• Email Address: ddruckenbrod@rider.edu
• Phone: 609-895-5422
• Fax: 609-895-5782
• Office: SCI 323F
• Mailing Address: 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-3099

Dr. Daniel L. Druckenbrod received his Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences from the University of Virginia in 2003 and currently holds the rank of Assistant Professor I of Environmental Sciences. Before becoming the department’s newest full-time faculty member in September 2009, Dan was an Instructor of Biology at Sweet Briar College in 2001, a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Environmental Sciences Division of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory from 2003 to 2005, and an Assistant Professor of Environmental Sciences at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia from 2005 to 2009. The recipient of many honors, awards, and grants for his scholarly and research efforts, Dan uses tree rings, computer models, historical documents, and field surveys to study how forests and their environments change over long time scales. His most recent projects investigate forest dynamics since the colonial era at significant historical sites, including George Washington’s Mount Vernon Plantation and Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello Plantation. In addition, Dan encourages students to participate in his research or to develop research projects on environmental science topics. Previous student projects have led to presentations at statewide and national scientific conferences. Dan also is a peer reviewer for numerous scholarly journals and for the National Science Foundation.

Primary Teaching Responsibilities:

• Introduction to Environmental Sciences
• Environmental Biogeochemistry
• Introductory Oceanography Lab
• Earth Materials and Processes Lab

Selected Publication Titles and Sources:

• Investigating habitat value to inform contaminant remediation options. Journal of Environmental Management.
• Comparing current and desired ecological conditions in the Cumbrland Plateau and Mountains, USA. Journal of Land Use Science.
• Geomorphic response to historical agriculture at Monument Hill in the Blue Ridge Foothills of Central Virginia, Catena.
• Dendroecological reconstruction of forest disturbance history using time series analysis with intervention detection. Canadian Journal of Forest Research.
• Spatial pattern and process in forest stands within the Virginia Piedmont. Journal of Vegetation Science.