Dr. Matthew Easton Fagan
Tenured
Department of Geography & Environmental Systems
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
He/Him/His/Himself
About
Matthew is a conservation geographer and ecologist interested in the fragmentation and restoration of tropical and temperate forests.
Research interests
Forest fragmentation and connectivity in human-dominated landscapes, studied using remote sensing, GIS, modeling, and field work. Assessing conservation and restoration policies.
Teaching interests
Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), conservation science, landscape ecology, and sustainability
Education
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Ph D, Ecology
— Columbia University (2014) The changing matrix: Reforestation and connectivity in a tropical habitat corridor
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MS, Ecology
— Dartmouth College (2003) Impact of the invasive shrub glossy buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula L.) on juvenile recruitment by canopy trees