Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Jorge Atiles

Associate Vice President and Dean, WVU Division for Land-Grant Engagement

WVU Division for Land-Grant Engagement

Media inquiries should be directed to Hannah Booth, Interim Director, Communications, Marketing and Information Technology, WVU Division for Land-Grant Engagement

Office: +1 (304) 293-8701 Email: Hannah.Booth@mail.wvu.edu

Expertise

Community engagement, Cooperative Extension, Housing and Community Development, Water, Energy and Waste

Rakesh Chandran

Specialist, WVU Extension

Professor, Agricultural Sciences, Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Media inquiries should be directed to Hannah Booth, Interim Director, Communications, Marketing and Information Technology, WVU Division for Land-Grant Engagement

Office: +1 (304) 293-8701 Email: Hannah.Booth@mail.wvu.edu

Expertise

Herbicides, Integrated Weed Management, Integration of Pest Management, Weed Management in Agronomic, Turf, Horticultural and Other Crops, Weed Science, Including Weed Identification and Biology

Greg Dahle

Professor, Arboriculture and Urban Forestry, Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Media inquiries should be directed to Hannah Booth, Interim Director, Communications, Marketing and Information Technology, WVU Division for Land-Grant Engagement

Office: +1 (304) 293-8701 Email: Hannah.Booth@mail.wvu.edu

Expertise

Arboriculture, Hazard Trees, Tree Biomechanics, Tree Planting, Tree Pruning, Urban Forestry

J. Chris Haddox

Program Coordinator and Associate Professor, Interior Design & Design Studies, Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Office: +1 (304) 293-3657 Email: Chris.Haddox@mail.wvu.edu

Expertise

Evidence-based Design of Rural Health Care Facilities, Green Building and Sustainable Design, Low-income Housing, Residential Energy Efficiency, RESNET Certified Home Energy Rater

Jason Hubbart

Professor

Media inquiries should be directed to Hannah Booth, Interim Director, Communications, Marketing and Information Technology, WVU Division for Land-Grant Engagement

Office: +1 (304) 293-8701 Email: Hannah.Booth@mail.wvu.edu

Expertise

Biogeochemistry, Climate Change, Climate Policy, Forest Hydrology, Hydrology, Land Use Impacts, Water and Agriculture, Water and Recreation, Water and Transportation, Water Infrastructure, Water Policy and Resources, Water Quality, Watershed Management

Matt Kasson

Associate Professor, Forest Pathology and Mycology, Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Director, International Culture Collection of Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi

Office: +1 (304) 293-8837 Email: mtkasson@mail.wvu.edu

Expertise

Forest Pathology, Forest Pest Management, Mycology

Dave McGill

WVU Extension Specialist, Professor, Forest Resources Management, Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Professor, Forest Resources Management, Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Media inquiries should be directed to Hannah Booth, Interim Director, Communications, Marketing and Information Technology, WVU Division for Land-Grant Engagement

Office: +1 (304) 293-8701 Email: Hannah.Booth@mail.wvu.edu

Expertise

Control of Invasive Species, Identifying Woody Plants, Production of Shitake Mushrooms, Silviculture, Woodlands and Stewardship

Joe Moritz

Professor, Poultry Science, Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Specialist, Feed Manufacture and Poultry Science, WVU Extension

Media inquiries should be directed to Hannah Booth, Interim Director, Communications, Marketing and Information Technology, WVU Division for Land-Grant Engagement

Office: +1 (304) 293-8701 Email: Hannah.Booth@mail.wvu.edu

Expertise

Feed Manufacture, General Poultry Production, Non-ruminant Nutrition, Organic and Pasture Poultry Production

Ember Morrissey

Associate Professor of Environmental Microbiology, Plant and Soil Sciences, Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Media inquiries should be directed to Hannah Booth, Interim Director, Communications, Marketing and Information Technology, WVU Division for Land-Grant Engagement

Office: +1 (304) 293-8701 Email: Hannah.Booth@mail.wvu.edu

Expertise

Biogeochemistry, Microbial Ecology, Nitrogen Cycle, Plant Microbe Interactions, Soil Carbon, Soil Health

Melissa Olfert

Professor, Human Nutrition and Foods, Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Media inquiries should be directed to Hannah Booth, Interim Director, Communications, Marketing and Information Technology, WVU Division for Land-Grant Engagement

Office: +1 (304) 293-8701 Email: Hannah.Booth@mail.wvu.edu

Expertise

Behavioral Health Awareness and Assessment in Rural Communities, Chronic Disease Prevention through Lifestyle Intervention, Health Promoting Perceptions of Built Environment, Multi-disciplinary Team Science, Nutrition

Carlos Quesada

WVU Extension Specialist, Assistant Professor, Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Media inquiries should be directed to Hannah Booth, Interim Director, Communications, Marketing and Information Technology, WVU Division for Land-Grant Engagement

Office: +1 (304) 293-8701 Email: Hannah.Booth@mail.wvu.edu

Expertise

Biological Controls, Education on Pesticides, Insects, Pest Management Integration

Heather Stephens

Director, Regional Research Institute, Associate Professor, Resource Economics and Management, Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Media inquiries should be directed to Hannah Booth, Interim Director, Communications, Marketing and Information Technology, WVU Division for Land-Grant Engagement

Office: +1 (304) 293-8701 Email: Hannah.Booth@mail.wvu.edu

Expertise

Entrepreneurship, Policy Analysis, Regional Economics and Economies, Regional Impact of Environment and Energy, Rural economies

Mike Strager

Davis-Michael Professor of Resources Economics and Management, WVU Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Program Director, Graduate Certificate in GIS and Spatial Analysis and Research Collaborator, Natural Resources Analysis Center

Media inquiries should be directed to Hannah Booth, Interim Director, Communications, Marketing and Information Technology, WVU Division for Land-Grant Engagement

Office: +1 (304) 293-8701 Email: Hannah.Booth@mail.wvu.edu

Expertise

Environmental, Energy and Land Management, Natural Resource Managment, Spacial and Decision Analysis

Amy Welsh

Program Coordinator and Professor, Wildlife & Fisheries Resources, Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Media inquiries should be directed to Hannah Booth, Interim Director, Communications, Marketing and Information Technology, WVU Division for Land-Grant Engagement

Office: +1 (304) 293-8701 Email: Hannah.Booth@mail.wvu.edu

Expertise

Conservation Biology, DNA, Fish, Genetics, Population Genetics, Wildlife, Wildlife Forensics

Matt Wilson

Professor, Animal Sciences, Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Media inquiries should be directed to Hannah Booth, Interim Director, Communications, Marketing and Information Technology, WVU Division for Land-Grant Engagement

Office: +1 (304) 293-8701 Email: Hannah.Booth@mail.wvu.edu

Expertise

Farm Renewable Energy Production, Feed and Water Use Efficiency, Impact of Grazing on Soil Health

Nicolas Zegre

Associate Professor of Forest Hydrology, Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Director, West Virginia University Hydrology Lab

Media inquiries should be directed to Hannah Booth, Interim Director, Communications, Marketing and Information Technology, WVU Division for Land-Grant Engagement

Office: +1 (304) 293-8701 Email: Hannah.Booth@mail.wvu.edu

Expertise

Environmental Changes, Forest Hydrology, Forest Resources Management, Water Resources