Faculty
Michael Blazier
Dean, College of Forestry, Agriculture, and Natural Resources
Director, Arkansas Forest Resources Center
Blazier@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1152
Benjamin Babst
Associate Professor
babst@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1348
Mohammad Bataineh
Associate Professor
bataineh@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1449
Brian Deaton
Associate Professor
deaton@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1732
Robert L. Ficklin
Professor & Associate Dean of Academics
Sturgis Endowed Chair of Forest Biology
ficklin@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1692
Paul Francis
Professor
francis@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1314
Thomas D. Jacobs
Instructor
jacobst@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1694
Rocky Lindsey
Assistant Professor
lindseyr@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1214
Douglas C. Osborne
Associate Professor
osborne@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1448
Matthew H. Pelkki
George H. Clippert Endowed Chair, Professor
pelkki@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1949
Elena Rubino
Assistant Professor
rubino@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1749
Pradip Saud
Assistant Professor
saud@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1642
Robert Stark, Jr.
Professor
stark@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1414
Nana Tian
Assistant Professor of Natural Resources Economics/Policy
tian@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1894
Don White, Jr.
Professor
James White Endowed Professor
whited@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1490
Hamdi A. Zurqani
Assistant Professor
zurqani@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1248
Administrative Support Staff
Valerie Harvey
Fiscal Support Analyst
harvey@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1690
Cheryl Larkin
Fiscal Support Analyst
larkin@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1091
Rhonda Parris
Administrative Associate
parris@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1149
Communications
Lon Tegels
Communications Director
tegels@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1852
Outreach & Engagement
Jolene Hammock
Outreach & Engagement Coordinator
hartley@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1252
Research Support Staff
Ryan Askren
Research Associate
askren@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1948
Sagar Godar Chhetri
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
chhetri@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1294
Katharine Cody
Program Technician I
cody@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1848
Chris Watt
Program Technician III
watt@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1752
Stacy Wilson
Program Technician III
wilsonst@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1392
IT Support Staff
Daron Burns
IT Director
burns@uamont.edu
Phone 870-460-1792
Jeff Newton
Project/Program Specialist (Assistant IT Director)
newton@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1742
Forest & Farm Management
Greg Montgomery
Farm Manager
montgomery@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1714
Bobby Webb
University Forest Manager
webbb@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1649
Rodeo Coach
Rusty Jones
Rodeo Coach
jonesr@uamont.edu
Phone: 870-460-1914