SAFES Leadership
Karen Fisher-Vanden, Director
On Sabbatical July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023
Distinguished Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics, and Public Policy, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education
Areas of expertise: economy-wide modeling; integrated assessment; energy-water-land interactions; climate change impacts, adaptation and resilience
Matt Royer, Associate Director of Partnerships & Engagement
Acting director academic year 2022/2023
Associate Research Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education; Director, Agriculture and Environment Center
Areas of expertise: environmental law; nonpoint source pollution of water (agriculture and urban stormwater runoff); stakeholder engagement at local, state, regional, and federal levels
Heather Preisendanz, Associate Director of Research Programs
Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering; Natural Resource Engineering
Areas of expertise: Emerging Contaminants, Contaminant Fate and Transport, and Environmental Hydrology
Robert Shannon, Associate Director of Educational Programs
Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering; Coordinator, Environmental Resource Management Program
Areas of expertise: wetland biogeochemistry; riparian wetlands; pollutant impacts on aquatic systems; resource systems analysis
SAFES Staff
Kathryn Bartling
Watershed Project Coordinator
Agriculture and Environment Center
Aaron Cook
Research Initiative Associate
Jennifer Fetter
Extension Educator, Water Resources
Collaborator, Agriculture and Environment Center
Terra Ingram
Administrative Coordinator for the SAFES Institute
Emily Jozefik
Proposal and Award Generalist
Kristen Koch
Program Manager, Agriculture and Environment Center
Lauren Shaffer
Agricultural Outreach Specialist
Tammy Shannon, M.Ed.
Academic Advising Coordinator, Environmental Resource Management
Course Instructor, ERM Program
Institute Membership
Associate Members of the institute have faculty appointments in the College of Agricultural Sciences, can serve on operating committees, benefit from the technical infrastructure, and are permitted to request the use of resources and services provided by institute staff.
Affiliated Members of the institute are collaborators on institute-sponsored research projects and can benefit from the institute's resources, services, and infrastructure through affiliation with an Associate Member.
