Meet Our People
Jan U.H. Eitel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
McCall Field Campus
208-596-9277
Department of Natural Resources and Society
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 1139
Moscow, ID 83844-1139
Earned Degrees
- Ph.D. Natural Resources, University of Idaho
- M.S. Forest Resources, University of Idaho
- Pregraduate Degree Forest Ecology and Management, University of Freiburg i.Br./Germany
Research Interests
Remote Sensing
Instrument development
Ecology
Biochemical Cycling
Precision Agriculture
Geomorphology
Karla Eitel, Ph.D.
Director, McCall Field Campus. Professor of Place-based Environmental Education
View ProfileKarla Eitel, Ph.D.
Director, McCall Field Campus. Professor of Place-based Environmental Education
McCall Field Campus
McCall Outdoor Science School
University of Idaho
PO Box 1025
McCall, Idaho 83638
Earned Degrees
- Ph.D., Natural Resources, University of Idaho, 2007
- M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 2008
- M.S., Conservation Social Sciences, University of Idaho, 2003
- B.A., Studio Art and American Studies, Williams College, 1995
Research Interests
- Place-based education
- STEM identity and engagement of underrepresented groups in culturally relevant STEM programming
- Appropriate use of technology in outdoor learning contexts
Dennis Becker, Ph.D.
Dean and Professor of Natural Resource Policy
CNR 202C
208-885-8981
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 1138
Moscow, ID 83844-1138
Degrees
- Ph.D., University of Idaho, Moscow, ID (2002); Degree: Natural Resources
- M.S., Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (1997); Degree: Recreation & Tourism Resources
- B.S., Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS (1992); Degree: Park Resource Management
Research Interests
Natural resource policy analysis research focuses on policy development and evaluation, resource assessment and analysis of social and economic impacts in the areas of forest resources, fisheries and wildlife, range and community energy systems.
Sendy Martinez
Extension Educator, Senior Instructor
208-287-5900
University of Idaho Extension, Ada County
5880 Glenwood Street
Boise, ID 83714
Sendy works as a 4-H associate Extension educator, senior instructor. Her responsibilities include 4-H youth development programming for underserved and minority audiences in both Ada and Canyon counties.
B.S., Boise State University, 2014
Languages spoken other than English
- Spanish
Joyce E. McFarland, B.S.
Education Manager, Nez Perce Tribe
Jaap Vos, Ph.D.
Professor of Planning and Natural Resources | Director of the Environmental Science Program and Department Head, Natural Resources and Society
View ProfileLee Vierling, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Research, University Distinguished Professor
CNR 202B
208-885-7911
Department of Natural Resources and Society
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 1139
Moscow, Idaho 83844-1139
Degrees
- Ph.D. Environmental Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1999
- B.A. Geology magna cum laude with thesis distinction, The Colorado College, 1992
Research Interests
Environmental Science
Coupled Human-Natural Systems
Global Change
Land Use Change
Landscape Ecology
Remote Sensing
Habitat Conservation
Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions
Science Outreach and Communication
Find out more about how to support my research and the CNR Geospatial Lab for Environmental Dynamics Fund.
Jaap Vos, Ph.D.
Professor of Planning and Natural Resources | Director of the Environmental Science Program and Department Head, Natural Resources and Society
Water Center 242G
208-364-4595
Department of Natural Resources and Society
University of Idaho
Water Center, 242G
322 E. Front Street
Boise, ID 83702
Jaap is a professor of Planning and Natural Resources, Head of the Department of Natural Resources and Society, and the Director of Environmental Science. He has a Ph.D. in regional planning from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and a MS in Environmental Science from Wageningen University in the Netherlands.
Born in a small farmhouse and having grown up in a small rural place Jaap is really interested in rural places and how to maintain rural places as rural places rather than as places that are waiting to become urban. His current research is focused on how rural places can maintain their own unique character in the face of development pressure and increased external pressure.
Jaap teaches courses about community planning, sustainable communities and rural planning issues. He also teaches a community assessment course and the advanced class of the Northwest Community Development Institute. He is the founding co-chair of APA Idaho’s Ag Chat, a group of planners and other stakeholders from throughout Idaho that meets monthly to discuss emerging planning issues in rural communities.
Degrees
- Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996
- M.S. Agricultural and Environmental Science, 1989
Research Interests
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Planning for rural places, activities, people and communities.
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Informal governance and its importance to local planning practices.
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The impact of rapid change on communities, stakeholders, planning processes and planning outcomes.
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Planning with and for communities.
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Environmental justice and its application to people, places and regions.
Credit Courses
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ENVS 420/520 520 Intro to Bioregional Planning
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ENVS 423/523 Planning Sustainable Places
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ENVS 430/530 Planning Theory and Process
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ENVS 501 Seminar Environmental Science
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NRS 462 Natural Resource Policy