I'm a research scientist whose interests span freshwater ecology, biogeochemistry, environmental anthropology, and social hydrology and most often ask how freshwater systems are shaped and influenced by direct and indirect human interactions. I recently completed my Ph.D. in the Integrative Biology department at the University of South Florida and am now a post-doctoral research scientist at the University of Vermont studying the social and ecological costs of flooding.

Contact Information:

jbalerna@uvm.edu

jessicabalerna@gmail.com

Rubenstein School of Environment & Natural Resources

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405