Myron Floyd
Dean
mffloyd@ncsu.edu
919-515-3675

Myron Floyd joined the college in 2005 as a professor in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management. In 2010, Floyd served as director of graduate programs for the department, and in 2014, he became department head. His research interests lie in physical activity and the built environment, health disparities, race/ethnicity and leisure activity preferences, environmental justice and the health benefits of urban green space. Floyd holds a bachelor’s degree in recreation and park administration, a master’s degree in parks, recreation and tourism management and a Ph.D. in recreation and resources development with a specialization in natural resource sociology from Texas A&M University.

Robert Bardon
Associate Dean for Extension, Department Extension Leader and Professor of Forestry and Environmental Resources
rebardon@ncsu.edu
919-515-5575

Robert Bardon joined the college in 1996 as an assistant professor and Extension specialist in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources. Since 2007, Bardon has served in several leadership positions within the college, including as departmental Extension leader and associate dean of Extension. He is a member of NC State’s Academy of Outstanding Faculty Engaged in Extension, a certified forester with the Society of American Foresters and a North Carolina Registered Forester. Bardon holds a bachelor’s degree in forest resource management, a master’s degree in forest administration and management and a Ph.D. in forest biology-wood science from Iowa State University.

Sarah Corica
Director of Marketing and Communications
secorica@ncsu.edu
919-513-4644

Sarah Corica joined the college in 2014 as director of marketing and communications. In her role, she develops and oversees the implementation of marketing, web, social media and content strategy. Prior to joining the college, Corica served as assistant director of development communications in NC State’s Office of Development Communications and Donor Relations and managed communications and marketing at a nonprofit supporting early childhood education. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Dustin Duckwall
Interim Director of IT and Operations
dustin_duckwall@ncsu.edu
919-515-9070

Dustin Duckwall joined the college in 2010 as a technology support specialist and a member of the IT team. Since October 2024, he has served as interim director of IT and operations. In this role, Duckwall ensures IT support remains effective and responsive to the needs of students, faculty and staff. He also oversees facilities and operations initiatives, creating a safe, accessible and well-maintained environment that enhances the campus experience. As a member of NC State’s Gaming and Esports Lab Technology Subgroup, he received the Extraordinary Project Team Impact Award for his contributions to advancing esports initiatives on campus. Duckwall holds a bachelor’s degree in information technology from East Carolina University.

Shane Jarvis
Assistant Dean for Finance and Business
sjjarvis@ncsu.edu
919-513-1253

Shane Jarvis joined the college in 2016 as business officer. She became assistant dean for finance and business a year later. Prior to her time in the college, Jarvis spent more than 13 years in various department and college administrative and fiscal positions in the Wilson College of Textiles. She holds a bachelor’s degree in housing, interior design and resource management with a concentration in consumer studies from Virginia Tech.

Rasul Mowatt
Professor and Department Head
rasul_mowatt@ncsu.edu
919-427-3586

Rasul Mowatt joined the college in 2021 as a professor and head of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management. His focal areas are social justice, leisure behavior, cultural studies and critical pedagogy. Prior to joining the college, Mowatt served as chair of the Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism Studies (now Health and Wellness Design) in the Indiana University-Bloomington School of Public Health. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history, a master’s degree in park and natural resource management and a Ph.D. in leisure behavior from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Ross Meentemeyer
Goodnight Distinguished Professor of Geospatial Analytics
rkmeente@ncsu.edu

Ross Meentemeyer joined the college in 2013 as director of the Center for Geospatial Analytics, professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources and foundational member of the Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program’s geospatial analytics faculty cluster. His research interests lie in geospatial analytics, ecological forecasting, biological invasions, forest health and landscape change. From 2016 to 2018, Meentemeyer served as president of the US-International Association of Landscape Ecology, which expanded to become IALE-North America under his leadership. He holds a Ph.D. in geography from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Stacy Nelson
Associate Dean for College Culture and Community, Professor of Forestry and Environmental Resources
sanelso2@ncsu.edu
919-513-7162

Stacy Nelson joined the college in 2002 as a professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources and the Center for Geospatial Analytics. His research interests lie in applying geospatial and statistical techniques in the assessment of landscape, habitat and ecosystem spatial problems. Nelson holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Jackson State University, a master’s degree in marine sciences from the College of William and Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, and a Ph.D. in fisheries and wildlife from Michigan State University.

Melissa Pasquinelli
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of Forest Biomaterials
mpasqui@ncsu.edu
919-515-9426

Melissa Pasquinelli joined the college in 2019 as a professor in the Department of Forest Biomaterials. Her research focuses on developing molecular modeling strategies to design sustainable materials and to deepen understanding of processes such as degradation, biomass conversion, and selective chemical capture. Before her current role, Pasquinelli was a faculty member in the Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science in the Wilson College of Textiles. There, she served as associate department head and director of graduate programs from 2016 to 2019, and as accreditation coordinator from 2012 to 2016. She holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Seton Hill College and a Ph.D. in chemistry, specializing in theoretical physical chemistry, from Carnegie Mellon University.

Jennifer Piercy
Assistant Dean for Philanthropy
jennifer_piercy@ncsu.edu
919-513-2687

Jennifer Piercy joined the college in 2012 as executive director of the Pulp and Paper Advisory Board and director of undergraduate student recruiting, retention and development in the Department of Forest Biomaterials. She was named the college’s assistant dean for philanthropy in 2022. In addition to this role, Piercy also serves as president of the Natural Resources Foundation. Before joining the college, she worked for Procter and Gamble as a process engineer, machine manager and operations manager and in the MBA Career Services Center at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. She holds a bachelor’s degrees in pulp and paper technology and chemical engineering from NC State.

Erin Sills
Professor and Department Head
sills@ncsu.edu
919-515-7784

Erin Sills joined the college in 1997 as an instructor and director of international programs in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources. She was named associate head and then head of the department in 2019. Her research interests lie in the economics of multiple-use forest management, modeling the behavior of households who own and use forests, and evaluating the causal impacts of conservation policies on forests and people. Sills holds a bachelor’s degree from the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and a master’s degree and Ph.D. from the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University.

Robert Scheller
Associate Dean for Research, Professor of Forestry and Environmental Resources
rschell@ncsu.edu
919-513-3973

Robert Scheller joined the college in 2017 as a member of the Emerging Plant Disease and Global Food Security Cluster within the Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program. He is a professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources and a Faculty Fellow in the Center for Geospatial Analytics. Scheller was named the college’s associate dean for research in 2022. His research involves using geospatial analytics to examine long-term landscape health, specifically with regards to climate change and human activities, management and values. Scheller’s interests also include participatory GIS with stakeholders and using visualization tools to support decision making. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Minnesota-Duluth and a Ph.D in forest ecology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Jingxin Wang
Head of the Department of Forest Biomaterials
ksaul@ncsu.edu
919-515-1273

Jingxin Wang joined the college in 2024 as head of the Department of Forest Biomaterials. Wang has over 15 years of leadership in forestry, sustainable biomaterials and bioenergy and is a recognized expert in biomass energy, bioproducts and forest carbon management. Prior to joining the college, Wang served as the Benedum Distinguished Scholar and Davis Michael Professor of Forestry and Natural Resources at West Virginia University, where he played a pivotal role in the accreditation of the forestry programs and developed a strong research program in forest biomaterials and biomass research and development. He holds degrees in forest/mechanical engineering from Jilin Forestry College and Northeast Forestry University, a master’s degree in computer science from West Virginia University, and a Ph.D. in forest resource management from the University of Georgia.