Meet the team! ACRC includes staff, UAS faculty, and postdoctoral researchers based on the UAS campus or nearby Juneau Forestry Sciences Lab. We also collaborate with a growing group of researchers and students, from undergraduates to PhD students.
Thomas F. Thornton, Ph.D.
Director of Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center & Professor of Environment and Society
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Jason B. Fellman, Ph.D.
Deputy Director - Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center & Research Assistant Professor of Environmental Science
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Jim Powell, Ph.D.
Term Assistant Research Professor, Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center
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Emily J. Whitney, M.S.
Research Professional - Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center
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John Harley, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor - Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center
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Leah Gregg, M.A.
Administrative Specialist - Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center
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Molly Tankersley
Science Communications Specialist - Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center
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Sonia NagorskiAssociate Professor of Geology |
Jason AmundsonAssociate Professor of Geophysics | |
Julie SchramAssistant Professor of Animal Physiology |
Ryan BellmoreUSFS Research Fish Biologist |
Dave D'AmoreUSFS Research Soil Scientist |
Affiliate Students
Croix FylpaaUAF Graduate Student |
Megan BehnkeFlorida State University Ph.D. Candidate |
Claire DelbecqUAF College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences M.S. student |
Kevin FitzgeraldUAF College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences M.S. student |
