Research topic: Water governance, water security and climate change in the peatlands of highland Peru
Flavia Bonolo Dantas, Ph.D., Chair, Geography
Research topic: Household water insecurity and climate adaptation in Brazil
Sydney Beckner, M.S., Chair, Geography
Research Topic: Groundwater governance and Vista Ridge Inter-aquifer Pipeline in Central Texas
Amy Truong, M.S., Chair, Water Management and Hydrological Sciences Program
Research topic: Transboundary water governance
Kelli Condina, M.S., Chair, Geography,
Research topic: Small water systems and water (in)security in Greater Houstonarea
Paula Tomaz, Ph.D., Co-Chair (with Dr. Jader Santos), Geography, Universidade Federal do Ceara
Research topic: “Sustainability measurements for a watershed in a semi-arid region of Brazil”
Caroline Lima Tavares, M.S, Co-Chair (with Dr. Jader Santos), Geography, Universidade Federal do Ceara
Research topic: Water insecurity in Fortaleza Metro area
Marcelo Henrique Viana Soares, M.S, Co-Chair (with Dr. Jader Santos), Geography, Universidade Federal do Ceara
Research topic: Water insecurity in Fortaleza Metro area
Former Graduate Students
Heather Lee, Ph.D. 2016, Chair, Doctoral Dissertation Project: “Where does the “soft path” lead?: Irrigation technologies and water conservation in Central Mexico”
Notable Achievements: NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (2014); CONACYT Fellow (TAMU); NSF PASI Trainee; Glasscock Graduate Fellowship (2013-2014); coauthored paper in Environment and Planning A (with Jepson); Texas A&M Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (2015)
Swetha Peteru, Ph.D. 2016, Chair, Doctoral Dissertation Project: Linking Management Practices to Plant Species and Genetic Diversity in Agroforestry Systems”
Notable Achievements: Applied Biodiversity Science Associate; Whole Systems Genomics Initiative Catalyst Grant (With Cairns); Graduate Diversity Fellowship; Applied Biodiversity Science Amazon Field School Grant; Glasscock Graduate Fellowship (2013-2014); Society of Women Geographers Pruitt Fellowship (2014-2015); Texas A&M Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (2016)
Tianna Bruno, M.S. 2016, Chair, “Market-Based Environmental Justice: A Study of EPA Showcase Communities”
Notable Achievements: Society of Women Geographers National Minority Pruitt Fellowship (2015); Fellow, AGEP (Advancing Interdisciplinary STEM Graduate Education in Energy and Sustainability Disciplines)
Currently PhD Student, Geography Program, UC Davis
Audrey Joslin, Ph.D. 2015, Geography, Chair, Doctoral Dissertation: “Labor and Territory in Environmental Governance Regimes for Biodiversity Conservation in Ecuador’s Paramo”
Notable Achievements: IGERT Trainee; NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (2013); Texas A&M Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (2014-2015)
Currently Assistant Professor, Geography, Kansas State University
Emily Vandewalle, MS Geography, 2014, Chair; Master’s Thesis: “From Emergency to Fix: Point-of-use Water FiltrationTechnology in Colonias along the United States-Mexico Border”
Notable Achievements: published two papers with Jepson from graduate work. Emily, who has worked in the Texas Water Research Institute since graduating, will be begin a year working with a water NGO in the Philippine
Co-authored two papers with Jepson (The Professional Geographer; GEO)
Abhineety Goel, Ph.D., Geography, 2013, Chair Doctoral Dissertation: “Institutional Change and Resource Security in the Omkareshwar National Park Complex, India.
