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
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
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
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

Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Faculty