People

Lead Contact

Team Members
Name Area of Interest Institution Email
Meaghan Anderson Agronomy, Weed Management Iowa State University mjanders@iastate.edu
J. Arbuckle Sociology, Survey Research Iowa State University arbuckle@iastate.edu
Marit A Bakken Iowa State University bit_mabakken@iastate.edu
Rick Cruse Soil Science Iowa State University rmc@iastate.edu
Lilli Dahlstrom Iowa State University lilli23@IASTATE.EDU
Doug Davenport Conservation lapaz85@hotmail.com
Dr. Adam Dolezal Bees, Insect Physiology University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign adolezal@illinois.edu
Cole Dutter Soil Science Iowa State University cdutter@iastate.edu
Craig Ficenec Water Quality, Conservation Sand County Foundation cficenec@sandcountyfoundation.org
Dr. Brian Gelder Soil Science, Water Quality Iowa State University bkgelder@iastate.edu
Matt Helmers Water Quality, Hydrology Iowa State University mhelmers@iastate.edu
Dr. Adina Howe Microbial Ecology Iowa State University adina@iastate.edu
Dr. Laura Jackson Prairie Reconstruction, Plant Ecology, Restoration Ecology University of Northern Iowa laura.l.jackson@uni.edu
Jim Jordahl Soil Science, Conservation Iowa State University jjordahl@iastate.edu
Randy Kolka Soil Science, Nutrient Cycling United States Forest Service randall.k.kolka@usda.gov
Marshall McDaniel Soil Science, Nutrient Cycling Iowa State University marsh@iastate.edu
Iris McFarlin Wildlife Ecology, Natural Resource Science, Science Communication University of Nebraska, Lincoln imcfarlin2@unl.edu
Justin Meissen Restoration Ecology, Plant Ecology University of Northern Iowa justin.meissen@uni.edu
Dr. Jarad Niemi Statistics Iowa State University niemi@iastate.edu
Matt O'Neal Insect Pests, Biology Control, Pollinators, Conservation Iowa State University oneal@iastate.edu
Greg Olson Agronomy, Conservation Sand County Foundation golson@sandcountyfoundation.org
Dr. Karina Schoengold Natural Resource Science, Environmental Economics University of Nebraska, Lincoln kschoengold2@unl.edu
Dr. Lisa Schulte Moore Conventional Agriculture, Bioeconomy, Ecology Iowa State University lschulte@iastate.edu
Michelle Soupir Water Quality, Antibiotic Resistance Iowa State University msoupir@iastate.edu
Jess Stephenson Modeling Iowa State University jnel@iastate.edu
Matt Stephenson Avian Ecology Iowa State University mattstep@iastate.edu
Amy Toth Insect Behavior, Bees Iowa State University amytoth@iastate.edu
John Tyndall Natural Resource Science, Sociology, Environmental Economics Iowa State University jtyndall@iastate.edu
Dr. John Westra Environmental Economics, Ecosystem Service Valuation, Production Economics University of Nebraska, Panhandle Research and Extension Center john.westra@unl.edu
Chris Witte Hydrology, Water Quality Iowa State University witte@iastate.edu
Project Alumni
Name Area of Interest Institution Email
Laura Alt Microbiology USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service lmalt@iastate.edu
Neh Batwara Iowa State University nbatwara@iastate.edu
Fahimeh Baziari Wildlife Management, Forestry, Education Kellog Biological Station Long Term Agroecosystem Research
Melanie Bogert Forestry, Wildlife Ecology, Sustainable Agriculture Iowa State University mgbogert@iastate.edu
Randall Cass Bees, Pollinators Cornell University
Mike Castellano Iowa State University castelmj@iastate.edu
Pauline Drobney Biology Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
Jared Flater Soil Science Iowa State University jflater@iastate.edu
Jordan Giese Avian Ecology Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute jgiese@iastate.edu
Dr. Nancy Grudens-Schuck Program Evaluation, Education, Sociology Iowa State University ngs@iastate.edu
Eric Henning Hydrology, Soil Science Iowa State University ehenning@iastate.edu
Jacob A Hill Iowa State University jakehill@iastate.edu
Badri Khanal University of Nebraska, Lincoln bkhanal@husker.unl.edu
Dr. Matt Liebman Agricultural Ecology Iowa State University mliebman@iastate.edu
Willard Mott Ag Economics, Precision Ag Illinois Valley Community College willard_mott@ivcc.edu
Kelly Nascimento Thompson Soil Science, Modeling Iowa State University kellynay@iastate.edu
Jeri Neal Sustainable Agriculture Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture leopold.ecology@gmail.com
Anne Phillips Community Engagement University of Northern Iowa anne.phillips@uni.edu
Brooke Rogers Iowa State University barogers@iastate.edu
Haleigh N Summers Sustainable Agriculture Sand County Foundation hsummers@sandcountyfoundation.org
Mark Tomer Soil Science, Water Quality USDA, Agricultural Research Service mark.tomer@ars.usda.gov
Eric L Williams Iowa State University ericlw@iastate.edu

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