Who We Are

The North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center is a partnership between the US Geological Survey, the University of Colorado Boulder and six consortium partners: South Dakota State University, The Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance, Colorado State University, The Nature Conservancy, the University of Wyoming, and the University of Montana. We are one of nine regional climate centers in the national CASC network created to help meet the changing needs of land and resource managers across the country. NC CASC serves Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas and Nebraska. 

Leadership

Aparna Bamzai-Dodson
Assistant Regional Administrator, USGS
abamzai@usgs.gov
Molly Cross
Regional Administrator, USGS
mcross@usgs.gov
Jane Wolken
University Deputy Director
jane.wolken@colorado.edu

Scientists & Staff

Janna Black
Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison
Janna.Black@colorado.edu
Sarah Burton
Data Scientist, USGS
sburton@usgs.gov
Tony Ciocco
Climate Adaptation Scientist, USGS
aciocco@usgs.gov
Seamus Land
Participatory Science Fellow, USGS
sland@usgs.gov
Brian Miller
Research Ecologist, USGS
bwmiller@usgs.gov
Megan Moore
Stakeholder Engagement Specialist, USGS
mamoore@usgs.gov
Meagan Oldfather
Climate Adaptation Specialist, USGS
moldfather@usgs.gov
Gabriel Senay
Research Physical Scientist, USGS
senay@usgs.gov
Stefan Tangen
Research Coordinator, USGS
stangen@usgs.gov
Kynser Wahwahsuck Bell
Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison
kynser.wahwahsuck@colorado.edu

Consortium Partners

Marissa Ahlering
Co-PI, The Nature Conservancy
mahlering@tnc.org
Reinique Beck
Co-PI, Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance
reiniqueb@gmail.com
Ana Davidson
Co-PI, Colorado State University
ana.davidson@colostate.edu
Phil Higuera
Co-PI, University of Montana
philip.higuera@umontana.edu
Jeff Martin
Co-PI, South Dakota State University
jeff.martin@sdstate.edu
Corrine Knapp
Co-PI, University of Wyoming
corrie.knapp@uwyo.edu
Courtney Schultz
Co-PI, Colorado State University
courtney.schultz@colostate.edu
Terri Schulz
Co-PI, The Nature Conservancy
tschulz@tnc.org

Affiliates, Fellows and Students

Jennifer K. Balch
Director, ESIIL, CU Boulder
jennifer.balch@colorado.edu
Shelley Crausbay
Climate Adaptation Specialist
shelley.crausbay@usda.gov
Amanda Cravens
Research Social Scientist, USGS
aecravens@usgs.gov
Katherine Hegewisch
Project Scientist & Web Developer
khegewisch@ucmerced.edu
Azmal Hossan
PhD student, GPTWA/Colorado State University
azman.hossan@colostate.edu
Ben Livneh
Director, Western Water Assessment, CU Boulder
ben.livneh@colorado.edu
Wynne Moss
Biologist, USGS
wmoss@usgs.gov
Jamie Peeler
Postdoc Fellow, University of Montana
jamie.peeler@mso.umt.edu
Prasad Thota
Graduate Research Assistant, CU Boulder

Former Partners and Affiliates

Elizabeth Bannister

Shelly Crausbay

Elsa Culler

Lisa Dilling

Laura Edwards

Julia Goolsby

Katherine Halama

Sarah Jaffe

Brian Johnson

Maxwell Joseph

Caitlin Littlefield

Jeff Morisette

Robin O'Malley

Luca Palasti

Jenny Palomino

Nathan Quarderer

Jilmarie Stephens

Ty Tuff

Dawn Umpleby

Alisa Wade

Leah Wasser

Jennifer Zavaleta Cheek