{"id":76,"date":"2026-07-15T12:25:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T18:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/hdnr\/?page_id=76"},"modified":"2026-11-10T17:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T00:10:12","slug":"department-faculty-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/hdnr\/department-faculty-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Department faculty and staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Pro tip: Ctrl\/Cmd + F to search for a specific person.<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Faculty<\/h1>\n\n\n
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\n \"Ethan\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Ethan Billingsley<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Senior Instructor<\/p>\n

\n ethan.billingsley@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Julia\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Julia Branstrator<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Adjunct Faculty – FC<\/p>\n

\n julia.branstrator@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Alan\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Alan Bright<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Professor<\/p>\n

\n alan.bright@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Andrew\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Andrew Caldwell<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Adjunct Faculty – FC<\/p>\n

\n andrew.caldwell@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Christina\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Christina Cavaliere<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Tenured Associate Professor<\/p>\n

\n christina.cavaliere@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

Tenured Associate Professor, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Joel\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Joel Correia<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Associate Professor<\/p>\n

\n joel.correia@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

Political ecologies of conservation & development, climate change adaptation and mitigation, Indigenous rights, environmental justice, Latin America<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Stuart\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Stuart Cottrell<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Professor, Sustainable Tourism, Coordinator of Global Tourism Concentration<\/p>\n

\n stuart.cottrell@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

His research focus includes sustainable tourism development – linking tourism, nature conservation and protected areas; collaborative conservation and protected area management; and perceptions of landscape disturbance – implications for human dimensions of natural resources, recreation and tourism.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Jamie\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Jamie Dahl<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

\n jamie.dahl@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Eduardo\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Eduardo Gallo Cajiao<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

\n e.gallocajiao@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Michael\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Michael Gavin<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Professor <\/p>\n

\n michael.gavin@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Tian\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Tian Guo<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

\n tian.guo@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

Behavior change, human processes of the coupled human-nature systems<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Tanner\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Tanner Heath<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Instructor<\/p>\n

\n t.heath@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"David\n <\/figure>\n
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\n David Knight<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Faculty<\/p>\n

\n david.knight@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

community-based tourism, sustainability, empowerment, poverty alleviation, tourism resilience<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Anna\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Anna Lavoie<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Associate Professor<\/p>\n

\n anna.lavoie@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

Environmental governance, fisheries policy and management, gendered livelihoods, recreational fishing, decolonial feminist political ecology <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Paul\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Paul Layden<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Master Instructor | Undergraduate Coordinator | Internship Coordinator<\/p>\n

\n paul.layden@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

Internships, career preparation, event planning, natural resource ecology and measurements. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Michael\n <\/figure>\n
\n

\n Michael Manfredo<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Professor<\/p>\n

\n michael.manfredo@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Rebecca\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Rebecca Niemiec<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Associate Professor – FC<\/p>\n

\n rebecca.niemiec@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Jon\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Jon Salerno<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

\n jonathan.salerno@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

Human adaptation to environmental change<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Jennifer\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Jennifer Solomon<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Associate Professor<\/p>\n

\n jennifer.solomon@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Sunshine\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Sunshine Swetnam<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

\n sunshine.swetnam@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Tara\n <\/figure>\n
\n

\n Tara Teel<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Interim Department Head | Professor<\/p>\n

\n tara.teel@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

Conservation social sciences, social psychology applications in conservation, human dimensions of wildlife, human-wildlife interactions, wildlife values<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Sarah\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Sarah Walker<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

\n sarah.elizabeth.walker@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

Human-Environment Interactions <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Travis\n <\/figure>\n
\n

\n Travis Warziniack<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Adjunct Faculty – FC<\/p>\n

\n travis.warziniack@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Lina\n <\/figure>\n
\n

\n Lina Xiong<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Associate Professor<\/p>\n

\n lina.xiong@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

Internal branding, service management, and employee well-being in tourism.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Wen\n <\/figure>\n
\n

\n Wen Zhang<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

\n wen.zhang@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Richard\n <\/figure>\n
\n

\n Richard Knight<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n

\n richard.knight@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Emeritus faculty<\/h1>\n\n\n
\n\n\n
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\n
\n \"Robert\n <\/figure>\n
\n

\n Robert Aukerman<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Professor<\/p>\n

\n robert.aukerman@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Brett\n <\/figure>\n
\n

\n Brett Bruyere<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n

\n brett.bruyere@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Richard\n <\/figure>\n
\n

\n Richard Knight<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n

\n richard.knight@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Joseph\n <\/figure>\n
\n

\n Joseph O'Leary<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n

\n joseph.oleary@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Jerry\n <\/figure>\n
\n

\n Jerry Vaske<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n

\n jerry.vaske@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"George\n <\/figure>\n
\n

\n George Wallace<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n

\n george.wallace@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Staff<\/h1>\n\n\n
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\n \"Ryan\n <\/figure>\n
\n

\n Ryan Finchum<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Co-Director, Center for Protected Area Management<\/p>\n

\n ryan.finchum@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

Protected Area Management, Ecotourism, Environmental Interpretation, and Conservation Leadership <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Jacqie\n <\/figure>\n
\n

\n Jacqie Hasan<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Academic Support Coordinator<\/p>\n

\n jacqie.hasan@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Dawson\n <\/figure>\n
\n

\n Dawson Metcalf<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Director of Enterprise Programs, Program Manager for Conservation Leadership<\/p>\n

\n dawson.metcalf@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

Leadership development with emphasis in environmental education. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Kathryn\n <\/figure>\n
\n

\n Kathryn Metzger<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

HDNR Graduate Programs Manager<\/p>\n

\n kathryn.metzger@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Audrey\n <\/figure>\n
\n

\n Audrey Ramsey<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Research Associate III – EX<\/p>\n

\n audrey.ramsey@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Andrew\n <\/figure>\n
\n

\n Andrew Sampson<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Graduate Research Assistant – FC<\/p>\n

\n andrew.sampson@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Emily\n <\/figure>\n
\n

\n Emily Schmieding<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Conference and Event Manager, Instructor<\/p>\n

\n emily.leblanc@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Jessie\n <\/figure>\n
\n

\n Jessie Striegel<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Office Manager<\/p>\n

\n jessie.striegel@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Tara\n <\/figure>\n
\n

\n Tara Teel<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Interim Department Head | Professor<\/p>\n

\n tara.teel@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

Conservation social sciences, social psychology applications in conservation, human dimensions of wildlife, human-wildlife interactions, wildlife values<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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