Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Program Directory
Advanced degrees within Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology are intercollegiate programs co-administered by the College of Natural Resources, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Sciences, and College of Veterinary Medicine. Below is the list of all faculty and adjunct faculty associated with the Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology (FWCB) Program at NC State University.
Program Coordinators
Chris DePerno
Professor, Program Coordinator and Liaison
Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Program
Area of Expertise: wildlife ecology, management
chris_deperno@ncsu.edu, 919-513-7559
Lara Pacifici
Teaching Associate Professor, and Coordinator of Undergraduate Programs
Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Program
Area of Expertise: Undergraduate Education in wildlife and conservation biology
lara_pacifici@ncsu.edu, 919-515-3431
Nils Peterson
Professor, and Coordinator of Graduate Programs
Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Program
Area of Expertise: Intersections between human and natural systems
nils_peterson@ncsu.edu, 919-515-7588
Cindy Burke
Program Administrative Assistant
cindy_burke@ncsu.edu, 919-515-7587
Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Faculty
| Name | Title | Area of Expertise | Contact |
| Ben Horin, Tal | Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences | Shellfish pathology | tbenhor@ncsu.edu |
| Anthony Blikslager | Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences | Equine surgery and gastroenterology | Anthony_blikslager@ncsu.edu 919-513-6430 |
| Jeffrey A. Buckel | Professor, Department of Applied Ecology, CMAST | Marine fisheries biology | jeffrey_buckel@ncsu.edu 252-222-6341 |
| Jie Cao | Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Ecology | Fish population dynamics and ecosystem modelling | Jcao22@ncsu.edu |
| David T. Cobb | Adjunct Assistant Professor, and Chief, Wildlife Management Division, NC Wildlife Resources Commission | Wildlife biology | cobbdt@ mail.wildlife.state.nc.us 919-733-7291 |
| Jaime A. Collazo | Professor, Department of Applied Ecology | Wetland ecology, avian biology | jaime_collazo@ncsu.edu 919-515-8837 |
| Caren Cooper | Associate Professor Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources | Wildlife Biology, Citizen Science | cbcoope3@ncsu.edu 919-707-9273 |
| W. Gregory Cope | Professor, Department of Applied Ecology, Toxicology Extension | Professor and Toxicology Extension Leader | greg_cope@ncsu.edu 919-515-5296 |
| Maria Correa | Professor, Department of Population Health and Pathobiology | Zoonotic disease surveillance and control | maria_correa@ncsu.edu 919-513-6253 |
| Fred Cubbage | Professor, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources | Forest resource policy, forest certification, | fred_cubbage@ncsu.edu 919-515-7789 |
| Christopher S. DePerno | FWCB Program Coordinator and Professor, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resource | Wildlife ecology, management | chris_deperno@ncsu.edu 919-513-7559 |
| Rob Dunn | Professor, Department of Applied Ecology | Public science; ecology, evolution and biodiversity of humans and food | rob_dunn@ncsu.edu 919-515-7569 |
| David B. Eggleston | Professor and Director of CMAST, Department of Marine, Earth, & Atmospheric Sciences | Marine ecology, conservation | eggleston@ncsu.edu 919-515-7840 |
| John Godwin | Professor, Department of Biological Sciences | Behavioral neuroendocrinology and neurogenomics | John_godwin@ncsu.edu |
| Craig Harms | Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, CMAST | Aquatic, wildlife, and zoologic medicine | craig_harms@ncsu.edu 252-222-6339 |
| Tara Harrison | Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Services | Global health and infectious diseases in zoological and exotic animals | Tara_harrison@ncsu.edu 919-513-7350 |
| George Hess | Professor, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources | Biomathematics, natural resource management, ecology | george_hess@ncsu.edu 919-515-7437 |
| Jeffrey M. Hinshaw | Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Biology | Coldwater aquaculture | jeff_hinshaw@ncsu.edu 828-684-3562 |
| Madhu Katti | Associate Professor, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources | Interdisciplinary Ecology | mkatti@ncsu.edu 919-515-7586 |
| Roland Kays | Research Professor, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, Director, Biodiversity & Earth Observation Lab, Nature Research Center, NC Museum of Natural Sciences | Ecology, evolution, and conservation of mammals | roland_kays@ncsu.edu 919-707-8250 |
| Suzanne Kennedy-Stoskopf | Research Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences | Environmental medicine, immunology | suzanne_stoskopf @ncsu.edu 919-513-6278 |
| Liz Kierepka | Research Assistant Professor, Department of Forestry & Environmental Resources | Wildlife genomics, conservation, management | emkierep@ncsu.edu |
| Randall Langerhans | Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences | Evolutionary diversification of Gambusia fish | langerhans@ncsu.edu 919-515-3514 |
| Lincoln Larson | Assistant Professor, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management | Human dimension of natural resource management | lrlarson@ncsu.edu 919-515-8947 |
| Jay F. Levine | Professor, Department of Population Health and Pathobiology | Population health and pathobiology | jay_levine@ncsu.edu 919-513-6397 |
| Michael R. Loomis | Adjunct Associate Professor, and Chief Veterinarian, North Carolina Zoological Park | Zoological medicine | mike.loomis@nczoo.org 336-879-7630 |
Ivana Mali | Associate Professor, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, Ecology Wildlife Foundation Distinguished Scholar for Conservation Biology | Ecology and conservation of reptiles and amphibians | imali@ncsu.edu |
| Kathryn Meurs | Associate Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine | Genetics, spontaneous animal disease models | Kate_meurs@ncsu.edu 919-513-6213 |
| Christopher Moorman | Professor and Assistant Department Head, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources | Avian Ecology in Forest Systems, Forest and Urban Wildlife Ecology & Management | chris_moorman@ncsu.edu 919-515-5578 |
| Stacy A.C. Nelson | Professor, Department of Forestry & Environmental Resources | Fisheries, Remote Sensing, GIS technologies | stacy_nelson@ncsu.edu 919-513-7162 |
| Krishna Pacifici | Associate Professor, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources | Quantitative ecology, wildlife ecology | krishna_pacifici@ncsu.edu 919-515-8435 |
| Lara Pacifici | Coordinator of Undergraduate Programs, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Program, and Teaching Associate Professor, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources | Undergraduate Education | lara_pacifici@ncsu.edu 919-515-3431 |
| M. Nils Peterson | Coordinator of Graduate Programs and Professor, Department of Forestry & Environmental Resources | Human dimensions | nils_peterson@ncsu.edu 919-515-7588 |
| Olivia Petritz | Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences | Avian and exotic animal medicine | oapetrit@ncsu.edu |
| Alonso Ramirez | Professor, Department of Applied Ecology | Tropical stream ecosystem dynamics | Laramir2@ncsu.edu 919-515-5100 |
| Leah Rathbun | Assistant Professor, Department of Forestry & Environmental Resources | Forest biometrics | lrathbu@ncsu.edu |
| Benjamin Reading | Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Ecology | Reproductive physiology and aquaculture of fishes | bjreading@ncsu.edu 919-515-3830 |
| Martha Reiskind | Associate Research Professor, Department of Applied Ecology | Use of genetic tools in conservation | mbreiski@ncsu.edu |
| James A. Rice | Extension Fisheries Specialist, and Professor, Department of Applied Ecology | Aquatic ecology, fish bioenergetics | jim_rice@ncsu.edu 919-515-4592 |
| Robert Richardson | Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Crop Science | Aquatic and non-cropland weed science | rob_richardson@ncsu.edu 919-515-5653 |
| Ann Ross | Professor, Biological Sciences | Forensic anthropology | Ann_ross@ncsu.edu 919-515-3122 |
| Robert Scheller | Professor, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources | Forecasts of landscape change in response to disturbance | rschell@ncsu.edu 919-513-3973 |
| Clyde Sorenson | Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor, Department of Entomology | Agriculture-wildlife interactions | clyde_sorenson@ncsu.edu 919-515-8427 |
| Kathryn Stevenson | Assistant Professor, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Mgt | Identifying drivers of environmental literacy | Kathryn_stevenson@ncsu.edu 919-515-2739 |
| Michael Stoskopf | Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences | Environmental medicine applied to wildlife, health risk assessment | michael_stoskopf @ncsu.edu 919-513-6279 |
| Bradley Taylor | Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Ecology | Freshwater ecosystems | Bwtaylo3@ncsu.edu 919-513-7037 |
| Walker, Kara | Research Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences | Wildlife health, behavioral ecology, evolution, primates | kkwalker@ncsu.edu |
| Elsa Youngsteadt | Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Ecology | Urbanization-climate change interactions | ekyoungs@ncsu.edu 919-515-1661 |