Kristine "Kris" Stepenuck
Extension Associate Professor
Associate Director and Extension Program Leader for Lake Champlain Sea Grant
Affiliate, Gund Institute for Environment
81 Carrigan Dr
312F Aiken Center
Burlington, VT 05401
United States
- Ph.D., Environment and Resources, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2013
- M.S., Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 1999
- B.S., Water Resource Management, University of New Hampshire, 1995
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Areas of expertise
Instructional programs: Environmental Sciences, Natural Resources
Research: Watershed science, water quality impacts of land use and road salt, flood resilience, community science and engagement, Lake Champlain.
BIO
Watershed Science, Policy and Education
Kristine Stepenuck, PhD (Kris; she/her) is Associate Director and Extension Program Leader for Lake Champlain Sea Grant and Extension Associate Professor of Watershed Science, Policy and Education in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont. For more than 20 years, she has focused her career to build community connections to and understanding of the impact our actions have on the health of streams, rivers, and lakes.
Her research focuses on understanding behavior changes that result from watershed outreach programming, assessing impacts of land use on water quality, and understanding motivations of volunteers and outcomes of programs that engage the public in scientific research. Kris holds a PhD in Environment and Resources from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
She is currently a member of the Education and Outreach committee of the Lake Champlain Basin Program and a section editor for the journal, Citizen Science: Theory and Practice. She is a year ‘round bike commuter and enjoys hiking, whitewater kayaking, and skiing.
- Lake Champlain Sea Grant
- Watershed, Education, Science and Policy Lab
- Netherlands Class
- USA Volunteer Monitoring Network
Publications
Bio
Watershed Science, Policy and Education
Kristine Stepenuck, PhD (Kris; she/her) is Associate Director and Extension Program Leader for Lake Champlain Sea Grant and Extension Associate Professor of Watershed Science, Policy and Education in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont. For more than 20 years, she has focused her career to build community connections to and understanding of the impact our actions have on the health of streams, rivers, and lakes.
Her research focuses on understanding behavior changes that result from watershed outreach programming, assessing impacts of land use on water quality, and understanding motivations of volunteers and outcomes of programs that engage the public in scientific research. Kris holds a PhD in Environment and Resources from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
She is currently a member of the Education and Outreach committee of the Lake Champlain Basin Program and a section editor for the journal, Citizen Science: Theory and Practice. She is a year ‘round bike commuter and enjoys hiking, whitewater kayaking, and skiing.