Dwivedi Forest Sustainability Lab

Current Ph.D. Students


  1. Ignatius Siko (Clemson University)

    2. Tentative Dissertation Title: Social Acceptability, Economics and Willingness to Pay for Conservation Practices in the US South.

    Summer 2025 - Present


  2. Saad Hussain (Clemson University)

    3. Tentative Dissertation Title: Sustainability of Using Woody Biomass for Biopower and Aviation Fuel in South Carolina: Direct Market and Induced Effects.

    Summer 2025 - Present


  3. Rajesh MachaKalai (Clemson University)

    4. Tentative Dissertation Title: Rubber Plantations in India: Perceptions and Certification Challanges in the Context of the European Deforestation Regulation.

    Summer 2025 - Present


  4. Sabyasachi Kar (Clemson University)

    5. Tentative Dissertation Title: An Integrated Approach for Supporting Wildfire Management in South Carolina.

    Fall 2024 - Present


  5. Lalita Dhal (Clemson University)

    6. Tentative Dissertation Title: Ensuring the Sustainability of Urban Greenspaces: Perceptions, Public Health, and Relevant Policies.

    Fall 2024 - Present


  6. Ben Townsend (University of Georgia)

    7. Tentative Dissertation Title: Enhancement of Ecosystem Services through the Conservation Reserve Program in the South Atlantic Gulf.

    Spring 2024 - Present, Co-advised by Dr. Nate Nibbelink


  7. Onyinye Choko (University of Georgia)

    8. Tentative Dissertation Title: Investigating the Relationship between Nonindustrial Private Forest (NIPF) Landowners and Logging Businesses in the US South.

    Fall 2023 - Present, Co-advised by Dr. Joe Conrad


  8. Manuja Aparekke (University of Georgia)

    9. Tentative Dissertation Title: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Migrant Labors, Industry, and Family Landonwners.

    Spring 2022 - Present, Co-advised by Dr. Jesse Abrams