Adjunct Professor
Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, University of California, Santa Barbara
Max is an Adjunct Professor at the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, University of California, Santa Barbara and California’s Cooperative Extension Specialist on fire-related issues. He has research expertise in wildfire, biogeography, climate change, and spatial analysis. Max regularly integrates scientific findings into the public realm, speaking to and joining forces with a variety of stakeholders to develop solutions to various fire-related problems. He is currently the director of the Moritz Fire Lab, which focuses on the dynamics of fire regimes at relatively broad scales and applying this information to planning, management, and policy relevant to fire-prone landscapes.