CCASS brings together a wealth of expertise at the University of Arizona to support sound management choices in the context of climate change, linking science, information needs of managers, and decision-making. CCASS Associates are individuals from the University of Arizona who are currently engaged in climate adaptation activities or projects, generally as the principal investigators for such efforts. CCASS Affiliates also work in related areas and are included in the searchable expertise database.
Kevin Anchukaitis
Professor - School of Geography, Development and Environment
Chair - Global Change Graduate Interdisciplinary Program
Diane Austin
Professor and Director - School of Anthropology
Research Anthropologist - Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology
Laura Bakkensen
Assistant Professor - School of Government and Public Policy
Greg Barron-Gafford
Professor - School of Geography, Development and Environment
Associate Director - School Garden Workshop
Michael Bogan
Associate Professor - School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Dan Ferguson
Lead Investigator and Director - Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS)
Associate Professor - Department of Environmental Science
Associate Professor - Arizona Institute for Resilience (AIR)
Timonthy Finan
Research Anthropologist - Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology
George Frisvold
Professor and Extension Specialist - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
Elise Gornish
Cooperative Extension Specialist in Ecological Restoration - School of Natural Resources
Zack Guido
Director - International Resilience Lab, Arizona Institute for Resilience (AIR)
Assistant Research Professor - School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Gökçe Gunel
Assistant Professor - School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies
Christopher Jones
Extension Agent - Agriculture & Life Sciences, CALS Cooperative Extension
Margaret Livingston
Professor, CAPLA - School of Landscape Architecture and Planning
Laura López Hoffman
Associate Research Professor of Environmental Policy - Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy
Associate Professor of Natural Resource Science - School of Natural Resources and Environment
Mitch McClaran
Professor - School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Sharon Megdal
Director - Water Resources Research Center
Professor - Soil, Water and Environmental Science
Director - Water, Environmental, and Energy Solutions (WEES) Program
Tanya Quist
Associate Professor of Practice - School of Plant Sciences
Director - University of Arizona Campus Arboretum
Mónica Ramírez-Andreotta
Assistant Professor - Soil, Water and Environmental Science
Director - Integrated Environmental Science and Health Risk Laboratory
Edella Schlager
Professor - School of Government and Public Policy
Trent Teegerstrom
Associate Director - Tribal Extension Programs College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Jeremy Weiss
Climate and Geospatial Extension Scientist - School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Connie Woodhouse
Professor - School of Geography and Development
Professor - Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research
Professor - Geosciences
Claire Zucker
Director - Pima County Cooperative Extension
Associate Director - Water Resources Research Center (WRRC)
Adriana Zuniga Teran
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy
Adjunct Lecturer - Sustainable Built Environments degree program, UA College of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture