Current members
Matt Williamson
Quantitative Geographer & Ecologist. Teaches environmental policy, governance, and data analysis
Assistant Professor, Human-Environment Systems, Boise State University.
Niloofar Bagheri Jebelli
2025-, Postdoctoral Researcher. Emergence of pollinator conservation institutions
Katie Murenbeeld
2022, Postdoctoral Researcher. Causes and consequences of NEPA conflict.
Holly Nesbitt
2022-, Postdoctoral Researcher. Spatial dynamics of social capital.
Mike Krzywicki
2023-, PhD Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior. Phenological relations between birds and place attachment.
Agnes Namyalo
2025-, PhD Computing. Impacts of wildife media on environmental policy
Emily Rowen
2024-, PhD Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior. Agricultural entrepreneurship and rural resilience
Becca Thomas-Kuzilik
2025-, PhD Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior. Conservation planning for Aplomado Falcons
Lily Smith
2023-, BSc. Natural language processing of environmental media.
James Grantham
2023-, BA. Spatial patterns of wildlife conflict in the popular media.
Braelyn Shields
2024-, Masters of Env Mgmt. Federal Capacity & Collaborative Conservation
Laura Potter
2023-, BA. Spatial patterns of wildlife conflict in the popular media.
Former members
Ryan Tarver
2023-2025, Postdoctoral Researcher. Cross-boundary collaboration and US protected areas
Ben Wall
2023-2025, Masters of Env. Mgmt. Spatial patterns of wildlife conflict in the popular media.
Sarah Breedlove
2023-2025, BSc. Spatial patterns of wildlife conflict in the popular media.
Jamie Faselt
2020-2022, M.Sc. Assessing the impacts of the social and political landscape on Plains Bison reintroduction efforts in Montana.
Shannon Spragg
2020-2022, M.Sc. Integrating social, political, and economic factors into spatial models of grizzly bear conflict in British Columbia.