Graduate Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Emily C. Dacy, Ph.D. since June 2006
Yingjie (Ann) Zhang (China), Ph.D, since September 2006
Jennifer E. Thomas, M.S. since September 2006
Graduate Committee Member
Jean-Claude Bizimana, Ph.D. Department of Agricultural Economics
Memory Machingambi (Zimbabwe), Ph.D. Department of Agricultural Economics
Joseph E. Mbaiwa (Botswana), Ph.D. Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism
Mariano Mezzatesta, Ph.D. Department of Agricultural Economics
Margaritta (Maugi) Mieres (Paraguay), Ph.D. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
William E. Smith, Ph.D. Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Services
Dirac Twidwell, Ph.D. Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management
Laura S. Weber, Ph.D. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Linda Langlitz, M.S. Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management
Kelly Wilcox, M.S. Department of Geography
Graduate Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ryan Lammert: MS non-thesis- Ecosystem Science and Management – June 2007 Professional paper: A Comparative Analysis of Wildlife Management Associations in the Edwards Plateau and Post Oak Savanna Eco-Regions of Texas
Position after graduation: Law School
Malini V. Nair (India), Ph.D. (September 2002 – December 2004), Dissertation: Property rights orientations of landowners in Texas, Utah and Colorado.
Larry L. Lehr, Ph.D. (September 1995 – December 2000), Dissertation: Empirical estimation and comparison of observer perceptions relating to vegetative patters.
Craig Limesand, M.S. (September 04 – May 06), Thesis: Landowners’ perceptions on coordinated wildlife and groundwater management in the Edwards Plateau.
Amber Davis, M.S. (May 2004 – December 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, M.S. (September 2003 – December 2005), Thesis: Landowner perceptions on the use of prescribed fire as a management tool.
Christopher Narayanan, M.S. (September 2001 – August 2003), Thesis: Landowner survey of cost-share brush mananagement programs in two Texas watersheds.
Heidi E. Amestoy, M.S. (September 1999 – August 2002), Thesis: Adoption of Brush Busters and other brush management technologies by Texas landowners.
Mark R. Tays, M.S. (September 1999 – December 2001), Thesis: Factors Influencing landowner willingness to enroll in a cost-share brush management program in the Pedernales River watershed.
Graduate Committee Members
Po-Hsin Lai (Taiwan), Ph.D. Department of Recreation Parks and Tourism
Kelly Reyna, M.S. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Nicole L. Smolensky, M.S. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Robert S. Blaisdell, Ph.D. Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management
Steven Byenkya, Ph.D. Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management
Sikhalazo Dube, Ph.D. Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management
Laban A. MacOpiyo, Ph.D Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management
Zhenghong Tang, Ph.D. Department of Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture
Matthew W. Wagner, Ph.D. Department of Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture
Viet Bachmann, M.S. Department of Geography
Claudia P. Ceballos Fonesca, M.S. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Tomye Folts-Zettener, MNRD, Department of Recreation Parks and Tourism
Zola M. Gibson, M.S., Department of Rangeland Ecology Mangement
Heather G. Harris, M.S. Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Jeremy A. James, M.Ag. Department of Recreation Parks and Tourism
Joshua M. Peschel, M.S. Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Keith Olenick, M.S. Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management
Dustin van Liew, M.S. Department of Agriculutral Economics
Amy M. Williams M.S. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences