Expertise

Interests: Urban forestry and urban ecology; natural resource management

Areas of Interest:

  • Forestry, particularly community and urban forest management practices and policies
  • Natural resource governance and policy
  • Silviculture and growth and development of Central Hardwood forest stands

Dr. Burnell Fischer is a clinical professor emeritus specializing in urban and community forestry.

At O'Neill, Fischer teaches classes on urban forestry and conducts research on urban and community forestry practices and issues, forest resource policy, state government management and collaborative forestry. 

Past Affiliations

Professor Emeritus, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Bloomington

Clinical Professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Bloomington

Co-Director, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Bloomington

Co-Director, Ostrom Workshop, Office of the Vice Provost for Research, Academic and Research Units, Indiana University Bloomington

Affiliate Faculty, Ostrom Workshop, Office of the Vice Provost for Research, Academic and Research Units, Indiana University Bloomington

Co-director, Ostrom Workshop, Office of the Vice Provost for Research, Academic and Research Units, Indiana University Bloomington

Affiliate Faculty, Integrated Program in the Environment, Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President, Academic and Research Units, Indiana University Bloomington

Professor Emeritus, Integrated Program in the Environment, Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President, Academic and Research Units, Indiana University Bloomington

Degrees
PhD, Purdue University, Silviculture, 1974
MSF, Purdue University, Silviculture, 1971
BSF, Purdue University, 1969