| Institution: | Virginia Tech (VT) |
| Department: | Biological Systems Engineering |
| Expertise: | Agricultural BMPs, Communications, Environmental Education, Nutrient Pollution, Social Sciences, Water Quality |
| Chesapeake Management Areas: | Water Quality, Healthy Watersheds, Environmental Literacy |
| Research interests: | Coordinate the Virginia Household Water Quality Program, which provides drinking water clinics for Virginians reliant on private water supplies (wells, springs, and cisterns) through extension offices in over 45 Virginia counties annually, and the Virginia Well Owner Network, a group of trained extension educators and volunteers who educate other private water supply users across the state.
Past work and experience with the Mid-Atlantic Water Program: Conducting a needs assessment across the Chesapeake Bay watershed to identify key partnerships, research and outreach priorities for land-based non-point source threats to water quality; create education and outreach materials addressing Bay states’ evolving response to the Chesapeake Bay TMDL; develop continuing education online modules for private water supply users across the mid-Atlantic region.
Development of social marketing and behavior change resources for community-based watershed organizations. |
| Email: | ejling@vt.edu |
| Web Address: | bse.vt.edu/ |
