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Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1710 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53726 USA
608-265-9119 tel
608-265-4113 fax

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Positions Available

none at this time


Core Faculty and Staff

Prof. Jon Foley
Director
Professor of Environmental Studies
and Atmospheric & Oceanic
Sciences
Room 202A
608-265-5144
jfoley@wisc.edu

Dr. Carol Barford
Research Scientist, Global Ecosystems
Room 204
608-262-9334
clbarford@wisc.edu

Dr. Rob Beattie
SAGE IGERT Program Associate Director/Academic Coordinator
Room 213
608-890-0912
rbeattie@wisc.edu

Carmela Diosana
Education and Outreach Programs Coordinator
Room 217A
608-265-0604
ccdiosana@wisc.edu

Sheila Hessman
Department Administrator
Room 202
608-265-9119
608-890-2060 (hub - Tues-Fri mornings)
safitzpa@wisc.edu

Prof. Tracey Holloway
Assistant Professor of
Environmental Studies,
Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
& Civil & Environmental Engineering
Room 201A
608-262-5356
taholloway@wisc.edu

Dr. Chris Kucharik
Research Scientist, Agricultural Systems
Room 201, Lab Room 246
608-263-1859
kucharik@wisc.edu

Prof. Greg Nemet
Assistant Professor of Public Affairs and Environmental Studies
Room 285
608-890-0336
nemet@wisc.edu

Prof. Mutlu Ozdogan
Assistant Professor of Forest Ecology and Environmental Studies
Room 285
608-890-0336
ozdogan@wisc.edu

Prof. Jonathan Patz
Professor of Environmental Studies & Population Health Sciences
Room 258
608-262-4775
patz@wisc.edu

Prof. Annemarie Schneider
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
Room 264
608-890-0557
aschneider4@wisc.edu

Mary Sternitzky
Information Processing Consultant
Room 212
608-263-1412
mjsternitzky@wisc.edu

Graduate Students

Clara Arias
MS Student, Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development
Room 287
608-890-0337
ariasmonsalv@wisc.edu

Jill Baumgartner
PhD Student, Pop Health Sciences and Land Resources
Room 206
608-262-5961
jcbaumgartne@wisc.edu

Megan Christenson
CBSD
Room 206
608-262-5961
mchristenso2@wisc.edu

Holly Gibbs
PhD Student, Land Resources
Room 207
608-265-8720
hkgibbs@wisc.edu

Maggie Grabow
MS Student
Room 206
608-262-5961
grabow@wisc.edu

Erica Howard
eahoward@wisc.edu

Nic Jelinski
MS Student, Land Resources
Room 246
608-225-5691
najelinski@wisc.edu

Matt Johnston
PhD Student, Land Resources
Room 287
608-890-0337
mjohnston@wisc.edu

Rachel Licker
PhD Student, Land Resources
Room 287
608-890-0337
rlicker@wisc.edu

Caitlin Littlefield
Room 207
608-265-8720
littlefield@wisc.edu

Adam Mednick
PhD Student, Urban and Regional Planning
Room 206
608-262-5961
mednick@wisc.edu

Claus Moberg
MS Student, Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
Room 207
608-265-8720
ccmoberg@wisc.edu

Sarah Olson
PhD Student, Land Resources and Population Health Sciences
Room 287
608-890-0337
sholson1@wisc.edu

Bill Sacks
PhD Student, Land Resources
Room 287
608-890-0337
wsacks@wisc.edu

Scott Spak
PhD Student, Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
Room 207
608-265-8720
snspak@wisc.edu

Anne Shudy Palmer
MS Student, Conservation Biology & Sustainable Development
Certificate on Humans and the Global Environment (CHANGE)
Room 287
608-890-0337
anne.shudy@gmail.com

Chris Uejio
PhD Student, Land Resources
Room 206
608-262-5961
uejio@wisc.edu

Paul C. West
PhD Student, Limnology and Marine Sciences
Room 206
608-262-5961
and
Great Rivers Center for Conservation & Learning
The Nature Conservancy
633 W. Main St.
Madison, WI  53703
608-251-8140 xt. 157 tel
608-251-8535 fax
pwest@tnc.org

David Zaks
MS Student, Land Resources
Room 287
608-890-0337
zaks@wisc.edu

Postdoctoral Scientists, Research Interns and Visitors

Dr. Daniel Collins
Postdoctoral Scientist
Room 207
608-265-8720
dbcollins@wisc.edu

Dr. Eungul Lee
Postdoctoral Scientist
elee43@wisc.edu

Dr. Meiyun Lin
Postdoctoral Scientist
Room 207
608-265-8720
mlin26@wisc.edu

Dr. Gemma Narisma
Postdoctoral Scientist
Room 207
608-265-8720
narisma@wisc.edu

Aaron Ruesch
Research Intern
Room 207
608-265-8720
asruesch@gmail.com


Limited Term and Student Employees

George Allez, Data Collection Expert
Room 217
608-265-0604
nikallez@chorus.net

Beth Appelt
Student Hourly
Room 202
608-262-9119
appelt@wisc.edu

Dan Barker
Undergrad Research Assistant
Room 207
608-265-8720
djbarker@wisc.edu

Paul Horvatin
IT Student Hourly
Room 217B
608-263-1412
horvatin@wisc.edu

Erland Kelley
Student Hourly
Room 258
608-262-4775
eskelley@wisc.edu

Peter Kramer
Student Hourly IDL Guru
Room 217
608-263-1412
pkramer@wisc.edu

Isabella Lau
Student Hourly
Room 258
608-262-4775
islau2@gmail.com

Seth Price, Web-Based Mapping Evangelist
seth@pricepages.org

Phil Thomas
Undergraduate Research Scholar
Room 207
608-265-8720
pthomas3@wisc.edu

Teresa Welsh
Student Hourly
Room 202
608-262-9119
twelsh@wisc.edu

Sarah Witmer
Student Hourly Weston Coordinator
Room 207
608-265-8720
switmer@wisc.edu


SAGE Alumni

• Heather Woods, M.S. Staff Scientist, Environmental Resources Management, Chicago, IL

• Kimberly Nicholas Cahill, MS, Land Resources
"Issues In Evaluating Carbon Sequestration and Attributing Carbon Credits to Grassland Restoration Efforts"

• Jeff Cardille, PhD, Environmental Monitoring
"Characterizing Patterns of Agricultural Land Use in Amazonia by Merging Satellite Imagery and Census Data"

• Simon Donner, PhD in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
"The Impact of Climate and Land Use on Nitrate Export By the Missisippi River"

• Joe Helkowski, MS, Environmental Monitoring
"Global Patterns of Soil Moisture and Runoff: An Assessment of Water Availability"

• Erica Howard, MS, Land Resources and Forest Ecology and Management
"Effects of Logging on Carbon Dynamics of a Jack Pine Forest in Saskatchewan, Canada"

• Billiana Leff, MS, Environmental Monitoring
"Mapping And Analysis Of Human-Dominated Ecosystems On A Global Scale: A Look at Croplands and Urban Areas

• Nick Olejniczak, MS, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
"Usability in Science Web Sites: the Atlas of the Biosphere Project"

• Johna Roth, MS, Land Resources with a certificate in Energy Analysis and Policy
"Carbon Sequestration in Dane County: An Analysis of the Scientific and Economic Feasibility of Grasslands to Offset Power Plant Emissions"

• Peter Snyder, PdD, Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, Jan 2004
"Examining Vegetation and Climate Interactions: A comparative study of different vegetation types and their impacts on atmospheric energetics and dynamics at the regional and global scales"

• Tracy Twine, PhD, Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, Jan 2004
"Investigating the Effects of Land Cover Change and Climate Variability on the Land Surface Hydrology of the Mississippi River Basin"

• Julie Vano, MS, Land Resources, Dec 2005
"Land Surface Hydrology in Northern Wisconsin, USA: Iinfluences of Climatic Variability and Land Cover"