New college faculty
February 15, 2014
Scott Barrett
Assistant Professor and Forestry Extension Specialist
Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
Ph.D. (2013), M.S. (2001), and B.S. (1998) Virginia Tech
Special interests
Logger education (SHARP Logger Program) and the impacts of education on logging safety, productivity, and the implementation of sustainable forestry practices
Leandro Castello
Assistant Professor
Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Ph.D. (2007) State University of New York–ESF
M.P.A. (2004) Syracuse University
B.S. (1998) Fundação Universidade do Rio Grande, Brazil
Special interests
Fish and fisheries ecology and management
Kelly Cobourn
Assistant Professor
Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
Ph.D. (2009) University of California–Davis
M.S. (2004) University of Maine
B.A. (2001) University of Virginia
Special interests
Natural resource economics, bio-economic modeling, applied econometrics, water policy, water rights institutions, agricultural land use, pest management
Alycia Crall
Coordinator, Virginia Master Naturalist Program
Ph.D. (2010) University of Wisconsin–Madison
M.S. (2003) Colorado State University
B.S. (2000) University of Georgia
Special interests
Citizen science, informal science education, environmental education, invasive species, interdisciplinary approaches to conservation, program evaluation, biological data integration
Luke Juran
Assistant Professor
Department of Geography
Ph.D. (2012) and M.A. (2008) University of Iowa
B.A. (2003) University of Northern Iowa
Special interests
Sustainable water resources management, household water treatment and safe storage, hydro-social cycle, water-hazards interface, participatory processes, south Asia and global south, human ecology, human-nature interactions
R. Quinn Thomas
Assistant Professor
Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
Ph.D. (2013) Cornell University
M.S. (2007) University of New Hampshire
A.B. (2005) Dartmouth College
Special interests
Ecosystem ecology, forest dynamics, biogeochemistry, ecosystem-climate interactions, carbon and nitrogen cycling, ecosystem and Earth System modeling, global environmental change
