SOCN Faculty
![Elena Bigart](https://hsapp.hs.umt.edu/employee-database/index.php/pubtools/serveFile/images/4640-cropped.jpg?343314434)
Elena Bigart
Research Assistant Professor; Social Scientist and Research Associate, ITRR
![Kyle Bocinsky](https://hsapp.hs.umt.edu/employee-database/index.php/pubtools/serveFile/images/5762-cropped.jpg?1916088856)
Kyle Bocinsky
Asst. Research Professor; Director of Climate Extension, Montana Climate Office
![Keith Bosak](https://hsapp.hs.umt.edu/employee-database/index.php/pubtools/serveFile/images/profile1.jpg)
Keith Bosak
Professor of Nature Based Tourism and Recreation
![Brian Chaffin](https://hsapp.hs.umt.edu/employee-database/index.php/pubtools/serveFile/images/4123-cropped.jpg?18309)
Brian Chaffin
Associate Professor of Water Policy & Governance
![Hilary Faxon](https://hsapp.hs.umt.edu/employee-database/index.php/pubtools/serveFile/images/7836-cropped.jpg?1179526982)
Hilary Faxon
Assistant Professor of Environmental Social Science
![Sarah Halvorson](https://hsapp.hs.umt.edu/employee-database/index.php/pubtools/serveFile/images/608-cropped.jpg?1867019857)
Sarah Halvorson
Professor of Geography
![Alexander L. Metcalf](https://hsapp.hs.umt.edu/employee-database/index.php/pubtools/serveFile/images/2083-cropped.jpg?1917948174)
Alexander L. Metcalf
Associate Professor
![Elizabeth Covelli Metcalf](https://hsapp.hs.umt.edu/employee-database/index.php/pubtools/serveFile/images/1670-cropped.jpg?1731445503)
Elizabeth Covelli Metcalf
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Affairs; Joel Meier Distinguished Professor of Wildland Management
![Martin Nie](https://hsapp.hs.umt.edu/employee-database/index.php/pubtools/serveFile/images/1126-cropped.jpg?489738505)
Martin Nie
Professor, Natural Resource Policy; Director, Bolle Center for People & Forests
![William Rice](https://hsapp.hs.umt.edu/employee-database/index.php/pubtools/serveFile/images/6694-cropped.jpg?49030416)
William Rice
Assistant Professor of Outdoor Recreation and Wildland Management
![Jennifer Thomsen](https://hsapp.hs.umt.edu/employee-database/index.php/pubtools/serveFile/images/4146-cropped.jpg?24203)
Jennifer Thomsen
Program Director, Parks, Tourism and Recreation Management
![Melissa Weddell](https://hsapp.hs.umt.edu/employee-database/index.php/pubtools/serveFile/images/7711-cropped.jpg?1624458652)
Melissa Weddell
Director & Research Faculty, Institute for Tourism & Recreation Management
![Laurie Yung](https://hsapp.hs.umt.edu/employee-database/index.php/pubtools/serveFile/images/LaurieYung_11.jpg)
Laurie Yung
Professor of Natural Resource Social Science; Chair, Department of Society & Conservation
![Jill M. Belsky](https://hsapp.hs.umt.edu/employee-database/index.php/pubtools/serveFile/images/1121-cropped.jpg?1047071558)
Jill M. Belsky
Professor Emerita of Rural & Environmental Sociology
![Perry Brown](https://hsapp.hs.umt.edu/employee-database/index.php/pubtools/serveFile/images/Perry2.jpg)
Perry Brown
Provost Emeritus
![James Burchfield](https://hsapp.hs.umt.edu/employee-database/index.php/pubtools/serveFile/images/1158-cropped.jpg?7492)
James Burchfield
Retired, Professor of Forest Social Sciences
![Steve McCool](https://hsapp.hs.umt.edu/employee-database/index.php/pubtools/serveFile/images/image003.jpg)
Steve McCool
Professor Emeritus of Wildland Recreation Management
![Norma Nickerson](https://hsapp.hs.umt.edu/employee-database/index.php/pubtools/serveFile/images/1060-cropped.jpg?1137775536)
Norma Nickerson
Professor Emeritus of the Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research
![Dane Scott](https://hsapp.hs.umt.edu/employee-database/index.php/pubtools/serveFile/images/Dane Scott 3.jpg)
Dane Scott
Retired Professor of Ethics