Program Faculty

The Systems Ecology Intercollegiate Graduate Program is comprised of a collective group of faculty from across campus who advise and guide students accepted to the Systems Ecology graduate program. Faculty come from across campus,  ranging from the W.A. Franke College of Forestry, the Division of Biological Sciences, The School of Business, School of Journalism,  Departments of Environmental Science, Geography, Economics. University faculty apply to become part of the Systems Ecology faculty, and are accepted based on their topical area of research and teaching relevant to systems ecology, and scholarly performance. View the Faculty Guidelines.


Elizabeth Covelli Metcalf

Associate Dean of Undergraduate Affairs; Joel Meier Distinguished Professor of Wildland Management

Contact

Office
FOR 108B
Phone
406-243-4448
Email
elizabeth.metcalf@umontana.edu
Website
http://www.cfc.umt.edu/research/humandimensions/

Education

Ph.D. Recreation, Parks and Tourism Management and Human Dimensions of Natural Resources and the Environment, The Pennsylvania State University, 2011

M. S. Recreation, Parks and Tourism Resources, West Virginia University, 2006

B.S. Leisure Studies, Southern Connecticut State University, 2004

B.A. Relational Communications, Southern Connecticut State University, 2004

Courses Taught

PTRM 150 First Year Seminar in Parks, Tourism, and Recreation Management

PTRM 300 Recreation Behavior

Research Interests

Please check out my lab web site for more information about research, current projects, and courses. Research interests include:

  • Human-wildlife interaction
  • Hunter and angler recruitment and retention
  • Social dimensions of water (e.g. superfund, agriculture, etc.)
  • Underrepresented groups in outdoor recreation
  • Community planning for outdoor recreation