Department of Natural Resource Management

Michele Dudash, Department Head
Department of Natural Resource Management
Edgar S. McFadden Biostress Laboratory 138, Box 2140B
605-688-6121

The Department of Natural Resource Management provides undergraduate and graduate programs focused on improving the understanding and management of natural resources. The quality of life for many humans is intimately tied to the use and conservation of natural resources. Thus, educational opportunities in natural resource management at SDSU can lead to a diverse array of career opportunities. Departmental faculty and staff conduct research and provide outreach services that contribute to the understanding and management of natural resources on local to global scales.

Graduate Faculty

Todd Arnold, Adjunct Professor
Kristel Bakker, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Michael Barnes, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Charles Berry, Jr., Professor Emeritus
Tom Besser, Adjunct Associate Professor
Brian Blackwell, Adjunct Associate Professor
Michael Brown, Professor
E. Frances Cassirer, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Steven Chipps, Adjunct Professor
Mark Cochrane, Adjunct Professor
Charles Dieter, Professor Emeritus
Michele Dudash, Department Head and Professor
Krista Ehlert, Assistant Professor
Mark Fincel, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Lester D. Flake, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Teresa Frink, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Roger Gates, Adjunct Professor
Larry Gigliotti, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Brian Graeb, Associate Professor
Shaun Grassel, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Andrew Gregory, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Niall Hanan, Adjunct Professor
Geoffrey Henebry, Adjunct Professor
Kenneth Higgins, Professor Emeritus
Daniel James, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Jonathan Jenks, Distinguished Professor
Kent C. Jensen, Associate Professor
William Jensen, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Carter Johnson, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Patricia S. Johnson, Professor
Carol Johnston, Professor Emeritus
Katherine Kelsey, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Garry Larson, Professor Emeritus
Maribeth Latvis, Assistant Professor
A. Joshua Leffler, Assistant Professor
Chadwick Lehman, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Cynthia Longmire, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Robert Lonsinger, Assistant Professor
Jacqueline Ott, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Aaron T. Pearse, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Lora Perkins, Associate Professor
Misael Rosales, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Donelle Schwalm, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Daniel Shoup, Adjunct Associate Professor
Alexander (Sandy) Smart, Professor
Joshua Stafford, Adjunct Associate Professor
Daniel Thompson, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Nels H. Troelstrup, Jr., Professor Emeritus
Benjamin Turner, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Justin VanDeHey, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Naga Velpuri, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Daniel Walsh, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Jeffrey Welker, Adjunct Professor
Dorothy Wells, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Tammy Wilson, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Michael Wimberly, Adjunct Professor
Melissa Wuellner, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Lan Xu, Professor
Cody Zilverberg, Adjunct Assistant Professor

Programs

Master’s Degrees

• Biological Sciences (M.S.) - Natural Resource Management Specialization  
• Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences (M.S.) - Fisheries Sciences Specialization  
• Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences (M.S.) - Wildlife Sciences Specialization  

Doctoral Degrees

• Biological Sciences (Ph.D.) - Natural Resource Management Specialization  
• Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences (Ph.D.)  

Certificates

• Grassland Management Certificate