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Name Phone Email Office Profile
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Arantes, Carol
Assistant Professor of Wildlife and Fisheries 
 caroline.arantes@mail.wvu.edu 307C Percival Hall Profile
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Beard, Allyson
Project Assistant
 allyson.beard@mail.wvu.edu 325H Percival Hall Profile
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Bencsik, Balazs
Post doctoral fellow
 balazs.bencsik@mail.wvu.edu 206E Percival Hall Profile
Brookover, Pamala
Brookover, Pamala
Office Administrator
 (304) 293-2482 Pamala.Brookover@mail.wvu.edu 4305 Agricultural Sciences Building Profile
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Bucklew, Beth
Senior Administrative Secretary 
WV Cooperative Unit, Wildlife & Fisheries 
 (304) 293-3794 Beth.Bucklew@mail.wvu.edu
 313 Percival Hall
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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
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Dahle, Gregory
Professor of Arboriculture & Urban Forestry
 (304) 293-6292 gregory.dahle@mail.wvu.edu 338-B Percival Hall Profile
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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
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Eastman, Brooke
Research Corporation Employee
 (304) 293-3360  brooke.eastman@mail.wvu.edu Percival 338C Profile
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Edwards, John
Professor of Wildlife & Fisheries Resources
 (304) 293-3796 jedwards@wvu.edu 311A Percival Hall Profile
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Elbakidze, Levan
Professor of Resource Economics and Management
 (304) 293-5487 levan.elbakidze@mail.wvu.edu 4202 Agricultural Sciences Profile
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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
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Harmala, Heidi
WVU Forest Manager                                                
 (304) 594-1003 Heidi.Harmala@mail.wvu.edu  
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Hartman, Donna
Hartman, Donna
Research Corporation
 (304) 293-3687 Donna.Hartman@mail.wvu.edu
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Kyle Hartman 
Hartman, Kyle
Professor of Wildlife & Fisheries Resources
 (304) 293-4797 kyle.hartman@wvu.edu 310A Percival Hall 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
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Hileman, Eric T.
Assistant Professor of Wildlife & Fisheries
 304-293-6972
 Eric.Hileman@mail.wvu.edu 312A Percival Hall Profile
 Stefanie Hines-Teaching Assistant Professor
Hines, Stefanie P.
Program Coordinator and Teaching Associate Professor of Energy Land Management
 (304) 293-0867 sallen@mail.wvu.edu 317D Percival Hall Profile
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Hwang, Julian
Assistant Professor of Resource Economics
 304-293-5461 Julian.Hwang@mail.wvu.edu 4210 Agricultural Sciences Building 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
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Kelly, Charlene
Teaching Associate Professor of Forest Resources Management
 (304) 293-6465 ckelly1@mail.wvu.edu 337B Percival Hall Profile
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Kinder, Lucas
Geospatial project manager
 304-365-2736 lnkinder@mail.wvu.edu 4206 Agricultural Sciences Building Profile
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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
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Kondo, Vicki
Research Assistant I
 (304) 293-2839 vkondo@wvu.edu 3310 Agricultural Sciences Profile
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Lawrence, Alexandra
Postdoctoral Researcher
 alexandra.lawrence@mail.wvu.edu 325F Percival Hall Profile
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Lituma, Christopher
Associate Professor of Wildlife and Fisheries Resources
 (304) 293-7473 cml0017@mail.wvu.edu 310B Percival Hall Profile
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Lomnicki, Kala
Project coordinator research & mentoring program
 kala.lomnicki@mail.wvu.edu 325E Percival Hall 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
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McDonald, Louis Jr.
Professor of Environmental Soil Chemistry and Soil Fertility
 (304) 293-2842 LMMcdonald@mail.wvu.edu G151 South Agricultural Sciences Profile
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McGill, Dave
Professor/Extension Specialist—Forest Resources Management
 (304) 293-5930 dmcgill@wvu.edu 338 Percival Hall Profile
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McNeel, Joseph
Director of Appalachian Hardwood Center
Professor of Wood Science and Technology
 (304) 293-3411 jmcneel@wvu.edu 329A Percival Hall Profile
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Mesa, Anthony
Research Project Manager
 anthony.mesa@mail.wvu.edu 325G Percival Hall Profile
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Murry, Brent
Assistant Professor of Aquatic Ecology
 brent.murry@mail.wvu.edu 307B Percival Hall Profile
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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
Daniel Panaccione
Panaccione, Daniel
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
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Park, Yong-Lak
Professor of Entomology
 (304) 293-2882 Yong-Lak.Park@mail.wvu.edu 3303 Agricultural Sciences Profile
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Partington, Nicholas
Forest technician - WVU Research Forest
 304-594-1003 ntpartington@mail.wvu.edu WVU Research Forest Profile
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Payne, Amie
Program assistant - Appalachian Hardwood Center
 304-293-3377 Amie.Payne@mail.wvu.edu Appalachian Hardwood Center Percival Hall  Profile
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Ramsey, Molly
Project manager
 304-293-0061 molly.ramsey@mail.wvu.edu 1107 Agricultural Sciences Building Profile
Chris Rota
Rota, Christopher
Associate Professor of Wildlife & Fisheries Resources
 (304) 293-3196 christopher.rota@mail.wvu.edu 312B Percival Hall Profile
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Schuler, Jamie
Professor of Silviculture
Program Coordinator for WVU Forests
 (304) 293-3896 jamie.schuler@mail.wvu.edu 343B Percival Hall 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
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Stephan, Kirsten
Teaching Professor of Forest Resources Management
 (304) 293-0024 kirsten.stephan@mail.wvu.edu 337D Percival Hall Profile
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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
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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
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
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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
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Welsh, Stuart
Adjunct Professor of Ichthyology
Assistant Unit Leader – Fisheries
 (304) 293-5006 swelsh@wvu.edu 313 Percival Hall Profile
Nic Zegre
Zegre, Nicolas
Associate Professor of Forest Hydrology
 (304) 293-0049 nicolas.zegre@mail.wvu.edu 337A Percival Hall Profile