Institution : George Mason University |
Department : Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) |
Expertise : Climate/Weather Impact Analysis (flooding), Coastal/Estuarine Hydrodynamics, Coastal/Estuarine Sampling and Monitoring, Environmental Education, Environmental Education
Chesapeake Management Areas : Healthy Watersheds, Land Conservation, Climate Resiliency, Fostering Diversity |
Research interests : Flood hazards
Institution : Stevenson University |
Department : Biological Sciences |
Position : Visiting Senior Lecturer and Internship Director |
Expertise : Communications, Ecology, Nutrient Pollution, Water Quality
Chesapeake Management Areas : Water Quality, Healthy Watersheds, Environmental Literacy, Stewardship, Fostering Diversity |
Research interests : Currently teaching introductory courses and increasing awareness of Chesapeake science.
No current active research program. Previous research includes ecosystem health assessment and pollution source identification using stable isotope techniques.
Institution : Penn State University (PSU) |
Department : Penn State Extension |
Position : Water Resources Educator |
Expertise : Agricultural BMPs, Environmental Education, Land Use, Stream Health, Water Quality, Environmental Education, Urban Stormwater Management, Private Drinking Water Supplies
Chesapeake Management Areas : Water Quality, Healthy Watersheds, Environmental Literacy, Stewardship |
Research interests : Communication of water resource issues (stormwater management, agricultural water resource issues, safe drinking water) to stakeholders including general public, youth audiences, municipal governments, and others.
Institution : Longwood University |
Department : Biological Sciences |
Position : Professor of Biology (and Dean of the Honors College) |
Expertise : Ecology, Environmental Education, Forests, Wildlife Ecology, Environmental Education
Chesapeake Management Areas : Vital Habitats, Healthy Watersheds, Environmental Literacy, Stewardship |
Research interests : Educational strategies for engaging students in complex stewardship issues (e.g., Chesapeake Bay watershed, Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem); habitat specific demography and connections to regional population dynamics; habitat selection, resource availability, and reproductive success of birds and bats
Institution : RAND Corporation |
Department : Water Resources |
Position : Co-Director, Water and Climate Resilience Center |
Expertise : Climate/Weather Impact Analysis (flooding), Land Use, Socioeconomic Modeling, Water Quality
Chesapeake Management Areas : Water Quality, Land Conservation, Climate Resiliency |
Research interests : Integrated watershed analysis and planning; decision making under deep uncertainty for water quality and flooding decisions; urban stormwater flooding; quantitative scenario analysis
Institution : University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) |
Department : Appalachian Laboratory (AL) |
Expertise : Climate/Weather Impact Analysis (biochemistry and living resources), Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Environmental Statistics, Forests, Genomics/Genetics, Invasive Species, Land Use
Chesapeake Management Areas : Vital Habitats, Land Conservation, Climate Resiliency |
Research interests : Spatial modeling of species responses to global change, including the spread of invasive species
Institution : US Geological Survey (USGS) |
Department : Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit |
Expertise : Climate/Weather Modeling and Forecasting, Ecology, Forests, Land Use, Wildlife Ecology
Chesapeake Management Areas : Vital Habitats, Land Conservation, Stewardship, Climate Resiliency |
Research interests : Forest successional dynamics/management and wildlife. Emphasis on bats, T&E species, and white-tailed deer. Secondary interests in ecological restoration/fire.
Institution : Penn State University (PSU) |
Department : Law/Institutes of Energy and the Environment |
Expertise : Agricultural BMPs, Climate/Weather Impact Analysis (flooding), Communications, Land Use, Local Community Organization, Social Sciences, Stream Health, Water Quality, law & policy
Chesapeake Management Areas : Healthy Watersheds, Land Conservation, Environmental Literacy, Stewardship, Climate Resiliency |
Research interests : law and policy associated with water, energy, agriculture; stakeholder engagement and community outreach, including effective community.
Institution : Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) |
Department : Physical Sciences |
Position : Professor |
Expertise : Coastal/Estuarine Hydrodynamics, Coastal/Estuarine Sampling and Monitoring, Dead Zones, Sediment, Water Quality, Water Clarity
Chesapeake Management Areas : Water Quality |
Research interests : Controls of and trends in water clarity and water quality
Institution : Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) |
Department : Biological Sciences |
Expertise : Algae Blooms, Biogeochemistry, Climate/Weather Modeling and Forecasting, Coastal/Estuarine Hydrodynamics, Coastal/Estuarine Sampling and Monitoring, Computer Science, Dead Zones, Ecological Modeling, Nutrient Cycling, Oceanography, Water Quality
Chesapeake Management Areas : Water Quality, Climate Resiliency |
Research interests : My interdisciplinary research program focuses on quantifying the historical and future impacts of climate and land-use changes, as well as population growth, urbanization, and local management efforts, on water quality and biogeochemistry in coastal and estuarine systems. Research in my BioCOM lab focuses specifically on combining mathematical computer models with biological, physical and chemical observations.
