He earned a B.Sc. degree in Environmental Science with minors in Biology and Chemistry from Western Washington University and Ph.D. degree in Forest Resources from the University of Washington. Prior to joining OSU in 2012, he was an assistant professor in the Department of Forestry at Mississippi State University (MSU). He teaches courses in forest soils and forest nutrition. Recognizing that forest soils are key to forest nutrition and productivity and the ultimate source of sediment, Dr. Hatten’s research focusses on forests soils and the source of sediment in managed settings that include intensively managed forests, prescribed fire, and other less intensively managed settings.