Researchers and staff

Researchers

Name Phone Email Location Research Areas
Brown, Stephen 907-745-3639 scbrown4@alaska.edu Palmer
  • Rhodiola production
  • Non-native earthworms
Dawe, Jan 907-474-5907 jan.dawe@alaska.edu Fairbanks
  •  Phenology
  • Climate change/citizen science
Fielding, Dennis 907-474-6932 djfielding@alaska.edu Fairbanks
  • Agricultural entomology 
Finstad, Greg 907-474-6055 glfinstad@alaska.edu Fairbanks
  •  Reindeer
Fix, Peter 907-474-6926 pjfix@alaska.edu Fairbanks
  •  Outdoor recreation
Greenberg, Joshua 907-474-7189 jagreenberg@alaska.edu Fairbanks
  •  Resource economics
Hollingsworth, Teresa 907-474-2424 tnhollingsworth@alaska.edu Fairbanks
  • Disturbance and plant community ecology 
Karlsson, Meriam 907-474-7005 mgkarlsson@alaska.edu Fairbanks
  •  Greenhouse production
Matney, Casey 907-262-5824 camatney@alaska.edu Soldotna
  • Rangeland/crop production
  • Soil health
McBeath, Jenifer 907-474-7431 jhmcbeath@alaska.edu Fairbanks
  •  Plant pathology
  • Biotechnology
Morimoto, Miho 907-474-1973 mmorimoto@alaska.edu Fairbanks
  •  Forest inventory and regeneration
Rader, Heidi 907-452-8251, ext. 3477 hbrader@alaska.du Fairbanks
  • Vegetable variety trials
Young-Robertson, Jessica 907-474-5550 jmrobertson3@alaska.edu Fairbanks
  •  Forest ecohydrology
Shipka, Milan 907-474-7429 mpshipka@alaska.edu Fairbanks
  •  Animal science
Sparrow, Elena 907-474-7669 ebsparrow@alaska.edu Fairbanks
  •  Science education
  • Ecology
Todd, Susan 907-474-6930 sktodd@alaska.edu Fairbanks
  •  Resource planning
Trainor, Sarah 907-474-7878 sarah.trainor@alaska.edu Fairbanks
  •  Climate adaptation
Valentine, David 907-474-7614 dvalentine@alaska.edu Fairbanks
  •  Forest soils dynamics
Zhang, Mingchu 907-474-7004 mzhang3@alaska.edu Fairbanks
  •  Agronomy
  • Soils

 

Staff

Name Phone Email Location Position
Anderson, Jodie 907-746-9466 jmanderson@alaska.edu Palmer Director of the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center
Bird, Jessica 907-746-9450 jrbird@alaska.edu Palmer Administrative generalist
Blodgett, Darrell 907-474-7516 dsblodgett@alaska.edu Fairbanks Reindeer Research Program IS technician
Carr, Erin 907-474-5449 elcarr@alaska.edu Fairbanks  Reindeer Research Program research technician
Carrick, Mathew 907-474-7222 mtcarrick@alaska.edu Fairbanks Georgeson Botanical Garden program coordinator
DiCristina, Katie 907-474-6921 kmdicristina@alaska.edu Fairbanks Georgeson Botanical Garden administrative specialist
Ericksen, Chad   cmericksen@alaska.edu Palmer Grounds and maintenance
Ericksen, Jim 907-745-4866 jlericksen@alaska.edu Palmer Herdsman and chief mechanic
Hollingsworth, Jamie 907-474-7470 jhollingsworth@alaska.edu Fairbanks Bonanza Creek LTR site manager
Johnson, Jeffrey 907-746-9481 jajohnson30@alaska.edu Palmer Matanuska Experiment Farm facilities manager
Oliver, Lola 907-474-7114 lkoliver@alaska.edu Fairbanks  Forest Soils Lab supervisor
Palmer, Deb   djpalmer@alaska.edu Palmer Research aide
Ranft, Richard 907-474-7467 rdranft@alaska.edu Fairbanks Forest ecohydrology technician
Robertson, Matthew 907-474-7019 mrober57@alaska.edu Fairbanks Forest soils technician
Steward, Kristen   kmsteward@alaska.edu Palmer Substitute animal care and weather
Tonne, Alan 907-474-7627 awtonne@alaska.edu Fairbanks Fairbanks Farm Manager
Van Veldhuizen, Bob   rmvanveldhuizen@alaska.edu Palmer Agronomy technician