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Name	Contact Information	Research Interests
Catherine de Rivera Professor	derivera@pdx.edu 503.725.9798 SRTC 238E	Ecology and behavior of marine and estuarine invertebrates, ecological impacts of roads. Lab website: https://deriveralab.wordpress.com/
Patrick Edwards Director of EPP, SWRP	patrick.edwards@pdx.edu 503.725.8303 SRTC 118D	Macroinvertebrate indicators of stream sediment and the effect of ecological restoration on aquatic communities Website: https://sites.google.com/a/pdx.edu/patrick-edwards/
Linda George Professor	georgel@pdx.edu 503.725.3861 SRTC 474	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. Lab website: https://web.pdx.edu/~h6lg/new2/
Jeff Gerwing Associate Professor	jgerwing@pdx.edu 503.725.4482 SRTC B1-24C	Forest ecology, restoration, and management.
Kelly Gleason Associate Professor	k.gleason@pdx.edu 503.725.2334 SRTC B1-04D	Snow and ice processes in mountain environments, disturbance ecohydrology, water-climate-forest interactions, integrated modeling of the hydroclimate, surface energy balance modeling, remote sensing of land cover change, and geo-analytics. Lab website: https://ecohydroclimatology.com/
Elise Granek Professor	graneke@pdx.edu 503.725.4241 SRTC 118B	Applied coastal ecology; effects of disturbance on marine ecosystems and species; coastal conservation and management. Lab website: https://sites.google.com/pdx.edu/acelab/
Melissa Haeffner Associate Professor	melh32@pdx.edu 503.725.2497 SRTC B1-04C	Sociohydrology, hydrosocial systems, human-environment interactions, environmental justice Lab website: https://www.oregonwaterstories.com/
Amy Larson Teaching Assistant, Professor	larsona@pdx.edu 503.725.8105 SRTC 206B	Soft-sediment communities, chemical ecology, and invasive species.
Paola López-Duarte Associate Professor	paola.lopezduarte@pdx 503.725.4203 SRTC 332	The behavior and ecology of invertebrates and fish, especially the factors controlling larval dispersal from and recruitment to adult habitats
Amy Lubitow Professor	alubitow@pdx.edu 503.725.3989 SRTC 218A	Environmental justice, social and environmental barriers to active transportation, qualitative research methods.
Jennifer Morse Associate Professor Graduate committee chair	jlmorse@pdx.edu 503.725.2826 SRTC B1-04B	Biogeochemistry, ecosystem ecology, urban ecology, wetlands, greenhouse gases, ecosystem restoration, and global change. Lab website: https://sites.google.com/a/pdx.edu/morse-lab/
Max Nielsen-Pincus Associate Professor & Chair	maxnp@pdx.edu 503.725.2827 SRTC B1-04E 503.725.8038 (Chair Office) SRTC 218C (Chair Office)	Environmental legislation and policy, land use and cover change, community-based natural resource management, watershed restoration, wildfire management, sense of place, landowner psychology, agent-based modeling. Lab website: https://sites.google.com/a/pdx.edu/maxnp
Yangdong Pan Professor	bwyp@pdx.edu 503.725.4981 SRTC 238F	Freshwater science and protection, aquatic ecology, algal ecology, environmental monitoring and assessment, and stream restoration. Lab website: https://works.bepress.com/yangdong_pan/
Arick "Kit" Rouhe Instructor	arouhe@pdx.edu 503.725.5961 SRTC B1-24B	Interim Director for Center for Lakes and Reservoirs (CLR)
Lisa Weasel Professor of Environmental Science	lisaw@pdx.edu 503.725.3862 SRTC 206C	Interdisciplinary feminist science studies; inclusive STEM pedagogy; queer ecologies; climate resilience and plasticity in Drosophila Lab website: FLIES Project (Feminist Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Experimental Science)

Courtesy/Adjunct Faculty

Name	Contact Information	Research Interests
Daniel Bedell Instructor	dbedell@pdx.edu	Community science, freshwater ecology and stream restoration.
Leslie Bliss Ketchum	leslie@samarapdx.com	Monitoring and researching impacts of the built environment on habitat connectivity for all taxa of wildlife, assessing mitigation efforts, and developing connectivity assessments. Website: http://www.samarapdx.com/
Eugene Foster	epfoster@pdx.edu
Leslie King	kingles@pdx.edu
Joeseph Liebezeit	jliebezeit@birdallianceoregon.org
Joe Maser	maserj@pdx.edu
Meenakshi Rao	mrao@pdx.edu
Dan Sobota	dsobota@pdx.edu	Stream biogeochemistry, harmful algal blooms, and dynamics of wood in streams and rivers.

Teaching Assistants & Mentors

Name	Classes	Times
Wendy Sangucho Loachamin (PhD)	ESM 221 Applied Environmental Studies	MW 9:00-10:05
Bria Bleil (MS)	ESM 325 001 Environmental Risk Assessment	T 12:00 - 3:50
Laura Waksman (PhD)	ESM 324 002 Environmental Risk Assessment	R 12:00 - 3:50
Citlalli Madrigal (PhD)	ESM 324 003 Environmental Risk Assessment	F 12:00 - 3:50
Anton Surunis (PhD)	ESM 427/527 Watershed Biochemistry	TR 12:00-1:50
	ESM 335 Intro to Environmental Management	W 2:00-3:50
Izzy Mize (MS)	ESM 343 Environmental Problem Solving	Lab: R 10:-11:50 Lecture: TR 8:00-9:50
Cameron Creek (MEM)	ESM 222 Science and Policy Considerations	TR 12:00-1:50
Clarissa Cressotti (MS)	ESM 221L	M 10:15-1:15
Alyson Yates (MS)	ESM 221L	W 10:15-1:15
Punyotoya Paul (MEM)	ESM 315L 001 Environmental Sampling and Contam.	MW 10:15-1:15
Kamrin Escandon (MS)	ESM 315L 002 Environmental Sampling and Contam.	MW 2:15-5:15
Mentors:
Olamide Alo	TBD
Wise Datsomor	SCI 201/UNST 286C	WEB

ESM Department Staff

Name	Contact Information	Department Support Area
Noah Sharpsteen Interim Department Manager	nesharps@pdx.edu 503.725.9856 CH 141L	Finances and course scheduling
Samantha Paganelli Office and Program Coordinator	pag3@pdx.edu 503.725.2468 SRTC 218	Office support and coordination
Becca Wilson-Ounekeo Lab and Stockroom Coordinator	rwi2@pdx.edu 503.725.9817 SRTC 243	Lab and stockroom management

Emeritus Faculty

Name	Contact Information
Marion Drenser	dresnerm@pdx.edu
David Ervin	dervin@pdx.edu
John Rueter	rueterj@pdx.edu
Mark Sytsma	sytsmam@pdx.edu

Research Faculty and Staff

Name	Contact Information
Gabriel Campbell Rae Selling Berry Seed Bank Director	gec2@pdx.edu SRTC B1-81 Rae Selling Seed Bank & Plant Conservation Program
Kris Freitag Rae Selling Berry Seed Bank	kfreitag@pdx.edu 503.725.2468 SRTC B1-25B
Brian Steves	stevesb@si.edu

Affiliated Faculty and Staff

Name	Contact Information
Valance Brenneis	valance.brenneis@pcc.edu
Janine Castro	janine_m_castro@fws.gov
Ed Guerrant	guerran@pdx.edu
Greg Ruiz	ruizg@si.edu
Steven Rumrill	steven.s.rumrill@state.or.us
Vivek Shandas	vshandas@pdx.edu 503.725.5222 URBN 370L
Trygve Steen	steent@igc.org Forest Ecology and Documentary Photography
Angela Strecker	strecka2@wwu.edu
Alan Yeakley	yeakley@umbc.edu

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