Anamaria Bukvic

Research Assistant Professor

Department of Geography

  • Ph.D. (2012) Virginia Tech
  • M.C.P. (2006) and M.S. (2002) University of Cinicinnati
  • B.E. (1998) University of Zagreb

Special interests: Climate change impacts, adaptation, and disaster risk reduction; population displacement, resettlement, and relocation; coastal hazards and disasters

Michael Cherry

Michael Cherry

Assistant Professor

Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation

  • Ph.D. (2014) and B.S. (2010) University of Georgia

Special interests: wildlife-habitat interactions; predator-prey ecology; ungulate ecology and management

Ashley Dayer

Ashley Dayer

Assistant Professor

Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation

  • Ph.D. (2013) Cornell University
  • M.S. (2006) Colorado State University
  • B.A. (2001) Harvard University

Special interests: Human dimensions, private lands conservation, bird conservation, human-wildlife conflict, citizen science, research to action

Alex Silvis

Alex Silvis

Assistant Research Professor

Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation

  • Ph.D. (2014) Virginia Tech
  • M.S. (2011) The Ohio State University
  • B.S. (2008) Wittenberg University

Special interests: applied conservation of nongame mammals, wildlife social and population dynamics, distribution ecology, genetic structuring of wildlife social groups

Stephanie Zick

Stephanie Zick

Assistant Professor

Department of Geography

  • Ph.D. (2013) University of Florida
  • M.S. (2007) The Pennsylvania State University
  • B.S. (2005) Rutgers University

Special interests: Tropical meteorology, numerical weather prediction, precipitation, shape analysis