Anita Morzillo

Associate Professor

Education:

• PhD Michigan State University Fisheries and Wildlife Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior(dual-degree program)
• MS Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Zoology
• BS State University of New York (SUNY) College at Plattsburgh, Biological Sciences

Professional Experience:

• 2020 – Present University of Connecticut Storrs, CT, Associate Professor
• 2014 – 2020 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT, Assistant Professor
• 2010 – 2014 Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, Assistant Professor
• 2005 – 2009 US Environmental Protection Agency, Western Ecology Division, Biologist

Research Interests:

My research focuses on interactions between human activities and natural resources. I apply tools from both natural and social science to understand relationships between them. Broad research areas include landscape ecology and human dimensions of natural resource management. Topics of focus include wildlife management, forest management, water resources, urban ecosystems, outdoor recreation, urban-rural relationships, and human-nature conflict within the wildland-urban interface.