Our department's faculty cover a wide range of specializations in geology, natural
resource conservation and management, environmental sciences, and geography. Select
a faculty member's page for more information on classes and research interests.
Amy Fagan Department Head; Associate Professor
Geology, Program Director
Annalaura Pannill Administrative Support Associate
Geosciences & Natural Resources Department
Peter Bates Emeritus Professor, Forest Stewards
Natural Resource & Conservation Management
Solomon Beyene Assistant Professor
Natural Resource & Conservation Management
Frank Forcino Professor
Director, Secondary Science Education Program; Geology
Keith Gibbs Associate Professor
Natural Resource & Conservation Management
Max Lanning Instructor
Natural Resource & Conservation Management
David Kinner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Associate Professor
Geology
Mark Lord Professor
Geology / Environmental Science, Program Director
Jerry Miller Distinguished Professor
Whitmire Professor of Environmental Science
Katie Peek Costal Research Scientist
Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines; Geology
Aimee Rockhill Associate Professor
Natural Resource Conservation & Management, Program Director
Diane Styers Associate Professor
Natural Resource Conservation & Management / Geography
Blair Tormey Costal Research Scientist
Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines; Geology
Robert Young Professor
Director, Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines; Geology
Name
Title
Email Address
Kim Blazzard
Adjunct; Geology
kblazzard@wcu.edu
Chuck Folds
Adjunct (Distance); Geography / Natural Resource Conservation & Management
cfolds@wcu.edu
Brian Kloeppel
Director of the Mpala Secretariat
bkloeppel@princeton.edu
Ben Smith
Adjunct; Natural Resource & Conservation Management / Environmental Science
benjaminsmith@wcu.edu