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Faculty

Faculty

Fortino Acosta

Lecturer

Climate resilient and biodiverse cities, interdisciplinary ecological landscape design, green infrastructure planning and design, integrated stormwater management, circular economy consultancy, strategic landscape planning, and wildlife conservation.

facostam@uvm.edu

Samantha Alger

Research Assistant Professor

Pollinator Ecology, Habitat Restoration and Conservation, Public Outreach, Data Collection and Analysis

Samantha.Alger@uvm.edu

Colin Anderson

Co-Director, Institute for Agroecology • Associate Research Professor, ALE (Agroecology, Landscape, and Environment)

Agroecology Transformations, Governance of Food Systems, Knowledge Mobilization, Participation and Power, Transformative Action Research, Learning and Pedagogy, Use of Media and Narratives for Transformative Change, People’s Knowledge

colin.anderson@uvm.edu

Eric Bishop von Wettberg

Chair of the Department of Animal and Veterinary Science • Director of VT Agricultural Experiment Station

Genetics, Genomics, Domestication, Crop Breeding, Evolution, Ecology, Legumes, Germplasm, Conservation

Eric.Bishop-Von-Wettberg@uvm.edu

Terence Bradshaw

Chair of the Department of Agriculture, Landscape, and Environment • Director of the ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Horticulture Research and Education Center

Tree Fruit & Viticulture, Horticulture, Integrated Pest Management

Terence.Bradshaw@uvm.edu

Hao Chen

Assistant Professor

Soil Chemistry

Hao.Chen@uvm.edu

Yolanda Fanslow Chen

Professor

Insect Ecology, Population Genetics, Agroecology, Evolutionary Biology, Insect-plant Interactions, Agroecology, Evolution, Epigenetics, Ecological Pest Management.

Yolanda.Chen@uvm.edu

Heather Darby

Gund Fellow • Professor, ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Extension

Soil quality and nutrient management; water quality; participatory research; grain production; organic farming; forages; hops; hemp; oilseed crops; milkweed; biofuel production.

heather.darby@uvm.edu

Cheryl Frank Sullivan

Research Assistant Professor

Entomology, Integrated Pest Management, Biological Control, High Tunnel and Greenhouse Pest Management, Vector Ecology and Management (Ticks)

cfrank@uvm.edu

Carlos Andres Gallegos-Riofrío

Research Assistant Professor, Institute for Agroecology

Agroecology, indigenous people, rural studies, public health nutrition, social marketing, applied participatory research

c.a.gallegos@uvm.edu

Josef Görres

Professor • Ecological Soil Management

Soil Physics; Soil Ecology; Invasive Earthworms.

Josef.Gorres@uvm.edu

Stephanie E. Hurley

Associate Dean - Faculty and Curricular Affairs • Associate Professor - Ecological Landscape Design

Landscape Design & Planning; Ecological Design; Green Stormwater Infrastructure; Land Use and Watershed Management; Urban Ecology; Landscape Visualization

Stephanie.E.Hurley@uvm.edu

Vic Izzo

Head of Undergraduate Education, Institute for Agroecology • Co-Director, ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Environmental Studies Program

Evolutionary Ecology, Entomology, Sustainable Pest Management, Agroecology, Conservation Ecology

vizzo@uvm.edu

Scott C. Merrill

Research Associate Professor • Managing Director, Social-Ecological Gaming & Simulation (SEGS) Lab ¶¶Òõ̽̽

Systems ecology, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), social-ecological systems, Landscape ecology, serious games, experimental gaming, animal biosecurity, climate change, population modeling, Monte Carlo simulations, and spatiotemporal modeling.

Scott.C.Merrill@uvm.edu

Margaret Skinner

Research Professor • Extension Entomologist

Biological Control; Integrated Pest Management; Saffron; High Tunnel Vegetable Cultivation; Greenhouse IPM.

Margaret.Skinner@uvm.edu

Mark Starrett

Associate Professor

Horticulture, Plant Propagation, Woody Ornamentals

Mark.Starrett@uvm.edu

Annie S. White

Lecturer

Ecological Landscape Design, Agroecological Design, Native Plants, Pollinator Habitat, Undergraduate Education, Inclusive Teaching Methods, Web-based Learning

Annie.White@uvm.edu