Our Team

Branda Nowell, Ph.D., Team Director

School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University

Collaborating Researchers:

Toddi Steelman, Ph.D.

Stanback Dean, Nicholas School of Environment
Duke University

Anna Lise-Velez - Fire Chasers - College of Natural Resources at NC State

Anne-Lise K. Velez, Ph.D.

College of Architecture and Urban Studies & Honors College
Virginia Tech

Kate Albrecht, Ph.D.

College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
University of Illinois at Chicago

Sarah McCaffrey, Ph.D.

Research Forester
US Forest Service – Rocky Mountain Research Station

Chris Healey

Christopher Healey, P.h.D.

Professor, Department of Computer Science
North Carolina State University

Current Students

Shannon McGovern - Fire Chasers - College of Natural Resources at NC State

Shannon McGovern, MPA

School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University

Aneika Bullock, MPA

School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University

Cody Taylor - Fire Chasers - NCSU

Cody Taylor, MPA

School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University

Nina Blau, MPA

School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University

Jenny Ree Gilmore, MPA

School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University

Eliana Sanchez Rangel - Fire Chasers - NCSU

Eliana Sanchez Rangel, MPA

School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University

Elliot Nauert - Fire Chasers - College of Natural Resources at NC State

Elliot Nauert, BS

Department of Psychology
North Carolina State University

Kate Jones - Fire Chasers - College of Natural Resources at NC State

Kate Jones, MS

Center for Geospatial Analytics
North Carolina State University

Past Students

Sarah Baines - Fire Chasers - College of Natural Resources at NC State

Sarah Baines, BS, EP

School of Environment and Sustainability
University of Saskatchwan

Jon Barley - Fire Chasers - College of Natural Resources at NC State

Jon Barley

School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University

Deena - Fire Chasers - College of Natural Resources at NC State

Deena Bayoumi, MPA

School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University

Candice Bodkin - Fire Chasers - College of Natural Resources at NC State

Candice Bodkin, MPA

School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University

Jason Briefel - Fire Chasers - College of Natural Resources at NC State

Jason Briefel, MS

Dept. of Forestry and Environmental Resources
North Carolina State University

Caitlin Burke - Fire Chasers - College of Natural Resources at NC State

Caitlin Burke, Ph.D.

Post-Doctoral Scholar
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
North Carolina State University

Xintong Chen - Fire Chasers - College of Natural Resources at NC State

Xintong Chen, MSW

School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University

Joy Davis - Fire Chasers - College of Natural Resources at NC State

Joy Davis, BA

School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University

John - Fire Chasers - College of Natural Resources at NC State

John Diaz, MS, Ph.D.

Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
North Carolina State University

Makenna Edgerton - Fire Chasers - NC State University

Makenna Edgerton

School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University

Casey Flemming - Fire Chasers - College of Natural Resources at NC State

Casey Flemming, MS, Ph.D.

School of Public International Affairs
North Carolina State University

Clare FitzGerald - Fire Chasers - College of Natural Resources at NC State

Clare FitzGerald, MPA, Ph.D.

School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University

Mary Clare Hano - Fire Chasers - College of Natural Resources at NC State

Mary Clare Hano, MPH, Ph.D.

School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University

Annie Izod - Fire Chasers

Annie Izod, MS

School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University

Chris Ketchie - Fire Chasers - College of Natural Resources at NC State

Chris Ketchie, MS

Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
North Carolina State University

Emily McCartha - Fire Chasers - College of Natural Resources at NC State

Emily B. McCartha, MPAff

School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University

Daisy Mills - Fire Chasers - College of Natural Resources at NC State

Daisy Mills, BS

School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University

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Honey Minkowitz, BA, MA, MPA

School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University

Kathryn Reis - Fire Chasers - College of Natural Resources at NC State

Kathryn Reis, MS

Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
North Carolina State University

Chris Sawyer - Fire Chasers - College of Natural Resources at NC State

Chris Sawyer, MS

Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
North Carolina State University

Holli Starr - Fire Chasers - College of Natural Resources at NC State

Holli Star, BS

Department of Sociology and Anthropology
North Carolina State University

Corinne Wilder - Fire Chasers - College of Natural Resources at NC State

Corinne Wilder, BS

Department of Sociology and Anthropology
North Carolina State University

Zheng Yang - Fire Chasers

Zheng Yang, MS, Ph.D.

School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University

Past Post-Doctoral Scholars

A.J. Faas, Ph.D.

Post Doctoral Scholar
University of South Florida