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Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Science
University of Nevada, Reno
1664 North Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89557

Phone: 775/682-9512
E-mail:  jhcushman@unr.edu
October 2020: Co-organized a symposium at the annual meetings of the Natural Areas Association titled “The Quaking Aspen Challenge: Applied Conservation in Keystone Communities.” Many thanks to my co-organizers and the speakers!
August 2020: Co-organized a session at ESA's annual meeting titled “The Fate of Forests in a Changing World.” Many thanks to my co-organizers and the speakers!
August 2020: Excited to have Mia Goldman join our lab group! She will be studying the dynamics of pikas in the face of anthropogenic climate change. Welcome Mia!
August 2019: So pleased to have Liz Reikowski join the lab! She will be evaluating the effects of herbivores on aspen recruitment. Welcome Liz!
September 2018: Tyler Refsland has joined the lab as a postdoctoral fellow. Very exciting!
August 2018: Jacob MacDonald has joined the lab and will be working on his master's degree. Welcome Jacob!
August 2017: Co-organized an exciting session at ESA in Portland titled “Cascading Effects of Large Mammalian Herbivores in Terrestrial Systems: Community-, Ecosystem- and Landscape-Level Consequences.”
July 2017: Moved from Sonoma State to UNR in July and am fortunate to join the Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Science - An amazing group of scientists!
May 2017: Congratulations to Eric Cecil and Vanessa Dodge for successfully defending their theses!
August 2015: Hall Cushman and collaborators recently had a paper accepted for publication in Ecology titled "Effects of individual, community and landscape drivers on the dynamics of a wildland forest epidemic."​​
August 2015: Hall Cushman participated in a symposium on interactions among co-occurring exotic species at the annual meetings of the Ecological Society of America.