At Sustigators^®, Hosne’s research focuses on assessing the impacts of climate change on forestry infrastructure and the role of forestry residues in meeting the demand for sustainable aviation fuel over space and time. Her research interests are forest economics, agroforestry, forest carbon modeling, environmental planning and management. Hosne received her BS (2016) in Urban and Regional Planning from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and MS (2020) from the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. For more information on Hosne’s research, visit her ResearchGate profile.

At Sustigators^®, Rafia’s research focuses on assessing the relationship between small- and medium-sized forest landowners and timber harvesting businesses, analyzing the correlation between procurement practices of mills and timber harvesting business formation and retention, and developing a timber harvesting cost estimation model for the Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions of the US South. Her research interests are forest management, forest operations, and forest engineering. Rafia received her BS (2013) in Agriculture from Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Bangladesh, and MS (2015) in Agroforestry from Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh. Later, she received her second MS (2019) in Forest Ecology and Management from Michigan Technological University. For more information on Rafia’s research, visit her Google Scholar profile.

At Sustigators^®, Manuja’s research focuses on investigating the impacts of COVID-19 on family forest landowners and the corporate social responsibility practices of forestry corporations located in the Southern United States. His research interests are human dimensions of the environment, environmental communication, and corporate social responsibility practices in the forestry industry. Manuja received his MS (2021) in Interdisciplinary Ecology from the University of Florida. For more information on Manuja’s research, visit his Google Scholar profile.

At Sustigators^®, Asiful’s research focuses on assessing the impact of extreme weather events (i.e., hurricanes) on forest resources in the Gulf Coast of the Southern United States. His research interests are land use modeling, transportation GIS, climate resiliency, and natural resources management. Asiful received his BS (2014) in Urban and Regional Planning from Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET), Bangladesh and MS (2019) from the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. For more information on Asiful’s research, please visit his Google Scholar profile.

At Sustigators^®, Kanchana’s research focuses on assessing the trade-offs of forest-based ecosystem services based on socio-ecological perceptions and predicted forest cover change in the Southern United States. Her research interests are nature-based solutions, forest and landscape restoration, ecosystem service trade-offs, urban forestry, socio-ecological systems and forest governance. She received her MBA (2016) in Forestry and Environmental Management from the Indian Institute of Forest Management, India. She is also an alumnus of Anna University, India. In the past, Kanchana worked with World Resources Institute India on tree-based landscape restoration. For more information about Kanchana, please visit her LinkedIn profile.

At Sustigators^®, Parag’s research focuses on assessing forest governance by understanding the trends in forest management standardization and its impact on forest resources. His research interests are centered around sustainable forest management, market-driven conservation, political ecology, climate change governance, and forest business. Parag received his first masters (MSc) in 2013 from Durham University in Evolutionary Anthropology and the second, a Master’s of Forest Conservation, in 2018 from the University of Toronto (Canada). For more information on Parag’s research, please visit his Google Scholar profile.

At Sustigators^®, Kazi’s research focuses on modeling adoption and supply chain of carinata as a potential crop for sustainable aviation fuel production in the Southern United States. His research interests are urban studies, natural resource management and geospatial data sciences. Kazi received his first MS in Urban and Regional Planning from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and a second MS in Geographical Information Sciences from Lund University, Sweden. For more information on Kazi’s research, please visit his Google Scholar profile.

At Sustigators^®, Dr. Karami’s research focused on assessing the environmental and economic impacts of carinata-based sustainable aviation fuel production in the Southeastern United States. His research interests are bioenergy economics, water economics, and non-market valuation. Dr. Karami received his MS (2013) in Agricultural Economics from the University of Tehran and Ph.D. (2021) from the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. For more information on Dr. Karami’s research, visit his Google Scholar profile. Currently, Dr. Karami is working as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Purdue University.

At Sustigators^®, Dr. Bawa’s research focused on modeling and assessing tradeoffs between economic benefits and ecosystem services associated with land use change in the Southeastern United States. His research interests consist of non-market valuation of ecosystem services, related work exploring emerging applications in the pricing of natural capital as well as contemporary trends shaping the global trade in non-timber forest products (NTFPs). Dr. Bawa received his MS degree in Agricultural Economics (2015) from Michigan State University and his Ph.D. (2021) from the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. For more information on Dr. Bawa’s research, visit his Google Scholar profile. Currently, Dr. Bawa is working as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Wyoming.

At Sustigators^®, Dr. Masum’s research focused on lifecycle assessment and long-term supply chain analysis to make biopower from forest biomass sustainable. His research interests are bioenergy, carbon emissions, and natural resource economics. He specializes in techno-economic analysis, lifecycle analysis, optimization modeling, and simulation techniques. Dr. Masum received his BS (2010) in Environmental Science from the University of Chittagong, MS (2014) at the University of Arkansas Monticello, MS (2020) in Agricultural & Applied Economics at the University of Georgia, and Ph.D.(2020) in Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. For more information on Dr. Masum’s research, visit his Google Scholar profile. Currently, Dr. Masum is working as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Argonne National Laboratory.

At Sustigators^®, Dr. Secanho’s research focused on applying advanced GIS and spatial statistics techniques to quantify and map the provision of ecosystem services by protected and non-protected areas within the Upper Chattahoochee Watershed, which provides most of the drinking water to the Atlanta Metropolitan Area. Dr. Secanho’s technical expertise includes the development of complex spatial models, map development, optimization models, and remote sensing. Dr. Secanho received his MS (2017) in Forestry at the Mississippi State University and his Ph.D. (2020) in Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. For more information on Dr. Secanho’s research, visit his Google Scholar profile. Currently, Dr. Secanho is working as the Manager of Remote Sensing and GIS at Bluesource

At Sustigators^®, Dr. Karuna Paudel’s research focused on increasing efficacy of longleaf pine restoration efforts in the Southern United States at multiple scales. Her research interests are forest carbon modeling, spatial analysis, and restoration economics. Dr. Paudel received her MS (2020) in Statistics and Ph.D. (2020) from the University of Georgia. For more information on Dr. Paudel’s research, visit her Google Scholar profile. Currently, Dr. Paudel is working as a Forest Carbon Manager at Bluesource.

At Sustigators^®, Dr. Goyke’s research focused on assessing the role of race and ownership structure in determining forest management behavior among private woodland owners in Georgia, United States. His research interests are private woodland ownership, intergenerational forestland transfer, and underserved landowners. Dr. Goyke received his MS (2017) in Forestry from Michigan Technological University and Ph.D. (2020) from the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. For more information on Dr. Goyke’s research, visit his Google Scholar profile. Currently, Dr. Goyke is working as a Teaching Fellow at Northland College in Ashland, WI.

At Sustigators^®, Dr. Suraj Upadhaya’s research focused on understanding social, ecological, and economic drivers of land-use change and its impacts on ecosystem services in Southern Georgia. His research interests are socio-ecological systems, human dimensions of natural resource conservation and management, and land use land cover change modeling. Dr. Upadhaya received his MS (2015) in Forestry from the University of Kentucky and Ph.D. (2019) from the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. For more information on Dr. Upadhaya’s research, visit his website. Currently, Dr. Upadhaya is working as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Iowa State University.

At Sustigators^®, Dr. Jagadish’s research focused on assessing the role of socio-economic factors in determining the adoption of improved cooking stoves in Himachal Pradesh, India. Her research interests are scaling and diffusion, development studies, cultural models and decision making, and socio-ecological systems. Dr. Jagadish received her MS (2012) in Environmental Studies from The Environmental Research Institute (TERI), India and Ph.D. (2018) from the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. For more information on Dr. Jagadish’s research, visit her Google Scholar profile. Currently, Dr. Jagadish is working as a Social Scientist at Conservation International.