Environment & Natural Resources

Where in the world is Ecampus student Jo Brunelli? Brazil

By Molly Rosbach on Jan. 14, 2025

Jo Brunelli (in red hoodie) with Brazilian colleagues and volunteers outside the lab at the Instituto de Pesquisas da Biodiversidade in Brazil. 

Jo Brunelli is a senior Ecampus student in Philadelphia completing a bachelor’s degree in natural resources in Oregon State University’s College of Forestry. She hopes to work in hydrology focusing on water conservation, riparian ecosystem health and ensuring equitable access to water. She spent last summer researching fungi in Brazil.

Where in the world is instructor Tara Massad? Mozambique

By Molly Rosbach on Oct. 22, 2024

Students in the Gorongosa Master's in Conservation Biology program taught local children about the value of forests when the team planted a reforestation experiment. They invited kids for an environmental education day and got them involved in planting some of the seedlings. 

Tara Massad is an instructor in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, where she teaches tropical ecology, conservation and restoration ecology. She also spends several months of the year in Mozambique.