Our Team

Multidisciplinary research and extension

We are a diverse team under one roof: the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Our expertise ranges from ecosystem modeling to natural resource governance and science communication.

Eric Booth

Associate Scientist

Agronomy, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Areas of Expertise:

hydroecology, ecosystem modeling, water quality, agroecology, geomorphology

Kelsie Ferin

Postdoc

Agronomy

Areas of Expertise:

ecosystem modeling, climate change, land use change, water quality, agroecology

Alli Kneisel

PhD student

Integrative Biology

Areas of Expertise:

freshwater ecology, urban systems, landscape ecology and spatial modeling, ecological monitoring and data

Christopher Kucharik

Professor and Department Chair, Lead Principal Investigator

Agronomy, Environmental Studies

Areas of Expertise:

agroecology, ecosystem modeling, climate change, biogeochemistry, environmental biophysics

Chris Lewis

Science Communication Project Assistant

Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies

Areas of Expertise:

journalism, climate change, agroecology

Steven Loheide

Professor

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Areas of Expertise:

hydroecology, groundwater, ecosystem services, monitoring groundwater dependent ecosystems, ecohydrologic modeling

Yu Lu

PhD student

Forest and Wildlife Ecology

Areas of Expertise:

public policy, natural resources management

Adena Rissman

Professor

Forest and Wildlife Ecology

Areas of Expertise:

natural resource management, environmental policy, private lands

Jenny Seifert

Watershed Outreach Specialist

Division of Extension, Natural Resources Institute

Areas of Expertise:

communications, outreach, stakeholder engagement, behavior change

Seth Spawn-Lee

Postdoc

Integrative Biology

Areas of Expertise:

agroecology; land use and conservation; natural climate solutions and climate change mitigation; carbon stocks and fluxes; agriculture, bioenergy, and conservation policy; satellite remote sensing; geospatial big data