Dr. Anita Morzillo
Associate Professor
Department of Natural Resources & the Environment
Human Dimensions
Office: University of Connecticut U-4087, 1376 Storrs Road, Storrs, CT 06269-4087 (Room #320)
Phone: 860-486-3660
Email: anita.morzillo@uconn.edu
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.
Selected Recent Publications
- Massie, M., T.M. Wilson, A.T. Morzillo, and E.B. Henderson. 2016. Natural areas as a basis for assessment of ecosystem vulnerability to climate change. Ecosphere 7:e01563. doi: 10.1002/ecs2.1563
- Kline, J.D., M.E. Harmon, T.A. Spies, A.T. Morzillo, R.J. Pabst, B.C. McComb, F. Schnekenburger, K.A. Olsen, B. Csuti, and J.C. Vogeler. 2016. Evaluating carbon storage, timber harvest, and potential habitat possibilities for western Cascades (US) forests. Ecological Applications 26:2044-2059. doi: 10.1002/eap.1358
- Morzillo, A.T., B.J. Kreakie, N.R. Netusil, J.A. Yeakley, C.P. Ozawa, and S. Duncan. 2016. Resident perceptions of natural resources between cities and across scales in the Pacific Northwest. Ecology and Society 21:14.http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-08478-210314
- Everett, G., J. Lamond, A.T. Morzillo, and F.K.S. Chan, and A.M. Matsler. 2016. Sustainable drainage systems: helping people live with water. Water Management 169:94-104. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/wama.14.00076
- Morzillo, A.T., C.R. Colocousis, D.K. Munroe, K.P. Bell, S. Martinuzzi, D.B. Van Berkel, M.J. Lechowicz, B. Rayfield, and B. McGill. 2015. "Communities in the middle": interactions between drivers of change and place-based characteristics in rural forest-based communities. Journal of Rural Studies 42:79-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2015.09.007
- Morzillo, A.T., K.M. de Beurs, and C.J. Martin-Mikle. 2014. A conceptual framework to evaluate human-wildlife interactions within coupled human and natural systems. Ecology and Society 19:44. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-06883-190344