Expert Details
Prescribed Fires, Controlled Burns; Wildfire and Smoke Impacts on People, Vegetation, and Infrastructure
ID: 736135
Oklahoma, USA
Expert has worked on over 15 court and insurance cases, completed written and oral reports, depositions, and courtroom testimony.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1990 | Degree: M.S. | Subject: Range Science | Institution: Texas Tech University |
| Year: 1986 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Plant Science | Institution: Cameron University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2018 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Associate Extension Specialist | Department: |
Responsibilities:40% Extension, 35% Research, 25% Teaching |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2018 | Employer: Oklahoma State University | Title: Research Associate | Department: |
Responsibilities:38% Extension, 35% Research, 25% Teaching |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1990 to 2006 | Employer: Oklahoma State University | Title: Research Station Superintendent | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1988 to 1990 | Employer: Texas Tech University | Title: Research Assistant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Member, NREM Scholarship Committee Member, NREM Awards Committee Member, OSU Fire Council Member, Coalition of Prescribed Fire Councils, Governing Board Chair, Alliance of Prescribed Burn Associations Member, Great Plains Fire Science Exchange, Governing Board Member, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality Voluntary Smoke Management Plan committee President, Oklahoma Prescribed Burn Association, Board of Directors Member, Southern Fire Exchange, Advisory Board Chairman and Member, Oklahoma Prescribed Fire Council, Board of Directors member Member, Coalition of Prescribed Fire Councils, Communication Committee Member, OK USDA-Farm Service Agency, Mid-Contract Management Practices for CRP Committee Member, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, State Smoke Management Plan Committee Member, USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service, Oklahoma Technical Committee on Prescribed Fire Member, Quail Forever, State Technical Committee Member, USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service Texas Technical Committee, Prescribed Burning and Prescribed Grazing, San Antonio, TX Member, USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service Oklahoma Technical Subcommittee Conservation Reserve Program Member, Redcedar Task Force, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Subcommittees: Ecosystems, Wildlife Habitat and Ecological Issues Economics of Redcedar Control in Forest and Range Management Wildland/Urban Interface Issues. Prescribed Burning Associations/Fire Councils Formation Alfalfa County Prescribed Burn Association, Cherokee, OK Land Run Prescribed Burn Association, Norman, OK North Florida Prescribed Burn Association, St. Johns, FL K-O Prescribed Burn Association, Ponca City, OK Harper County Prescribed Burn Association, Buffalo, OK Coal County Prescribed Burn Association, Coalgate, OK Sandhills Prescribed Burn Association, Carthage, NC Rogers County Prescribed Burn Association, Claremore, OK Arbuckle Range Restoration Association, Davis, OK Beaver River Prescribed Burn Association, Beaver, OK Woodward County Prescribed Burn Association, Mooreland, OK Pawnee County Prescribed Burn Association, Pawnee, OK Alliance of Prescribed Burn Associations, Edmond, OK Okmulgee County Prescribed Burn Association, Okmulgee, OK Twin Rivers Prescribed Burn Association, Okemah, OK Creek County Prescribed Burn Association, Drumright, OK Oklahoma Prescribed Burn Association, Watonga, OK Gloss Mountains Range Management Association, Fairview, OK Missouri Prescribed Fire Council, Springfield, MO Coldwater Prescribed Burn Association, MS, Pontotoc Ridge Prescribed Burn Association, Ada, OK New Mexico Prescribed Fire Council, Albuquerque, NM Kim-Branson Prescribed Burn Association, Kim, CO Jewell County Prescribed Burn Association, Mankato, KS Oklahoma Prescribed Fire Council, Stillwater, OK Indian Territory Burn Association, Big Cabin, OK Canadian Rivers Prescribed Burn Association, Geary, OK Northern Pottawatomie County Prescribed Burn Association, Tecumseh, OK South Canadian Prescribed Burn Association, Putnam, OK, Cimarron Range Preservation Association, Freedom, OK, Salt Creek Burn Association, Konawa, OK North Central Range Improvement Association, Perry, OK, Cross Timbers Prescribed Burning Association, Chandler, OK, Pontotoc Ridge Prescribed Burning Association, Fittstown, OK, Big Pasture Prescribed Burning Association, Frederick, OK, Edwards Plateau Prescribed Burning Association, Sonora, TX, Developed guidelines and assisted with formation of Western Payne County Prescribed Burning Cooperative, Stillwater, OK |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Extension Publication Award for Prescribed Burning: Spotfires and Escapes, Southern Regional Extension Forestry Extension Publication Award for The Value of Forming a Prescribed Burn Association, Southern Regional Extension Forestry Publication and Creativity Award for Pyric-Carnivory: Raptor Use of Prescribed Fires, Oklahoma Chapter of The Wildlife Society Outstanding Technical Publication Award for A Practical Guide to Food Plots in the Southern Great Plains, Oklahoma Chapter of The Wildlife Society Henry Wright Lifetime Achievement Award, Association for Fire Ecology Publication and Creativity Award for Conducting Prescribed Fires: A Comprehensive Manual, Oklahoma Chapter of The Wildlife Society Outstanding Oklahoma Citizen, Oklahoma Representative Richard Morrissette for work on Redcedar Initiative Trailboss Award, Oklahoma Section of Society for Range Management Excellence in Rangeland Management Award, Oklahoma Section of Society for Range Management |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Books: 1 Extension Publications: 36 Peer Reviewed Journal Articles: 43 Book Chapters: 1 Miscellaneous Publications: 1 Invited Speaker:69 Presentations/ Field Tours: 268 Video Production: 9 Web Sites: 4 Apps: 2 Social Media: 2 Prescribed Fire Promotional/ Educational Items: 13 |