People Involved with the RiverSmart Communities Project

Lead Investigators:
Eve Vogel, Assistant Professor, UMass Amherst Geosciences | Website
Christine Hatch, Extension Assistant Professor, UMass Amherst Geosciences | Website

Past Student Researchers:
Nicole Gillett, Noah Slovin, Alexander Schwartz, UMass Amherst Geosciences - Science of Fluvial Geomorphology
Daphne Chang, Mt Holyoke College Environmental Studies- Institutional and Policy Research
Laurel Payne, Smith College Environmental Policy and Science - Institutional and Policy Research
Cecilia Frisardi, Gina Accorsi, Nayha Chopra-Tandon - 2011-2012 Institutional and Policy Research

UMass Project Support Team:
Steve Mabee - Massachusetts State Geologist, UMass Amherst Department of Geosciences
Scott Jackson - Extension Associate Professor, UMass Amherst Department of Environmental Conservation
Keith Nislow - Adjunct Associate Professor, UMass Amherst Dept. of Environmental Conservation; Research Fisheries Biologist, US Forest Service, Northern Research Station
Paula Rees - Director, Massachusetts Water Resources Research Center

Scientific Research Advisory Committee:
Steve Mabee, Chair - Massachusetts State Geologist, UMass Amherst Department of Geosciences
Keith Nislow - Adjunct Associate Professor, UMass Amherst Dept. of Environmental Conservation; Research Fisheries Biologist, US Forest Service, Northern Research Station
Beth Lambert - River Restoration Scientist, Division of Ecological Restoration, Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game
Michael Marcus - Senior Scientist, Principal; New England Environmental Inc., Amherst, MA
Peter Skidmore, P.G. - Geomorphologist, Principal; Skidmore Restoration Consulting, LLC

Institutional Research Advisory Committee:
Christopher Sneddon, Chair – Associate Professor, Departments of Geography and Environmental Studies, Dartmouth College
Rebecca Lave - Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Indiana University
Carolyn Ness - Select Board, Deerfield; Franklin Conservation District; Chair, Creating Resilient Communities: Planning Today to Build Resilient Communities Tomorrow
Andrew Fisk - Executive Director, Connecticut River Watershed Council
Debbie Shriver - Deborah Shriver Consulting

Extension Advisory Committee:
Scott Jackson, Chair - Extension Associate Professor, UMass Amherst Department of Environmental Conservation; Extension Faculty Liason
Rebecca Haney - Coastal Geologist, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
Peter Connors - P.E., Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Mike Kline - State Rivers Program Manager, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
Carrie Banks - Stream Team and Westfield River Wild and Scenic Committee Coordinator, Division of Ecological Restoration, Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game