Skip to main content
Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Request Info Apply Now Give

Davis Employee Directory

Administration Agriculture and Food Systems
Community and Economic Development Natural Resources and the Environment

View our faculty/staff directory

Natural Resources and the Environment

Davis College Employee Directory
Name Phone Email Office Profile
Kyle Hartman 
Hartman, Kyle
Program Coordinator of Natural Resources Sciences PhD, Professor of Wildlife Fisheries Resources
 (304) 293-4797 kyle.hartman@wvu.edu 310A Percival Hall Profile
 Stefanie Hines-Teaching Assistant Professor
Hines, Stefanie P.
Program Coordinator of Environmental, Energy and Land Management, Teaching Associate Professor of Energy Land Management
 (304) 293-0867 sallen@mail.wvu.edu 317D Percival Hall Profile
Daniel Panaccione
Panaccione, Daniel
Program Coordinator of Environmental, Soil and Water Sciences, Davis-Michael Professor of Plant and Soil Sciences, Assistant Director of Graduate Programs
 (304) 293-8819 Dan.Panaccione@mail.wvu.edu G109 South Agricultural Sciences Profile
Photo of Christopher Rota
Rota, Christopher
Program Coordinator of Wildlife and Fisheries Resources, Associate Professor of Wildlife Fisheries Resources
 (304) 293-3196 christopher.rota@mail.wvu.edu 312B Percival Hall Profile
Photo of woman smiling
Stephan, Kirsten
Program Coordinator of Forestry, Teaching Professor of Forest Resources Management
 (304) 293-0024 kirsten.stephan@mail.wvu.edu 337D Percival Hall Profile
headshot of Mary Beth
Adams, Mary Beth
Visiting Research Faculty
 (304) 293-8907 mbadams@fs.fed.us 329F-2 Percival Hall Profile
Photo of woman Carol Arantes
Arantes, Carol
Assistant Professor of Wildlife and Fisheries 
 caroline.arantes@mail.wvu.edu 307C Percival Hall Profile
John Baniecki
Baniecki, John
Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology
 Profile
Placeholder
Beard, Allyson
Project Assistant
 allyson.beard@mail.wvu.edu 325H Percival Hall Profile
Placeholder
Bencsik, Balazs
Post doctoral fellow
 balazs.bencsik@mail.wvu.edu 206E Percival Hall Profile
 image of Alan Biggs
Biggs, Alan R.
Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology
 (304) 876-6353 Alan.Biggs@mail.wvu.edu Profile
Bissonnette, Gary
Bissonnette, Gary
Professor Emeritus of Environmental Microbiology
 (304) 293-9221 Gary.Bissonnette@mail.wvu.edu G159 South Agricultural Science Profile
Brookover, Pamala
Brookover, Pamala
Office Administrator
 (304) 293-2482 Pamala.Brookover@mail.wvu.edu 4305 Agricultural Sciences Building Profile
Placeholder
Bucklew, Beth
Senior Administrative Secretary 
WV Cooperative Unit, Wildlife & Fisheries 
 (304) 293-3794 Beth.Bucklew@mail.wvu.edu
 313 Percival Hall
 Profile
Photo of man smiling
Burns, Robert
Professor of Natural Resources
 (304) 293-6781 Robert.Burns@mail.wvu.edu 317 Percival Hall Profile
Steven Chhin-Associate Professor
Chhin, Steve
Program Coordinator
Associate Professor of Quantitative Forest Management
 (304) 293-5313 steve.chhin@mail.wvu.edu 338A Percival Hall Profile
 image of Greg Dahle
Dahle, Gregory
Professor of Arboriculture & Urban Forestry
 (304) 293-6292 gregory.dahle@mail.wvu.edu 338-B Percival Hall Profile
Photo of man's professional headshot
Denes, Levente
Associate Professor of Sustainable Biomaterials
 304-435-7905  ldenes@mail.wvu.edu Percival Hall 206-F Profile
DeWitt, Donna
DeWitt, Donna
Senior Administrative Assistant
 (304) 293-2942 DDewitt2@wvu.edu
 333A Percival Hall Profile
Portraid of Brooke Eastman
Eastman, Brooke
Research Corporation Employee
 (304) 293-3360  brooke.eastman@mail.wvu.edu Percival 338C Profile
 image of John Edwards
Edwards, John
Professor of Wildlife & Fisheries Resources
 (304) 293-3796 jedwards@wvu.edu 311A Percival Hall Profile
headshot of Levan
Elbakidze, Levan
Program Coordinator of Natural Resources Economics, PhD, Professor of Resource Economics and Management
 (304) 293-5487 levan.elbakidze@mail.wvu.edu 4202 Agricultural Sciences Profile
Robert Eli-Associate Professor Emeritus, NRAC
Eli, Robert
Associate Professor Emeritus, NRAC
 rneli@mail.wvu.edu Profile
Placeholder
Farmani, Maryam
Administrative Assistant - Appalachian Hardwood Center
 304-293-5663 mfarmani@mail.wvu.edu 329G Percival Hall Profile
Kathryn Gazal
Gazal, Kathryn Arano
Associate Professor of Forest Resources Management
 (304) 293-5321 Kathryn.Arano@mail.wvu.edu 337C Percival Hall Profile
Laura Gigliotti
Gigliotti, Laura
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Assistant Unit Leader – Wildlife
 (304) 293-4810 laura.gigliotti@mail.wvu.edu 313-D Percival Hall Profile
Shawn Grushecky
Grushecky, Shawn
Associate Professor of Energy Land Management
 (304) 293-9417 sgrushec@wvu.edu 317C Percival Hall Profile
Hando, John
Hando, John
Visiting Assistant Professor of Genetics and Developmental Biology
 (304) 293-5799 John.Hando@mail.wvu.edu 975 Rawley Lane; Room 220-B Profile
Placeholder
Harmala, Heidi
WVU Forest Manager                                                
 (304) 594-1003 Heidi.Harmala@mail.wvu.edu  
Profile
Hartman, Donna
Hartman, Donna
Research Corporation
 (304) 293-3687 Donna.Hartman@mail.wvu.edu
Profile
Harvey, Tina
Harvey, Tina
Administrative Assistant
 304-293-5741 tina.harvey@mail.wvu.edu 322A Percival Hall Profile
Lara and Jim
Hedrick, Lara
Research Corporation
 (304) 293-3794 Lara.Hedrick@mail.wvu.edu 322 Percival Hall Profile
Photo of man's professional headshot
Hileman, Eric T.
Assistant Professor of Wildlife & Fisheries
 304-293-6972
 Eric.Hileman@mail.wvu.edu 312A Percival Hall Profile
Matt Kasson-Director of the International Culture Collection of (Vesicular) Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (INVAM) Associate Professor of Forest Pathology and Mycology
Kasson, Matt
Director of the International Culture Collection of (Vesicular) Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (INVAM)
Associate Professor of Forest Pathology and Mycology
 (304) 293-8837 mtkasson@mail.wvu.edu G103 South Agricultural Sciences Profile
image of Charlene
Kelly, Charlene
Teaching Associate Professor of Forest Resources Management
 (304) 293-6465 ckelly1@mail.wvu.edu 337B Percival Hall Profile
Placeholder
Kinder, Lucas
Geospatial project manager
 304-365-2736 lnkinder@mail.wvu.edu 4206 Agricultural Sciences Building Profile
Kinder flying drone
Kinder, Paul
Director, Natural Resource Analysis Center
Research Assistant Professor of Resource Economics and Management
Coordinator, Master's Energy Environments 
 (304) 612-0836 Paul.Kinder@mail.wvu.edu 4204 Agricultural Sciences Profile
headshot of Vicki
Kondo, Vicki
Research Assistant I
 (304) 293-2839 vkondo@wvu.edu 3310 Agricultural Sciences Profile
Placeholder
Lawrence, Alexandra
Postdoctoral Researcher
 alexandra.lawrence@mail.wvu.edu 325F Percival Hall Profile
 image of Christopher Lituma
Lituma, Christopher
Associate Professor of Wildlife and Fisheries Resources
 (304) 293-7473 cml0017@mail.wvu.edu 310B Percival Hall Profile
Placeholder
Lomnicki, Kala
Project coordinator research & mentoring program
 kala.lomnicki@mail.wvu.edu 325E Percival Hall Profile
Brian Lovett
Lovett, Brian
Post-Doctoral Researcher
 304-293-8837 brian.lovett@mail.wvu.edu South Agricultural Sciences Building Profile
Mazik, Pat
Mazik, Pat
Adjunct Instructor of Wildlife & Fisheries Resources
Unit Leader of the West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
 (304) 293-4943 pmazik@wvu.edu 313C Percival Hall Profile
headshot of Louis
McDonald, Louis Jr.
Professor of Environmental Soil Chemistry and Soil Fertility
 (304) 293-2842 LMMcdonald@mail.wvu.edu G151 South Agricultural Sciences Profile
image of Dave McGill
McGill, Dave
Professor/Extension Specialist—Forest Resources Management
 (304) 293-5930 dmcgill@wvu.edu 338 Percival Hall Profile
headshot of Joe McNeel 
McNeel, Joseph
Director of Appalachian Hardwood Center
Professor of Wood Science and Technology
 (304) 293-3411 jmcneel@wvu.edu 329A Percival Hall Profile
Placeholder
Mesa, Anthony
Research Project Manager
 anthony.mesa@mail.wvu.edu 325G Percival Hall Profile
headshot of Brent
Murry, Brent
Assistant Professor of Aquatic Ecology
 brent.murry@mail.wvu.edu 307B Percival Hall Profile
headshot of Gloria Oporto
Oporto, Gloria
Associate Professor of Wood Science & Technology
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
 (304) 293-7648 gloria.oporto@mail.wvu.edu 329C Percival Hall Profile
Owen, Sheldon
Owen, Sheldon
Extension Wildlife Specialist
 (304) 293-2990 sheldon.owen@mail.wvu.edu 329D Percival Hall Profile
headshot of Dr. Park standing in river
Park, Yong-Lak
Professor of Entomology
 (304) 293-2882 Yong-Lak.Park@mail.wvu.edu 3303 Agricultural Sciences Profile
Placeholder
Partington, Nicholas
Forest technician - WVU Research Forest
 304-594-1003 ntpartington@mail.wvu.edu WVU Research Forest Profile
Placeholder
Payne, Amie
Program assistant - Appalachian Hardwood Center
 304-293-3377 Amie.Payne@mail.wvu.edu Appalachian Hardwood Center Percival Hall  Profile
Placeholder
Ramsey, Molly
Project manager
 304-293-0061 molly.ramsey@mail.wvu.edu 1107 Agricultural Sciences Building Profile
Ryan, Christopher
Ryan, Christopher
Adjunct Faculty of Wildlife and Fisheries Resources
 (304) 293-0057 Christopher.W.Ryan@wv.gov 313 Percival Hall Profile
 headshot of Jamie Schuler
Schuler, Jamie
Professor of Silviculture
Program Coordinator for WVU Forests
 (304) 293-3896 jamie.schuler@mail.wvu.edu 343B Percival Hall Profile
Sexstone, Alan
Sexstone, Alan
Professor Emeritus of Environmental Microbiology
 Alan.Sexstone@mail.wvu.edu Profile
Ben Spong
Spong, Ben
Associate Professor of Wood Science & Technology
Forest Operations Extension Specialist
 (304) 293-9425 ben.spong@mail.wvu.edu 329E Percival Hall Profile
image of Jackie
Strager, Jacquelyn
Teaching Assistant Professor
 (304) 293-5410 JMStrager@mail.wvu.edu 325A Percival Hall Profile
Michael Strager
Strager, Mike
Davis-Michael Professor of Resource Economics   
 (304) 293-6463 mstrager@wvu.edu 4213 Agricultural Sciences Building Profile
headshot of Jim Thompson
Thompson, James
Research and Development Coordinator, National Soil Survey Center-Geospatial Research Unit
Professor of Soil Science
 (304) 293-2921 James.Thompson@mail.wvu.edu 3115 Agricultural Science Profile
Tomkowski, Anthony
Tomkowski, Anthony
Assistant Professor Emeritus of Forest Resources Management
 (304) 293-0025 atomkows@wvu.edu 343A Percival Hall Profile
headshot of Rich
Turcotte, Richard
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 (304) 285-1544 richard.m.turcotte@usda.gov 180 Canfield Street; Morgantown, WV 26505 Profile
Walter Veselka
Veselka, Walter
Grants Administrator, Natural Resource Analysis Center
 walter.veselka@mail.wvu.edu 4309 Agricultural Sciences Profile
Jingxin Wang
Wang, Jingxin
Adjunct Professor
Director, Center for Sustainable Biomaterials & Bioenergy
jingxin.wang@mail.wvu.edu 1408 Ag Sci Profile
Professional photo of woman
Welsh, Amy
Director, School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Professor of Wildlife & Fisheries Resources
 (304) 293-0718 amy.welsh@mail.wvu.edu 322D Percival Hall Profile
headshot of Stuart
Welsh, Stuart
Adjunct Professor of Ichthyology
Assistant Unit Leader – Fisheries
 (304) 293-5006 swelsh@wvu.edu 313 Percival Hall Profile
Petra Wood-Professor Emerita of Wildlife and Fisheries Resources
Wood, Petra
Professor Emerita of Wildlife and Fisheries Resources
 (304) 293-5090 pbwood@wvu.edu 205T Percival Hall Profile
Nic Zegre
Zegre, Nicolas
Associate Professor of Forest Hydrology
 (304) 293-0049 nicolas.zegre@mail.wvu.edu 337A Percival Hall Profile