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Suja Aarattuthodiyil

Assistant Research Professor

Phone: 662-686-3243
Email: bsa122@msstate.edu
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Peter J. Allen

Professor, Aquatic Sciences

Phone: 662-325-4768
Email: peter.allen@msstate.edu
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Jimmy Avery

Extension Professor, Aquaculture
Director, Southern Regional Aquaculture Center

Phone: 662-686-3273
Email: jla15@msstate.edu
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Christopher Ayers

Instructor, Curator of Collections

Phone: 662-325-1526
Email: chris.ayers@msstate.edu
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Beth Baker

Associate Extension Professor, Natural Resources Conservation

Phone: 662-325-7491
Email: beth.baker@msstate.edu
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Melanie Boudreau

Assistant Research Professor

Phone: 662-694-2988
Email: mrb851@msstate.edu
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Gwendolyn Boyd-Shields

Associate Professor

Phone: 662-325-5141
Email: gdb1@msstate.edu
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Steve Bullard

Associate Dean and Associate Director

Phone: 662-325-1379
Email: steve.bullard@msstate.edu
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Loren W. (Wes) Burger

Dale H. Arner Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management
Dean/Director, CFR and FWRC

Phone: 662-325-2696
Email: lwb6@msstate.edu
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Leslie Burger

Associate Extension Professor
WFA Undergraduate Coordinator

Phone: 662-325-6686
Email: leslie.burger@msstate.edu
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James Callicutt

Extension Instructor 1

Phone: 662-325-2478
Email: jtc105@msstate.edu
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Sandra B. Correa

Assistant Professor, Aquatic Ecology and Fisheries

Phone: 662-325-0158
Email: sbc257@msstate.edu
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Adriana Costa

Assistant Professor

Phone: 662-325-3721
Email: adc751@msstate.edu
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Chad Dacus

Extension Instructor/Training Manager
Center for Resolving Human Wildlife Conflict

Phone: 662-325-7265
Email: chad.dacus@msstate.edu
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J. Brian Davis

James C. Kennedy Endowed Associate Professor in Waterfowl and Wetlands Conservation

Phone: 662-325-4790
Email: brian.davis@msstate.edu
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Steve Demarais

Taylor Chair in Applied Big Game Research and Instruction
Dale H. Arner Professor

Phone: 662-325-2618
Email: steve.demarais@msstate.edu
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Marcus Drymon

Assistant Extension Professor, Marine Fisheries Ecology

Phone: 228-388-4710
Email: marcus.drymon@msstate.edu
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Scott Edwards

Extension Instructor

Phone: 662-325-7265
Email: scott.edwards@msstate.edu
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Kristine O. Evans

Associate Professor, Conservation Biology
Associate Director, Geosystems Research Institute

Phone: 662-325-3167
Email: kristine.evans@msstate.edu
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Christine Fortuin

Assistant Professor
Natural Resource and Environmental Conservation

Phone: 662-325-0282
Email: c.fortuin@msstate.edu
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Frederico Franca

Assistant Research Professor

Phone: 662-325-2381
Email: fn90@msstate.edu
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Tamara Franca

Assistant Professor

Phone: 662-325-3316
Email: tsf97@msstate.edu
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Esteban Galeano Gomez

Assistant Professor
Forest Genetics and Tree Improvement

Phone: 662-325-7782
Email: egg113@msstate.edu
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Stephen C. Grado

George L. Switzer Professor of Forestry
Natural Resource Economist

Phone: 662-325-2792
Email: s.c.grado@msstate.edu
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Robert K. Grala

George L. Switzer Professor of Forestry
Forest Resource Economics

Phone: 662-325-7039
Email: rkg55@msstate.edu
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Joshua Granger

Assistant Professor
Quantitative Ecology

Phone: 662-325-0596
Email: joshua.j.granger@msstate.edu
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Donald L. Grebner

Department Head
George L. Switzer Professor of Forestry
Forest Economics

Phone: 662-325-2949
Email: dlg26@msstate.edu
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El Barbary Hassan

Professor

Phone: 662-325-8344
Email: emh147@msstate.edu
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James E. Henderson

Professor and Head
Coastal Research and Extension Center

Phone: 228-388-4710
Email: j.henderson@msstate.edu
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Eric Hileman

Assistant Research Professor, Human-Wildlife Interactions

Phone: 662-325-4707
Email: eth152@msstate.edu
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Austin Himes

Assistant Professor
Interdisciplinary/Silviculture

Phone: 662-325-4249
Email: austin.himes@msstate.edu
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Kevin M. Hunt

Sharp Professor of Human Dimensions
Coordinator of WFA Graduate Studies

Phone: 662-325-0870
Email: kevin.hunt@msstate.edu
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Raymond Iglay

Assistant Professor, Wildlife Ecology

Phone: 662-325-5933
Email: ray.iglay@msstate.edu
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W. Daryl Jones

Extension Professor, Economic Enterprises
Extension Coordinator, Wildlife and Fisheries

Phone: 662-325-5769
Email: daryl.jones@msstate.edu
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Ganesh Karunakaran

Associate Research Professor, Aquaculture

Phone: 662-686-3586
Email: gkk27@msstate.edu
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Laya Khademibami

Assistant Research Professor

Phone: 662-325-1644
Email: lk475@msstate.edu
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Yun Sang Kim

Assistant Professor

Phone: 662-325-0212
Email: yunsang.kim@msstate.edu
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Andrew Kouba

Head and Dale H. Arner Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management

Phone: 662-325-2378
Email: ak260@msstate.edu
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Eric McConnell

Assistant Professor
Forest Business

Phone: 662-325-6340
Email: eric.mcconnell@msstate.edu
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Mark McConnell

Assistant Professor, Bryan Endowed Program for Upland Birds and Prairie Conservation

Phone: 662-325-2144
Email: mdm380@msstate.edu
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Leandro E. (Steve) Miranda

Professor, Fisheries
Leader, USGS MS Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

Phone: 662-325-3217
Email: smiranda@usgs.gov
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Charles Mischke

Research Professor, Aquaculture

Phone: 662-686-3560
Email: chuck.mischke@msstate.edu
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Mostafa Mohammadabadi

Assistant Professor

Phone: 662-325-2116
Email: mm5132@msstate.edu
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Dana Morin

Assistant Professor, Wildlife Ecology

Phone: 662-325-8577
Email: dm3090@msstate.edu
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Wes Neal

Extension/Research Professor, Fisheries

Phone: 662-325-8363
Email: jwn72@msstate.edu
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Rainer Nichols

Instructor
Center for Resolving Human Wildlife Conflict

Phone: 662-325-0039
Email: ran91@msstate.edu
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Frank Owens

Assistant Professor

Phone: 662-325-6698
Email: fco7@msstate.edu
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Adam Polinko

Assistant Professor
Silviculture and Forest Stand Dynamics

Phone: 662-325-3510
Email: adam.polinko@msstate.edu
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Krishna Poudel

Assistant Professor
Forest Biometrics

Phone: 662-325-2697
Email: kpp70@msstate.edu
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Kevin Ragon

Assistant Extension Professor

Phone: 662-325-7601
Email: kwr2@msstate.edu
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Heidi Renninger

Associate Professor
Forest Ecophysiology

Phone: 662-325-0792
Email: Heidi.Renninger@msstate.edu
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Scott Rush

Associate Professor, Wildlife Ecology and Management

Phone: 662-325-0762
Email: sar358@msstate.edu
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Michael Sandel

Assistant Professor

Phone: 662-325-3133
Email: michael.sandel@msstate.edu
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Ashley Schulz

Assistant Professor

Phone: 662-325-5809
Email: ash.schulz@msstate.edu
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R. Daniel Seale

Warren S. Thompson Professor of Wood Science and Technology

Phone: 662-325-3072
Email: dan.seale@msstate.edu
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Brady Self

Associate Extension Professor
Silviculture

Phone: 662-226-6000
Email: abs3@msstate.edu
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Rubin Shmulsky

Head and Warren S. Thompson Professor of Wood Science and Technology

Phone: 662-325-2243
Email: rs26@msstate.edu
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Courtney Siegert

Associate Professor
Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry
Undergraduate Coordinator

Phone: 662-325-7481
Email: courtney.siegert@msstate.edu
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Andrew Smith

Extension Instructor
Center for Resolving Human Wildlife Conflict

Phone: 662-325-7262
Email: als756@msstate.edu
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Eric Sparks

Associate Extension Professor, Marine and Estaurine Ecology

Phone: 228-546-1025
Email: eric.sparks@msstate.edu
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C. Elizabeth Stokes

Associate Professor

Phone: 662-325-5811
Email: ces8@msstate.edu
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Jason Street

Associate Professor

Phone: 662-325-5120
Email: jts118@msstate.edu
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Garrett M. Street

Associate Professor, Quantitative Ecology

Phone: 662-325-5801
Email: gms246@msstate.edu
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Bronson Strickland

St. John Family Endowed Professor of Wildlife Management

Phone: 662-325-8141
Email: bks10@msstate.edu
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Changyou (Edwin) Sun

George L. Switzer Professor of Forestry
Forest Economics and Policy

Phone: 662-325-7271
Email: cs258@msstate.edu
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T. Adam Tullos

Extension Instructor
Center for Resolving Human Wildlife Conflict

Phone: 662-325-7262
Email: tt4@msstate.edu
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Curtis L. VanderSchaaf

Assistant Professor

Phone: 601-857-2284
Email: clv127@msstate.edu
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Francisco Vilella

Professor, Conservation Biology
Assistant Leader, USGS MS Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

Phone: 662-325-0784
Email: fvilella@usgs.gov
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Guiming Wang

Dale H. Arner Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management

Phone: 662-325-0414
Email: guiming.wang@msstate.edu
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David Wise

Research Professor, Aquatic Animal Health
Director, National Warmwater Aquaculture Center

Phone: 662-686-3239
Email: djw11@msstate.edu
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Mark Woodrey

Assistant Research Professor, Avian Ecology

Phone: 228-475-7047
Email: msw103@msstate.edu
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Fernando Yamamoto

Assistant Research Professor

Phone: 662-686-3333
Email: f.yamamoto@msstate.edu
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Yun Yang

Assistant Professor
Spatial Technologies in Forestry and Natural Resources

Phone: 662-325-7948
Email: yun.yang@msstate.edu
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Jilei Zhang

Warren S. Thompson Professor of Wood Science and Technology

Phone: 662-325-9413
Email: jz27@msstate.edu
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Staff


Kate Altazan

Office Associate

Phone: 601-794-0671
Email: ka1122@msstate.edu
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Laura Andrews

Program Manager

Phone: 662-325-3133
Email: laura.s.andrews@msstate.edu
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Butch Bailey

Extension Associate III

Phone: 601-794-0671
Email: asb1@msstate.edu
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Susan Blanton

Administrative Assistant I

Phone: 662-325-2949
Email: scb552@msstate.edu
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W. Cade Booth

Research Associate II

Phone: 662-325-2347
Email: c.booth@msstate.edu
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David Butler

Machinist/Instrument Maker

Phone: 662-325-3146
Email: david.butler@msstate.edu
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Ashley Byars

Contract and Grant Specialist

Phone: 662-325-2643
Email: a.byars@msstate.edu
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Sharon Carr

Administrative Assistant I

Phone: 662-325-2612
Email: sdc17@msstate.edu

Brenda Clark

Office Associate

Phone: 662-226-6000
Email: bbc42@msstate.edu
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Kay Davidson

Business Coordinator

Phone: 662-325-3126
Email: k.davidson@msstate.edu
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Natalie Dearing

Project Manager

Phone: 662-325-1711
Email: nb354@msstate.edu
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Jared Elmore

Research Associate II

Phone: 251-769-8678
Email: jae133@msstate.edu
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Edward Entsminger

Research Associate III

Phone: 662-325-4028
Email: edward.entsminger@msstate.edu
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Benjamin Farber

Research Associate II

Phone: 662-325-2119
Email: bf720@msstate.edu
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Kayla Fast

Research Associate III

Phone: 662-325-5119
Email: kmf160@msstate.edu
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Alexandra Firth

Postdoctoral Associate

Phone: 662-325-8875
Email: agg224@msstate.edu

Mack W. Fondren

Facilities Coordinator

Phone: 662-325-3087
Email: mwf4@msstate.edu
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D. Hearne Foster

Research Associate I

Phone: 662-295-8752
Email: dhf17@msstate.edu
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Laiken Fulgham

Business Coordinator

Phone: 662-325-4762
Email: lnb82@msstate.edu
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Bill Hamrick

Senior Extension Associate

Phone: 662-325-3429
Email: w.hamrick@msstate.edu
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Matthew Harrison

Extension Associate I

Phone: 662-325-3133
Email: msh495@msstate.edu
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Morgan Herzog

Business Coordinator
Center for Resolving Human Wildlife Conflict

Phone: 662-325-7242
Email: mgs168@msstate.edu
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Angela Hill

Administrative Assistant

Phone: 662-325-3830
Email: angela.c.hill@msstate.edu
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Mark Hill

Research Technician

Phone: 662-325-3830
Email: mjh100@msstate.edu
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Rebecca Holmes

Research Technician

Phone: 662-325-2949
Email: rh1497@msstate.edu
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Miranda Huang

Research Associate II

Phone: 662-325-3830
Email: mhh257@msstate.edu
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Shawna Johnson

Administrative Assistant I

Phone: 662-325-0483
Email: slp221@msstate.edu
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Landon Jones

Research Associate III

Phone: 662-325-3133
Email: lrj165@msstate.edu
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Yong (Ethan) Liang

GIS Coordinator

Phone: 662-325-3133
Email: yl752@msstate.edu
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Troy Lindsey

Research Technician

Phone: 662-325-3087
Email: tll11@msstate.edu
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Logan Little

Research Technician

Phone: 662-325-3830
Email: lhl76@msstate.edu
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Taylor Maldonado

Accounting Assistant

Phone: 662-325-4611
Email: tmm728@msstate.edu
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Ryan Mann

Research Associate

Phone: 662-325-3830
Email: rtm143@msstate.edu
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Summer Mays

Administrative Assistant I

Phone: 662-325-8343
Email: snd204@msstate.edu
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Jackson McCommon

Research Technician

Phone: 662-325-3830
Email: jdm1394@msstate.edu
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Amber McDonald

Graphic Designer
Center for Resolving Human Wildlife Conflict

Phone: 662-325-7262
Email: amber.mcdonald@msstate.edu
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Marica McGinnis

Business Coordinator

Phone: 662-325-0484
Email: mlb713@msstate.edu
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Chris McGinnis

Research Technician

Phone: 662-325-4154
Email: clm31@msstate.edu
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Jeanie McNeel

Coordinator of Administrative Services

Phone: 662-325-2119
Email: jam52@msstate.edu
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Nicole Medeiros

Business Manager I

Phone: 662-325-2643
Email: nicole.medeiros@msstate.edu
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Brian Mitchell

Research Associate III

Phone: 662-325-5469
Email: bkm4@msstate.edu
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Franklin Quin

Research Associate III

Phone: 662-325-3067
Email: fq3@msstate.edu
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Rodney Reed

Research Technician

Phone: 662-325-3087
Email: rrr6@ra.msstate.edu
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Adam T. Rohnke

Extension Specialist I

Phone: 601-857-2284
Email: arohnke@msstate.edu
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Amy Rowlen

Research Associate III

Phone: 662-325-8288
Email: alr18@msstate.edu
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Michael Sanders

Research Associate I

Phone: 662-325-8097
Email: mgs3@msstate.edu
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Cindy Scott

Training Assistant
Center for Resolving Human Wildlife Conflict

Phone: 662-325-3133
Email: cindy.j.scott@msstate.edu
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Anthony Seveque

Postdoctoral Associate

Phone: 662-325-3174
Email: as5148@msstate.edu
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Logan Sleezer

Research Associate II

Phone: 620-803-8106
Email: ljs353@msstate.edu
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Patricia Smith

Office Associate

Phone: 662-325-3133
Email: pms98@msstate.edu
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Laurice Spinelli Correa

Postdoctoral Associate

Phone: 662-617-3855
Email: ls2090@msstate.edu
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Carrie Stroud

Business Manager I

Phone: 662-325-8778
Email: carrie.stroud@msstate.edu
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Aqil Tariq

Postdoctoral Associate

Phone: 662-579-9718
Email: aqil.tariq@msstate.edu
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Henry Taylor

Research Technician

Phone: 662-325-3087
Email: hdt15@msstate.edu
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Nathaniel Todt

Research Associate II

Phone: 662-325-3133
Email: nt531@msstate.edu
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Karen Williams

Business Manager

Phone: 662-325-3117
Email: karen.williams@msstate.edu
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Dean's Office


Morgan Alexander

Student Diversity Coordinator

Phone: 662-325-2624
Email: mea190@msstate.edu
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Dave Ammon

Graphic Designer

Phone: 662-325-0213
Email: david.ammon@msstate.edu
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Cory Bailey

Admissions Coordinator

Phone: 662-325-7873
Email: c.bailey@msstate.edu
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Vanessa Beeson

Publications Editor

Phone: 662-325-3109
Email: vanessa.w.beeson@msstate.edu
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Dominique Belcher

Graphic Designer

Phone: 662-325-8947
Email: djb238@msstate.edu
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Karen Brasher

Manager of Communications

Phone: 662-325-8530
Email: karen.brasher@msstate.edu
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Steve Bullard

Associate Dean and Associate Director

Phone: 662-325-1379
Email: steve.bullard@msstate.edu
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Loren W. (Wes) Burger

Dean and Director
Dale H. Arner Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management
Grisham Master Teacher

Phone: 662-325-2696
Email: w.burger@msstate.edu
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Stephen Caples

Web Designer II

Phone: 662-325-8576
Email: esc53@msstate.edu
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Haleigh Fason

Contract and Grants Specialist II

Phone: 662-325-2795
Email: haleigh.fason@msstate.edu
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Chris Forrester

Building Maintenance Technician II

Phone: 662-325-2191
Email: cgf13@msstate.edu
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Tony Garcia

Systems Analyst

Phone: 662-325-1373
Email: tony.garcia@msstate.edu
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Charlsie Halford

Administrative Assistant II

Phone: 662-325-5548
Email: c.halford@msstate.edu
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Crissy Hathcock

Assistant Director, Financial Services

Phone: 662-325-9078
Email: c.hathcock@msstate.edu
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Adam Holder

Network Analyst

Phone: 662-325-5554
Email: ach3@msstate.edu
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Garrett Hunt

Coordinator, Grounds Maintenance and Heavy Equipment

Phone: 662-325-2191
Email: gkh28@msstate.edu
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Daniel Johnson

Agricultural Technician

Phone: 662-325-2191
Email: Djj116@msstate.edu
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Jeff Little

Director of Development

Phone: 662-325-8151
Email: jlittle@foundation.msstate.edu
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Lanna Miller

Student Services Coordinator

Phone: 662-325-9376
Email: lcm1@msstate.edu
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Amanda Morris

Custodian II

Phone: 662-325-2953
Email: alm496@msstate.edu
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Jessica Myers

Senior Accountant

Phone: 662-325-0745
Email: j.myers@msstate.edu
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Jordon Roberts

Forester

Phone: 662-325-3150
Email: jr2754@msstate.edu
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Chase Shaw

Web Designer I

Phone: 662-325-1363
Email: kcs127@msstate.edu
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Chelsea Taylor

Administrative Assistant II

Phone: 662-325-5917
Email: cnt17@msstate.edu
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Tommy (TJ) Walker

Diversity Program and Student Development Coordinator

Phone: 662-325-6852
Email: tgw19@msstate.edu
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