Staff


Wendy D. Graham, Director
Carl S. Swisher Chair in Water Resources
Phone: (352) 392-5893 ext. 2113
wgraham@ufl.edu
http://www.abe.ufl.edu/~graham

Wendy D. Graham is the Carl S. Swisher Environmental Scholar in Water Resources and Director of the University of Florida Water Institute. She graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Engineering. Her PhD is in Civil Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She conducts research in the areas of coupled hydrologic-water quality-ecosystem modeling; water resources evaluation and remediation; evaluation of impacts of agricultural production on surface and groundwater quality; and development of hydrologic indicators of ecosystem status. As Director she is responsible for establishing, conducting and evaluating research, education and outreach programs conducted under the auspices of the University of Florida Water Institute.


Kathleen A. McKee, Research Coordinator
Phone: (352) 392-5893 ext. 2114
katmckee@ufl.edu

Kathleen earned her M.S. degree in Soil and Water Science at the University of Florida in 2004 modeling wetland soil phosphorous in cattle pastures near Lake Okeechobee and gained knowledge in land use analysis, nutrient dynamics, geographic information systems, remote sensing and watershed management. She has major roles in the Suwannee Hydrologic Observatory testbed in the Santa Fe basin, Nutrient Effects on Springs and on the program initiation fund projects. She manages hydrologic databases for mutliple projects and is a data manager for the CUAHSI Hydrologic Information System development effort funded by the National Science Foundation.



Lisette M. Staal, Research Coordinator
Phone: (352) 392-5893 ext. 2116
lstaal@ufl.edu

Lisette has worked at UF for over 20 years in international efforts and recently joined the UF Water Institute as a Research Coordinator with a focus on Water and Society. With a Masters degree in Geography and undergraduate degrees in both Education and Geography her emphasis has been on interdisciplinary approaches, participatory development, farming systems, gender analysis and socio-economic issues. She has worked in Latin America, Africa, the Pacific, and Asia. Lisette now combines her background in education, the social sciences and geography to enhance interdisciplinary initiatives in development, conservation and research at the UF Water Institute.







Mary Garvin, Administrative Assistant
Phone: (352) 392-5893 ext. 2119
megarvin@ufl.edu