The WWA Team is comprised of accomplished researchers in varied disciplines at the University of Colorado Boulder and several other institutions in the region. WWA is led by seven Principal Investigators who direct the research program, assisted by staff who support both research and partnerships.
Research Leadership and Staff
Seth Arens
Utah Research Information Specialist
Karen Bailey
Principal Investigator
Nels Bjarke
Hydrologist and Research Information Specialist
Katie Clifford
Lead Social Scientist
Benét Duncan
Managing Director and Principal Investigator
Corrie Knapp
Principal Investigator
Ethan Knight
Communications Lead and Scientist
Ben Livneh
Director and Principal Investigator
Noah Molotch
Principal Investigator
Court Strong
Principal Investigator
Investigators
Joseph Barsugli
Anne Gold
Kristiana (Kristi) Hansen
Jacob Hochard
Kris Karnauskas
Joseph Kasprzyk
Steve J Miller
Logan Mitchell
Ami Nacu-Schmidt
Christine Okochi
Ginger Paige
Imtiaz Rangwala
Danya Rumore
William Travis
Heather Yocum
Graduate Students and Postdocs
Jeremy Barroll
Advisor: Ben Livneh
Natalie Bennett
Advisor: Karen Bailey
Kaitlyn Bishay
Advisor: Ben Livneh
Gabrielle Dunn
Water Fellows Program Associate
Emma Galofré García
Advisor: Karen Bailey
Parth Modi
Advisor: Ben Livneh
Skye Niles
Postdoctoral Researcher
Emily Peters
Graduate Research Assistant
Alec Wallen
Advisor: Corrie Knapp
Savanna Wolvin
Advisor: Court Strong
Collaborators
James Arnott , Aspen Global Change Institute
Jennifer K. Balch , Earth Lab, University of Colorado Boulder
Aparna Bamzai-Dodson , NC CASC
Steven Burian , University of Alabama
Jeff Deems , Airborne Snow Observatories, Inc.
Lisa Dilling , Environmental Defense Fund
Ahmed Elkouk , Michigan State University
Joanna Endter-Wada , Utah State University
Robert Gillies , Utah Climate Center, Utah State University
Jennifer Henderson , Texas Tech University
Windy Kelley , USDA Northern Plains Climate Hub
Douglas Kenney , Retired - Getches-Wilkinson Center, Law School, University of Colorado Boulder
Roger Kjelgren , Utah State University
Maria Carmen Lemos , University of Michigan and GLISA
Jeff Lukas , Lukas Climate Research and Consulting
Kelly Mahoney , NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
Rebecca Morss , National Center for Atmospheric Research
Elizabeth Payton , University of Colorado Boulder
Dannele Peck , USDA Northern Plains Climate Hub
Yadu Pokhrel , Michigan State University
Balaji Rajagopalan , CIRES, University of Colorado Boulder
Mark Raleigh , Oregon State University
Andrea Ray , NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
Janine Rice , Independent Consultant
David Rosenberg , Utah State University
Mark Shafer , Oklahoma Climatological Survey, University of Oklahoma, SCIPP
Rebecca Smith , U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Jim Steenburgh , University of Utah
Olga Wilhelmi , National Center for Atmospheric Research
Klaus Wolter , Retired - CIRES, University of Colorado Boulder
Edith Zagona , University of Colorado Boulder