People

Faculty

Dr. Catherine de Rivera


Phone: (503) 725-9798 - E-mail: derivera@pdx.edu
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science
Interests: Ecology and behavior of marine and estuarine invertebrates, ecological impacts of roads. Biography


Phone: (503) 725-5335 - E-mail: deweyr@pdx.edu
Director of Environmental Professional Program
Interests: Tropical island resources conservation and management, specifically coral reef and colony nesting seabird ecology.


Phone: (503) 725-5961 - E-mail: dresnerm@pdx.edu
Associate Professor of Environmental Science
Interests: Forest ecology; ecology education; qualitative modeling and ecological understanding; and citizen participation in environmental science. Biography
Dr. David Ervin


Phone: (503) 725-3935 - E-mail: ervin@pdx.edu
Professor of Environmental Management, Professor of Economics, Fellow, Center for Sustainable Processes and Practices
Interests: Environmental management, environmental policy reform, and green business. Biography
Dr. William Fish


Phone: (503) 725-4278 - E-mail: fishw@eas.pdx.edu
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Interests: Transformation and transport of heavy metals and other contaminants in the environment. Biography


Phone: (503) 725-3861 - E-mail: georgel@pdx.edu
Associate Professor of Environmental Science
Interests: Atmospheric chemistry, monitoring and modeling of urban air pollutants, assessing human exposure to and perception of air pollutants and climate change, development of measurement techniques for quantifying atmospheric species. Biography

Dr. Jeff Gerwing

Phone: (503) 725-4482 - E-mail: jgerwing@pdx.edu
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science
Interests: Forest ecology, restoration, and management. Biography


Phone: (503) 725-4241 - E-mail: graneke@pdx.edu
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science
Interests: Coastal marine ecology and conservation: land-sea connectivity, ecosystem services and marine ecosystem-based management. Biography
Dr. Joseph Maser


Phone: (503) 725-8042 - E-mail: maserj@pdx.edu
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science
Interests: Wetland ecology and regulations, and effectiveness of wetland mitigation projects. Biography
Dr. Yangdong Pan


Phone: (503) 725-4981 - E-mail: pany@pdx.edu
Professor of Environmental Science
Interests: Aquatic ecology, and the ecology of freshwater benthic algae, especially diatoms. Biography
Dr. John Rueter


Phone: (503) 725-3194 - E-mail: rueterj@pdx.edu
Professor of Environmental Science
Interests: Responses of algae to light variations, and technology in education. Biography
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Dr. Robert Scheller

Phone: (503) 725-2497 - E-mail: rmschell@pdx.edu

Assistant Professor of Environmental Sciences
Interests: How forested landscapes change, terrestrial ecosystem ecology, landscape ecology, the provision of multiple ecosystem services across landscapes and regions, ecological modeling. Biography


Dr. Julie Smith

Phone: (503) 725-4252 - E-mail: smithj@pdx.edu
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science
Interests: Restoration plant monitoring, invasive plant ecology and science education research. Biography
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Dr. Trygve P. Steen

Phone: (503) 725-4203 - E-mail: steent@pdx.edu
Professor of Environmental Science
Interests: Conservation and forest ecology. Biography
Dr. Mark Sytsma


ESR Office Phone: (503)725-8038
Phone: (503) 725-3833 - E-mail: sytsmam@pdx.edu
Associate Professor and Director of Center for Lakes and Reservoirs
Interests: Limnology, biology, impacts and management of invasive species. Biography
Dr. Alan Yeakley


Phone: (503) 725-8040 - E-mail: yeakley@pdx.edu
Associate Professor of Environmental Science
Interests: Ecosystem ecology and watershed hydrology, with a focus on riparian processes. Biography

Office and Administrative Staff

Teri McKenzie

Teri McKenzie

Phone: (503) 725-9856 - E-mail: terim@pdx.edu
Program Coordinator
Interests: Student advising & support, graduate admissions, alumni development.

Emeritus Faculty

Dr. Richard Peterson

Tenure in our Department

Dr. Roy Koch

Research Professors

Dr. Greg Ruiz

Adjunct Faculty

These faculty are appointed yearly for teaching and/or research.

Dr. Vicky Ridge-Cooney
Dr. Gene Foster
Dr. Kurt Getsinger
Candace Gossen 
Dr. Denny Lassuy
Dr. Tom Robertson
Dr. Ian Waite
Dr. Amy Larson
Dr. Janine Castro

Academic and research staff

These people are hired to teach or do research through special projects.

Environmental Science and Management
Portland State University
P.O. Box 751
Portland, OR 97207
E-mail:

terim@pdx.edu
Contact Us:

Call: (503) 725-4982
Fax: (503) 725-9040