Regular and adjunct faculty, graduate students, and other freshwater professionals may apply to become an affiliate of the Faculty of the River Basin Center. A subset of the faculty serve on the RBC Advisory Board.
This list includes affiliate faculty only; to learn more about other members of the River Basin Center affiliates, contact UGARiverbasincenter@uga.edu.
Current Advisory Board members include: Sonia Altizer (ex officio), Emily Bell, Brian Bledsoe, Krista Capps, Susana Ferreira, Gary Hawkins, Katie Hill, Shana Jones, Kevin Kirsche, Stacey Lance, Deepak Mishra, Don Nelson, Adam Orford, Todd Rasmussen, Mark Risse, Alfie Vick, and Susan Wilde.
Rebecca Abney
Assistant Professor of Forest and Disturbed Soils
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
ra10806@uga.edu
706-542-2532
Merryl Alber
Director, UGA Marine Institute on Sapelo Island, and Professor
Marine Sciences
malber@uga.edu
(706) 542-5966
Darold P Batzer
Professor
Entomology
dbatzer@uga.edu
(706) 542-2301
Mona Behl
Associate Director and Public Service Assistant
Marine Extension Service and Georgia Sea Grant
mbehl@uga.edu
(706) 542-6621
Emily Bell
Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Policy
School of Public and International Affairs
evbell@uga.edu
Raven Bier
Assistant Research Scientist at Savannah River Ecology Laboratory; Courtesy Faculty and Graduate Faculty in the Odum School of Ecology
rbier@srel.uga.edu
803-725-9726
Marsha Black
Associate Professor Emeritus
Environmental Health Science
mblack@uga.edu
(706) 542-0998
Brian Bledsoe
Georgia Athletic Association Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering
bbledsoe@uga.edu
(706) 542-7249
Robert Bringolf
Graduate Coordinator and Associate Professor, Fish Biology and Ecotoxicology
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
bringo@uga.edu
(706) 542-1477
Jessica Brown
Stormwater Specialist
Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant
gacoast.uga.edu
(912) 264-7341
Associate Dean for Research and Operations
Odum School of Ecology
706-583-0012
Jon Calabria
Associate Professor
College of Environment and Design
jcalabr@uga.edu
(706) 542-0903
Krista Capps
Assistant Professor
Odum School of Ecology and Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
kcapps@uga.edu
(706) 542-9673
Ron Carroll
Professor Emeritus
Odum School of Ecology
ronecology@gmail.com
Scott Connelly
Assistant Professor
Odum School of Ecology
scottcon@uga.edu
(706) 542-5233
Alan Covich
Professor Emeritus
Odum School of Ecology
alanc@uga.edu
(706) 542-6006
John Drake
Professor
Odum School of Ecology
jdrake@uga.edu
(706) 583-5539
Puneet Dwivedi
Associate Professor
Warnell School of Forestry
puneetd@warnell.uga.edu
(706) 542-2406
Duncan Elkins
Lecturer
Warnell School of Forestry
delkins@uga.edu
(706) 623-2254
Sally Entrekin
Adjunct Professor, Entomology
Associate Professor, Aquatic Entomology
Virginia Tech
sallye@vt.edu
540-231-5978
Susana Ferreira
Associate Professor
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
sferreir@uga.edu
(706) 542-0086
Byron Freeman
Senior Public Service Associate and Director
Georgia Museum of Natural History
bud@hemip.nhm.uga.edu
(706) 583-0978
Mary Freeman
Research Ecologist
U.S. Geological Survey
freemanm@uga.edu
(706) 543-0978
Nandita Gaur
Assistant Professor
Crop and Soil Science Department
NANDITA.GAUR@uga.edu
(706) 542-2461
John Gittleman
Dean and UGA Foundation Professor
Odum School of Ecology
ecohead@uga.edu
(706) 542-2968
Stephen Golladay
Associate Scientist
Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center
steve.golladay@jonesctr.org
(229) 734-4706 x244
Martin Hamel
Assistant Professor, Fisheries Management and Ecology
mjh50785@uga.edu
706-542-1477
Gary Hawkins
Water Resource Management and Policy Specialist
Assistant Professor
Crop and Soil Science Department
ghawkins@uga.edu
(706) 310-3526
Pete Hazelton
Assistant Professor, Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
phaze@uga.edu
706-352-9378
Austin Heil
Marine Educator and Public Programs Coordinator
UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant
Phone: 912-598-2446
austin.heil@uga.edu
Jeffrey Hepinstall-Cymerman
Associate Professor, Landscape Ecology
Warnell School of Forestry
jhepinstall@warnell.uga.edu
(706) 583-8097
Katie Hill
Research Professional
Carl Vinson Institute
katiehill@uga.edu
Charles Hopkinson
Professor Emeritus
Marine Sciences
chopkins@uga.edu
(706) 542-1855
Brian Irwin
Assistant Unit Leader and Adjunct Faculty, Fisheries
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
irwin@uga.edu
706-542-0790
Rhett Jackson
Professor, Hydrology
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
rjackson@warnell.uga.edu
(706) 542-1772
Cecil Jennings
Unit Leader and Adjunct Professor
GA Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
jennings@uga.edu
(706) 542-4837
Shana Jones
Planning and Environmental Services Unit Program Manager
Carl Vinson Institute of Government
shanaj@uga.edu
(706) 542-3641
Lizzie King
Associate Professor, Ecosystem Ecology & Management
Warnell School of Forestry
egking@uga.edu
Kevin Kirsche
Director of Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
kkirsche@uga.edu
(706) 542-1301
Stacey Lance
Associate Research Scientist
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
lance@srel.uga.edu
Franklin E. Leach III
Assistant Professor
Environmental Health Science
leach@uga.edu
(706) 542-7146
David Leigh
Professor
Geography
dleigh@uga.edu
(706) 542-2346
Assistant Professor – Soil Pedology
College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
706-542-9652
KE (Luke) Li
Associate Professor
College of Engineering
keli@engr.uga.edu
(706) 542-2201
Erin Lipp
Professor
Graduate Coordinator
Dept. of Environmental Health Science
elipp@uga.edu
(706) 583-8138
Elizabeth Little
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
elittle@uga.edu
(706) 542-4774
Keri Lydon
Lecturer, College of Public Health
Dept. of Environmental Health Science
706-542-1599
keri.lydon@uga.edu
Marguerite Madden
Professor, Associate Department Head, and Director, Center for Geospatial Research
Geography
mmadden@uga.edu
(706) 542-2379
John Maerz
Josiah Meigs Distinguished Professor, Wildlife
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
jcmaerz@uga.edu
706-542-9909
S. Kyle McKay
Adjunct Professor, OSE
Civil Engineer, Engineering With Nature
skmckay@gmail.com
Adam M Milewski
Associate Professor
Geology
milewski@uga.edu
(706) 542-4263
Jeffrey Mullen
Associate Professor
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
jmullen@uga.edu
(706) 542-0767
Donald Nelson
Associate Professor
Department of Anthropology
dnelson@uga.edu
(706) 542-1452
Nathan Nibbelink
Associate Dean for Research and Professor
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
nate2@uga.edu
(706) 542-9853
Brian Orland
Professor
College of Environmental and Design
borland@uga.edu
(706) 542-7794
Adam Orford
Assistant Professor
University of Georgia School of Law
Adam.Orford@uga.edu
(706) 542-0709
Craig Osenberg
Professor
Odum School of Ecology
osenberg@uga.edu
(706) 713-2051
Elizabeth Ottesen
Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology
ottesen@uga.edu
(706) 542-9582
Benjamin Parrott
Assistant Professor
Odum School of Ecology and Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
benparrott@srel.uga.edu
(803) 725-6328
J. Scott Pippin
Public Service Assistant
Carl Vinson Institute of Government
jspippin@uga.edu
(706) 542-3250
Catherine Pringle
Distinguished Research Professor
Odum School of Ecology
cpringle@uga.edu
(706) 542-1120
David Radcliffe
Professor Emeritus
College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences
dradclif@uga.edu
(706) 542-0897
Todd Rasmussen
Professor
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
trasmuss@uga.edu
(706) 542-4300
Mark Risse
Director
UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant
mrisse@uga.edu
(706) 542-5956
Amy Rosemond
Professor
Odum School of Ecology
rosemond@uga.edu
(706) 542-3903
Amanda Rugenski
Lecturer
Odum School Of Ecology
atrugenski@uga.edu
(706) 542-2968
John H Schacke
Part-time Assistant Professor
Odum School Of Ecology
schacke@uga.edu
(706) 542-1663
J.P. Schmidt
Lecturer
Odum School of Ecology
jps@uga.edu
(706) 542-2968
John Schramski
Associate Professor
College of Engineering
jschrams@uga.edu
706-542-4828
Jay Shelton
Associate Professor
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
jshelton@uga.edu
706-542-3108
Troy Simon
Research Professional
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
tsimon@uga.edu
(706) 542-5089
Katy Smith
Public Service Assistant/Water Quality Program Coordinator
Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant
klaustin@uga.edu
(912) 262-3338
David Stooksbury
Associate Professor
College of Engineering
destooks@uga.edu
(706) 583-0156
Alex Strauss
Assistant Professor
Odum School of Ecology
atstrauss@uga.edu
Cory Struthers
Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Policy
School of Public & International Affairs
cory.struthers@uga.edu
Lori Sutter
Director of Plant, Water & Soil Lab (Whitehall Phillips Lab Facility); Research Scientist Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
lsutter@uga.edu
Christian Turner
Associate Professor
School of Law
cmturner@uga.edu
(706) 542-5140
Charles Van Rees
Post-doctoral Researcher
Odum School of Ecology
Charles.vanRees@uga.edu
R. Alfred Vick
Georgia Power Professor in Environmental Ethics
College of Environmental and Design
ravick@uga.edu
(706) 542-6550
John Wares
Professor
Franklin College of Arts & Sciences
Department of Genetics
jpwares@uga.edu
Jason Westrich
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Marine Sciences
westrich@uga.edu
706-542-6818
Susan Wilde
Associate Professor
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
swilde@uga.edu
(706) 542-3346
C. Brock Woodson
Associate Professor
College of Engineering
bwoodson@uga.edu