Program Directory

CAS Program Leadership

Ecology_Center
AGNR
Climate_Adaptation_Science
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Faculty
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Program_Leadership
QCNR
CAAS
Peter Adler

Peter Adler

Professor

(435) 797-1021

peter.adler@usu.edu

Staff
Administrative Assistant
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Directory
CAAS
QCNR
Program_Leadership
AGNR
Daniel Carolan

Daniel Carolan

Ecology Center and CAS Program Coordinator

(435) 797-2463

daniel.carolan@usu.edu

Program_Leadership
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Kyra Clark-Wolf

Kyra Clark-Wolf

CAS Associate Director

kyra.clark-wolf@usu.edu

Climate_Adaptation_Science
Program_Leadership
Megan French

Megan French

Business Manager

(435) 797-2848

megan.french@usu.edu

CAS Course Instructors

Daniella Hirschfeld

Daniella Hirschfeld

Associate Professor | Climate Adaptation Planning, Urban Ecology, Environmental Justice

Phone: (435) 797-5725
Office Location: FAV 244
Peter Howe

Peter Howe

Associate Dean for Strategic Academic Initiatives | Professor

S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Agriculture & Natural Resources | Environment and Society

Phone: (435) 797-9457
Office Location: AGRS 429
Anna Miller

Anna Miller

Assistant Professor

Environment & Society / Ecology Center

Phone: (435) 797-0795
Office Location: NR 318
Wei Zhang

Wei Zhang

Associate Professor, Climate Science

Plants, Soils & Climate Department (PSC)

Phone: 435-797-1101
Office Location: AGRS 342

Affiliated Faculty

Mentorship, Networking, & Teaching

Affiliated faculty are encouraged to 1) discuss their research and serve as mentors for CAS trainee cohorts, 2) suggest new internship partners and opportunities for CAS trainees, and 3) join with other faculty to develop new integrative Climate Adaptation research. We also appreciate when faculty attend our annual CAS events, including our Fall and Spring Report Out events, and our Science Management Policy Exchange (SMPE) event in October.

If you are interested in joining the CAS program faculty, or you are mentoring a student interested in the CAS program, please contact Daniel Carolan.

Affiliated Faculty
FAME
CAAS
Faculty
AGNR
Directory
Wild
QCNR
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Marine Science
Trisha Atwood

Trisha Atwood

Professor

trisha.atwood@usu.edu

CAAS
Conservation Restoration Ecology
Directory
QCNR
Affiliated Faculty
Wild
Faculty
Climate_Adaptation_Science
AGNR
Karen Beard

Karen Beard

Professor (temporarily away on sabbatical)

435-797-8220

karen.beard@usu.edu

Staff
Directory
Administration
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Faculty
Biology
Graduate Committee
Affiliated Faculty
Noelle Beckman

Noelle Beckman

Associate Professor & Co-Director of Graduate Studies

(435) 797-4115

noelle.beckman@usu.edu

Affiliated Faculty
WEES
CAAS
Faculty
Directory
AGNR
QCNR
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Patrick Belmont

Patrick Belmont

Professor

(435) 797-3794

patrick.belmont@usu.edu

itls
Faculty
Affiliated Faculty
Directory
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Dr. Kristy Bloxham

Dr. Kristy Bloxham

Professional Practice Professor

(435) 881-5138

kristy.bloxham@usu.edu

Management and Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems
Affiliated Faculty
AGNR
Climate_Adaptation_Science
WEES
QCNR
Faculty
CAAS
Directory
Janice Brahney

Janice Brahney

Associate Professor

(435) 797-4479

janice.brahney@usu.edu

Affiliated Faculty
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Berryman
Directory
Phaedra Budy

Phaedra Budy

Professor

phaedra.budy@usu.edu

Climate_Adaptation_Science
Faculty
Directory
CAAS
VIVID
LAEP
Affiliated Faculty
AGNR
Brent Chamberlain

Brent Chamberlain

Professor

(435) 797-0213

brent.chamberlain@usu.edu

AGNR
QCNR
Wildlife Ecology Management
Wild
Faculty
Affiliated Faculty
CAAS
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Directory
T.J. Clark-Wolf

T.J. Clark-Wolf

Assistant Professor

t.j.clark-wolf@usu.edu

Directory
QCNR
Affiliated Faculty
ENVS
AGNR
Faculty
CAAS
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Stefani Crabtree

Stefani Crabtree

Associate Professor

(435) 797-0813

stefani.crabtree@usu.edu

Climate_Adaptation_Science
Physics
Affiliated Faculty
Logan
Faculty
College of Science
Robert Davies

Robert Davies

Associate Professor

435-753-5707

robert.davies@usu.edu

Forest Ecology Management
UFRI
Faculty
TWDEF Faculty
Directory
Wild
QCNR
Climate_Adaptation_Science
CAAS
AGNR
Affiliated Faculty
Justin DeRose
UFRI_Faculty
Justin DeRose

Justin DeRose

Associate Professor (on sabbatical until Jan 2027)

justin.derose@usu.edu

Climate_Adaptation_Science
LAEP
Directory
CAAS
AGNR
Affiliated Faculty
Faculty
Phil Fernberg, ASLA, APA

Phil Fernberg, ASLA, APA

Research Assistant Professor

435-797-9988

phillip.fernberg@usu.edu

AGNR
ENVS
QCNR
Faculty
Affiliated Faculty
Directory
Climate_Adaptation_Science
CAAS
Courtney Flint

Courtney Flint

Professor | Associate Director, Utah Water Research Laboratory

(435) 797-8635

courtney.flint@usu.edu

Directory
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Biology
Affiliated Faculty
Staff
Faculty
Susannah French

Susannah French

Professor and Associate Vice Provost

(435) 797-9175

sfrench@biology.usu.edu

Affiliated Faculty
Directory
Berryman
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Jennifer Givens

Jennifer Givens

Associate Professor

jennifer.givens@usu.edu

Staff
Directory
Biology
Faculty
Affiliated Faculty
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Zachariah Gompert

Zachariah Gompert

Professor

(435) 797-9463

zach.gompert@usu.edu

Faculty
AGNR
Marine Science
Climate_Adaptation_Science
CAAS
Directory
QCNR
Wild
Affiliated Faculty
Edward Hammill

Edward Hammill

Professor

(435) 797-2213

edd.hammill@usu.edu

AGNR
CAAS
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Faculty
Directory
Affiliated Faculty
QCNR
Wild
NAMC Director
Charles Hawkins

Charles Hawkins

Professor | National Aquatic Monitoring Center Director

(435) 797-2280

chuck.hawkins@usu.edu

Climate_Center
Affiliated Faculty
Directory
CAAS
PSC
Faculty
AGNR
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Lawrence Hipps

Lawrence Hipps

Professor | Biometeorology & Atmospheric Science

435-797-2009

lawrence.hipps@usu.edu

Faculty
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Engineering
Affiliated Faculty
Directory
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Jeff Horsburgh

Jeff Horsburgh

435-797-2946

jeff.horsburgh@usu.edu

Wild
Faculty
Affiliated Faculty
AGNR
CAAS
CAIP_Director
Climate_Adaptation_Science
QCNR
Directory
Scott Hotaling

Scott Hotaling

Assistant Professor | Extension Climate Resiliency Specialist

scott.hotaling@usu.edu

Climate_Adaptation_Science
Biology
Directory
Affiliated Faculty
Nancy Huntly

Nancy Huntly

Research Professor and Professor Emerita

nancy.huntly@usu.edu

Faculty
environmental soil physics
PSC
Directory
TWDEF Faculty
CAAS
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Affiliated Faculty
AGNR
Scott B. Jones

Scott B. Jones

Professor, Environmental Soil Physics

435-797-2175

scott.jones@usu.edu

Faculty
AGNR
CAAS
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Affiliated Faculty
Directory
QCNR
Wild
Karin M. Kettenring

Karin M. Kettenring

Professor

karin.kettenring@usu.edu

Climate_Adaptation_Science
Faculty
Affiliated Faculty
CAAS
APEC
ARE
Directory
AGNR
Man-Keun Kim

Man-Keun Kim

Professor | Regional Economics, Resource and Environmental Economics

435-797-2359

mk.kim@usu.edu

QCNR
CAAS
Faculty
Directory
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Wild
Affiliated Faculty
AGNR
Andrew Kulmatiski

Andrew Kulmatiski

Professor

(435) 881-5496

andrew.kulmatiski@usu.edu

QCNR
WATS
Directory
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Adjunct
Affiliated Faculty
Belize Lane

Dr. Belize Lane

Adjunct Associate Professor

435-797-4145

belize.lane@usu.edu

Faculty
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Directory
Affiliated Faculty
itls
Dr. Lisa Lundgren (she/her/hers)

Dr. Lisa Lundgren (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor

(435) 797-1168

lisa.lundgren@usu.edu

Wild
Faculty
Wildlife Ecology Management
Climate_Adaptation_Science
CAAS
QCNR
Directory
Affiliated Faculty
AGNR
Daniel MacNulty

Daniel MacNulty

Professor

(435) 797-7442

dan.macnulty@usu.edu

QCNR
Directory
Faculty
AGNR
Wild
Wildlife Ecology Management
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Affiliated Faculty
CAAS
Kezia Manlove

Kezia Manlove

Associate Professor

kezia.manlove@usu.edu

Adjunct
WATS
Climate_Adaptation_Science
QCNR
Affiliated Faculty
Directory
Marc Mayes

Dr. Marc Mayes

Adjunct Assistant Professor

813-326-5849

m.mayes@usu.edu

Roslynn Brain
Directory
Extension
sustainable communities
Specialist
Affiliated Faculty
expert
Environment & Society
small farms
Roslynn McCann
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Roslynn McCann

Roslynn McCann

Sustainable Communities Specialist

435-797-5116

roslynn.mccann@usu.edu

ENVS
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Emeriti
Directory
Affiliated Faculty
QCNR
Christopher Monz

Dr. Christopher Monz

Emeritus Professor

(435) 890-0106

chris.monz@usu.edu

Directory
Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Affiliated Faculty
Faculty
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Bethany Neilson

Bethany Neilson

Director, Utah Water Research Laboratory

435-797-7369 or 435-797-2772

bethany.neilson@usu.edu

Faculty
CAAS
Geospatial
Climate_Adaptation_Science
QCNR
Affiliated Faculty
AGNR
WEES
Directory
Sarah Null

Sarah Null

Professor

(435) 797-1338

sarah.null@usu.edu

ENVS
Climate_Adaptation_Science
CAAS
Affiliated Faculty
Environmental Science
Faculty
QCNR
AGNR
Directory
Brooke Osborne

Brooke Osborne

Assistant Professor

(435) 797-1539

brooke.osborne@usu.edu

Faculty
Affiliated Faculty
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Physics
Logan
College of Science
Feng Pan

Feng Pan

Assistant Professor

feng.pan@usu.edu

Climate_Adaptation_Science
Directory
Faculty
Affiliated Faculty
Mathematics and Statistics
James Powell

James Powell

Professor

435-797-2818

jim.powell@usu.edu

Department Head
Admin
ENVS
Faculty
Human and GIS Geography
CAAS
Affiliated Faculty
Latin American Studies
AGNR
Directory
Climate_Adaptation_Science
QCNR
Claudia Radel

Claudia Radel

Department Head | Professor | Environment & Society (ENVS)

(435) 797-0516

claudia.radel@usu.edu

Climate_Adaptation_Science
AGNR
earthquake-research
Affiliated Faculty
WEES
Faculty
Directory
CAAS
Tammy M. Rittenour

Tammy M. Rittenour

Professor, Graduate Director, & OSL Director

tammy.rittenour@usu.edu

Affiliated Faculty
Graduate Committee
Biology
Faculty
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Directory
Moria Robinson

Moria Robinson

Assistant Professor

(435) 797-1576

moria.robinson@usu.edu

Faculty
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Engineering
Directory
Affiliated Faculty
Civil and Environmental Engineering
David Rosenberg

David Rosenberg

435-797-8689

david.rosenberg@usu.edu

Affiliated Faculty
Faculty
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Biology
Graduate Committee
Directory
Carl Rothfels

Carl Rothfels

Professor

435-797-1489

carl.rothfels@usu.edu

Climate_Adaptation_Science
Directory
Faculty
Biology
Affiliated Faculty
Cathy Rushworth

Cathy Rushworth

Assistant Professor

(435) 797-1486

cathy.rushworth@usu.edu

faculty and staff
sociology
CANRI
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Affiliated Faculty
School of Social Sciences
Principle Investigator
Directory
Stacia Ryder

Stacia Ryder

Assistant Professor

stacia.ryder@usu.edu

Affiliated Faculty
Biology
Faculty
Directory
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Norah Saarman

Norah Saarman

Assistant Professor

(435) 797-0936

norah.saarman@usu.edu

Specialist
expert
Climate_Adaptation_Science
sociology
Affiliated Faculty
Extension
Jessica Schad
Directory
Jessica Schad

Jessica Schad

Rural Communities & Natural Resources Specialist

jessica.schad@usu.edu

Climate_Adaptation_Science
Directory
Affiliated Faculty
Faculty
itls
Dr. Ramy Shaaban (he/him/his)

Dr. Ramy Shaaban (he/him/his)

HEDI BS Program Coordinator and Professional Practice Associate Professor

(435) 797-0896

ramy.shaaban@usu.edu

AGNR
CAAS
Faculty
Climate_Adaptation_Science
QCNR
Directory
ENVS
Affiliated Faculty
Jordan Smith

Jordan Smith

Professor | Director, IORT | Andrew J. Senti Endowed Chair

(435) 830-6294

jordan.smith@usu.edu

Directory
Faculty
Affiliated Faculty
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Engineering
Climate_Adaptation_Science
David Tarboton

David Tarboton

435-797-3172

david.tarboton@usu.edu

Engineering
Alfonso Torres-Rua
Geospatial
Affiliated Faculty
Faculty
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Directory
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Alfonso Torres-Rua

Alfonso Torres-Rua

435-797-0397

alfonso.torres@usu.edu

CAAS
Directory
Honors Faculty Advisory Board
Faculty
Wild
Affiliated Faculty
AGNR
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Kari E. Veblen

Kari E. Veblen

Professor

(435) 797-3970

kari.veblen@usu.edu

Peacebuilding Initiative
Faculty
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Peacebuilding Core Faculty
Directory
Affiliated Faculty
School of Social Sciences
faculty and staff
CANRI
sociology
Kirsten Vinyeta

Kirsten Vinyeta

Assistant Professor

kirsten.vinyeta@usu.edu

Faculty
Affiliated Faculty
Biology
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Directory
Sara Weinstein

Sara Weinstein

Assistant Professor

435-797-1528

sara.weinstein@usu.edu

Climate_Adaptation_Science
CAAS
AGNR
Geospatial
Faculty
ecological restoration
WEES
Directory
QCNR
Affiliated Faculty
Joseph Michael Wheaton

Joseph Michael Wheaton

Professor

(435) 554-1247

joe.wheaton@usu.edu

APEC
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Faculty
Affiliated Faculty
CAAS
ARE
Directory
AGNR
Steven Wilcox

Steven Wilcox

Assistant Professor

435-797-0793

steven.wilcox@usu.edu

Affiliated Faculty
Wild
Geospatial
AGNR
Directory
Faculty
CAAS
Executive Director
UFRI
Climate_Adaptation_Science
TWDEF Faculty
QCNR
Larissa Yocom

Larissa Yocom

Associate Professor

larissa.yocom@usu.edu

Department Head
CAAS
AGNR
Extension
Affiliated Faculty
Faculty
Geospatial
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Directory
PSC
Admin
Matt Yost

Matt Yost

Interim Department Head | Professor | Agroclimate Extension Specialist | Plants, Soils, & Climate (PSC)

435-797-4210

matt.yost@usu.edu

Faculty
Climate_Adaptation_Science
Wild
CAAS
Wildlife Ecology Management
Affiliated Faculty
AGNR
Directory
Julie Young

Julie Young

Professor

julie.young@usu.edu