Cameron Naficy

Cameron Naficy is a Courtesy Faculty member in the Department of Forest Ecosystems & Society at Oregon State University's College of Forestry, focusing on disturbance ecology, landscape ecology, and geospatial methods. His research integrates ecological and human dimensions to study fire regimes, forest dynamics, and climate impacts.

• B.A. Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, Rice University (2003)
• M.Sc. Organismal Biology and Ecology, University of Montana (2008)
• Ph.D. Geography, University of Colorado at Boulder (2017)

His work examines fire ecology across North American forests, emphasizing historical fire severity patterns, climate-fire synchrony, and feedbacks between disturbances and forest management. Recent studies analyze fire deficits, wildfire spread extremes, and hydrologic responses post-fire.

Cameron's publications highlight cross-scale assessments of fire regimes, human colonization effects on deforestation, and methodological challenges in fire history reconstruction. He employs tree-ring fire-scar networks and geospatial techniques to understand long-term ecological changes.

Grants include a 2017 RM-CESU Cooperative Agreement for fire ecology research in Glacier National Park. He maintains active profiles on Google Scholar and LEMMA, with expertise in paleoecology and forest policy.