Administrative Director
Dr. Keith Blatner
School of the Environment
School of the Environment
Faculty
Dr. Charles Robbins
School of the Environment and School of Biological Sciences, College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences and College of Sciences
School of the Environment and School of Biological Sciences, College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences and College of Sciences
Area of Interest:
Nutrition, energetics, and ecology of grizzly bears and polar bears.
Dr. Heiko Jansen
Department of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, College of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, College of Veterinary Medicine
Area of Interest:
Physiology, genetics, and ecology of bear hibernation
Dr. Joanna Kelley
School of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
School of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
Area of Interest:
Physiology, genetics, and evolution of bears
Staff
Brandon Evans Hutzenbiler
Animal Care Facilities Manager
Animal Care Facilities Manager
Campus Veterinary Support Staff
Nina Woodford, DVM, MPH, DACLAM
Director & Attending Veterinarian
Office of the Campus Veterinarian
Director & Attending Veterinarian
Office of the Campus Veterinarian
Gay Lynn Clyde, DVM
Assistant Director – Campus Veterinary Services
Office of the Campus Veterinarian
Assistant Director – Campus Veterinary Services
Office of the Campus Veterinarian
Jessie McCleary, LVT
Veterinary Specialist II
Office of the Campus Veterinarian
Veterinary Specialist II
Office of the Campus Veterinarian
Graduate Students
Tony Carnahan
Project:
- Energetics of grizzly bears
Joy Erlenbach
Projects:
- Ecology of coastal brown bears in Katmai National Park
- Effects of increasing visitor use on the behavior of coastal brown bears
Alexia Gee
Projects:
- Genetics of seasonal changes in grizzly bears
- Genetics of insulin resistance in the liver of hibernating grizzly bears
Michael Saxton
Projects:
- Genetic relatedness of brown bears in Katmai National Park
- Genetics of insulin resistance in hibernating grizzly bears
Shawn Trojahn
Projects:
- Genetics of muscle atrophy resistance in hibernating brown bears
- Evolution of hibernation
Past graduate students work for a wide range of universities and state and federal agencies, including US Geological Survey, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Depending on available projects and funding, we generally accept 1 or 2 new graduate students each year.