College of Forestry

Jonathan Batchelor

Student Status
1st year Masters Student
Department/Program
Forest Ecosystems and Society
Roles
Organizing Committee, Graphic Design
Contact
Jonathan.Batchelor@oregonstate.edu
Bio
Jonathan is just beginning his graduate career at OSU. A desire to use science as an effective tool to inform the public and policy makers about impacts we are having on ecosystems was the impetus for Jonathan to pursue a graduate degree. Current research topics include: ecosystem recovery with the removal of cattle from a system, and monitoring techniques to detect effects of climate change here in the Pacific Northwest. When not at school, Jonathan may be found enjoying a moment of solitude atop a snow covered mountain, playing an overly complex board game, or working on a song for his next black metal album.

Dominick A. DellaSala

Dr. Dominick A. DellaSala is President and Chief Scientist of the Geos Institute in Ashland, Oregon and President of the Society for Conservation Biology, North America Section. He is an internationally renowned author of over 150 technical papers on forest and fire ecology, conservation biology, endangered species management, and landscape ecology. Dominick has given plenary and keynote talks ranging from academic conferences to the United Nations Earth Summit.

Bill Ripple

Dr. Bill Ripple is a professor in the Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society as well as the Director of the “Trophic Cascades Program” at Oregon State University. His research involves studying the ecological effects of wolves and other large predators in western North America and other regions of the world. During the last 15 years, Dr.

Nils D. Christoffersen

Nils D. Christoffersen is the Executive Director of Wallowa Resources, an organization he joined in 1999 as the first Field Program Manager. Wallowa Resources is a community based non-profit working to sustain working lands, and the associated livelihoods, in Wallowa County. Over the past 14 years, Mr. Christoffersen has managed the development of Wallowa Resources’ watershed stewardship and education programs, as well as their for-profit subsidiary investments in biomass and renewable energy.

Karen McLeod

Dr. Karen McLeod is the Managing Director of COMPASS and based at Oregon State University (OSU). COMPASS supports scientists to engage beyond their peers by training them to more effectively communicate with the wider world. COMPASS also works to bring science into public and policy dialogues, creating opportunities for scientists to engage with journalists, policymakers, and other scientists at the most relevant times.

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