Funded Projects
- “A coupled natural-human framework for risk assessment of coastal communities from land-use and climate change”, National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine – Gulf of Mexico Program, 2020-2023 (Co-PI).
- “Coupling SWAT and WetQual for Improved N, P, and C Processing in Wetland Dominated Agricultural Watersheds”, USDA-NIFA, 2020-202 (PI).
- “Linking Watershed Nutrient Loads to Laizhou Bay Water Quality Indicators: Development and Validation of Stressor-Response Models”, Ocean University of China – Auburn University Joint Center, 2019-2020 (PI).
- “Wetland Hydrology and Nutrient Modeling”, US-EPA, 2019-2020 (Single PI).
- “Building Resilience for Oysters, Blue Crabs, and Spotted Seatrout to Environmental Trends and Variability in the Gulf of Mexico”, NOAA, 2019-2024 (co-PI).
- “Wetland Hydrology and Nutrient Modeling - 3”, US-EPA, 2018-2019 (Single PI).
- “Coupling a wetland and watershed model for improved water quantity/quality prediction”, USDA-HATCH, 2017-2019 (Single PI).
- “Wetland Hydrology and Nutrient Modeling - 2”, US-EPA, 2017-2018 (Single PI).
- “Coastal Development in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Linking Drainage Patterns and Tidal Creeks Habitat”, NOAA- Mississippi/Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, 2017-2019 (Co-PI).
- “Agricultural Water Security through Sustainable Use of the Floridian Aquifer: An Integrated Assessment of Economic and Environmental Impacts”, USDA-NIFA (Co-PI).
- “Enhancing Seasonal Hydrological Forecasts in the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) River Basin using the North American Multi-Model Ensemble”, Alabama Water Resources Research Institute (Co-PI).
- “Wetland Hydrology and Nutrient Modeling -1”, US-EPA, 2016-2017 (Single PI)
- “Wetland Nutrients and Carbon Cycling Modeling”, US-EPA, 2015-2016 (Single PI)
- “Wetland and Riparian Buffer Modeling”, US-EPA, 2014-2015 (Single PI).
- “Low Impact Development Practices for the Most Flood Prone Areas in Toulmins Spring Branch, Mobile and Prichard AL”, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program, 2014-2016 (single PI).
- “Wetland and Riparian Zone Processes Modeling”, US-EPA, 2013-2014 (Single PI)
- “Impact of Forest to Urban Conversion on Human Health”, US Forest Service, 2012-2014 (Co-PI).
- “Forecasting Streamflows in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Using Ensemble Streamflow Predictions”, NOAA, 2012-2014 (Co-PI).
- “Wetland Nutrients and Carbon Modeling”, US-EPA, 2012-2013 (Single PI).
- “Role of Headwater Wetlands for Wetland Water Quality Improvement in Coastal Alabama”, NOAA Mississippi/Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, 2012-2014 (Co-PI).
- Hatch Equipment Grant, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, 2011 (Single PI).
- “Quantifying the Effect of Urbanization on Water Quantity and Quality of Coastal Alabama”, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, 2010-2012 (Single PI)
- “Modeling Climate and Land Use Change Impact on Hydrology and Water Quality Characteristics across an Urban-Rural Gradient”, Auburn University Center of Forest Sustainability, 2010-2012 (Co-PI).
- “Reducing Drought Risks in the Southeast USA: Quantification of Drought Information Value, Development of Drought Indices, and Communication of Drought Information”, NOAA, 2010-2012 (Co-PI).
- “Identifying Flood Generating Areas in 8-Mile Creek Watershed through a Novel Approach”, NOAA Mississippi/Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, 2010-2012 (PI)
- “Influence of Forested Landscapes and Land Use Change on Water Resources in the Southeastern USA”, US Forest Service, 2009-2010 (Co-PI).
- “Assessment of the Impacts of Natural and Economic Activities on the Land Use/Cover and Hydrological Patterns of Dauphin Island”, Auburn University Center of Forest Sustainability, 2008-2011 (Co-PI).
- “Impact of Human Activities and Climate Change on Water Resources and Ecosystem Health in Wolf Bay Basin: A Coastal Diagnostic and Forecast System (CDFS) for Integrated Assessment”, Auburn University Water Resources Center, 2008-2010 (Co-PI).
- “Bridging the Gap between Science, People and Policy for Sustainable Watershed Management in the Tallapoosa River Basin and Beyond”, Auburn University Water Resources Center, 2008-2010 (Co-PI).
- “Reducing the Attractiveness of Airport Stormwater Retention Facilities to Birds”, Federal Aviation Administration, 2008-2011, $800,000 (Co-PI).
- “An Interdisciplinary Assessment of Population Growth and Development Impacts on the Fish River Basin Coastal Community”, NOAA Mississippi/Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, 2008-2010 (PI).
- “Applying Multiple Models to Inform Watershed Management and Land Use Planning in a Coastal Community”, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Environmental Technology, 2007-2009 (Co-PI).
- "Watershed and Water Quality Modeling Services", US-EPA, 2007-2009 (Single PI).