Our Team

Our Team

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

Eric Booth

Associate Scientist

Agronomy, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Areas of Expertise:

hydroecology, ecosystem modeling, water quality, agroecology, geomorphology

Kelsie Ferin

Kelsie Ferin

Post doc

Agronomy

Areas of Expertise:

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

Christopher Kucharik

Christopher Kucharik

Professor and Department Chair, Lead Principal Investigator

Agronomy, Environmental Studies

Areas of Expertise:

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

Steven Loheide

Steven Loheide

Professor

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Areas of Expertise:

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

Yu Lu

Yu Lu

Social Science Researcher

Forest and Wildlife Ecology

Areas of Expertise:

public policy, natural resources management

Adena Rissman

Adena Rissman

Professor

Forest and Wildlife Ecology

Areas of Expertise:

natural resource management, environmental policy, private lands

Jenny Seifert

Jenny Seifert

Watershed Outreach Specialist

Division of Extension, Natural Resources Institute

Areas of Expertise:

communications, outreach, stakeholder engagement, behavior change

Ojaswee Shrestha

Ojaswee Shrestha

PhD Student

Integrative Biology

Areas of Expertise:

ecosystem services, sustainability, biodiversity, conservation

Monica G. Turner

Monica G. Turner

Professor

Integrative Biology

Areas of Expertise:

landscape ecology, ecosystem ecology, disturbance, ecosystem services, climate and land-use change

Ioannis Varvaris

Ioannis Varvaris

Post doc

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Areas of Expertise:

hydrogeology, water flow and solute transport modeling in the unsaturated zone, artificial drainage