About Us

Dr. John Koprowski
Dean

Koprowski Conservation Research Laboratory
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Kendall House, Rm 201
(307) 766-5080  |  jkoprows@uwyo.edu

Dr. Steve Smutko
Associate Dean
Spicer Chair of Collaborative Practice, Ruckelshaus Institute
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Professor, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
Kendall House, Rm 202
(307) 766-2703  |  steve.smutko@uwyo.edu

Dr. Ellen O. Aikens
Assistant Professor
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
School of Computing
Engineering, Rm 4093
(307) 766 5294  |  eaikens@uwyo.edu

Dr. Melanie Armstrong
Director, Ruckelshaus Institute
Associate Professor
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Beginning January 2023

Dr. Drew Bennett
Whitney MacMillan Professor of Practice of Private Lands Stewardship
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Crane Hall, Rm 203
(307) 766-5070  |  drew.bennett@uwyo.edu

Dr. Callie Berman
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Crane Hall, Rm 204
(307) 761-9169  |  cberman@uwyo.edu 

Colleen Bourque
Administrative Associate
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Kendall House, Rm 106
(307) 766-5306  |  cbourque@uwyo.edu

Maggie Bourque
Associate Lecturer
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Kendall House, Rm 110
(307) 766-5089  |  maggie@uwyo.edu

Anastasia Brady
Special Events Coordinator
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Kendall House, Rm 004
(307) 766-6979  |  abrady2@uwyo.edu

Dr. Melissa Bukovsky
Associate Professor
Director in the Laboratory for Regional Earth Systems Modeling
UW Derecho Professor
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Crane Hall, Rm 151
(307) 766-5197 |  melissa.bukovsky@uwyo.edu

Courtney Carlson
Adjunct Professor, Instructional Designer for Distance Education
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
courtney.carlson@uwyo.edu

Tyler Carroll
Project Coordinator, Wyoming Conservation Corps
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
1615 Fraternity Row, University of Wyoming
tcarro10@uwyo.edu

Kayla Clark
Assistant Lecturer, Graphic Design
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Communication and Journalism Department
Visual and Literary Arts
Ross Hall, Rm 429
(307) 267-8632  |  kayla.clark@uwyo.edu 

Dr. Curt Davidson
Assistant Professor, Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Management
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Crane Hall, Rm 220
curt.davidson@uwyo.edu 

Dr. Kelly Heber Dunning
Timberline Professor of Sustainable Outdoor Recreation and Tourism
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Crane Hall, Rm 234
kelly.dunning@uwyo.edu

Dr. Wes Eaton
Visiting Assistant Professor 
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources 
Crane Hall, Rm 217 
(616) 893-9537 | weaton@uwyo.edu 

Dr. Anderson Ribeiro De Figueiredo
Scenario Planning Postdoctoral Research Associate, Wyoming Anticipating Climate Transitions (WyACT)
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Crane Hall, Rm 145
(307) 761-4965 | adefigue@uwyo.edu

Dr. Hilary Byerly Flint
Senior Research Scientist, MacMillan Private Lands Stewardship Program
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
hflint1@uwyo.edu 

Aaron Freland
Academic Advising Manager
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Kendall House, Rm 105
(307) 766-5088 | afreland@uwyo.edu

Nicole Gautier
Research Scientist, Graduate Coordinator
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Beta House, Rm 305
(307) 766-2068  |  ngautier@uwyo.edu

Dr. Sara Ghezzi
Professor of Practice, Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Management
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Crane Hall, Rm 216
(305) 803-1919  |  sghezzi@uwyo.edu

Zayne Hebbler
Academic Advising Professional
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Kendall House, Rm 001  |  zhebbler@uwyo.edu

Dr. Jacob Hochard
Knobloch Associate Professor of Conservation Economics
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Beta House, Rm 311  |  JHochard@uwyo.edu

Dr. Joe Holbrook
Assistant Professor, Carnivore and Habitat Ecology
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Department of Zoology and Physiology
Crane Hall, Rm 118
Joe.Holbrook@uwyo.edu 

Rhiannon Jakopak
Outreach Coordinator and Research Scientist, Monteith Shop
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Crane Hall, Rm 106
rjakopak@uwyo.edu

Caleb Johnson
Outreach Coordinator, Wyoming Conservation Corps
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
1615 Fraternity Row, University of Wyoming
cjohn186@uwyo.edu

Dr. Corrie Knapp
Associate Professor, Environment and Society
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Crane Hall, Rm 143
corrie.knapp@uwyo.edu

Walker Koberlein
Student Services, Communications, and Outreach Coordinator
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Kendall House | wkoberle@uwyo.edu

Jordan Kobliska
Internship and Employment Coordinator, WORTH Initiative 
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Kendall House, Rm 015 | jkoblisk@uwyo.edu 

Dr. Jewell Lund
Associate Research Scientist
Knowledge Co-production Coordinator, Wyoming Anticipating Climate Transitions (WyACT)
Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Crane Hall, Rm 144
Jewell.Lund@uwyo.edu

Birch Malotky
Emerging Issue Initiative Coordinator, Ruckelshaus Institute
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Kendall House, Rm 107
(307) 766-5146  |  bmalotky@uwyo.edu

Melanie Matthews
Project Coordinator, Senior
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
melanie.matthews@uwyo.edu

Dr. Maria Vittoria Mazzamuto
Research Scientist, Koprowski Conservation Research Laboratory
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Beta House, Rm 112A
mariavittoria.mazzamuto@uwyo.edu

Dr. Dan McCoy
Interim Director, Wyoming Outdoor Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality (WORTH) Initiative
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
College of Business, Rm. 222
(307) 766-5009  |  dan.mccoy@uwyo.edu

Kimberly Messersmith
Business Manager
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Kendall House, Rm 109
(307) 766-5058  |  kbois@uwyo.edu

Dr. Kevin Monteith
Professor, Natural Resource Science
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Department of Zoology and Physiology
Crane Hall, Rm 103
(307) 766-2322  |  Kevin.Monteith@uwyo.edu

Emilene Ostlind
Editor and Communications Coordinator
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Kendall House, Rm 108
(307) 766-2604  |  emilene@uwyo.edu

John Paradis
Director of Development
UW Foundation
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center
307-766-4045 | jp12@uwyo.edu

Ben Regan
Assistant Research Scientist, Monteith Shop
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
bregan1@uwyo.edu

Dr. Meagan Ricks
Assistant Lecturer, Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Management Program Coordinator
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Crane hall, Rm 218 | mricks@uwyo.edu

Tara Righetti
Occidental Chair in Energy and Environmental Policies
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
UW School of Energy Resources
Professor, UW College of Law
Hill Hall, Rm 451 | Tara.Righetti@uwyo.edu

Austin B. Smith
Assistant Research Scientist, Holbrook Team
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Crane Hall, Rm 121 | Asmit167@uwyo.edu

Dr. Tarissa Spoonhunter
Assistant Professor
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Director, High Plains American Indian Research Institute
Crane Hall, Rm 208 | Tarissa.Spoonhunter@uwyo.edu 

Temple Stoellinger, JD
Associate Professor, Law and ENR
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
University of Wyoming College of Law
Co-Director, Center for Law and Energy Resources in the Rockies 
Crane Hall, Rm 242
(307) 766-6450 | tstoelli@uwyo.edu

Lee Tafelmeyer
Assistant Research Scientist, Monteith Shop
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
ltafelme@uwyo.edu

Dr. Richard Vercoe
Assistant Lecturer
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Crane Hall, Rm 214 | rvercoe@uwyo.edu

Brittany Wagler
Research Scientist, Monteith Shop
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Crane Hall, Rm 117 | bwagler@uwyo.edu

Taylor Wagstaff
Lab Coordinator, Monteith Shop
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources 
Crane Hall, Rm 104 | (307)-281-6086 | tkennah1@uwyo.edu

Rebecca Witinok-Huber
Co-production Associate Research Scientist
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources 
Crane hall, Rm 144
rwitinok@uwyo.edu