Leadership and Staff

Leadership

Beverley C. Wemple

University Scholar • Professor of Geography and Environmental Sciences • Faculty Director, Water Resources Institute

Beverley.Wemple@uvm.edu (802) 656-2074
Expertise

Water resources, geomorphology, GIS, spatial modeling, human-environment interactions, mountain environments.

Keith Jennings

WRI Director of Research

Keith.Jennings@uvm.edu
Expertise

Hydrologic modeling, Geospatial & time series data analysis, Scientific programming, Project management

Bernard (Chip) Cole

WRI Senior Faculty Advisor • Professor, Department of Mathematics & Statistics • Director of Vermont Space Grant Consortium/NASA EPSCoR • Director Vermont EPSCoR

Bernard.Cole@uvm.edu (802) 656-0054
Expertise

Cancer biostatistics, Longitudinal data analysis, Clinical trials, Chemoprevention studies

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

anne.jefferson@uvm.edu (802) 656-5734
Expertise

Watershed hydrology, geomorphology, public engagement 

Asim Zia

WRI Senior Faculty Advisor, Professor • Department of Community Development and Applied Economics (CDAE) • College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Asim.Zia@uvm.edu (802) 656-4695
Expertise

Computational policy analysis, Governance networks, Social ecological systems, Coupled natural and human systems, Sustainable development, Food, energy and water systems

Staff

Joshua Beneš

Associate Director of Research Facilities and Networks

Joshua.Benes@UVM.edu (802) 656-7716
Expertise

Steven Exler

WRI and VT EPSCoR Technologist

steven.exler@uvm.edu
Expertise

Web based application design and development, SQL, PHP, Javascript, HTML, CSS

Hannah Fischer

WRI Communications and Events Manager

Hannah.Fischer@uvm.edu
Expertise

Multimedia Develpment, Community Engagement, Video Production, Program Coordination 

Nakasi Fortune

WRI Office and Operations Assistant

nakasi.fortune@uvm.edu
Expertise

Environmental Education, Leadership, Sustainability, Project Management

Ijaz Ul Haq

Research Analyst

ihaq@uvm.edu
Expertise

Hydrology, Artificial intelligence, Environmental resilience

Samantha Koehler

Senior Meteorological Technician

samantha.koehler@uvm.edu
Expertise

Environmental Network Development and Operations, Data Management, Community Engagement