Core Faculty
The MNR has a Core group of faculty who help govern the program, but all CNR faculty are potential advisors. Search the CNR faculty page for information on their research and extension expertise.
Leda Kobziar, Ph.D.
Associate Clinical Professor of Wildland Fire Science and Director, MNR Program
Dennis Becker, Ph.D.
Interim Dean and Professor of Natural Resource Policy
Randall Brooks, Ph.D.
Extension Professor of Forestry and Extension Forestry Specialist
Teresa Cavazos Cohn, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Jan U.H. Eitel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Karla Eitel, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor of Natural Resource Conservation and Director of Education, McCall Outdoor Science School
Jo Ellen Force, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita of Forest Policy
Heather Heward
Senior Instructor
April Hulet, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Rangeland Ecology and Management and Extension Specialist
Idaho Water Center 221
Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences
Karen Launchbaugh, Ph.D.
Professor of Range Resources and Director of the U of I Rangeland Center
Penelope Morgan, Ph.D.
Professor of Fire Ecology and Forest Ecology and Certified Senior Fire Ecologist
R. Robberecht, Ph.D.
Professor of Physiological Ecology
Alistair MS Smith, Ph.D.
Professor of Wildland Fire Science and Combustion Physics, and Director, CNR Research and Graduate Studies
CNR 204C
111-111-1009
Idaho Fire Institute for Research and Education;
Department of Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences;
College of Natural Resources
Eva Strand, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Rangeland Ecology and Management
Lee Vierling, Ph.D.
Professor of Global Ecology and Department Head, Natural Resources and Society, and Executive Director, McCall Field Campus and MOSS
Lisette Waits, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Wildlife Resources and Department Head of Fish and Wildlife Sciences
Frank Wilhelm, Ph.D.
Professor of Limnology
Patrick Wilson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Natural Resource Policy
