Current Ph.D. Students
Naveen Marasaiah (Clemson University)
Tentative Dissertation Title: Quantifying the Impact of Governance, Ecological and Economic Dynamics of Community Forest Management in the BRT Landscape of Western Ghats, India.
Summer 2026 - Present
Kaustav Ghosal (Clemson University)
Tentative Dissertation Title: Assessing the Impacts of the European Union Deforestation Regulation on the Forestry Sector in the Southern United States.
Spring 2026 - Present
Vaine Onyango (Clemson University)
Tentative Dissertation Title: Economic and Environmental Implications of Climate-Smart Practices in the Southern United States: An Integrated Assessment Approach.
Spring 2026 - Present
Reinhard Nyandire (Clemson University)
Tentative Dissertation Title: Systemic Risk Assessment of the Governance of Biodiversity and Ecosystem-Health Finance in the KAZA Miombo Woodlands.
Spring 2026 - Present
Ignatius Siko (Clemson University)
Tentative Dissertation Title: Social Acceptability, Economics and Willingness to Pay for Conservation Practices in the US South.
Summer 2025 - Present
Saad Hussain (Clemson University)
Tentative Dissertation Title: Sustainability of Using Woody Biomass for Biopower and Aviation Fuel in South Carolina: Direct Market and Induced Effects.
Summer 2025 - Present
Rajesh MachaKalai (Clemson University)
Tentative Dissertation Title: Rubber Plantations in India: Perceptions and Certification Challanges in the Context of the European Deforestation Regulation.
Summer 2025 - Present
Sabyasachi Kar (Clemson University)
Tentative Dissertation Title: An Integrated Approach for Supporting Wildfire Management in South Carolina.
Fall 2024 - Present
Lalita Dhal (Clemson University)
Tentative Dissertation Title: Ensuring the Sustainability of Urban Greenspaces: Perceptions, Public Health, and Relevant Policies.
Fall 2024 - Present
Ben Townsend (University of Georgia)
Tentative Dissertation Title: Enhancement of Ecosystem Services through the Conservation Reserve Program in the South Atlantic Gulf.
Spring 2024 - Present, Co-advised by Dr. Nate Nibbelink
Onyinye Choko (University of Georgia)
Tentative Dissertation Title: Investigating the Relationship between Nonindustrial Private Forest (NIPF) Landowners and Logging Businesses in the US South.
Fall 2023 - Present, Co-advised by Dr. Joe Conrad