2024 - Host Agreement Faculty | Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center

Director

Jia Hu

Former SW CASC Host Institution Director (2022-2025)

The University of Arizona

jiahu@arizona.edu

Aaron Lien

SW CASC Host Institution Director

Assistant Professor, Rangeland Ecology and Adaptive Management

The University of Arizona

alien@arizona.edu

Stephanie McAfee

Regional Administrator

USGS

smcafee@usgs.gov

John Tull

Assistant Regional Administrator

USGS

jtull@usgs.gov

PI's

Michelle Baker

Utah State University

Dean - College of Science

Professor

michelle.baker@usu.edu

Alexander (Sasha) Gershunov

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Research Meteorologist

agershunov@ucsd.edu

Beth Rose Middleton

University of California, Davis

Professor & Designated Emphasis Chair

Graduate Advisor

brmiddleton@ucdavis.edu

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Drew Peltier

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Assistant Professor

drew.peltier@unlv.edu

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Andi Thode

Professor

Director - AZ Wildlife Initiative

Lead SW Fire Science Consortium

andi.thode@nau.edu

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Park Williams

University of California, Los Angeles

Professor

Ladder Faculty

williams@Geog.ucla.edu

Co-PI

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Clare Aslan

Associate Professor

Director - School of Earth & Sustainability

Co-Director - Center for Adaptable Western Landscapes

Clare.Aslan@nau.edu

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Kyle Cavanaugh

University of California, Los Angeles

Professor

Ladder Faculty

kcavanaugh@geog.ucla.edu

Rachel Clemesha

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

UC San Diego

Project Scientist

rclemesha@ucsd.edu

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Scott Hotaling

Utah State University

Assistant Professor

scott.hotaling@usu.edu

Jasquelin Peña

University of California, Davis

Faculty Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

pena@ucdavis.edu

Key Personnel

Dan Cayan

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

dcayan@ucsd.edu

Rachel Gildersleeve

The University of Arizona

Evaluation Team Member

ragildersleeve@arizona.edu

Elise Gornish

The University of Arizona

Associate Specialist

egornish@arizona.edu

Jef R Jaeger

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Associate Professor in Residence

Jef.jaeger@unlv.edu

Michael Kotutwa Johnson

The University of Arizona

Assistant Specialist

kotutwa@arizona.edu

Glen MacDonald

University of California, Los Angeles

macdonal@geog.ucla.edu

Gigi Owen

The University of Arizona

Assistant Staff Scientist

gigi@arizona.edu

Mark Schwartz

University of California, Davis

mwschwartz@ucdavis.edu

Frank van Breukelen

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Professor

Frank.vanbreukelen@unlv.edu

Erica Fleishman

Oregon State University (working collaboratively with SIO)

Director of the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute

Professor

erica.fleishman@oregonstate.edu

Anita JT Govert

University Deputy Director

The University of Arizona

agovert@arizona.edu