Updated 5/2022

Dr. Chloe Bradley Wardropper

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
cwardropper@uidaho.edu • chloe.wardropper@gmail.com • chloewardropper.weebly.com

EDUCATION:
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 2017
Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, Minor: Geography
Dissertation: Measurement to (im)prove water quality: Environmental performance measurement in
Upper Mississippi River Basin water and agriculture policy
Chair: Dr. Adena Rissman (Human Dimensions, Forest and Wildlife Ecology); Committee:
Dr. Steve Carpenter (Limnology), Dr. Ken Genskow (Urban and Regional Planning), Dr.
Donald Moynihan (Public Policy), Dr. Morgan Robertson (Geography)
B.A., Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, Graduated with High Honors, 2009
Major: College of Social Studies (Government, History, Economics, Social Theory Program)
Thesis: My land or our land: Farmland preservation in Connecticut

EXPERIENCE:
Academic Employment
Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences (NRES), College of
Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Aug. 2022
Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Resources and Society (NRS), College of Natural Resources,
University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho. Affiliated faculty with UI Water Resources Program,
Environmental Science Program, Ecology and Conservation Biology Program, Rangeland Center.
Nov. 2017-Jul. 2022
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Purdue University and The Nature Conservancy, ReThink Soil Health
Non-Operator Farmland Owner initiative, West Lafayette, Indiana. Apr.-Oct. 2017
Doctoral Trainee, Novel Ecosystems National Science Foundation-IGERT (Integrative Graduate
Education and Research Traineeship), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisc. 2016-17
Graduate Research Assistant, National Science Foundation-funded Water Sustainability and Climate
Yahara 2070 Project, Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-
Madison, Madison, Wisc. 2012-2015

Non-Academic Employment
Assistant Soil Conservationist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service,
West Wareham, Massachusetts, 2011
Honors Paralegal, U.S. Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division/Land
Acquisition Section, Washington, DC., 2009-2010

Independent Consulting
U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C. Jun.-Aug. 2021 (Foreign Service Selection Board member)
The Lands Council and Washington Department of Ecology, Spokane, WA. Oct. 2020-Aug. 2021
(Riparian buffers adoption social science consultant)
Purdue University Natural Resources Social Science Lab, West Lafayette, IN. Jun.-Sep. 2018 (USDA
NIFA Water and Climate portfolios evaluation team member)
Development Alternatives, Inc., U.S. Agency for International Development Food and Enterprise
Development Project, Monrovia, Liberia. Jan-Jun. 2012 (Agricultural extension and environmental
compliance consultant)

SCHOLARSHIP ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
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Grants awarded ($5.3M total)

Eigenbrode, S. (PI, UI), S. Adhikari (Co-I, UI), R. Boylan (Co-I, Palouse Conservation District), D.
Finkelnberg (Co-I, UI), P. Hatzenbuehler (Co-I, UI), J. Johnson-Maynard (Co-I, UI), C.
Wardropper (Co-I, UI), L. Sheneman (Co-I, UI). Pacific Northwest Cover Crop Decision Aid
System. Western SARE Research and Education program. $349,697 total (2022-2025).
Boylan, R. (PI, Palouse Conservation District), T. Stubbs (co-I, Palouse Conservation District), C.
Nikkola (Lincoln County Conservation District), M. Moore (co-I, WA Dep’t of Agriculture), D.
Finkelnburg (co-I, UI), C. Wardropper (co-I, UI). USDA-NRCS CIG On-Farm Conservation
Innovation Trials. Inland Northwest Farmers Leading Our United Revolution in Soil Health
(FLOURISH). $2.1M total ($120,000 UI sub-award) (2022-2027).
Wardropper, C.B. (PI, UI), S. Zipper (co-I, KU), A. Zwickle (co-I, MSU). Sustaining ecosystem services
in agricultural landscapes through a better understanding of decision-support systems. USDA
National Institute of Food and Agriculture Sustainable Agroecosystems program. $300,000 total
(2022-2024).
Gilbert, S. (PI, UI), C. Wardropper (co-I), N. Carter (co-I, UM), J. Bruskotter (co-I, OSU). Cumulative
effects of ecological and social stressors on the dynamics of integrated ranching-wildlife systems:
drought, wolves, and human decision-makers. National Science Foundation DISES program
Grant #2109005. $1.6M total (2021-2026).
Sparks, A. (PI, UI), C. Wardropper (co-I), A. Maas (co-I, UI), NASA Land Cover/ Land Use Change
program Grant #80NSSC20K1489, Understanding the socioeconomic drivers of agricultural
land abandonment and associated fire risk in Greece, $450,000 total (2021-2024).
Kolok, A. (PI, UI), C. Wardropper (co-I), Environmental Protection Agency Columbia River Basin
Restoration Funding Assistance program Grant #01J73101, Using crowdsourced crayfish in
education, engagement, and bio-monitoring relative to mercury pollution in the Spokane and
Boise River Basins, $200,000 total (2021-2023).
Brookfield, A. (PI, UW), L. Hay (co-I, USGS), M. Hill (co-I, KU), S. Zipper (co-I, KU) (Wardropper and
others, working group members), US Geological Survey John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis
and Synthesis, Working Group: Visualizing the Invisible: Causes, Consequences, Changes, and
Management of Streamflow Depletion Across the U.S., $163,530 total (travel stipend to UI)
(2019-2021).
Brandt, J. (PI, BSU), A. Meddens (co-I, WSU), K. Lee (co-I, UI), J. Abatzoglou (co-I, UC-M), C.
Wardropper (co-I), USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture FACT seed grant #1019708
Drought decision-support platform (DDeSuP): Deriving physical drought metrics from Earth
observations for integration into ranch management and economic models, $200,000 total
($49,000 sub-award to UI), (2019-2021).
Wardropper. C. (PI), US Geological Survey 104B award #G16AP00050, Characterizing Water-Based
Recreationists’ Perceptions of Toxic Metal Contaminants. $14,642 total, (2019-2020).
Wardropper, C. (PI), Mountain West Clinical and Translational Research-Infrastructure Network,
National Institutes of Health award #2U54GM104944, Perceptions of Lead Contamination and
Behavioral Intentions in a Mining Region, $65,705 total, (2018-2019).
Becker, D. (PI, UI), Wardropper, C. (co-I), Wollstein, K. (co-I, UI), USDI Bureau of Land Management
Joint Fire Science Program grant 18-1-01-18, Toward Fire-Adapted Rangeland Communities: A
Policy Analysis of Outcome Based Approaches to Managing Wildfire Risk in Idaho. $25,000
total, (2018 – 2019).
Wardropper, C. (PI), USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture McIntire-Stennis grant 1015330,
Measurement and adaptation by collaborative landscape partnerships in sagebrush rangeland
ecosystems, $201,100 total, (2018 - 2020).
Wardropper, C. (PI), University of Idaho Office of Research and Economic Development Seed Grant,
Seeding a Resilient Palouse through Participatory Action Research with Farmers. $11,633 total
(2018 - 2019).
Rissman, A. (PI, UW-M), V. Radeloff (co-I, UW-M), C. Wardropper (co-I). Wisconsin Department of
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Natural Resources grant, Adapting to novel and uncertain futures: forester perspectives in
Wisconsin. $16,693 total, (2017 - 2018).

Grants in review:
Qiu, J. (PI, UF), J. Baggio (co-I, UCF), N. Chang (co-I, UCF), P. Kohl (co-I, UCF), C. Wardropper (co-I,
UI), G. Zhengfei (co-I, UF). Scaling up urban agriculture to advance social-ecological resilience
in geographically isolated coastal cities. National Science Foundation DISES program. $1.6M
total ($200,000 UI sub-award) (2022-2027).
Anthony-Stevens, V. (PI, UI), K. Eitel (co-I, UI), B. Miller (co-I, UI), C. McIntosh (co-I, UI), C.
Wardropper (co-I, UI). Cultivating relationships: Partnering people and landscapes for effective
STEM education. National Science Foundation DRK12 program. $2M total (2022-2027).

Publications
Summary metrics: 39 total (peer-reviewed articles), 10 first author; 622 citations, h-index 12 (Google
Scholar)
* indicates student advisee co-author
Peer Reviewed:
39. Wardropper, C.B. and A. Brookfield. (2022). Decision-support systems for water management.
Journal of Hydrology. 610, 127928. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.127928.
38. Zipper, S., W.H. Farmer, A. Brookfield, H. Ajami, H.W. Reeves, C.B. Wardropper, J.C. Hammond,
T. Gleeson, J.M. Deines (2022). Quantifying Streamflow Depletion from Groundwater Pumping:
A Practical Review of Past and Potential Approaches for Water Management. Journal of the
American Water Resources Association. 1-24. doi: 10.1111/1752-1688.12998
37. Fanok, L.*, B.J. Beltran, M. Burnham, C.B. Wardropper (2022). Use of water decision-support tools
for drought. Journal of Hydrology. 607, 127531. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.127531
36. Kohl, P.A. and C.B. Wardropper (2022). Knowledge of majority scientific agreement on
anthropogenic climate change predicts perceived global risk better than perceived personal risk.
Journal of Risk Research. doi: 10.1080/13669877.2022.2028883
35. Wardropper, C.B., L. Esman, S. Harden, Y. Masuda, P. Ranjan, C. Weigel, P. Ferraro, L. Prokopy,
S. Reddy (2022). Applying a “fail-fast” approach to conservation in US agriculture. Conservation
Science and Practice. 4(3), e619. doi: 10.1111/csp2.619
34. Hormel, L.T., C.B. Wardropper, C.B. Scott*, M.B.I. Gallardo, D. Roon, C.I. Armijos. (2021).
Factors influencing water quality perceptions in an urban and rural watershed in southern Ecuador:
A case study of applied interdisciplinary research training in Ecuador. Case Studies in the
Environment pps. 1–15. electronic ISSN 2473-9510. doi: 10.1525/cse.2021.1434937.
33. Wardropper C.B., J.P. Angerer, M. Burnham, M.E. Fernández-Giménez, V.S. Jansen, J.W. Karl, K.
Lee, K. Wollstein*. (2021). Improving rangeland climate services for ranchers and pastoralists
with social science. In special issue on Climate Decision Making in Current Opinion in
Environmental Sustainability. 52, 82-91. doi: 10.1016/j.cosust.2021.07.001
32. Wollstein, K.*, C.B. Wardropper, D.R. Becker. (2021). Outcome-based approaches for managing
wildfire risk: Institutional interactions and implementation within the “gray zone.” Rangeland
Ecology and Management. 77 (101-111). doi: 0.1016/j.rama.2021.04.00731
31. Weigel, C., S. Harden, Y. Masuda, C.B. Wardropper, P. Ferraro, L. Prokopy, S. Reddy. (2021).
Using a randomized controlled trial to develop conservation strategies on rented farmlands.
Conservation Letters. 14, e12803. doi: 10.1111/conl.12803
30. Lavoie, A.* and C.B. Wardropper. (2021). Engagement with conservation tillage shaped by “good
farmer” identity. Agriculture and Human Values. doi:10.1007/s10460-021-10205-1
29. Wardropper, C.B., A.A. Dayer, M.S. Goebel*, V.Y. Martin. (2021). Conducting conservation social
science surveys online. Conservation Biology. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13747
28. Cooper, C.M.*, M.S. Goebel*, V.T. Wade, C.B. Wardropper. (2021). Challenges and Opportunities
for Communicating Lead Exposure Risks in Idaho’s Silver Valley. Case Studies in the
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Environment, 5(1). doi:10.1525/cse.2021.1232759

27. Masuda, Y.J., S.C. Harden, P. Ranjan, C.B. Wardropper, C. Weigel, P.J. Ferraro, S.M.W. Reddy,
L.S. Prokopy. (2021). Rented farmland: A missing piece of the nutrient management puzzle in the
Upper Mississippi River Basin? Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 76 (1) 5A-9A; doi:
10.2489/jswc.2021.1109A
26. Lavoie, A.*, Dentzman, K., C.B. Wardropper. (2021). Using diffusion of innovations theory to
understand agricultural producer perspectives on cover cropping in the inland Pacific Northwest,
USA. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 1-12. doi:10.1017/S1742170520000423
25. Awad, K.*, A. Maas, C.B. Wardropper. (2021). Preferences for alternative water supplies in the
Pacific Northwest: A Discrete Choice Experiment. Journal of Water Resources Planning and
Management. 147(4): 04021007. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0001342
24. Fanok, L.*, M. Burnham, B. Beltran, C.B. Wardropper. (2020). Visions for large landscape drought
resilience in rangelands. Rangelands. doi: 10.1016/j.rala.2020.11.003
23. Cooper, C.*, J. Langman, D. Sarathchandra, C. Vella, C.B. Wardropper. (2020). Perceived risk and
intentions to practice health protective behaviors related to lead contamination in mining-impacted
communities. International Journal of Public Health and Environmental Research. 17(21), 7916.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph17217916
22. Cooper, C.* and C.B. Wardropper. (2020). Environmental, public health and economic development
framing at a Superfund site: A Q methodology approach. Journal of Environmental Management,
79, 111571. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111571
21. Church, S.P., K. Floress, J.D. Ulrich-Schad, C.B. Wardropper, P. Ranjan, W. Eaton, S. Gasteyer, A.
Rissman. (2020). How water quality improvement efforts influence urban–agricultural
relationships. Agriculture and Human Values, 1-18. doi:10.1007/s10460-020-10177-8.
20. Reddy, S., C.B. Wardropper, C. Weigel, Y. Masuda, S. Harden, P. Ranjan, J. Getson, L. Esman, P.
Ferraro, L. Prokopy. (2020). Conservation behavior and effects of economic and environmental
message frames. Conservation Letters, 13(6), e12750. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12750.
19. Torso, K.*, C.M. Cooper*, A. Helkey, C. Meyer, A.L. Kern, C.B. Wardropper. (2020). Participatory
research approaches in mining-impacted hydrosocial systems. Hydrological Sciences Journal,
65(14), 2337-2349. doi: 10.1080/02626667.2020.1808218.
18. Rissman, A.R. and C.B. Wardropper. (2020). Adapting conservation policy and administration to
nonstationary conditions. Society and Natural Resources, 1-14. doi:
10.1080/08941920.2020.1799127.
17. Maas, A., C.B. Wardropper, G. Roesch-McNally, J. Abatzoglou. (2020). A (mis)alignment of
farmer experience and perceptions of climate change in the inland Pacific Northwest. Climatic
Change, 62(3), 1011-1029. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-020-02713-6
16. Wardropper, C.B., A.S. Mase, J. Qiu, P. Kohl, E.G. Booth, A. R. Rissman. (2020). Ecological
worldview, agricultural or natural resource-based activities, and geography affect perceived
importance of ecosystem services. Landscape and Urban Planning, 197, 103768.
doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.103768
15. Running, K., M. Burnham, C.B. Wardropper, J. Hawes, Z. Ma, M. du Bray. (2019). Farmer
adaptation to reduced groundwater availability. Environmental Research Letters, 14(11), 115010.
doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab4ccc
14. Wardropper, C.B., A. R. Rissman. (2019). Adaptations to extreme storm events by conservation
organizations. Climatic Change, 152(1), 85-101. doi: 10.1007/s10584-018-2342-8
13. Ranjan, P., C.B. Wardropper, F. Eanes, S. Reddy, Y. Masuda, L. Prokopy. (2019). Understanding
barriers and opportunities for adoption of conservation practices on rented cropland. Land Use
Policy. 80, 214-223. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.09.039
12. Wardropper, C.B., S. Gillon, A.R. Rissman. (2018). Innovation in outcomes-based water quality
policy: A case study from the Yahara Watershed, Wisconsin, USA. Case Studies in the
Environment, 2(1), 1-7. doi: 10.1525/cse.2018.001222
11. Rissman, A., K. Burke, H. A. Kramer, V. Radeloff, P. Schilke, O. Selles, R. Toczydlowski, C.B.
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Wardropper, L. Barrow, J. Chandler, K. Geleynse, A. L’Roe, K. Laushman, A. Schomaker.

(2018). Forest management for novelty, persistence, and restoration influenced by policy and
society. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 60(8), 454-462. doi: 10.1002/fee.1818
10. Wardropper, C.B. (2018). Environmental performance information use by conservation agency staff.
Environmental Management, 61(4), 563-576. doi: 10.1007/s00267-017-0990-5
9. Evers, C., C.B. Wardropper, B. Branoff, E. Granek, T. Link, S. Olivero, C. Wilson. (2018).
Ecosystem services provisioning and management in novel ecosystems: a systematic review.
Global Ecology and Conservation, 13 (e00362), 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2017.e00362
8. Steger, C., S. Hirsch, C. Evers, B. Branoff, M. Petrova, M. Nielsen-Pincus, C.B. Wardropper, C. J.
van Riper. (2017). Ecosystem services as boundary objects for transdisciplinary collaboration.
Ecological Economics, 143, 153-160. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.07.016
7. Wardropper, C.B., S. Gillon, A.R. Rissman. (2017). Uncertain monitoring and modeling in a
watershed nonpoint pollution program. Land Use Policy, 67, 690-701. doi:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.07.016
6. Rissman, A.R., P. Kohl, C.B. Wardropper. (2017). Public support for carrot, stick, and no-
government water quality policies. Environmental Science and Policy, 76, 82-89. doi:
10.1016/j.envsci.2017.04.012
5. Rissman, A.R., J. Owley, A. L’Roe, A. Morris, C.B. Wardropper. (2017). Public access to spatial data
on private-land conservation. Ecology and Society, 22 (2), 24. doi: 10.5751/ES-09330-220224
4. Qiu, J., C.B. Wardropper, A.R. Rissman, M.G. Turner. (2017). Spatial fit between water quality
policies and hydrologic ecosystem services in an urbanizing agricultural landscape. Landscape
Ecology, 32(1), 59-75. doi: 10.1007/s10980-016-0428-0
3. Wardropper, C.B., S. Gillon, E. McKinney, S. Carpenter, A. R. Rissman. (2016). Local perspectives
and global archetypes in scenario development. Ecology and Society, 21(2), 12. doi: 10.5751/ES-
0834-210212
2. Wardropper, C.B., C. Chang and A.R. Rissman. (2015). Fragmented water quality governance:
Constraints to spatial targeting for nutrient reduction in a Midwestern USA watershed. Landscape
and Urban Planning, 137, 65-75. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2014.12.011
1. Carpenter, S.R., E. Booth, S. Gillon, C. Kuckarik, S. Loheide, M. Motew, J. Qiu, A. R. Rissman, C.B.
Wardropper, J. Seifert, A. Mase, E. Soylu, M. G. Turner. (2015). Changing drivers and plausible
futures of a social-ecological system: Yahara Watershed, Wisconsin, USA. Ecology and Society,
20(2), 10. doi: 10.5751/ES-07433-200210

Peer Reviewed (in submission, review, or revision):

3. Graves, R.A., C.B. Wardropper, B. Beltran, J. Brandt, M. Burnham, N. Carter, R.L. Hale, V. Hillis,
M.A. Williamson. Drivers of conservation adoption on private lands in the western United States:
Implications for large landscape conservation. In revision, Society and Natural Resources.
2. Church, S., C.B. Wardropper, E. Usher, L.F. Bean, A. Gilbert, F.R. Eanes, J.D. Ulrich-Schad, N.
Babin, P. Ranjan, J.M. Getson, L.A. Esman, L.S. Prokopy. How does co-produced research
influence adaptive capacity? Lessons from a cross-case comparison. In revision, Socio-Ecological
Practice Research.
1. Wardropper, C.B., K. Genskow, A. Lavoie, D. Franklin, E. Usher, A. Wilke, J. Arbuckle, D. Jackson-
Smith, L. Prokopy, A. Rissman. Development and implementation of state Nutrient Reduction
Strategies in the US Upper Mississippi River Basin. In revision, Journal of Soil and Water
Conservation.

Other Publications:
Book reviews:
Wardropper, C.B., C. Cooper.* 2019. “A Review of “The End of Sustainability: Resilience and The
Future of Environmental Governance in the Anthropocene.” Society and Natural Resources, 32(7)
850-852. doi: 10.1080/08941920.2019.1590671.
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Reports and research briefs:

Hatzenbuehler, P., Wardropper, C., Adjesiwor, A., Ansah, E. O., Burnham, M., de Haro-Martí,
Dentzman, K., Findlay, J. R., Glaze Jr., J. B., Hinds, J., Jansen, V., Karl, J., Lamichhane, R., Lew,
R., Olsen, N., Powell, M., Running, K., Sagers, J., Schott, L., Walsh, O., and Wilson, B. 2021.
“Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture in Idaho. Idaho Climate-Economy Impacts
Assessment.” James A. & Louise McClure Center for Public Policy Research, University of Idaho.
Boise, ID.
Wardropper, C.B. and A. Lavoie. 2021. “Producer and non-agricultural landowner perspectives on
riparian buffers and riparian restoration projects in Washington State: Benefits, challenges, and
recommendations.” Report prepared for The Lands Council and Washington State Department of
Ecology.
Wollstein, K.*, C.B. Wardropper, D. Becker. 2020. “Challenges and opportunities for outcome-based
grazing in Idaho.” Report prepared for the Bureau of Land Management.
Fanok, L.*, M. Burnham, C.B. Wardropper. 2019. “Perspectives on large landscape drought resilience in
Idaho and Montana.” Report prepared for the High Divide Collaborative.
Lavoie, A.* and C.B. Wardropper. 2019. “Results of focus groups on soil health and cover crops.” Report
prepared for the Palouse Conservation District.
Wardropper, C.B. 2018. “NIFA Climate Synthesis Case Study. Resilience and Vulnerability of Beef
Cattle Production in the Southern Great Plains Under Changing Climate, Land Use and Markets.”
Report prepared for the AFRI-NIFA by the Purdue University Natural Resources Social Science
Lab.
Wardropper, C.B. 2018. “NIFA Climate Synthesis Case Study. Building an Operational Tillage
Information System (OPTIS).”; Report prepared for the AFRI-NIFA by the Purdue University
Natural Resources Social Science Lab.
Ranjan, P., C.B. Wardropper, F. Eanes, L.S. Prokopy. 2017. “Barriers and Recommendations for
Adoption of Conservation Practices on Rented Cropland.” Report prepared for The Nature
Conservancy by the Purdue University Natural Resources Social Science Lab.
Wardropper, C.B., S. Gillon, E.A. McKinney, and A.R. Rissman. 2014. “Perceptions of the Yahara
Watershed Improvement Network Pilot Project.” Report prepared for the Madison Metropolitan
Sewerage District, by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Water Sustainability and Climate
Project.
Rissman, A.R., P.A. Kohl, C.B. Wardropper, J. Seifert. 2017. “Policy Brief: Support for water policy is
driven more by people’s beliefs about government than their self-interests.”
https://wsc.limnology.wisc.edu/sites/default/files/values-survey-brief-FINAL.pdf
Wardropper, C.B., J. Seifert. 2015. “Policy Brief: Are water quality policies hitting runoff hotspots? Maps
reveal a disconnect.” https://wsc.limnology.wisc.edu/sites/default/files/Wardropper-et-
al_policy_mapping_brief_web.pdf
Blogging:
Agriculture Climate Network (2021-present); Yahara in situ (2014-2017); Edge Effects (2015-2016)

Media coverage of research:

Idaho Press-Tribune (2021); American Ag Network (2021); VeryWell Health (2021); Capital Press
(2021); American Ag Network (2021); Inside Climate News (2020); The Idaho Statesman (2019); PBS
(2019); Wisconsin State Journal (2018); WisContext.org (2017); Wisconsinwatch.org (2014)

Professional Meeting Papers and Posters (lead author only):

Creating a community-based herbicide resistance management toolkit with wheat producers in the inland
Pacific Northwest. International Association for Society and Natural Resources. Virtual
conference. June 14-17, 2021.
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Nutrient Reduction Strategy development and implementation in Upper Mississippi River Basin states.
Universities Council on Water Resources Conference. Virtual conference. June 8-10, 2021.
Social science insights on barriers and opportunities for map-based tool use by ranchers and pastoralists.
Society for Range Management. Virtual conference. Feb. 15-18, 2021.
Geographic distance and beliefs about causation interact to shape climate change risk perceptions.
International Symposium on Society and Resource Management. Virtual conference. July 11-26,
2020.
Outcome-based approaches on Idaho’s public rangelands: Co-managing for improved outcomes?
Workshop on the Ostrom Workshop. Bloomington, Ind. June 19-21, 2019.
Assessing health beliefs and health protective behaviors in mining-impacted communities. Mountain
West Clinical and Translational Research Infrastructure Network Annual Conference. Las Vegas,
Nev. June 10-11, 2019.
Adaptations to extreme storm events by conservation organizations. International Symposium on Society
and Resource Management. Oshkosh, Wis. June 2-6, 2019.
Tailoring messages to promote conservation on U.S. rented cropland. International Symposium on
Society and Resource Management. Snowbird, Utah. June 17-21, 2018.
Non-operator landowners and soil health in the U.S. Midwest. International Congress on Conservation
Biology. Cartagena, Colombia. Jul. 23-27, 2017.
Prosocial motivation, policy context, and employee discretion influence use of environmental
performance information by public conservation organizations. Midwest Political Science
Association Conference. Chicago, Ill. Apr. 6-9, 2017.
Do conservation professionals use environmental data? Results from a survey of soil and water
conservation staff in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. North American Congress on
Conservation Biology. Madison, Wisc. Jul. 17-20, 2016.
Residents’ perspectives on ecosystem services in the Yahara Watershed, Wisconsin. International
Symposium on Society and Resource Management. Houghton, Mich. June 22-25, 2016.
Residents’ perspectives on ecosystem services in the Yahara Watershed, Wisconsin. American
Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. San Francisco, Cal. Apr. 29-May 2, 2016.
Fragmented water quality governance: Constraints to spatial targeting for nutrient reduction in the Yahara
Watershed, Wisconsin. [Poster]. Long Term Ecological Research Network All Scientists
Meeting. Estes Park, Colo. Aug. 30-Sep. 2, 2016.
Trading conservation on private lands: Measuring progress in an agricultural watershed Payments for
Ecosystem Services program. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. Chicago,
Ill. Apr. 21-25, 2015.
Trading water quality: How monitoring and modeling (fail to) produce and environmental market. Center
for Culture, History, and Environment Graduate Symposium. Madison, Wisc. Feb. 7, 2015.
Mapping public interventions for nutrient reduction in a Midwestern USA watershed. Soil and Water
Conservation Society Conference. Lombard, Ill. July 27-30, 2014.
Polycentric water quality governance in a Midwestern USA watershed. Workshop on the Ostrom
Workshop Conference. Bloomington, Ind. June 18-21, 2014.
Multilevel governance of ecosystem services: Framing and Implementing policies for water quality in a
Midwestern watershed. International Symposium on Society and Resource Management. Estes
Park, Colo. June 4-8, 2013.

Other Professional Activities/Workshops/Presentations:

USDA Multi-State Hatch-funded NC1190 group. Catalysts for Water Resources Protection and
Restoration: Applied Social Science Research. Virtual. August 16, 2021.
Teaching Socio-Environmental Synthesis with Case Studies. Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center
(SESYNC). Annapolis, Maryland. July 30-Aug. 2, 2019.
USDA Multi-State Hatch-funded NC1190 group. Catalysts for Water Resources Protection and
Restoration: Applied Social Science Research. Columbus, Ohio. June 26-27, 2019.
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COMPASS Science Communication workshop. University of Idaho. Mar. 20-22, 2019.

Growing Food and Justice for All Intensive Leadership and Facilitator Training. Madison, Wisc. Oct. 22-
23, 2016.
Working Group for Sustainability IGERTs. Portland, Oreg. Sep. 21-24, 2016.
USDA Multi-State Hatch-funded NC1190 group. Catalysts for Water Resources Protection and
Restoration: Applied Social Science Research. Ames, Iowa. June 1-3, 2016.
ACES: A Community on Ecosystem Services, DC. Dec. 8-11, 2014.
USDA Multi-State Hatch-funded NC1190 group. Catalysts for Water Resources Protection and
Restoration: Applied Social Science Research. Sheboygan, Wisc. June 2-4, 2014.
Maps and Locals Workshop, Long Term Ecological Research. Boulder, Colo. Feb. 22-25, 2013.
Leadership for Midwestern Watersheds. Madison, Wisc., Nov. 12-13, 2013.
USAID West Africa. Environmental Compliance, Environmentally Sound Design & Management in
Project Implementation: An Africa Regional Training Workshop for Implementing Partners.
Takoradi, Ghana, West Africa. March 19-23, 2012.

Honors and Awards:

Case Studies in the Environment Best Article Prize runner-up for article “Challenges and Opportunities
for Communicating Lead Exposure Risks in Idaho’s Silver Valley” ($500), 2021
University of Idaho Rangeland Center Travel Award ($1,997), 2018
University of Wisconsin Center for Culture, History and Environment Travel Grant ($1,410), 2017
Long Term Ecological Research Network All Scientists Meeting Best Student Poster Award ($100), 2015
Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies Winter Travel Award ($759), 2014
University of Wisconsin IGERT Competitive Innovation Fund small grant (coauthor, $1180), 2014
Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology Travel Award ($400), 2014
University of Wisconsin Biological Sciences Division Award for promising graduate work ($1500), 2012
Davenport Research Grant for projects in public affairs ($1000), 2008
Mellon Research Grant for scientific and environmental research ($1000), 2008

TEACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Areas of Specialization:
Natural resources policy and planning; Coupled human and natural systems; Social science methods;
Professional development

Courses Taught (as Principal Instructor, unless otherwise indicated):

University of Idaho:
Foundations of Research, ENVS/WR 506 (2-credit graduate course), Fall 2021
Research Methods in Environmental Social Science, ENVS 504 (3-credit online graduate course), Spring
2021
Managing Complex Environmental Systems, NRS/ENVS 386 (3-credit undergraduate course), Fall 2018-
Present
Local and Regional Environmental Planning, NRS/ENVS 475 (3-credit undergraduate/graduate course),
Spring 2018-present
Approaches to Coupled Human-Natural Systems Research and Communication, NRS 504 (3-credit
graduate course), Spring 2019
Writing and Publishing Academic Journal Articles, NRS 504 (2-credit graduate course), Spring 2020

University of Wisconsin-Madison:
Policy and Management for Conservation in Novel Ecosystems, FWE 875 (3-credit graduate course), Co-
instructor with Dr. Adena Rissman, Forest and Wildlife Ecology Department, Fall 2016
Environmental Studies: The Social Perspective, ES 112 (3-credit undergraduate course), Teaching
Assistant, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, Spring 2014
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Introduction to Communication: Science & Storytelling, LSC 100 (3-credit undergraduate course),
Instructor, Life Sciences Communication Department, Fall 2013
Government and Natural Resources, ES 449 (3-credit undergraduate course), Teaching Assistant, Nelson
Institute for Environmental Studies, Summer 2013

Students Advised:
Undergraduate:
6 undergraduates, 2021-22, Mentored 1 Internship, 1 EPSCoR Summer Authentic Research
Experience student
7 undergraduates, 2020-21, Mentored 1 Senior Project, 1 Internship
9 undergraduates, 2019-20, Mentored 1 Senior Project, 4 Internships
6 undergraduates, 2018-19

Graduate Students, Major Professor, Graduated:

Courtney Cooper, Ph.D., Water Resources Program, 2020 (currently a postdoc at Penn State).
Dissertation title: “Behavioral Intentions and Environmental Management Framing: Exploring
Community Perspectives in a Mining-Impacted Region of Northern Idaho, USA”
Avery Lavoie, M.S., Environmental Science Program, 2020 (currently an ORISE fellow at EPA).
Thesis title: “Understanding agricultural perspectives of cover crop adoption and symbols of
good farming in the inland Pacific Northwest”
Lily Fanok, M.S., Natural Resources, 2020 (currently research staff at UI). Thesis title: “Drought
preparedness in large landscape management: Using adaptation pathways and decision-support
tools to increase resilience”
Rosa-Lee Cooke, M.S., Master of Natural Resources Program, 2021 (non-thesis track; currently
instructor at Mountain Empire Community College)
Madeline Goebel, M.S., Natural Resources, 2021 (currently research staff at the National Drought
Mitigation Center). Thesis title: “Public perceptions of lead in the United States: Exploring
perceived risk, trust, and subjective knowledge”

Graduate Students, Major Professor, In Progress:

Katherine Wollstein, Ph.D., Natural Resources (currently an Extension Assistant Professor at
Oregon State)
Grace Little, M.S., Natural Resources

Graduate Committee Membership:

Eric Winford, Ph.D., Natural Resources, in progress
Grace Peven, Ph,D., Water Resources, in progress
Mandira Panta, M.S., Natural Resources, in progress
Joshua Hightree, Ph.D., Water Resources, in progress
Courtney Cosden, M.S., Environmental Science, 2020
Daniel Hovanscek, M.S., Water Resources, 2019

Postdoctoral Researchers Advised:

Dr. Nicolas Bergmann, co-advised with Dr. Ian Burke (WSU), 2021-present
Dr. Douglas Becker, co-advised with Dr. Alex Maas (UI), 2021-present

Courses Developed:
ENVS 504, Research Methods in Environmental Social Sciences
NRS/ENVS 475, Local and Regional Environmental Planning
NRS/ENVS 386, Managing Complex Environmental Systems
NRS 504, Approaches to Coupled Natural-Human Systems Research and Communication
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NRS 509, Writing and Publishing Academic Journal Articles

NRS 504, COMPASS Science Communication workshop
FEW 875 (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Policy and Management for Conservation in Novel
Ecosystems

Other Teaching Materials Developed:

Undergraduate course module for National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center, “Can We Have
Healthy Living Environments in Mining-Impacted River Basins?” (https://www.sesync.org/can-we-
have-healthy-living-environments-in-mining-impacted-river-basins), 2019
Undergraduate course module using the University of Wisconsin’s Water Sustainability and Climate
project’s social-ecological future scenarios (wsc.limnology.wisc.edu/yahara2070/undergraduate-
module), 2016

Seminars, Invited Lectures:

Conservation on rented farmland: Testing interventions through a large-scale field trial. Stanford
University, Bill Lane Center for the American West. Dec. 3, 2021.
Research approaches in farmland conservation. University of Idaho, NRS 508 graduate research class.
Dec. 6, 2021.
Stakeholder analysis in natural resources. University of Idaho, Natural Resources 101 Exploring Natural
Resources class. Sep. 11, 2021.
Innovation and environmental conservation in agri-food systems. University of Idaho, Natural Resources
211 Undergraduate Research Experience class. Nov. 13, 2020.
Innovation and environmental conservation in agri-food systems. University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences Seminar Series. Urbana, Illinois. Oct.
25, 2019.
Innovation and environmental conservation in agri-food systems. University of Idaho, Forest, Range and
Fire Sciences Seminar Series. University of Idaho, Oct. 9, 2019.
Research methods for natural resources social science. University of Idaho, Ecology and Conservation
Biology Thesis Planning class, Sep. 11, 2019
International Symposium on Society and Resource Management Student Forum Professional
Development Workshop, Panelist. Oshkosh, Wis. June 2, 2019.
Measurement to (im)prove water quality: Environmental measurement in water and agriculture
management and policy. University of Montana, Society and Conservation Seminar Series.
Missoula, Montana. March 6, 2019.
Decision-making under changing environmental conditions: Implications for science, management and
policy. Idaho State University Environmental Seminar Series. Pocatello, Idaho. Oct. 29, 2018.
Being LGBTQA in STEM, University of Idaho LGBTQA Office, Panelist, Oct. 24, 2018.
Collaborative action toward outcomes-based management in Idaho rangelands. With K. Wollstein and D.
Becker. University of Idaho Rangeland Center Fall Forum. Salmon, Idaho. Oct. 2, 2018.
Social-Ecological Systems, for Introduction to Environmental Science class, University of Idaho, Sep. 7,
2018.
International Symposium on Society and Resource Management Student Forum Professional
Development Workshop, Panelist. Snowbird, Utah. June 17, 2018.
Wisconsin water policy, for Natural Resources and Sustainability class, UW-Baraboo, Apr. 5, 2017.
Wisconsin water policy, for Natural Resources Policy class, UW-Madison, Feb. 14, 2017.
Yahara watershed governance: Old problems and new options, for Introduction to Community and
Environmental Sociology class, UW-Madison, Mar. 10, 2015.
Market-based environmental policies, for Natural Resources Policy class, UW-Madison, Apr. 8, 2014.

SERVICE:
National Service:
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Secretary, USDA Multi-State Hatch: NC1190. Catalysts for Water Resources Protection and Restoration:
Applied Social Science Research, 2020-2021 term
Associate Editor, Society and Natural Resources Journal, 2020-2021
Guest Editor for Special Issue of Journal of Hydrology on Water Decision Support Systems, 2020-2021
Grant review panelist, Hawaii NOAA Sea Grant and Hawaii Water Resources Research Center, 2019,
2021
Grant review panelist, University of Minnesota Water Resources Research Center, Watershed Innovations
Grants Program, 2020
Grant review panelist, National Science Foundation, 2020
Grant review panelist, Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, 2020
Site review panelist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Oregon Sea Grant, 2019
Council Member, International Association for Society and Natural Resources, 2019-2022
At-Large Committee Member, American Association of Geographers, Environmental Perception and
Behavioral Psychology Specialty Group, 2019-2021 term
Research ambassador, Mountain West Clinical and Translational Research Infrastructure Network, 2019-
Present
Conservation Social Science Mentor, Social Science Working Group, Society for Conservation Biology,
2020-Present
College Coach, ScholarMatch, 2020-21

Professional Meeting Leadership:

Co-organizer of session “Hypoxia Task Force States’ Nutrient Reduction Strategies: 10 years of progress,
lessons learned, and national comparisons.” Universities Council on Water Resources conference.
June 8-10, 2021.
Co-organizer of session “Map-Based Tools for Sustainable and Profitable Rangeland Management.”
Society for Range Management Virtual Annual Meeting. Feb. 15-18, 2021.
Co-organizer of session “Institutional Legacies and Governing the Commons: Lessons from Rangeland
Governance.” Workshop on the Ostrom Workshop. Bloomington, Ind. June 19-21, 2019.
Co-organizer of session “Non-operating agricultural landowners: Who they are, what we know, and how
to work with them.” International Symposium on Society and Resource Management. Snowbird,
Utah. June 17-21, 2018.
Co-organizer of session “Incorporating novelty into conservation science and management.” North
American Congress on Conservation Biology. Madison, Wisc. July 17-20, 2016.

Professional and Scholarly Organizational Memberships:

American Association of Geographers
International Association for Society and Natural Resources
Society for Conservation Biology
Soil and Water Conservation Society
Universities Council on Water Resources

Peer reviewer for journals and presses including:

Agriculture and Human Values; American Journal of Public Health; Biological Conservation; California
Agriculture; Climatic Change; Citizen Science: Theory and Practice; Conservation Letters;
Environmental Science and Policy; Journal of Environmental Management; Journal of Hydrology;
Journal of Rural Studies; Journal of Soil and Water Conservation; Land Use Policy; Nature
Sustainability; Planning Practice & Research; Princeton University Press; Rural Sociology; Society and
Natural Resources; World Development

State-focused Service (Idaho):

Idaho Climate-Economy Report committee member, 2019-present
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UI Rangeland Center Fall Forum attendee, 2018-2021

Palouse Basin Aquifer Committee external research advisor, 2018-2020
Organizing committee member, Palouse Conservation District Annual Alternative Cropping Symposium,
2018-2020 term
Idaho Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer Forum facilitator, 2018
High Divide Collaborative Annual Meeting facilitator, 2018

University Service (University of Idaho):

Natural Resources Policy and Management faculty search committee co-chair, 2021-2022
Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences (MANRRS) student club faculty
advisor, 2021-present
UI Faculty Appeals Hearing Board alternate member, 2021-present
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, College of Natural Resources, 2020-2021
Human Dimensions of Fish and Wildlife faculty search committee, 2019
Campus Planning Committee, Member, 2018-2021 term
College of Natural Resources Outstanding Graduate and Undergraduate Student Awards committee, 2019
Environmental Science undergraduate program visioning committee, 2018
Water Resources Program Director search committee, 2018
Water Resources Research Institute Outreach Coordinator search committee, 2018