People

Principal Investigators

• Dave D. White, Principal Investigator, Director
• Kelli L. Larson, Co-Principal Investigator
• Michael Hanemann, Co-Principal Investigator
• Enrique Vivoni, Co-Principal Investigator
• Amber Wutich, Co-Principal Investigator

Professional Staff

• Kathy Hobson, Financial Manager
• Ray Quay, Director of Stakeholder Relations
• David Sampson, Research Scientist

External Advisory Committee

• Tom Buschatzke, Director, Arizona Department of Water Resources
• Lisa Dilling, Fellow, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado-Boulder
• David Feldman, EAC Chair and Professor, Planning, Policy & Design and Political Science at the University of California, Irvine
• Catherine L. Kling, Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor, Department of Economics, Iowa State University
• Linda Mearns, Director, Institute for the Study of Society and Environment, National Center for Atmospheric Research
• Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm, Professor and Executive Director, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites, University of Maryland
• Kathryn Sorensen, Water Services Director, City of Phoenix

Senior Personnel

• Joshua Abbott, School of Sustainability
• Rimjhim Aggarwal, School of Sustainability
• Marty Anderies, School of Human Evolution and Social Change
• Nadya Bliss, Global Security Initiatives
• Hallie Eakin, School of Sustainability
• LaDawn Haglund, School of Social Transformation
• Patricia Gober, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning
• Erik Johnston, School of Public Affairs
• Claire Lauer, College of Integrative Sciences and Arts
• Ross Maciejewski, School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
• Clark Miller, School for the Future of Innovation in Society
• Ray Quay, Decision Center for a Desert City
• Charles Redman, School of Sustainability
• John Sabo, School of Life Sciences
• David Sampson, Decision Center for a Desert City
• Michael Schoon, School of Sustainability
• Billie Lee Turner, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning
• Elizabeth Wentz, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning
• Paul Westerhoff, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
• Abigail York, School of Human Evolution and Social Change
• Zhihua Wang, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment

Postdoctoral Research Associates

• Renee Obringer, SESYNC Postdoctoral Fellow, 2020-2021
• Abigail Sullivan, 2016-2018
• Nigel Forrest, 2016-2017
• Ted Bohn, 2015-2016

Community of Graduate Scholars

2020-2021

• Adenike Opejin, School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
• Adora Shortridge, School of Sustainability
• Anna Bartholomew, School of Sustainability
• Elitsa Southern, School of Community Resources and Development
• Ellie Rauh, Civil, Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering
• Giselle Grigorio, School of Sustainability
• Glorynel Ojeda-Matos, School of Sustainability
• Kendra Ellner, Urban and Environmental Planning
• Krista Lawless, School of Human Evolution and Social Change
• Leah Jones, School of Sustainability
• Renee Obringer, PhD, SESYNC Postdoctoral Fellow
• Victor Ruiz-Aviles, School of Human Evolution and Social Change

2019-2020

• Adenike Opejin, School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
• Adora Shortridge, School of Sustainability
• Anna Bartholomew, School of Sustainability
• Ellie Rauh, Civil, Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering
• Glorynel Ojeda-Matos, School of Sustainability
• Leah Jones, School of Sustainability
• Victor Ruiz-Aviles, School of Human Evolution and Social Change

2018-2019

• Riley Andrade, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning*
• Josephine Godwyll, School of Community Resources and Development*
• Veronica Horvath, School of Sustainability*
• Leah Jones, School of Sustainability
• Zhaocheng Wang, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment*
• Megan Wheeler, School of Life Sciences*

2017-2018

• Cyrus Hester, School of Sustainability*
• Veronica Horvath, School of Sustainability*
• Leah Jones, School of Sustainability
• Krista Lawless, School for the Future of Innovation in Society*
• Ellie Rauh, School of Sustainability*
• Michael Steptoe, School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering*
• Zhaocheng Wang, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment*

2016-2017

• Danielle Chipman, School of Sustainability*
• Christine DeMyers, School of Human Evolution and Social Change
• Jenita Gautam, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
• Cyrus Hester, School of Sustainability*
• Leah Jones, School of Sustainability
• Krista Lawless, School for the Future of Innovation in Society*
• Brandon Ruiz, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning*
• Zoë Stein, School of Sustainability*
• Michael Steptoe, School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering*
• Ruby Upreti, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment*

2015-2016

• Danielle Chipman, School of Sustainability*
• Michael Steptoe, School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering*
• Rhian Stotts, School of Human Evolution and Social Change*
• Charlotte Till’s, School of Human Evolution and Social Change*
• Ruby Upreti, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment*
• Yujia Zhang, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning*

* Funded by DCDC

Graduate Services Assistants

• Thuy Nguyen, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, 2016
• Ellie Rauh, School of Sustainability
• Michael Steptoe, School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, 2016

Internship for Science Practice Integration

2020

• Jacob Pretzman, City of Phoenix Undergraduate Research Fellow
• Tola Paulo, City of Phoenix Undergraduate Research Fellow

2019

• Jarod Chernak, The Nature Conservancy
• Nicholas Johnson, City of Tempe
• Elyse Kats, City of Scottsdale
• Kevin Lane, Audubon Arizona
• Tyler Micek, Flood Control District of Maricopa County
• Tola Paulo, City of Tempe
• Bailey Reynolds, Arizona Humanities
• Andres Valiente-Marin, City of Goodyear

2018

• Sierra Apillanes, City of Tempe
• Sarah Collins, City of Goodyear
• Jessie Davidson, The Nature Conservancy
• Emily Joiner, Town of Gilbert
• Kennedy Shepard, City of Goodyear
• Rachel Shultis, Sierra Club

2017

• Sydnee Andress, Town of Gilbert
• Martin Carvajal, City of Phoenix
• Ernest Chakwera, City of Tempe
• Jessica Davidson, City of Tempe
• Mike Jacobson, City of Goodyear
• Danielle Jordan, The Nature Conservancy
• Miranda Kincade, Flood Control District of Maricopa County
• Tanner Leavitt, Arizona Department of Water Resources
• Aditya Parikh, Flood Control District of Maricopa County
• Marshall Styers, City of Goodyear
• Margaret Tucker, City of Phoenix
• Makenna Welsch, Environmental Defense Fund

2016

• Mario Chavez, City of Goodyear
• Bridget Harding, The Nature Conservancy
• Ben Irwin, Flood Control District of Maricopa County
• Irfan Jeddy, City of Tempe
• Liliana Jimenez, City of Tempe
• Caleb Schrank, Arizona Department of Water Resources
• Evan Siegel, Town of Gilbert
• Steven Stuart, Arizona Department of Water Resources

Research Aides

• Anna Bartholomew, School of Sustainability, 2018-2019
• Suhas Venkatesh Murthy, School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, 2018
• Tyler Micek, School of Sustainability, 2018
• Kyle Ryder, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, 2018
• Elyse Kats, School of Sustainability, 2018-2019
• Melisa Baykent, Economics, W. P. Carey School of Business, 2017-2018
• Julia Colbert, School of Sustainability and School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, 2017-2018
• Zoë Stein, School of Sustainability, 2016
• Enrique Bojorquez, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, 2015-2016
• Derek Duran, School of Sustainability, 2016
• Jessica Hoffmann, School of Sustainability, 2016
• Keenan Lally, Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, 2016
• Ellie Rauh, School of Sustainability, 2016
• Koranis Tanwisuth, Department of Psychology and W. P. Carey School of Business, 2015