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The genuine
man of words himself can get along without faith in absolutes. He values the search for truth as much as
truth itself. He delights in the clash
of thought and in the give-and-take of controversy. If he formulates a philosophy and a doctrine,
they are more an exhibition of brilliance and an exercise in dialectics than a
program of action and the tenets of a faith.
His vanity, it is true, often prompts him to defend his speculations
with savagery and even venom; but his appeal is usually to reason and not to
faith. The fanatics and the faith-hungry
masses, however, are likely to invest such speculations with the certitude of
holy write, and make them the fountainhead of a new faith. Jesus was not a Christian, nor was Marx a
Marxist.
The True Believer by Eric Hoffer
Students &
Collaborators
Current Students
& Postdocs
Maria Eugenia Lopez, Doctor of Biological Sciences. Aquatic macroinvertebrates as bioindicators of ecosystem services in
watersheds managed for forestry in Tierra del Fuego. CADIC
and University of Buenos Aires (2016-2021) (co-advisor Dr. Eduardo Domínguez, National University of Tucumán).
Catherine Roulier, Doctor of Social
Sciences. An institutional analysis of
ecological restoration: the case of North American beaver eradication in Tierra
del Fuego. CADIC and National University of Cuyo
(2016-2021) (co-advisor Peter Van Aert, National
University of Tierra del Fuego and Paula Mussetta,
National University of Cuyo and CONICET).
Ignacio Rojido-Nin, Doctor of Agricultural
Sciences. How medium-scale ranchers
incorporate native forests into their well-being and effects on native mammals
in the endangered Espinal Forests of Entre Ríos
Province. INTA and National University of Córdoba (2016-2021). (co-advisor S. Cannavelli, National
Agricultural Research Institute – INTA).
Paola Alberti, Doctor of Biological
Sciences. A
socio-ecological analysis of rivers in Tucuman Province affected by the sugary
industry. National University of Tucuman (2018-2023). (major advisor E. Dominguez, National University of Tucuman).
Dr. Lucia Planes Rodriguez, Postdoctoral Fellow –
UNTDF and CONICET. Study of native
and exotic mammals in Tierra del Fuego. (2017-2019).
(major advisor A.E.J. Valenzuela, National University of Tierra del Fuego and
CONICET).
Dr. Marina Tagliaferro, Postdoctoral Fellow –
CONICET. Aquatic macroinvertebrates
as biodindicators of ecosystem change in Tierra del
Fuego’s streams. CADIC-CONICET (2018) (major advisor P.
Rodriguez, CADIC-CONICET).
Former Students
& Postdocs
Dr. Cristóbal Pizarro, Social network analysis of forest stakeholders in Argentine and Chilean
Tierra del Fuego. CADIC and University of Los Lagos (Chile)
(2016-2017), jcpizarrop@gmail.com
(co-advisor Dr. Jaime Rau). Current position: Assistant Professor of Tourism, School of
Forestry, University of Concepcion, Chile.
Anna Santo, M.S. Forestry. Landowner mental models in Tierra del Fuego. Virginia
Tech (2013-2015), anna.santo@vt.edu (major advisor M. Sorice).
Current position:
Dr. Kathleen Guillozet, Postdoctoral Fellow,
ECO-Link Project. Specializing
in the link between ecosystem services and livelihoods, particularly carbon
modeling, Virginia Tech and CADIC (2013-2014).
Current position:
Jon Henn, Fulbright Student Scholar & National Geographic Young Explorer. Active restoration of abandoned beaver ponds in Tierra del Fuego. Centro
Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (2012-2014), henn.jonathan@gmail.com. (co-advisor G. Martínez Pastur).
Current position: NSF
Fellow and Ph.D. Student, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Jean-Paul Zagarola, M.S. Biology Student and
U.S. Fulbright Student Scholar to Chile (2011)
The community perceptions, values and reality of ecosystem services in
sub-Antarctic watersheds
University of North Texas
(2010-2012), jippz3000@gmail.com.
Current position:
José Luis Cabello, M.S. in Sub-Antarctic Ecosystem Management and
Conservation
Socio-ecological analysis of invasive vertebrates in the Magallanes
Region
Universidad de Magallanes (2009-2012), jcabellocabalin@gmail.com.
Current position: Director
of Patagonia Wildlife Ltda., www.patagoniawildlife.cl
Ernesto Davis, M.S. in Sub-Antarctic Ecosystem Management and Conservation &
CONICYT Scholar
Habitat suitability modeling of beavers in early and late stages of
invasion (co-advised
w/ S. Opazo)
Universidad de Magallanes (2009-2012), ernesto.davis@umag.cl
Current position:
Researcher, CEQUA, Punta Arenas, Chile.
Erica Ulloa, M.S. in Sub-Antarctic Ecosystem Management and Conservation
Stream organic matter decomposition dynamics with influence of beaver
Universidad de Magallanes
(2008-2012).
Grace Cagle, B.S. Biology & B.A. Philosophy
Undergraduate research
project on Portrayal of nature in Costa
Rican media
University of North Texas
(2011).
Marisol Sánchez, B.S. Biology
Undergraduate special
problems project on Essential fatty acids
in sub-Antarctic stream food webs
University of North Texas
(2011).
Mike Simanonok, B.S. Biology w/ Honors
(2010), University of North Texas
A comparison of beaver and forestry impacts on stream benthic community
structure and function
Current position: Ph.D.
Student at Montana State University under the direction of Dr. Laura Burkle.
Cristobal Pizarro, M.S. in Sub-Antarctic Conservation and Management (2009, co-advised w/ R. Rozzi), Universidad de Magallanes
Birds as trans-ecosystem and trans-cultural linkages in the
sub-Antarctic archipelago
Subsequently,
Ph.D. student funded by Becas Chile at the University
of Waterloo Canada under the direction of Dr. B. Larson.
Amy Trice, B.S. Biology (2006, co-advised w/ A. Rosemond), Institute of
Ecology, University of Georgia
Developing an aquatic macroinvertebrate guide for Cape Horn: http://osara.org/research/aquatic.htm
Subsequently completed M.S. in Ecology (2011), Energy Flow Pathways
thru a Headwater Top Predator: Food Webs, Prey Availability and
Individual Variation, Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia
Current position: Lapham Conservation Fellow at
American Rivers in Washington, DC, www.americanrivers.org/about-us/
Brett Maley, B.S. Biology (2006, co-advised w/
A.D. Rosemond), Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia
The effects of exotic and native predators on ground-nesting songbird
success
Subsequently completed M.S. in Forestry (2011), Warnell School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia
Current position:
Will Collier, B.S. Ecology w/ Honors (2006, co-advised w/ A.D. Rosemond),
Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia
Modeling of beaver alterations to sub-Antarctic stream food webs
Subsequently completed M.S.
in Social Ecology (2010), School of Forestry and Environmental Science, Yale
University
Subsequently, Senior
Research Assistant at the International Food Policy Research Institute,
Washington D.C. www.ifpri.org/staffprofile/william-collier
Current position:
Clayton Griffith, B.S. Ecology w/ Honors (2005, co-advised w/ A.D.
Rosemond), Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia
Effects of beavers on riparian plant communities
Subsequently completed Master’s City and Regional Planning
(2009), Georgia Tech University
Devin Moody, B.A. in Recreation Management (2005), Warnell School
of Forest Resources, University of Georgia
Currently ecotourism
operator for Kayaking Kailua in Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Collaborators
Dr. Amy D. Rosemond
Professor, Odum School of Ecology
Specializing in aquatic ecosystem ecology
University of Georgia,
Athens, GA
rosemond@uga.edu, www.rosemondlab.uga.edu/
Dr. Alejandro Valenzuela
Specializing in wildlife biology and invasive species in Tierra del
Fuego
Chief Conservation Officer,
Argentine National Parks Administration – Southern Patagonia
Lecturer, National
University of Tierra del Fuego
Dr. Erik Nielsen
Associate Professor, School
of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability
Environmental social sciences
Northern Arizona
University, Flagstaff, AZ
Dr. Merav Ben-David
Full Professor, Department
of Zoology and Physiology
Wildlife biology, stable isotopes, mammalian conservation (otters, polar
bears) in high latitudes
University of Wyoming,
Laramie, WY
Dr. Guillermo Martínez Pastur
Full Researcher, Forestry
Resources Laboratory
Studying forestry and natural resource ecology and management
Centro Austral de
Investigaciones Científicas - CONICET
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Dr. Vanessa Lencinas
Associate Researcher,
Forestry Resources Laboratory
Studying forestry
and biodiversity conservation
Centro Austral de
Investigaciones Científicas - CONICET
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Dr. Rosina
Soler
Assistant Researcher
Silvo-pastoral systems
Centro Austral de
Investigaciones Científicas - CONICET
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Melissa Armstrong, M.Ed.
Director
Global Science
and Engineering Program
Specializing in pedagogies of inclusion and diversity in science
Northern Arizona
University, Flagstaff, AZ
Dr. Petra Wallem
Environmental consultant
Specializing in community ecology and invasive species
Santiago, Chile
Dr. Brendon Larson
Associate Professor
Focusing on metaphors in science, social dimensions
of invasion biology and biodiversity conservation
Faculty of Environment and
Resource Studies
University of Waterloo,
Waterloo, Canada
blarson@uwaterloo.ca; www.environment.uwaterloo.ca/ers/faculty/blarson/index.html
Dr. C. Josh Donlan
Director, Advanced
Conservation Strategies
Specializing in innovative solutions to conservation challenges,
including a focus high finance, return on investment and outcome oriented
solutions
jdonlan@advancedconservation.org;
www.advancedconservation.org
Dr. Aníbal Pauchard
Director, Invasions
Laboratory
Studying invasive plants in the Chilean Mediterranean region
Universidad de Concepcion
& Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity
www.lib.udec.cl/; pauchard@udec.cl
Dr. J. Britt Holbrook
Assistant Director, Center
for the Study of Interdisciplinarity
Specializing in the philosophy of science and society
University of North Texas
www.csid.unt.edu/about/people/holbrook.html;
britt.holbrook@unt.edu
Dr. Rodrigo Estévez
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center
for Applied Ecology and Environmental Sustainability, Pontifical Catholic
University of Chile
Specializing in sociology, conservation biology and perceptions of
invasive species and management decisions
Dr. Marcelo Ardon
Associate Professor,
Department of Forestry
Specializing in stream and wetland ecology
North Carolina State University