Current Graduate Students
N. Lee May: PhD Student – started Fall 2019
Chali Simpson: PhD Student – started Fall 2021
Former Graduate Students
Monica Ghosh, MS Non-Thesis – Jan 2023-Aug 2024. Professional Paper: The Role of Agency Conservation Education Programs for Promoting Forest Stewardship among Diverse Stakeholders.
Jenna M. Likins, PhD – Sep 2018-May 2024. Dissertation: Quantifying Complex Grazing Management Practices and Producer Systems Thinking Skills.
Holly F. Henderson (Kreiner), MS Non-Thesis – Sep 2020-Aug 2023. Professional Paper: An Evaluation of Open Space Preferential Property Tax Programs in the U.S. and Policy Considerations for Texas.
Alan M. Romero, MS Non-Thesis – Sept 2021-Aug 2022. Professional Paper: Environmental Externalities and Economic Mechanisms Associated with Fugitive Methane and Hydraulic Fracturing in the Energy Sector.
J. Kelly Hoffman, PhD – Sep 2015-Aug 2020. Dissertation: Implementing Fire with Feeling: The Role of Heuristics and Process Modelling in Navigating Social Barriers to Landscape-scale Prescribed Fire Use in the Southern Great Plains.
Zachary M. Hurst, PhD – Jan 2011- Dec 2019. Thesis: Social Considerations for Biodiversity Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes.
Lars G. Coleman, MS – Sep 2016-Aug 2019. Thesis: Landowner Perception of Information about Prescribed Fire: Influence on the Application of this Land Management Tool in the Southern Great Plains.
Alissa M. Hinojosa, MS – Sep 2016-May 2019. Thesis: Prescribed Fire in the Southern Great Plains: Legal and Regulatory Roles.
Thomas W. McDaniel, MS – Sep 2016-May 2018. Thesis: Prescribed Fire Outreach in the Southern Great Plains: Challenges and Opportunities.
Jenna M. Likins, MS Non-Thesis – Sep 2016-Aug 2018. Professional Paper: Markets for the Ecosystem Services Provided by Sustainable Land Management.
Kyle L. Clifton, PhD – Sep 2012-Aug 2018. Dissertation: The Impact of Constituency Building on Development and Conservation Sentiment in the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere.
Sam Free, MNRD – Jan 2017- May 2018. Professional Paper: Feral Hogs: An Economic Loss or Missed Opportunity?
Tanner Garth, MNRD – Sep 2013-Dec 2016. Professional Paper: NRCS Employee Perceptions of Wetland Reserve Program Functioning.
Marian E. Higgins, PhD. – Sep 2010-Dec 2016. Dissertation: Linking Values and Framing Theories in New Energy Development: Low-temperature Geothermal Energy (LTGE) in Coastal Texas.
Jane A. McFarland, MNRD – Sep 2013-Dec 2015. Professional Paper: Maximizing Investment Potential for Conservation Practices for the Attwater’s Prairie Chicken – Suitable Habitat and Limitations.
Dianne A. Stroman, PhD – Sep 2009-Dec 2014 (Co-advised by Jianbang Gan). Dissertation: Assessing Perpetual Conservation Easements as a Tool for Land Protection – The Private Landowner Perspective.
Carissa Wonkka, PhD – Sep 2010-Dec 2014 (Co-advised by William Rogers). Dissertation: Influence Of Disturbance, Soils, And Socio-Economic Constraints On Restoration In Brush Encroached, Semi-Arid Texas Rangelands.
Michele Clark: MS – Sep 2012-Dec 2014 (Co-advised by William Rogers). Thesis: Evaluating The Interactive Effects of Seasonal Prescribed Fire and Grazing on Invasive Grass Abundance and Woody Brush Encroachment.
David Toledo, PhD – Sep 2008-May 2013. Dissertation: Identifying Social-Ecological Factors Influencing The Use of Prescribed Fire to Maintain and Restore Ecosystem Health in Texas, USA and Northern Chihuahua, Mexico.
Laura E. Martin, MS – May 2008-Aug 2010. Thesis: Urban Residents’ Perceptions about the City of Austin’s Wildlands.
Jennifer E. Thomas, MS (non-thesis) – Aug 2006-Aug 2008. Comprehensive Exam
Yingjie (Ann) Zhang, Ph.D. – May 2006-Aug 2008 (Major Advisor after Jerry S. Stuth). Dissertation: Temperature Driven Diet Quality Prediction for Free Grazing Cattle.
Ryan M. Lammert, MS (non-thesis) – Jan 2005-Aug 2007. Professional Paper: A Comparative Analysis of Wildlife Management Associations in the Edwards Plateau and Post Oak Savanna Eco-Regions of Texas.
Craig M. Limesand, MS – Sep 2004-May 2006. Thesis: Landowners’ Perceptions on Coordinated Wildlife and Groundwater Management in the Edwards Plateau.
Amber M. Davis, MS – May 2004-Dec 2005). Thesis: Optimizing Public Resource Allocation for Programs Aimed at Managing Woody Plants on the Edwards Plateau: Water Yield, Wildlife Habitat, and Carbon Sequestration.
Bradley J. Woodard, MS – Sep 2003-Dec 2005. Thesis: Landowner perceptions on the use of prescribed fire as a management tool.
Malini V. Nair, PhD – Sep 2002-Dec 2004. Dissertation: Property rights orientations of landowners in Texas, Utah and Colorado.
Christopher Narayanan, MS – Sep 2001-Aug 2003. Thesis: Landowner Survey of Cost-Share Brush Management Programs in Two Texas Watersheds.
Heidi E. Amestoy, MS – Sep 1999-Aug 2002 (C-advised with Mort Kothmann). Thesis: Adoption of Brush Busters and Other Brush Management Technologies by Texas Landowners.
Mark R. Tays, MS – Sep 1999-Dec 2001. Thesis: Factors Influencing Landowner Willingness to Enroll in a Cost-Share Brush Management Program in the Pedernales River Watershed.
Larry L. Lehr, PhD – Sep 1995-Dec 2000 (Co-advised by Steve Whisenant). Dissertation: Empirical Estimation and Comparison of Observer Perceptions Relating to Vegetative Patters.
Graduate Committee Member – PhD
Gerald Burgner, PhD. (2019), Dept. Horticulture Science
Hoonchong Yi, PhD. (2017), Dept. Geography
Aby Sene-Harper, PhD. (2016), Dept. Recreation, Parks and Tourism Sciences
Daniel Fitzgerald, PhD. (2016), Dept. Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Chara Ragland, PhD. (2015), Dept. Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Wenjuan Chen, PhD. (2014), Dept. Ecosystem Science and Management
Jean-Claude Bizimana, Ph.D. (2012), Dept. Agricultural Economics
Mariano Mezzatesta, Ph.D. (2012), Dept. Agricultural Economics
Wayne Becker, Ph.D. (2011), University of North Texas
Anna Knipps, Ph.D. (2011), Dept. Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Dirac Twidwell, Ph.D. (2011). Dept. Ecosystem Science and Management
Laura S. Weber, Ph.D. (2011). Dept. Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Memory Machingambi (Zimbabwe), Ph.D. (2010), Dept. Agricultural Economics
Joseph E. Mbaiwa (Botswana), Ph.D. (2008), Dept. Recreation, Parks and Tourism
Po-Hsin Lai (Taiwan), Ph.D. (2007), Dept. Recreation Parks and Tourism
Zhenghong (Tommy) Tang, Ph.D. (2007), Dept. Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture
Matthew W. Wagner, Ph.D. (2005), Dept. Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture
Steven Byenkya, Ph.D. (2004), Dept. Rangeland Ecology and Management
Sikhalazo Dube, Ph.D. (2004), Dept. Rangeland Ecology and Management
Laban A. MacOpiyo, Ph.D (2004), Dept. Rangeland Ecology and Management
Robert S. Blaisdell, Ph.D. (2001), Dept. Rangeland Ecology and Management
Graduate Committee Member – MS
Colton D. Brehm, MS. (2020), Dept. Mechanical Engineering
Laura Brainard, MS. (2015), Dept. Recreation, Parks and Tourism Sciences
Jifar Nata, MS. (2013), Dept. Agricultural Economics
Diane Robinson, MS. (2013), Dept. Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Glenda Fletcher, M.Arch. (2012), Dept. Architecture
Kelly Wilcox, M.S. (2010), Dept. Geography
Kelly Reyna, M.S. Dept. (2008), Dept. Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Nicole L. Smolensky, M.S. (2007), Dept. Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Dustin van Liew, M.S. (2007), Dept. Agricultural Economics
Amy M. Williams M.S. (2007), Dept. Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Viet Bachmann, M.S. (2006), Dept. Geography
Joshua M. Peschel, M.S. (2004), Dept. Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Zola M. Gibson, M.S., (2003), Dept. Rangeland Ecology Management
Keith Olenick, M.S. Dept. (2002), Rangeland Ecology and Management
Claudia P. Ceballos Fonesca, M.S. (2001), Dept. Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Heather G. Harris, M.S. (2000), Dept. Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Master of Science non-theses, Master of Agriculture, Master of Natural Resources
Allison Cottrell, MNRD (2024), Dept. Range, Wildlife and Fisheries Management
Michael Jarrett, MS Non-thesis (2021); Dept. Ecology and Conservation Biology
Kevin Knapick, MNRD (2018); Dept. Ecosystem Science and Management
Tomye Folts-Zettener, MNRD (2008) Dept. Recreation Parks and Tourism
Courtney Rathael, MS-Non-Thesis (2008), Dept. Agricultural Economics
Jeremy A. James, M.Ag. (2003) Dept. Recreation Parks and Tourism