Rate My Professor Calvin Norman

Norman’s academic interests include forest and wildlife management, forest carbon, climate change adaptation and mitigation, invasive species management, silviculture, wood products, chronic wasting disease, extension education, and communicating science. He co-founded the Forest Owner Carbon and Climate Education (FOCCE) program and established the Functional Forest Lab. Key publications encompass extension articles such as “Carbon Accounting in Forest Management” (2023, with M. Kreye et al.), “Key Words and Phrases for Forest Owners Interested in Forest Carbon Markets” (2023, with M. Kreye), “Heating with Wood: An Introduction” (2023), and peer-reviewed works including “European deer keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae: Lipoptena cervi) and blacklegged ticks on elk and white-tailed deer in Pennsylvania” (2023, Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario, with M.J. Skvarla et al.). He has delivered presentations at conferences like the Society of American Foresters National Conference and the Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals Biennial Conference. Awards include the 2022 Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Integrated Team Award for FOCCE, 2023 Employee of the Year from Nex Gen Forestry, 2022 Innovative Natural Resource Program Gold Level Award from ANREP for “Advice from the Woods,” and 2022 National Extension Award for Diversity for the Latinx Agricultural Network. Norman has secured grants, such as $5,000 from Penn State’s School of International Affairs for a 2024 webinar series on the war in Ukraine’s impacts on people, forests, and the environment. Through extension efforts, he educates landowners, agencies, and students to enhance forest health and sustainability.