Ecology Experts

Michael Savarese, Ph.D.

Expert in sea-level rise and environmental changeFlorida Gulf Coast University

Michael Savarese studies the history of environmental change in coastal areas and how this can inform the future.

Trevor Zink, Ph.D.

Professor of Management and Sustainability, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Drew Bridges

Assistant ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Bridges's lab uncovers signals bacteria use to coordinate their behaviors, aiming to turn those signals into new ways to treat infections.

Brian Snyder

Associate ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Snyder is an ecologist with interests in human-environmental systems, especially energy and the evolution of sustainability.

Angela Danyluk

Biologist/Sustainability specialistlocal government

Ecologist who connects information and people to make change, solve problems and find solutions within the local government sector.

Nicola Koper

Professor, Natural Resources InstituteUniversity of Manitoba

Conservation biologist, expert on conserving birds, prairies, and tropical ecosystems

Ron Yurko

Director, Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Center, and Assistant Teaching ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Ron Yurko develops methods at the interface of inference and machine learning, oriented towards problems in sports analytics.

Kevin Dougherty, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology and Master TeacherBaylor University

Top educator/researcher who explores religious organizations and religion's impact on social life, community involvement, politics & work.

Alina Ball

Associate Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: balla@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8852 / Office 300-100

Brian Kloeppel

ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Brian Kloeppel's scholarly interests include watershed ecology, carbon and water cycling, forest growth and dynamics.