Anne Jefferson
Professor, Rubenstein School, Robert F. and Genevieve B. Patrick Endowed Chair in Watershed Science and Planning
Director, Vermont Water Resources and Lake Studies Center
Senior Faculty Advisor, Water Resources Institute
Director, Lake Champlain Sea Grant
81 Carrigan Dr
312G Aiken Center
Burlington, VT 05405
United States
- PhD Geology, Oregon State University 2006
- MS Water Resources Science, University of Minnesota 2002
- BA Earth and Planetary Science, The Johns Hopkins University 2001
BIO
Anne is a watershed hydrologist and geomorphologist who works where people live, work, and play. The goal of her research is to improve the resilience and sustainability of water resources and aquatic ecosystems in the Anthropocene. She combines data collection in the environment, with lab work, numerical modeling, and collaboration with social scientists, engineers, ecologists, and others to solve interdisciplinary problems connecting water and people. Much of her group’s research focuses on urban watersheds, stormwater management, and plastic pollution.
Within and beyond the urban environment, Anne is interested in climate change’s effects on winter snowpacks and flood regimes and in how environmental decisions are made. She also interweaves science communication, education, and public engagement throughout her professional activities.
Anne is the Robert F. and Genevieve B. Patrick Endowed Chair in Watershed Science and Planning in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources. She serves as director of the Vermont Water Resources and Lake Studies Center, the Lake Champlain Sea Grant program, and the Northeastern States Research Cooperative. Her research focuses on water in urban environments, combining field studies, lab work and numerical modeling. Since 2020 she has served on the board of directors for the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Sciences Inc (CUAHSI) and as chair of the board of directors in 2024.
Area(s) of expertise
Instructional program: Environmental Sciences
Research: Watershed hydrology, geomorphology, public engagement
Bio
Anne is a watershed hydrologist and geomorphologist who works where people live, work, and play. The goal of her research is to improve the resilience and sustainability of water resources and aquatic ecosystems in the Anthropocene. She combines data collection in the environment, with lab work, numerical modeling, and collaboration with social scientists, engineers, ecologists, and others to solve interdisciplinary problems connecting water and people. Much of her group’s research focuses on urban watersheds, stormwater management, and plastic pollution.
Within and beyond the urban environment, Anne is interested in climate change’s effects on winter snowpacks and flood regimes and in how environmental decisions are made. She also interweaves science communication, education, and public engagement throughout her professional activities.
Anne is the Robert F. and Genevieve B. Patrick Endowed Chair in Watershed Science and Planning in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources. She serves as director of the Vermont Water Resources and Lake Studies Center, the Lake Champlain Sea Grant program, and the Northeastern States Research Cooperative. Her research focuses on water in urban environments, combining field studies, lab work and numerical modeling. Since 2020 she has served on the board of directors for the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Sciences Inc (CUAHSI) and as chair of the board of directors in 2024.
Areas of Expertise
Instructional program: Environmental Sciences
Research: Watershed hydrology, geomorphology, public engagement