 or tucker.furniss@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Forest Ecology/Forestry
Sara Germain
Assistant Professor
Department of Botany
(307) 766-4207 or sgermain@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Forest Ecology/Forestry
Fraud Detection
Eric Johnson
Director, Accounting Graduate Program, Clara R. Toppan Professor of Accounting
307-766-3959 or eric.johnson@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Fraud Detection
Geology
Joseph Biasi
Assistant Professor, Economic Geology, Department of Geology and Geophysics
(307) 766-3386 or jbiasi@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Geology/Mineral Deposits/Mining
Po Chen
Associate Professor, Geology and Geophysics
(307) 766-3086 or pchen@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Geophysics/Geology/Computational Science
Brandon McElroy
Assistant Professor, Geology and Geophysics
(307) 766-3601 or bmcelroy@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Rivers and Deltas/Geomorphology/Sedimentology
Cliff Riebe
Assistant Professor, Geology and Geophysics
(307) 766-3965 or criebe@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Geology/Geophysics/Geomorphology/Salmon Spawning
Glacier Hydrology
Neil Humphrey
Professor, Geology and Geophysics
(307) 766-2728 or neil@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Glacier Hydrology/Icesheet Dynamics/Geomorphology and Landscape Evolution/Numerical
simulation of the Cryosphere
Glaciology
Sarah Conrad
EPSCoR Deputy Director
(307) 766-2295 or skonrad@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Glaciology
Global Business
Quique Girones
Assistant Professor of Practice in International Business
Associate Director, MBA Program, College of Business
(307) 766-2449 or egirones@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Global Business
Graphic Design
Kayla Clark
Assistant Professor, Communication and Journalism Department/Haub School of Environment
and Natural Resources
(307) 267-8632 or kayla.clark@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Graphic Design
Groundwater Hydrology
Ye Zhang
Associate Professor, Geology and Geophysics
(307) 766-2981 or yzhang9@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Groundwater hydrology/Subsurface characterization and reservoir modeling/Geological
carbon sequestration
Habitat Ecology
Mark D. Andersen
Information Systems and Service Coordinator, Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, Office
of Research and Economic Development
(307) 766-3036 or mda@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Spatial Ecology/ Ecological Modeling/ Biological Databases/ GIS Analysis
and Mapping
Jeff Beck
Professor, Ecosystem Science & Management
(307) 766-6683 or jlbeck@uwyo.edu
Sage grouse/Wild ungulates/Wild horses/Sagebrush community ecology/Rangeland ecology
and management
Anna Chalfoun
Assistant Professor, Zoology and Physiology
(307) 766-6966 or achalfou@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Habitat Ecology/Wildlife Ecology
Health Disparities
Christine Porter
Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Health, Wyoming Excellence Chair in Community
and Public Health
(307) 766-2143 or christine.porter@uwyo.edu
Community and Public Health Nutrition/Health Disparities/Food Systems, Security and
Justice
Healthy Food Consumption
Elizabeth Minton
Associate Professor of Marketing
(307) 766-3616 or eminton@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Marketing, Religion’s Influence on Consumption, Healthy Food Consumption
History of Wyoming and the American West
Phil Roberts
Professor Emeritus of History
(307) 766-5311 or philr@uwyo.edu
Specialty: History of Wyoming and the American West/American Legal History/Wyoming
Legal History/History of Oil
Hydrology
Scott Miller
Department Head and Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
(307) 766-4274 or snmiller@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Hydrology/Watersheds
David Williams
Professor, Botany
(307) 766-4387 or dgw@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Plant ecology/Hydrology/Stable Isotope Analysis
Immigration Law
Jerry Fowler
Associate Professor of Law, College of Law
jerry.fowler@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Immigration Law
Immunology
Jason Gigley
Associate Professor
Department of Molecular Biology
(307) 766-6151 or jgigley@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Immunology
Intellectual Property Law
Melissa Alexander
Professor of Law
(307) 766-2289 or melissa.alexander@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Medical Ethics/Public Health Law/Intellectual Property Law
Journalism
Cindy Price-Schultz
Head, Communication and Journalism Department
(307) 766-5437 or cprice@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Journalism, Public Relations, Advertising
Labor Law
Michael C. Duff
Centennial Distinguished Professor of Law
(307) 766-5319 or mduff1@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Labor Law/Workers’ Compensation Law/Administrative Law/Personal Injury
Law
Land Reclamation
Peter D. Stahl
Director, Wyoming Reclamation and Restoration Center
Professor of Soil Ecology, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management
(307) 766-2179 or uncleM@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Land Reclamation/Ecosystem Restoration and Soil Science
Languages
Nikolas Sweet
Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology
(307) 766-5136 or nsweet1@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Languages
Leadership
Shawn McClean
Assistant Professor, Management and Marketing
(307) 766-4244 or smcclea1@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Leadership/Work-Life Issues
Macroeconomics Policy
Robert Godby
Associate Professor, Department of Economics
Deputy Director, Center for Energy Regulation and Policy (CERP)
(307) 766-3843, (307)-399-3772 (cell), or rgodby@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Economics, Energy Economics, Macroeconomics Policy, State Fiscal Policy
Management
Chase Thiel
Daniels Funds Professor of Business Ethics, Associate Professor, Management
208-866-6829 or cthiel1@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Management
Marketing
Elizabeth Minton
Associate Professor of Marketing
(307) 766-3616 or eminton@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Marketing, Religion’s Influence on Consumption, Healthy Food Consumption
Marketing and Sales
Molly Burchett
Assistant Professor of Marketing
(606) 226-1083 or molly.burchett@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Marketing and Sales
Amy Shane-Nichols
Assistant Professor, Design, Merchandising and Textiles, Department of Family and
Consumer Services
(307) 766-4145 or ashaneni@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Marketing and Sales/Retail Management/Product and Brand Management
Mathematics Education
Richard Kitchen
Professor of Mathematics and Wyoming Excellence in Higher Education Endowed Chair
in Mathematics Education
(307) 766-6377 or rkitchen@uwyo.edu
Specialties: Achievement Gaps in Secondary Education (Mathematics Education)/Mathematics
Education Curriculum and Instruction/equity, Access and Diversity in U.S. Public Schools
Meat Judging
Sierra Jepson
Cowboy Branded Meats Coordinator & Meat Judging Coach, Animal Science
(307) 766-3100 or sjepsen2@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Meat Judging
Medical Education
Todd Guth
Director, WWAMI Education Program, Department of Medical Education and Public Health
(307) 766-2497 or tguth@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Medical Education
Timothy J. Robinson
Professor of Statistics
Mathematics and Statistics
(307) 766-2497 or tjrobin@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Statistics, Data Science, Medical Education
Medical Ethics
Melissa Alexander
Professor of Law
(307) 766-2289 or melissa.alexander@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Medical Ethics/Public Health Law/Intellectual Property Law
Membranes for Gas and Liquid Separations
Katie Dongmei Li-Oakey
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
(307) 766-3592 or d1i1@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Nanocatalysts, Electrocatalysts and Membranes for Gas and Liquid Separations
Mexico
Mary Katherine Scott
Visiting Assistant Professor, Honors College
Adjunct Lecturer, Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
(307) 766-4110 or mkscott@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Tourism, Mexico
Microbiology
Mark Gomelsky
Professor, Molecular Biology
(307) 766-3522 or gomelsky@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Microbiology, Synthetic Biology
Microfluidic Processes
John Oakey
Assistant Professor, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
(307) 766-2518 or joakey@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Microfluidic processes and applications/tissue engineering and regenerative
medicine
Molecular Biology
David Fay
Professor, Molecular Biology
(307) 766-4961 or davidfay@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Cell Biology/Genetics/Molecular Biology
Music
Michael Griffith
Director, Orchestral Activities and Professor of Music
(307) 766-3069 or symph@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Conducting/Orchestra Repertoire
Matthew Schlomer
Director of Bands, Department of Music
(414) 507-1024 (cell) or matthew.schlomer@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Music Performance/Conducting
Nanocatalysts
Katie Dongmei Li-Oakey
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
(307) 766-3592 or d1i1@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Nanocatalysts, Electrocatalysts and Membranes for Gas and Liquid Separations
Natural Resource Economics
David Aaland
Associate Professor of Economics
(307) 766-4931 or aadland@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Natural Resource Economics
Charles “Chuck” Mason
H.A. Dave True Jr. Chair in Petroleum and Natural Gas Economics
(307) 766-5336 or bambuzlr@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Oil and Gas/Topics related to natural resource economics
Ben Rashford
Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
(307) 766-6474 or brasher@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Agricultural Economics/Environmental Economics/Natural Resource Economics
Natural Resource Law
Tara Righetti
SER Assistant Professor of Law
Department of Law and School of Energy Resources
(307) 766-2087 or trighett@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Oil and Gas Law/Public Lands Law/Subsurface Property Law (Pore Space)
Sam Kalen
William T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law and Associate Dean, College of
Law
(703) 795-6367 (cell) or skalen@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Federal Land Policy and Law/Pollution Policy and Law
Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy
Gabel Taggart
Assistant Professor
School of Politics, Public Affairs and International Studies
(307) 766-2958 or gtaggart@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy/Strategic Planning/Evaluation
Nursing
Karen Gorton
Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing
(307) 766-4312 or kgorton@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Nursing
Paula Kihn
Associate Lecturer, Nursing, Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing
(307) 766-4312 or pkihn@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Nursing Educational Leadership/Teaching with Technology
Jennifer Stephens
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
(307) 766-4312 or jsteph35@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Oncology Nursing/History of Nursing
Nutrition
Vicki Hayman
Nutrition and Food Safety Educator, UW Extension
(307) 746-3531 or vhayman@uwyo.edu
Specialties: Nutrition/Food Preparation/Food Safety
Oil and Gas
Charles “Chuck” Mason
H.A. Dave True Jr. Chair in Petroleum and Natural Gas Economics
(307) 766-5336 or bambuzlr@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Oil and Gas/Topics related to natural resource economics
Mohammad Piri
Professor, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering/Excellence Chair in HE Petroleum
(307) 766-3954 or mpiri@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Porous Media/Oil and Gas
Tara Righetti
SER Assistant Professor of Law
Department of Law and School of Energy Resources
(307) 766-2087 or trighett@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Oil and Gas Law/Public Lands Law/Subsurface Property Law (Pore Space)
Paleoindian Culture
Marcel Kornfeld
Professor, Anthropology
(307) 766-3548 or anpro1@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Archaeology/Paleoindian Culture
Philosophy
Bradley Rettler
Assistant Professor, Philosophy and Religious Studies
(307) 766-6514 or brettler@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Philosophy/Ethics
Philosophy of Computing
Robin Hill
Lecturer, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
(307) 766-8508 or hill@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Philosophy of Computing
Physics
Chip Kobulnicky
Professor, Physics and Astronomy
(307) 766-2982 or chipk@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Physics/Astronomy/Active Learning Classrooms
Plant Ecology
George P. Jones
Vegetation Ecologist, Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, Office of Research and Economic
Development
(307) 766-3009 or gpjones@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Wyoming Plant Communities and Vegetation/ Wetlands/ Sagebrush
David Williams
Professor, Botany
(307) 766-4387 or dgw@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Plant ecology/Hydrology/Stable Isotope Analysis
Plant Identification
Melanie Arnett
Data Coordinator, Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, Office of Research and Economic
Development
(307) 766-2296 or arnett@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Rare and Endemic Plants/Biological Databases/GIS Analysis and Mapping
Greg Brown
Professor, Botany
(307) 766-4106 or Gkbrown@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Plant Identification
Joy Handley
Biologist, Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, Office of Research and Economic Development
(307) 766-6652 or thuja@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Insect Pollinators/Rare and Endemic Plants
Bonnie Heidel
Lead Botanist, Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, Office of Research and Economic
Development
(307) 766-3020 or bheidel@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Rare and Endemic Plants/ Rocky Mountain Flora/ Biological Diversity/ Biogeography
David Tank
Professor and Director, Rocky Mountain Herbarium
(307) 766-4376 or dtank@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Evolutionary Biology/Plant Identification/Field Botany
Policing and Video Technology
Justin T. Piccorelli
Assistant Professor, School of Politics, Public Affairs and International Studies
(307) 766-2260 or jpiccore@uwyo.edu
Specialties: Policing and Video Technology, Public Administration and Economic Development
Polling
Brian Harnisch
Senior Research Scientist, Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center (WYSAC)
(307) 766-6103 or harnisch@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Survey Research/Polling
Popular Culture
Kent Drummond
Professor, Department of English
(307) 766-6453 or drummond@uwyo.edu
Specialty: The Beatles
Porous Media
Mohammad Piri
Professor, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering/Excellence Chair in HE Petroleum
(307) 766-3954 or mpiri@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Porous Media/Oil and Gas
Prehistoric Mammals
Mark Clementz
Associate Professor, Geography and Geology
(307) 766-6048 or mclemen1@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Dinosaurs/Prehistoric Mammals
Product and Brand Management
Amy Shane-Nichols
Assistant Professor, Design, Merchandising and Textiles, Department of Family and
Consumer Services
(307) 766-4145 or ashaneni@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Marketing and Sales/Retail Management/Product and Brand Management
Programming
Patrick O’Toole
Applications Developer
Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center
(307) 766-3018 or P.OToole@uwyoedu
Specialty: Programming/Software Development
Psychology
Kayla Burd
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Director, Social Cognition and Law Lab
(307) 766-2943 or kburd@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Legal Decision-Making
Joshua Clapp
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
(307) 766-6304 or jclapp@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Trauma/Anxiety
Public Administration and Economic Development
Justin T. Piccorelli
Assistant Professor, School of Politics, Public Affairs and International Studies
(307) 766-2260 or jpiccore@uwyo.edu
Specialties: Policing and Video Technology, Public Administration and Economic Development
Public Health Law
Melissa Alexander
Professor of Law
(307) 766-2289 or melissa.alexander@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Medical Ethics/Public Health Law/Intellectual Property Law
Public Land Consumption
Eric Krszjzaniek
Lecturer, Department of Management and Marketing
(307) 223-2913 or ekrszjza@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Sustainable Business Practices/Campus Sustainability/Public Land Consumption
Public Relations
Cindy Price-Schultz
Head, Communication and Journalism Department
(307) 766-5437 or cprice@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Journalism, Public Relations, Advertising
R Programming
Marie-Agnes Tellier
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
(307) 766-4221 or mtellier@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Data Science/R Programming/Statistics
Rangeland Ecology and Management
Jeff Beck
Professor, Ecosystem Science & Management
(307) 766-6683 or jlbeck@uwyo.edu
Sage grouse/Wild ungulates/Wild horses/Sagebrush community ecology/Rangeland ecology
and management
George P. Jones
Vegetation Ecologist, Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, Office of Research and Economic
Development
(307) 766-3009 or gpjones@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Wyoming Plant Communities and Vegetation/ Wetlands/ Sagebrush
Religion
Mary Keller
Senior Lecturer, Philosophy and Religious Studies
(307) 250-1474 or mkeller@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Climate Change
Religion's Influence on Consumption
Elizabeth Minton
Associate Professor of Marketing
(307) 766-3616 or eminton@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Marketing, Religion’s Influence on Consumption, Healthy Food Consumption
Resilience and Well-Being
Karen Gorton
Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing
(307) 766-4312 or kgorton@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Reiki Master/Certified Heart Math Trainer
Restoration Ecology
Kristina Hufford
Associate Professor, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management
(307) 766-5587 or khufford@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Ecological Restoration
Retail Management
Amy Shane-Nichols
Assistant Professor, Design, Merchandising and Textiles, Department of Family and
Consumer Services
(307) 766-4145 or ashaneni@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Marketing and Sales/Retail Management/Product and Brand Management
Risk Management
William Wiseman (Tim)
Chief Risk Officer
(307) 766-6787 or wwiseman@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Risk Management/Strategic Risk Management/Enterprise Risk Management
Robotics
John McInroy
Department Head/Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
(307) 766-6137 or mcinroy@uwyo.edu
Specialties: Robotics/Computer Vision
Zejian Zhou
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
(307) 766-2279, (307) 314-9183 or zejian.zhou@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Robotics/Artificial Intelligence
Science Communication
Bethann Garramon Merkle
Professor of Practice, Department of Zoology and Physiology, Director, UW Science
Communication Initiative
(307) 766-6495 or bmerkle@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Art-Science Integration/Enhancing Student Writing/Science Communication
Science Education
Ana Houseal
Associate Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Science and Mathematics Teaching Center
(307) 766-4925 or ahouseal@uwyo.edu
Science Teacher Professional Development
Martha Inouye
Research Scientist, Asst.
Science and Mathematics Teaching Center
(307) 766-4925 or minouye@uwyo.edu
Jessica Marcolini
Director, Science and Mathematics Teaching Center
(307) 766-3468 or jmarcoli@uwyo.edu
Specialty: STEM Education/Science Teacher Professional Development
Secondary English Education
Todd Reynolds
Assistant Professor, Secondary English Education, Program Coordinator, Post-Baccalaureate
Graduate Certificate Program
(303) 710-1448 or treynol6@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Secondary English Education
Snowpack Evolution
Noriaki Ohara
Assistant Professor, Civil & Architectural Engineering
(307) 766-4366 or nohara1@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Cold Region Hydrology/Snowpack Evolution
Social Media and Its Impact on Mental Health
Joe Russo
Adjunct Professor, School of Teacher Education, College of Education
(307) 766-3682 or jrusso1@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Social Media and its Impact on Mental Health
Speech-Language Pathology
Amy Peterson
Assistant Professor, Division of Communication Disorders; Director, Adolescent Language
Interventions, Applications and Strategies (ALIAS) Lab
Director, Adolescent Language Interventions, Applications and Strategies (ALIAS) Lab
(307) 766-5795 or apeterso@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Adolescent Language Disorders
Stable Isotopes
Craig Cook
Stable Isotope Facility Director
Ecosystem Science and Management
(307) 766-6349 or ccook21@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Stable Isotopes
David Williams
Professor, Botany
(307) 766-4387 or dgw@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Plant ecology/Hydrology/Stable Isotope Analysis
State Fiscal Policy
Robert Godby
Associate Professor, Department of Economics
Deputy Director, Center for Energy Regulation and Policy (CERP)
(307) 766-3843, (307)-399-3772 (cell), or rgodby@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Economics, Energy Economics, Macroeconomics Policy, State Fiscal Policy
Statistical Consulting
Jared Studyvin
Lecturer, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
(307) 766-3341 or studyvin@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Survey Design/Bayesian/Statistical Consulting for Any Discipline
Statistical Consulting
Timothy J. Robinson
Professor of Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics
(307) 761-5159 or tjrobin@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Wildlife Modeling/Sampling Design/Health Sciences
Jared Studyvin
Lecturer, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
(307) 766-3341 or studyvin@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Survey Design/Bayesian/Statistical Consulting for Any Discipline
Statistics
Timothy J. Robinson
Professor of Statistics
Mathematics and Statistics
(307) 761-5159 or tjrobin@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Statistics, Data Science, Medical Education
Marie-Agnes Tellier
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
(307) 766-4221 or mtellier@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Data Science/R Programming/Statistics
STEM Education
Jessica Marcolini
Director, Science and Mathematics Teaching Center
(307) 766-3468 or jmarcoli@uwyo.edu
Specialty: STEM Education/Science Teacher Professional Development
Strategic Planning
Gabel Taggart
Assistant Professor
School of Politics, Public Affairs and International Studies
(307) 766-2958 or gtaggart@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy/Strategic Planning/Evaluation
Strategic Risk Management
William Wiseman (Tim)
Chief Risk Officer
(307) 766-6787 or wwiseman@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Risk Management/Strategic Risk Management/Enterprise Risk Management
Substance Abuse Prevention
Rodney Wambeam
Senior Research Scientist, Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center
(307) 760-8728 or Rodney@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Substance Abuse Prevention
Suicide and Self-Injury
Carolyn Pepper
Professor Department of Psychology
(307) 766-2951 or cpepper@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Suicide/Self-Injury
Surface Science
Teyu Chien
Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
tchien@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Surface Science
Survey Research
Brian Harnisch
Senior Research Scientist, Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center (WYSAC)
(307) 766-6103 or harnisch@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Survey Research/Polling
Sustainable Business Practices
Eric Krszjzaniek
Lecturer, Department of Management and Marketing
(307) 223-2913 or ekrszjza@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Sustainable Business Practices/Campus Sustainability/Public Land Consumption
Synthetic Biology
Mark Gomelsky
Professor, Molecular Biology
(307) 766-3522 or gomelsky@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Microbiology, Synthetic Biology
Tourism
Mary Katherine Scott
Visiting Assistant Professor, Honors College
Adjunct Lecturer, Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
(307) 766-4110 or mkscott@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Tourism, Mexico
Urban Forestry
Donna Hoffman
Assistant Extension Educator for Horticulture
University of Wyoming Extension of Natrona County
Agricultural Resource & Learning Center
(307) 235-9400, ext. 31 or dhoffman@natronacounty-wy.gov
Specialty: Urban Forestry/Volunteer Engagement/Xeriscape
Veterinary Sciences
Merl Raisbeck
Professor Emeritus, Veterinary Toxicology, Department of Veterinary Sciences
(307) 742-5398 or raisbeck@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Water Quality for Livestock and Wildlife
Volcanoes
Ken Sims
Professor, Geology and Geophysics
(307) 766-3386 or ksims7@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Volcanoes
Volunteer Engagement
Donna Hoffman
Assistant Extension Educator for Horticulture
University of Wyoming Extension of Natrona County
Agricultural Resource & Learning Center
(307) 235-9400, ext. 31 or dhoffman@natronacounty-wy.gov
Specialty: Urban Forestry/Volunteer Engagement/Xeriscape
Sarah Torbert
State 4-H Development Specialist, UW Extension
(307) 766-5170 or storbert@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Youth Development/Volunteer Engagement
Water Resource Economics
Kristi Hansen
Associate Professor, Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics
(307) 766-3598 or kristi.hansen@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Water Resource Economics
Watersheds
Scott Miller
Department Head and Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
(307) 766-4274 or snmiller@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Hydrology/Watersheds
Fabian Nippgen
Assistant Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
(307) 766-5012 or fnippgen@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Watersheds
Ginger Paige
Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
(307) 766-2200 or gpaige@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Watersheds
Water Treatment
Jonathan Brant
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering
Director, Center of Excellence in Produced Water Management
(307) 766-5446 or jbrant1@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Water Treatment
Weather Modification
Terry Deshler
Professor, Atmospheric Science (retired)
Deshler@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Atmospheric aerosol/Stratospheric ozone/Cloud physics/ Weather modification
Bart Geerts
Professor, Atmospheric Science
(307) 766-2261 or geerts@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Thunderstorms/Radar/Precipitation/Weather Modification
Wildlife Ecology
Anna Chalfoun
Assistant Professor, Zoology and Physiology
(307) 766-6966 or achalfou@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Habitat Ecology/Wildlife Ecology
Jeff Beck
Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science & Management
(307) 766-6683 or jlbeck@uwyo.edu
Sage grouse/Wild ungulates/Wild horses/Sagebrush community ecology/Rangeland ecology
and management
Zachary Wallace
Biometrician, Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, Office of Research and Economic
Development
(307) 766-3042 or zwallac2@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Raptor Ecology/ Ecological Modeling/ Species Distribution Modeling/ Aerial
Wildlife Survey
Wildlife Habitat Ecology
Jeff Beck
Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science & Management
(307) 766-6683 or jlbeck@uwyo.edu
Sage grouse/Wild ungulates/Wild horses/Sagebrush community ecology/Rangeland ecology
and management
Wind Resources
Jonathan Naughton
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
(307) 766-6284 and Naughton@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Wind turbines/Wind farms/Wind resource/Wind turbine aerodynamics/Integration
of wind
Wind Turbines
Jonathan Naughton
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
(307) 766-6284 and Naughton@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Wind turbines/Wind farms/Wind resource/Wind turbine aerodynamics/Integration
of wind
Winter Ozone
Robert Field
(307) 766-2180 or rfield1@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Winter Ozone/Air Quality
Winter Ozone Levels
Shane Murphy
Associate Professor, Atmospheric Science
(307) 766-6408 or smurph19@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Winter Ozone Levels/Air Quality/Black Carbons/Aerosols
Work-Life Issues
Shawn McClean
Assistant Professor, Management and Marketing
(307) 766-4244 or smcclea1@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Leadership/Work-Life Issues
World Languages and Cultures Learning
Dilnoza Khasilova
SoTL/Assessment Specialist
Director, Volunteer World Language and Culture Program
dkhasilo@uwyo.edu
Specialty: SoTL/Deep Language and Culture Teaching and Learning Approach/Intercultural
Learning
Xeriscape
Donna Hoffman
Assistant Extension Educator for Horticulture
University of Wyoming Extension of Natrona County
Agricultural Resource & Learning Center
(307) 235-9400, ext. 31 or dhoffman@natronacounty-wy.gov
Specialty: Urban Forestry/Volunteer Engagement/Xeriscape
Youth Development
Sarah Torbert
State 4-H Development Specialist, UW Extension
(307) 766-5170 or storbert@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Youth Development/Volunteer Engagement
Zoology
Michael Dillon
Associate Professor, Zoology and Physiology
(307) 314-0883 or mdillon3@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Zoology/Alpine bumblebees/Climate Change/Physiology/Ecology/Insect flight
biomechanics/Respiration
Zachary Wallace
Biometrician, Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, Office of Research and Economic
Development
(307) 766-3042 or zwallac2@uwyo.edu
Specialty: Raptor Ecology/ Ecological Modeling/ Species Distribution Modeling/ Aerial
Wildlife Survey