Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
Ph.D. Ecology, Colorado State University
B.A. Biology, University of Montana
B.A. Philosophy, University of Montana
See my current projects in the Projects section of this page.
Research Group
Dr. Hopping studies how environmental and social changes are affecting ecosystems and rural livelihoods, particularly in mountain and pastoral regions. Please contact her via email if you are interested in pursuing an advanced degree related to these themes at Boise State.
Postdocs and Research Associates
Dr. Briana Swette
Postdoctoral Researcher
BrianaSwette@boisestate.edu
Briana is a social-ecological systems scientist that studies how land is governed and the consequences for rural communities and ecosystems. She integrates methods from geography, ecology, and the social sciences to understand and promote sustainable land management.
Maddi’s research interests include sustainable land management, managing for multiple objectives, and how changing environmental and social conditions affect the relationship between humans and the environment. She currently studies sheep grazing to target invasive vegetation in Idaho’s Wood River Valley region.
Haley focuses on the application of social science theory to natural resource issues. She currently studies how people-place relationships influence public attitudes toward landscape and community change.
Tyler Lopez
MEM Student: Environmental Management
Tyler’s research interests include multifunctionality of landscapes and regenerative agriculture. Tyler is studying multifunctionality of U.S. Forest Service grazing allotments.
Kloe Walter
MEM student: Environmental Management Northwest CASC Fellow (2024-2025)
kloewalter@boisestate.edu
Kloe’s research interests include plant ecology, invasive species management, and sustainable multiple-use land management practices. Kloe is studying the relationship between targeted sheep grazing and plant species composition.
Jacob Scott
Undergraduate Research Assistant and HERC Fellow
jacobscott@u.boisestate.edu
Jacob’s research interests include conservation ecology, plant ecology, and increasing civic engagement and education about preservation of public lands in the West. Jacob is an undergraduate student studying Biology with an emphasis in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior and a minor in Music.
Callie researches the structure and dynamics of human social and infrastructural systems and the environment within which they operate. Through considerations of policy, history, livelihoods, and phenology, she hopes to inform collaborative management approaches that support sustainable, thriving ecosystems.
Edward Trout
MS Biology (2021)
Edward is interested in engaging with the challenges encountered in human-wildlife interfaces. His research aims to leverage ecological analyses joined with collaboration of local stakeholders to promote coexistence between humans and wildlife. He is co-advised by Dr. Kelly Hopping and Dr. Neil Carter (University of Michigan).
Kerry is an Associate Professor of Applied Ecology at Cal Poly Humboldt and a Visiting Scholar at Boise State. While in Idaho, she is investigating the soil seed bank in cheatgrass-invaded rangeland ecosystems.
Kylie Stear
Undergraduate Research Assistant (2022-2024)
kyliestear@u.boisestate.edu
Kylie’s research interests include plant ecology and the conservation of rare and endemic plants. She is an undergraduate getting her degree in Environmental Studies with a minor in Sustainability.
Teaching
Boise State University
Golden Apple Teaching Award (Associated Students of Boise State University) – 2021
Vertically Integrated Projects: Environmental Sustainability (VIP 200/400/500) – every semester
Foundations in Human-Environment Systems Science (HES 400/500 – BIOL 497/597 – ENVSTD 498 – GEOS 497/597 – PUBADM 597) – every Fall
Principles and Processes in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior (EEB 601) – every other Fall
Human-Environment Systems Seminar (HES 580) – Spring 2025
Rangeland Field Studies (HES 598) – Spring 2020
Ecosystem Services Seminar (ENVSTD 494 – ENVSCI 494 – MEM 594 – HES 594) – Fall 2024
