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    Michelle Kondo, Urban Health Scientist

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    • Ph.D., University of Washington
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • An urban health scientist studies how urban environments affect the health of people living in urban areas.
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    Cassandra Johnson Gaither, Natural Resource Sociologist

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    • Ph.D., University of Georgia
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • A natural resource sociologist looks at humans and their relationship to the natural world.
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    Viniece Jennings, Biological Scientist

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    • Ph. D., Florida A&M University
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • A biological scientist explores the interaction between the natural systems (e.g. living and nonliving) and humans.
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    Margaret Hangan, Archeologist

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    • M.A., California State University, Bakersfield
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • Archeology is the study of history and the period before written history, known as prehistory, using artifacts and other physical objects.
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    J. Morgan Grove, Sociologist

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    • Ph.D., Yale University
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • A sociologist studies the relationships among people’s behavior and social institutions, rules, and organizations.
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    Gregory Frey, Forest Economist

    Forests & Plants
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    • Ph.D., North Carolina State University
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • A forest economist seeks to understand human decisions that impact forests.
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    Kristin Floress, Social Scientist

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    • Ph.D., Purdue University
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • A social scientist in the USDA Forest Service studies what people think and do in relation to natural recources and the environment.
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    David Flores, Research Social Scientist

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    • Ph.D., University of Michigan
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • A research social scientist studies the relationships between people and the environment.
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    Marla R. Emery, Geographer

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    • Ph.D., Rutgers University
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • Geography includes many different things like Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and maps.  However, one important focus of geography is the relationship between people and nature – how human beings and their activities affect nature and how nature affects human beings.
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    C. Meghan Downes, Economist

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    • Ph.D., University of New Mexico
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • As an economist, I study how humans use the environment for goods and services.  I also study the value people place on natural resources and processes.