MSU Expert List for News Media
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Topics
Agriculture
Agricultural policy; Farm bill
George Haynes
Agriculture Policy Specialist
Agricultural settlement patterns and historic agricultural buildings
Maire O'Neill Conrad
Professor of Architecture
Agroecology, crop diversification in dryland wheat systems, sustainable cropping systems, pulse crops, oilseed crops, and agronomy of peas, lentils, chickpeas, canola, and wheat
Perry Miller
Associate Professor, Cropping Systems
Irrigation systems
Joel Cahoon
Civil Engineering Professor, Civil Engineering Interim Department Head
Holistic management, community decision-making, quality of life values for Greater Yellowstone.
Richard Ready
Professor, Agricultural Economics and Economics
Agriculture Economics and Economics
Economics of labor, Economics of Health, Economics of Education (student loans, achievement, teacher labor markets), Public Finance
Christina Stoddard
Professor Agricultural Economics and Economics
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Richard Ready
Professor Agricultural Economics and Economics
Estate planning, Financial management
Marsha Goetting
Professor Agricultural Economics and Economics
Architecture
Architecture, Yellowstone architecture, the work of Richard Neutra
John Brittingham
Professor of Architecture
Design build, construction, woodwork, master woodworker
Bill Clinton
School of Architecture Design/Build, Fabrication Shop director
Regional architectural history, prefabrication, historic preservation, vernacular architecture (architecture characterized using local materials and knowledge, usually without the supervision of professional architects)
Marie O'Neill Conrad
Professor of Architecture
History of Architecture and Urbanism
Susanne Cowan
Professor of Architecture
Community Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability, Tiny homes and shelters, Green building design and construction, sustainable urban and rural communities
Ralph Johnson
Professor of Architecture, department head of School of Architecture
Building Energy Performance, Net-zero energy buildings, Building energy simulation, Daylighting, Energy efficiency in residential and commercial buildings, Passive solar building systems, Operation and maintenance of high-performance buildings, indoor environmental quality
Jaya Mukhopadhyay
Professor of Architecture
Arts
Indigenous Materials - Wild Clay and Invasive Paper; Kiln Design; Sustainability; Ceramics
Dean Adams
Professor of Art
Graphic design, advocate for dyslexia awareness to bring about cultural, pedagogical and systemic change
Jeffrey Conger
Professor of Graphic Design
Ceramics, indigenous materials International Wild Clay research Project. Internationally recognized ceramicist; Also, expert in history of storied MSU ceramics program (Peter Voulkous, Rudy Autio)
Josh DeWeese
Professor of Art, Sculpture
Oplontis ancient Roman archaeological site, Roman frescoes, Romano-Campanian wall paintings, topography of ancient Rome, Roman funerary art and architecture
Regina Gee
Professor of Art History
Contemporary Art, art therapy, video production, installation, art and science collaborations, podcasting
Vaughan Judge
Professor of Art, head of school
Marie Antoinette, 17th- to 19th-Century European and American Art and visual culture
Todd Larkin
Professor of Art History
Guerrilla advertising and guerrilla mindset, design for the greater good; socially motivated posters; riso printing; letterpress printing; vintage woodtype; corporate branding; web design
Meta Newhouse
Professor of Graphic Design
Biofilm
Antibiotic resistance of microorganisms in biofilms; biofilm structure and behavior
Phil Stewart
Regents Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Chronic wounds infected with biofilm; biofilm-based wound care; diabetic foot ulcers
Garth James
Associate research professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Antimicrobial product testing for biofilm certification; biofilm in beer tap lines
Darla Goeres
Associate research professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Biofilm problems and solutions in private industry
Paul Sturman
Research professor and industrial coordinator
Bioremediation; biofilm structure and behavior
Matthew Fields
Professor, Microbiology and Immunology
Oil and gas leaks -- sealing wells using microbially induced carbonate formation
Adrienne Phillips
Assistant professor, Civil Engineering
3-D printing for biofilm engineering
James Wilking
Assistant professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Business
Consumer behavior
Graham Austin
Associate professor of Marketing
Collaborative processes for innovation, new product development, transdisciplinary science; women entrepreneurs
Laura Black
Professor of Management
Business ethics, impression management, organizational identity, performance appraisals, human resource management, leadership, organizational behavior, organizational politics and arts management
Virginia Bratton
Associate professor of Management
Leadership emotional intelligence, pedagogy
F. William Brown
Professor of Management
Peer mentoring, knowledge sharing, emotional intelligence, leadership, entrepreneurship
Scott Bryant
Professor of Management
Financial management, particularly corporate governance, bond ratings, and the effects of regulatory regime changes
Gary Caton
Professor of Finance
Accounting ethics, taxpayer compliance
Anne Christensen
Professor of Accounting
Business law, First Amendment law, entrepreneurship, international business
Susan Dana
Associate professor of Management
Approaches to reducing social, environmental and economic inequality, with a focus on nonprofits, hybrids and regulation
Edward Gamble
Associate professor of Accounting
Financial accounting
Marc Guillian
Associate professor of Accounting
Corporate finance, entrepreneurial finance, and finance pedagogy
Frank Kerins
Associate professor of Finance
Accounting education, with an emphasis on fraud and auditing
Bonita Kramer
Entrepreneurship, assessment of learning, leadership, research methods
Agnieszka Kwapisz
Associate professor of Management
Management teams and boards of directors in for-profit and nonprofit organizations.
Myleen Leary
Assocaite professor, interim associate dean for Academic Affairs
Financial accounting, managerial accounting
Yuan Ji
Associate professor of Accounting
Business management, including creativity and Innovation, groups and teams, and meaning of work
Brent Rosso
Associate professor of Management
Managerial accounting, behavioral accounting, management control systems, self-regulatory focus
Pinky Fessler
Assistant professor of Accounting
Marketing management, digital marketing, marketing research, analytics and big data
Omar Shehryar
Professor of Marketing
Retail, marketing research
Christine Sung
Assistant professor of Marketing
Public sector operations research, particularly for public organizations and not-for-profit organizations who focus on under-served populations, particularly organizations providing health services
Andreas Thorsen
Assistant professor of Management
Integrated marketing communications, branding, nonprofit marketing, political marketing
Eric Van Steenburg
Assistant professor of Marketing
Auditing, fraud, accounting education
Angela Woodland
Associate professor of Accounting
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Biochemistry, drug discovery, nutrition, proteomics, protein structure, biological membranes
Edward Dratz
Professor Chemistry and Biochemistry
Metallobiochemistry, biological chemistry, bacterial oxidations, bioanalytical methods, microbiome and metabolism
Jennifer Dubois
Associate Professor Chemistry and Biochemistry
Nanoscale spectroscopy, nanoscale electronics, materials science, next-generation photovoltaic materials
Erik Grumstrup
Assistant Professor Chemistry and Biochemistry
Space environmental effects, degradation of materials on spacecraft, space simulation chambers, etching of semiconductors and polymers, chemical reactions between gases and surfaces
Timothy Minton
Professor Chemistry and Biochemistry
Optical Spectroscopy, solvation at liquid interfaces, high temperature electrochemistry
Rob Walker
Professor Chemistry and Biochemistry
Earth Sciences
Community and social-ecological resilience, rural communities, extractive industries, rangelands, resource geography
Julia Haggerty
Associate professor, Earth Sciences
Earthquakes and active faulting, geology of Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Glacier National Parks, all aspects of Montana's geology
David Lageson
Professor of Geology, USGS-MSU Earthquake Science Laboratory
Dinosaur paleobiology, taphonomy of Egg Mountain, reproductive behavior of theropod Troodon, evolution of avian reproduction
David Varricchio
Professor, Earth Sciences
Paleoecology, vegetation and fire history, climate change, conservation
Cathy Whitlock
Regents Professor; Fellow, Montana Institute on Ecosystems; Director, MSU Paleoecology Lab; MSU Presidential Faculty Fellow
Cultural and historical geography of the American West, the evolution of the cultural landscape, historical cartography, history of geographical thought
Bill Wyckoff
Professor, Earth Sciences
Ecology
Freshwater ecosystems, aquatic populations, ecosystem ecology, food webs
Wyatt Cross
Associate Professor Earth Sciences, Montana Water Center Director
Biodiversity assessment with remote sensing and GIS applications, metapopulation dynamics, habitat fragmentation, population viability assessment, genetics of small populations, climate change, grassland restoration
Diane Debinski
Department Head, Earth Sciences
Large mammal ecology and population dynamics, predator-prey interactions
Bob Garrott
Professor, Earth Sciences
Wildland ecosystems, influence of human land use and climate change, biodiversity, forest dynamics, conservation biology, landscape ecology, landscape management and conservation, protected areas and other wildlands, management of national parks and nature reserves
Andrew Hansen
Professor, Earth Sciences
Aquatic wildlife management, fisheries science, aquatic ecology
Alexander Zale
Professor Ecology, Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit leader
Economy and economic trends in Bozeman area and Montana
Biofilm-related businesses in Bozeman area
Darla Goeres
Assistant research professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Manufacturing industry in Montana
Paddy Fleming
Director of Montana Manufacturing Extension Center
Optics and photonics industry in Bozeman area
Joseph Shaw
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Director of Optical Technology Center
Software and computing industry in Bozeman area
John Paxton
Professor of Computer Science
Education
Culturally responsive pedagogy, working effectively with culturally and linguistically diverse students
Jioanna Carjuzaa
Professor of Education, executive director of the Center for Bilingual and Multicultural Education
Learning theories, curriculum design, history of education
Robert Carson
Professor of Education
Educational assessment, trauma-informed care in educational settings, achievement gap for students in poverty and at-risk, rural educational initiatives
Lauren Dotson Davis
Assistant professor of Education
Educational psychology, rural education, educational risk and resilience, preparation of prospective teachers and leaders
Jayne Downey
Associate professor of Education
Early literacy, literacy for English language learners
Ann Ellsworth
Profesor of Education
School library advocacy, innovations in doctoral education
Ann Ewbank
Associate professor of Education, director of Accreditation and Operations; director of Library Media Certificate program
Science and engineering teaching efficacy, science and engineering identity development at the K-5 level, underrepresented groups in science and engineering
Rebekah Hammack
Assistant professor of Education
Critical literacy, multicultural literacy, children’s and young adult literature
Joyce Herbeck
Associate professor of Education
Retention
Joe Hicks
Instructor, MSU After School Initiative
Organizational change, grassroots leadership and student activism, LGBTQ issues in higher education, STEM education
Bryce Hughes
Assistant professor of Education
Integration of technology in K-12 classrooms, integration of technology in teacher education, inclusive technology for classrooms, engineering design concepts in education
Gilbert Kalonde
Assistant professor of Education
Adult education programs, adult learning
Marilyn Lockhart
Professor of Education
Math education
Fengjen Luo
Associate professor of Education
K-12 STEM teaching and learning, technology integration in teacher preparation, technology in outdoor and adventure education, educational gaming design and integration, new technologies for teaching and learning
Nick Lux
Associate professor of Education
Higher education outcomes for underrepresented student populations, especially in the area of STEM education, and sociology of education
Carrie Myers
Professor of Education, College Teaching Certificate
Interdisciplinary arts, arts education
Kristofer Olsen
Assistant professor of Educatiom
Literacy, educational psychology
Sarah Pennington
Assistant professor of Education
Educational leadership
Bill Ruff
Professor of Education, Educational Leadership
EHHD Associate Dean of Research Development
Associate director of Center for Bilingual and Multicultural Education
Student affairs and services, higher education, assessment
Tricia Seifert
Associate professor of Education
Department head
Social studies, community based participatory research, indigenous education, social justice
Christine Stanton
Associate professor of Education
Rural education issues, instructional leadership, school climate
Tena Versland
Associate professor of Education, Leader Self-efficacy
Program leader for Education Leadership
Indigenous methodologies, critical race theory, law and policy in higher education, mentoring, leadership development in tribal colleges and universities, indigenous peoples and higher education
Sweeney Windchief
Associate professor of Education
Engineering
Biomedical Science and Engineering
Alzheimer's and degenerative brain diseases: studying brain cell electrical behavior for new treatments
Anja Kunze
Assistant professor, electrical and Computer Engineering
Flu and other viruses: microfluidics for developing new treatments
Connie Chang
Assistant professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Malaria, traumatic brain injury: developing microRNA technology for easy, low-cost diagnosis
Stephanie McCalla
Assistant professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Osteoarthritis: new treatment strategies
Ron June
Associate professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Bridge design; earthquake performance of buildings and other structures
Damon Fick
Assistant professor, Civil Engineering
Concrete; earthquake performance of bridges and other structures
Michael Berry
Associate professor, Civil Engineering
Fish ladders and other structures to help fish navigate irrigation diversions
Katey Plymesser
Assistant professor, Civil Engineering
Matt Blank
Instructor, Civil Engineering
Wastewater treatment and water quality.
Ellen Lauchnor
Assistant professor, Civil Engineering
Wetland methods for wastewater treatment
Otto Stein
Professor, Civil Engineering
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Biofuel from algae
Robin Gerlach
Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Biofuel from corn stover, poplar and other cellulosic materials
David Hodge
Associate professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Extremophile microorganisms from Yellowstone hot pools and similar environments, and applications for bioremediation, biofuel production, plastic recycling
Brent Peyton
Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Audio forensics (including gunshot analysis); acoustics; music and audio processing
Robert Maher
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Optical phenomena in nature: rainbows, auroras, sky coloration; remote sensing; Bozeman optics and photonics industry
Joseph Shaw
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Solar power (photovoltaics)
Todd Kaiser
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Biomechanics; sports injuries
Scott Monfort
Assistant professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Composite materials for wind turbine blades, airplanes, aerospace
Douglas Cairns
Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Flapping wings; biomimicry
Mark Jankauski
Assistant professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Fuel cells; ceramic materials
Stephen Sofie
Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, MSU Campus Director
Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC)
Kevin Amende
Associate professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Industrial engineering for efficiency in healthcare and other services
David Claudio
Associate professor, Mechanical and Industria Engineering
Mechanical engineering design
Robb Larson
Associate professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Sarah Codd
Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Graduate Programs Coordinator
INBRE Director of Student Programs
Computers and Computer Science
Algorithms and other advanced computing methods
Brendan Mumey
Professor, Computer Science
Computer technologies and their role in society. Software industry in Bozeman area
John Paxton
Professor, Computer Science
Human-computer interaction; virtual and augmented reality
Laura Stanley
Associate professor, Computer Science
Software engineering
Clemente Izurieta
Associate Professor, Computer Science
Internet safety in the schools
Bill Freese
Assessment coordinator, Department of Education
Macintosh Computers
Bill Freese
Assessment coordinator, Department of Education
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server. Microsoft Windows 2000 Active Directory design and implementation. Microsoft Windows NT Server. Citrix MetaFrame 1.8. Citrix XP. Eudora WorldMail. Microsoft Exchange 5.5. TCP/IP
Jacob Hahn
Security analyst, University Information Technology
Second Life and virtual instructional media
Bill Freese
Assessment coordinator, Department of Education
Web 2.0 instructional applications
Bill Freese
Assessment coordinator, Department of Education
Food
Food and nutrition technical information, education, programs, and issues; Food safety throughout the food system; Integration of food and nutrition from “farm to fork” with emphasis on value-added food production; Hunger and food security
Selena Ahmed
Associate Professor, Health and Human Development
Meat science; Meat processing
Jane Boles
Professor Animal and Range Sciences
Forests
Forest ecology; Forest insects and diseases; Forest wildfire restoration and prevention; Forest management; Community forestry
Peter Kolb
Extension Forestry Specialist, Missoula
Forest ecology; remote sensing; GIS; carbon dynamics in forest ecosystems; ecosystem disturbance including fire, insects, and grazing; carbon sequestration in forests and agricultural systems; monitoring carbon dioxide leakage from geologic sequestration sites; invasive species mapping; land cover change and impervious surface mapping
Scott Powell
Land Resources and Environmental Sciences/Assistant Research Professor
Private forest management
Cindy Peterson
Associate Forestry Specialist
Wildfire research; Disturbance Ecology, Paleoecology
Dave McWethy
Assistant Professor, Earth Sciences
Health and Human Development
Sustainable food systems, food security, biodiversity, climate change
Selena Ahmed
Associate Professor, Health and Human Development
Human nutrition
Melody Anacker
Assistant teaching professor, Health and Human Development
Program Leader in Food and Nutrition
Director of Didactic Program in Dietetics
Early childhood special education, autism, inclusion
Jody Bartz
Assistant professor, Health and Human Development
Skeletal muscle physiology, aging, recovery following orthopedic surgeries
Hilary Becker
Instructor, Health and Human Development
Biomechanical aspects of human performance, biomechanical factors contributing to orthopedic injuries
James Becker
Assistant professor, Health and Human Development
Behavioral health, adolescence and emerging adulthood, mental health literacy, stigma reduction, community-based learning, adult education
Alison Brennan
Extension specialist, Health and Human Development
Nutrition, diet, food environment, food security
Carmen Byker Shanks
Associate professor, Health and Human Development
Impact of sleep deprivation, insomnia and sleep apnea on blood pressure and the nervous system
Jason Carter
Professor, Health and Human Development, vice president of Research, Economic Development and Graduate Education
Early childhood development, early childhood literacy, supporting children and families
Kalli Decker
Assistant professor, Health and Human Development
Addictions, clinical mental health counseling, offender counseling
Ed Dunbar
Assistant professor, Health and Human Development
Counseling development, pedagogy, international service work, adventure based counseling
Anna Elliott
Assistant professor, Health and Human Development
Addiction counseling, clinical supervision, counselor development
Katey Franklin
Instructor, Health and Human Development
Addictions Counseling Program Director
Culinary arts, farm to table cooking, plant-based proteins
Marcy Gaston
Assistant teaching professor, Health and Human Development
Program Leader for Hospitality Management
Socio-cultural determinants of health, the intersection of health and culture, nutrition transitions, food security, chronic disease prevention, rural health
Michelle Grocke
Assistant professor, Health and Human Development
Consumer and family economics, personal finance
Deborah Haynes
Associate professor, Health and Human Development
Energy expenditure, wearable monitors, performance, sports nutrition
Dan Heil
Professor, Health and Human Development
Public health, community health, cancer control, community-based participatory research, evaluation
Suzanne Held
Professor, Health and Human Development
Food sovereignty issues on Indian reservations, food distribution program on Indian reservations, lactose intolerance, Celiac disease, hemochromatosis, water quality, food policy
Holly Hunts
Associate professor, Health and Human Development
Perinatal maternal mental health, teaching excellence in counselor education, play and filial therapy
Kara Hurt-Avila
Assistant professor, Health and Human Development
Organizational behavior, social responsibility in service organizations, consumer behavior
Sunny Kim
Assistant professor, Health and Human Development
Marriage and family counseling, exploring wellness and prevention across the life span, understanding counselor self-care and burnout prevention, integrating creativity in counseling, teaching/supervision, and research
Rebecca Koltz
Associate professor, Health and Human Development; department head
Food product development, sensory evaluation, food processing
Wan-Yuan Kuo
Assistant professor, Heath and Human Development
Early childhood teacher education, play and learning in early childhood, interdisciplinary early childhood curriculum development
Christine Lux
Assistant professor, Health and Human Development; team leader
Population health, food allergy, nutritional epidemiology, the impact of dietary exposures on health outcomes, and health policy
Colleen McMilin
Assistant professor, Health and Human Development
Metabolism and health, inflammation, exercise, health and disease. Gut microbiota
Mary Miles
Professor, Health and Human Development
Attachment, trauma, grief, wilderness therapy, relationships
Wendy Morrison
Instructor, Health and Human Development
Student well-being and guidance curriculum development
Mark Nelson
Professor, Health and Human Development
School Counseling Graduate Program
Sexual and reproductive health in indigenous populations, community based participatory research
Elizabeth Rink
Associate professor, Health and Human Development
Nutrition in schools
Aubree Roth
Professional, Health and Human Development; project coordinator, team nutrition
Family influence of children's food behaviors, supports and barriers to healthy nutrition practices among rural, diverse and underserved populations
Brianna Routh
Assistant professor, Health and Human Development
Online cognitive behavior therapy interventions to reduce depression and anxiety symptoms, novel interventions for improving mental well-being, aging and disability
Mark Schure
Assistant professor, Health and Human Development
Health literacy, community based participatory research, American Indian health
Vanessa Simonds
Associate professor, Health and Human Development
Sustainable food systems, value-added ag products, food security
Mary Stein
Instructor, Health and Human Developent
Programs Coordinator
Program Leader - SFBS Program
Coaching preparation, sport administration, special education
Craig Stewart
Professor, Health and Human Development
Community health
Dawn Tarabochia
Associate professor, Health and Human Development; Gerontology Certificate Program
Family science with diverse/underserved populations, influence of technology on human development and family relationships
J. Mitchell Vaterlaus
Associate professor, Health and Human Development
Livestock
Beef cattle nutrition. Barley feed quality. Supplementation. Forage digestion. Cattle nutrition. Cattle reproduction.
Tim DelCurto
Professor, Animal and Range Sciences
Livestock, Horse.
Tamara Parrott
Instructor, Equien Science
Range management; Resource monitoring; Grazing system design; Rangeland weed management
Rachel Frost
Dan Scott Ranch Management Program Leader, Animal and Range Sciences
Agrosecurity. Waste management; Farm-to-school
Tommy Bass
Livestock Environment Associate Specialist
Water Quality; Water Resource Management
Adam Sigler
Research Associate, Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
Micobiology and Immunology
Geomicrobiology, microbial evolution, techtonic influences on hot spring biodiversity
Eric Boyd
Associate Professor Microbiology and Immunology
Microalgae biofuels, molecular assemblies, environmental biofilms
Matthew Fields
Professor Microbiology and Immunology, Director Center for Biofilm Engineering
Disease ecology, spillover, epidemiology
Raina Plowright
Assistant Professor Microbiology and Immunology
Nursing
Nursing workforce, survey research, quality of care, health policy
Peter Buerhaus
Professor of Nursing
End of life issues, hospice and palliative care and services, including decision making, especially for minority populations involving culture and value differences
Yoshi Colclough
Associate professor of Nursing
Women’s health care and psychiatric mental health, behavioral Health, telemental health and simulation
Kathy Damberger
Associate clinicial professor of Nursing
Maternal child care, child abuse prevention, horizontal violence in the workplace, leadership in nursing, and obstetrics
Leesha Ford
Clinical instructor of Nursing
Rural health, spirituality in nursing care, health care of vulnerable populations, team based learning and inter-professional educational collaboration
Ann Galloway
Asssociate clinical professor of Nursing
Bozeman campus director
Mass casualty incident and disaster training and response, emergency and flight nursing, pre-hospital care
Steven D. Glow
Associate clinical professor of Nursing, Missoula campus
Oral health
Janice Hausauer
Assistant clinical professor of Nursing
FI/DNP Clinical Coordinato
Public health, epidemiology, advanced practice psychiatric nursing
Wade Hill
Associate professor of Nursing
Pediatrics, neonatology, obstetrics, mother/baby and postpartum
Kimberly Kusak
Assistant clinical professor of Nursing
Public health, using prevention agenda around consumer health behaviors to improve health and quality of life
Laura Larsson
Associate professor of Nursing
Acute kidney injury in agricultural workers, kidney function, community health, immigration
Sally Moyce
Assistant professor of Nursing
Obstetrics, high-risk obstetrics, leadership and management
Debbie Fischer Peterson
Administrator, Billings Campus
Interim campus director
Healthcare disparities, school nursing, nursing education, experiential learning, pediatric nursing, public health
Julie Ruff
Assistant professor of Nursing
Primary care, adult health, integrative therapies
Alice Running
Professor of Nursing
Primary care, preventative care, chronic disease/illness, autoimmune diseases, diabetes, palliative care/end of life, nurse practitioner education
Jennifer Sofie
Associate clinical professor of Nursing
Equine assisted therapy, equine assisted learning, Native American populations, underserved populations
Mariya Waldenberg
Clinical instructor of Nursing
Outer Space and Astronomy
Aurora and similar phenomena involving high-energy solar particles
John Sample
Assistant professor of Physics
Radiation-tolerant computer technology for spacecraft
Brock LaMeres
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Director of Montana Engineering Education Research Center
Solar eclipses; high-altitude ballooning to study eclipse weather effects
Angela Des Jardins
Assistant research professor of Physics
Small satellites (cubesats) for studying phenomena in outer space
David Klumpar
Research professor of Physics
Physics
Cosmology, astrophysics, relativity, Gravitational Wave Astronomy, gravity
Neil Cornish
Regents Professor, Physics
Experimental condensed matter physics, quantum information technology and energy applications
Yves Idzerda
Physics professor and department head
Lasers, optics, spectorscopy, biophotonics, holography and optical storae, quantum information
Aleksander Rebane
Physics Professor
Condensed matter physics, thermodynamics, thermal expansion of solids, low-temperature physics, single crystal growth
John J. Neumeier
Physics Professor
Plants and soils
Agriculture and production; Dryland/irrigated crop production, crop disease outbreaks
Patrick Carr
Superintendent and Associate Professor, Central Ag Research Center
Agronomy
Kent McVay
Cropping System Specialist, Southern Ag Research Center
Biocontrol of noxious plants and plant diseases; Gluten-free crops; Biotechnology and GMO's
David C. Sands
Professor of Plant Pathology
Cropland insects
Kevin Wanner
Entomology Specialist
Environmental risk assessment, management, perception, and communication, risk of biotech crops, pesticides and other agricultural technologies, insect ecology, insect-plant interactions, impact of insects on plant physiology, livestock entomology
Robert Peterson
Professor, Entomology
Fertilizer use; Soil analysist
Clain Jones
Professor, Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
Biology of fungi; Identification of wild mushrooms, consultation on mushroom poisoning cases, determining the edibility of wild mushrooms, mold identification; Consultation on mycorrhizae for use in reforestation, reclamation, particularly with woody plant species
Cathy Cripps
Assistant Professor
Sheep Management; Sheep production research
Pat Hatfield
Department Head, Animal and Range Sciences
Pesticide Programs; Pesticide safety; Applicator training
Cecil Tharp
Extension Pesticide Education Specialist
Plant breeding and genetics
Jennifer Lachowiec
Professor, Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
Rangeland noxious weeds, ecologically-based invasive plant management, integrated weed management.
Jane Mangold
Assistant Professor, Land Resources and Environmental Sciences/Extension Invasive
Plant Specialist
Integrated pest management, plant disease control; Field crop diseases; Fungi and viruses; Wheat and pulses; Agronomy of crop production
Mary Burrows
Professor, Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
Herbarium (MSU's Plant Collection) information; Plant/weed identification and related information (eg. Montana plant species distribution(s), etc.); Insect identification
Matt Lavin
Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
Rangeland ecology and management; Livestock grazing; Livestock/wildlife relationships.
Jeff Mosley
Professor of Range Science and Extension Range Management Specialist
Weed Ecology; Population and community ecology aspects of invasive and exotic plants; Agro-ecosystems and natural ecosystems; Simulation and statistical modeling; Land Use Change; Causes and consequences; Forecasting land use change and factors that have influenced land use change in rural areas in the past
Bruce Maxwell
Professor Agro-ecology, Weed Ecology
Snow Science and Avalanches
Avalanche forecasting
Karl Birkeland
Adjunct assistant professor of Geography
Avalance scientist with the U.S. Forest Service
National Avalanche Center
Mechanics of snow and ice; snowpack modeling and monitoring
Kevin Hammonds
Assistant professor of Civil Engineering
Director of Subzero Research Laboratory
Snowpack modeling and monitoring; human factors in avalanche risk
Jordy Hendrikx
Associate professor of Earth Sciences
Director of Snow and Avalanche Lab
Sustainability, Energy Systems and Conservation
Biofuel from corn stover, poplar and other cellulosic materials
David Hodge
Associate professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Biofuel from algae
Robin Gerlach
Professor of Chemical andBiological Engineering
Energy efficiency in integrated building design (including solar technologies, geothermal, HVAC)
Kevin Amende
Associate professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Sustainability in energy systems
Paul Gannon
Associate professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Transportation
Active transportation; bicycle and pedestrian transportation
Environmental issues in transportation; carbon emissions; roadside landscaping
Public transportation; federal transportation funding
Traffic modeling; transportation engineering
Ahmed Al-Kaisy
Wildlife-vehicle collisions; wildlife crossing structures
Winter maintenance of roadways; gravel road maintenance
Yellowstone National Park
Extremophile microorganisms from Yellowstone hot pools and similar environments, and applications for bioremediation, biofuel production, plastic recycling
Brent Peyton
Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Lake trout removal in Yellowstone Lake: improved detection using lidar
Joseph Shaw
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Director of Optical Technology Center