Rate My Professor Matthew Jurjonas

Matthew Jurjonas serves as Assistant Professor of Conservation Social Science in Auburn University’s College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment. He holds a B.A. in Ecology and Biodiversity from the University of Denver (2003), an M.S. in Conservation Leadership from Colorado State University and El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (2014), and a Ph.D. in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management from North Carolina State University (2018). Prior to his current role, Jurjonas worked as a fisheries observer in Alaska, with a watershed restoration group in Colorado, and as a conservation social science consultant in Mexico and the United States. He also served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research and The Nature Conservancy. His research centers on building community resilience to coastal hazards, conservation of socio-ecological systems, and community-engaged research. Jurjonas develops interdisciplinary approaches to engage local communities in building adaptive capacity, mitigating coastal hazards, and addressing natural resource management challenges. He teaches Conservation Planning and People and the Environment.