Chris Garrard
Research Associate

Education: BS Statisitics with emphaisis in Computer Science, Brigham Young University (1993); MS Biology, Utah State University (2002).
Professional Interests: GIS application development, web mapping, GIS modeling, open source software
Email:
Webpage: http://www.gis.usu.edu/~chrisg
Phone: 435-797-2602

Alexander Hernandez
PhD Candidate (Forestry)

Education: BS Forestry, ESNACIFOR, Honduras (1999); MS Watershed Management, CATIE, Costa Rica (2003).
Professional Interests: Land use change dynamics, flood vulnerability and risk assessment, landscape-hydrological processes interaction.
Email:
Webpage: http://www.gis.usu.edu/~alex
Phone: 435-797-4482

Lisa Langs Stoner
Research Assistant

Education: BA Psychology, Loyola Marymount University (1993); 3 Yrs Post-baccalaureate, Ecology & Systematic Biology, Cal Poly State University(1995-1998); MS Range Science, Utah State University (2004).
Professional Interests: Conservation, restoration, and monitoring of rangeland ecosystems, application of spatial analyses to ecological and land management questions.
Email:
Webpage:
Phone: 435-797-4374

Ellie Leydsman McGinty
Masters of Science Candidate (Bio-regional Planning)

Education: BS Environmental Studies, University of Utah (2003); MS Bio-regional Planning, Utah State University (2004 - present).
Professional Interests:
Email:
Webpage:
Phone: 801-913-0131

Christopher M. McGinty
Associate Director

Education: BS Management, Utah State University (2001) ; MS Geography (2005), Utah State University.
Professional Interests: Monitoring, rangeland ecology, Cheatgrass, ecological modeling.
Email:
Webpage: http://leupold.gis.usu.edu/~chris
Phone: 435-797-0653

R. Douglas Ramsey
Director

Education: BS Range Science, Brigham Young Unversity (1982); MS Botany (plant ecology), Brigham Young University (1983); PhD Physical Geography, University of Utah (1989).
Professional Interests: Landscape ecology, environmental monitoring, digital remote sensing, geographic information systems.
Email:
Webpage: http://www.gis.usu.edu/~doug
Phone: 435-797-3783

John Weeks
Systems Administrator

Education: BS Computer Information Science, U.C. Santa Cruz
Professional Interests: Computers, networks, and making them work together
Email:
Webpage: http://leupold.gis.usu.edu/~jweeks
Phone: 435-797-7133