Krishna Pacifici

Krishna Pacifici is an Associate Professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at North Carolina State University (NC State), affiliated with the College of Natural Resources and the Center for Geospatial Analytics. His work focuses on applying quantitative methods to understand ecological responses to environmental stressors and inform conservation decisions. He holds a Ph.D. in Forest Resources (2011) from the University of Georgia, M.S. in Statistics (2012) and Wildlife Ecology (2007), and a B.S. in Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences (2003), all from NC State.

Research interests include spatiotemporal modeling, structured decision making, and adaptive management. He leads projects on North American mammal phylogeography, endangered species recovery (e.g., Neuse River Waterdog), and red snapper abundance estimation. His grants total over $6 million from NSF, USGS, NOAA, and state agencies, supporting collaborative efforts like the Southeast Climate Science Center and wild turkey ecology studies.

• Key grants: NSF-funded continental mammal SDMs ($374K), Neuse River Waterdog studies ($180K), and red snapper abundance modeling ($713K).
• Teaches FW 453/553: Principles of Wildlife Science.

Publications emphasize ecological modeling, conservation applications, and methodological advancements in occupancy analysis and camera trap data.