Environmental Sciences Faculty & Staff
Rachael E. Urbanek
Department Chair
Dobo Hall 2006D
Teaching Area: :
Wildlife Management and Conservation Wildlife - Human Conflict 
Joni Thomas Backstrom
Assistant Professor
Dobo Hall 2017
Teaching Area: :
Marine Resources Off-Shore Energy 
Hannah Leeann Bell
Lecturer & Lab Coordinator and EVS Minor & Sustainability Minor Advisor
Dobo Hall 2013
Teaching Area: :
Environmental Education and Outreach 
Devon O. Eulie
Associate Professor
Dobo Hall 2010
Teaching Area: :
Coasts, Estuaries, Living Shorelines, Drones 
Brandon T. Frensley
Associate Professor and Applied Learning Coordinator
Dobo Hall 2006C
Teaching Area: :
Environmental Outreach and Education 
Meredith E Hovis
Assistant Professor
Dobo Hall 2036
Teaching Area: :
Natural Resource Policy & Human Dimensions 
Jie Christine Li
Assistant Professor
Dobo Hall 2034
Teaching Area: :
Environmental Education and Outreach 
Kgosietsile Velempini
Assistant Professor
Dobo Hall 2032
Teaching Area: :
Environmental Education and Sustainability EVS Staff
Jennifer L. Royal
Administrative Associate
Dobo Hall 2006A
Specialty Areas::
Budgets, Finance, and Purchasing Grants and Award Funding Course Building FLAC, EPAFS, and Student Payroll Social Media 
Suzanne M Mullins
Administrative Associate
Dobo Hall 2006
Specialty Areas::
Reception Event Planning Website and Graphic Design Equipment Management, DKC, Travel Meet Our Team
Dr. Robert Buerger
Professor Emeritus
Dr. Jeffery M. Hill
Professor Emeritus
Dr. Jack C. Hall
Professor Emeritus
Dr. James Rotenberg
Associate Professor Emeritus
Dr. Anthony Snider
Associate Professor Emeritus
Dr. John Taggart
Associate Professor Emeritus
Dr. Philip Gould
Cell: 609 651-3568
Dr. Mariko Polk
Coastal Processes Specialist for the North Carolina Sea Grant
Kelly Douglass
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services
David Knight
John Deere
Deborah Maurer
The Nature Conservancy
Amy Mead
NC Cooperative Extension
Worth Mercer
Coastal Transplants
Bonnie Mitchell
NC Coastal Federation
Tina Moore
NC Division of Marine Fisheries
Dr. Mariko Polk
NC SeaGrant
Dr. Sara Schweitzer
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Dawn York
Moffett and Nichol
Mikaila Reynolds
USACE
Matt Woods
NPS - Moores Creek Battlefield
Nic Nelson
ECS Limited LLC
Rob Clark
Cape Fear River Watch
Pierce Lawrence
Duke Energy