WWA Team

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

Seth Arens

Utah Research Information Specialist

Karen Bailey

Karen Bailey

Principal Investigator

Nels Bjarke

Nels Bjarke

Hydrologist and Research Information Specialist

Katie Clifford

Katie Clifford

Lead Social Scientist

Benét Duncan

Benét Duncan

Managing Director and Principal Investigator

Corrie Knapp

Corrie Knapp

Principal Investigator

Ethan Knight

Ethan Knight

Communications Lead and Scientist

Ben Livneh

Ben Livneh

Director and Principal Investigator

Noah Molotch

Noah Molotch

Principal Investigator

Court Strong

Court Strong

Principal Investigator

Investigators

Joe Barsugli

Joseph Barsugli

Anne Gold

Anne Gold

Kristiana (Kristi) Hansen photo

Kristiana (Kristi) Hansen

Jacob Hochard

Jacob Hochard

Kris Karnauskas

Kris Karnauskas

Joseph Kasprzyk

Joseph Kasprzyk

Steve J Miller photo

Steve J Miller

Logan Mitchell photo

Logan Mitchell

Ami Nacu-Schmidt

Ami Nacu-Schmidt

Christine Okochi photo

Christine Okochi

Ginger Paige photo

Ginger Paige

Imtiaz Rangwala

Imtiaz Rangwala

Danya Rumore photo

Danya Rumore

William Travis

William Travis

Heather Yocum

Heather Yocum

Graduate Students and Postdocs

Jeremy Barroll

Jeremy Barroll

Advisor: Ben Livneh

Natalie Bennett

Natalie Bennett

Advisor: Karen Bailey

Kaitlyn Bishay

Kaitlyn Bishay

Advisor: Ben Livneh

Gabrielle Dunn

Gabrielle Dunn

Water Fellows Program Associate

Emma Galofré García

Emma Galofré García

Advisor: Karen Bailey

Parth Modi

Parth Modi

Advisor: Ben Livneh

Skye Niles

Skye Niles

Postdoctoral Researcher

Emily Peters

Emily Peters

Graduate Research Assistant

Alec Wallen

Alec Wallen

Advisor: Corrie Knapp

Savanna Wolvin

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

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