Faculty

=The Urban Ecology Lab Faculty Information Page=

Assistant Professor Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources North Carolina State University Research Interests - Trans-disciplinary approaches to studying complex socio-ecological systems; social drivers of ecosystem processes; cities as sustainable ecosystems; carbon dynamics in urban systems; urbanization affects on nutrient cycling; ecosystem services tradeoffs. Office - Jordan Addition 5225 Email - mrmchale@ncsu.edu
 * Dr. Melissa McHale**

Associate Professor Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources North Carolina State University Research Interests - Biomathematics; biometrics; ecology; natural resource management; conservation; spatially explicit population modeling. Office - Jordan Addition 5233 Email - george_hess@ncsu.edu
 * [|Dr. George Hess]**

Assistant Professor Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology North Carolina State University Research Interests - Intersection between human and natural systems; using land use, household, and democracy as nexuses between people and the environment; policy analysis, environmental attitude and behavior assessment; assessing impacts of human behaviors on endangered wildlife populations. Email - nils_peterson@ncsu.edu
 * [|Dr. Nils Peterson]**

Associate Professor Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources North Carolina State University Research Interests - History of forested environments; longleaf restoration; environmental impact assessment; science and technical communications development; environmental education Email - gblank@ncsu.edu
 * [|Dr. Gary Blank]**