People

This listing of Jornada staff includes LTER-affiliated employees from both the USDA-ARS and New Mexico State University, postdocs, students, and outside collaborators from a variety of organizations. A comprehensive list of USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range staff can be found on their website.

Lead PI

Niall Hanan : Professor, Plant and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University

Niall Hanan

Professor, Plant and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University

nhanan@nmsu.edu

Investigators

Brandon Bestelmeyer : Research Leader, USDA-ARS, Jornada Experimental Range

Brandon Bestelmeyer

Research Leader, USDA-ARS, Jornada Experimental Range

brandon.bestelmeyer@usda.gov
Stephanie Bestelmeyer : Executive Director, Asombro Institute for Science Education

Stephanie Bestelmeyer

Executive Director, Asombro Institute for Science Education

stephanie@asombro.org
Dawn Browning : Research Ecologist, USDA-ARS, Jornada Experimental Range

Dawn Browning

Research Ecologist, USDA-ARS, Jornada Experimental Range

dawn.browning@usda.gov
Ferran Garcia-Pichel : Dean of Natural Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, ASU

Ferran Garcia-Pichel

Dean of Natural Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, ASU

ferran@asu.edu
Niall Hanan : Professor, Plant and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University

Niall Hanan

Professor, Plant and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University

nhanan@nmsu.edu
Theresa Laverty : Assistant professor, New Mexico State University

Theresa Laverty

Assistant professor, New Mexico State University

tlaverty@nmsu.edu
Gregory Maurer : Information Manager/Data Scientist

Gregory Maurer

Information Manager/Data Scientist

gmaurer@nmsu.edu
Marguerite Mauritz-Tozer : Research Assistant Professor, University of Texas El Paso

Marguerite Mauritz-Tozer

Research Assistant Professor, University of Texas El Paso

memauritz@utep.edu
Greg Okin : Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, Dept. of Geography

Greg Okin

Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, Dept. of Geography

okin@ucla.edu
Nicole Pietrasiak : Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Nicole Pietrasiak

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

drylandalgae@gmail.com
Sasha Reed : Research Ecologist

Sasha Reed

Research Ecologist

screed@usgs.gov
Adriana Romero-Olivares : Assistant professor, New Mexico State University

Adriana Romero-Olivares

Assistant professor, New Mexico State University

alro@nmsu.edu
Osvaldo Sala : Regents’ Professor, Arizona State University

Osvaldo Sala

Regents’ Professor, Arizona State University

osvaldo.sala@asu.edu
Robert Schooley : Professor, Dept. of Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois

Robert Schooley

Professor, Dept. of Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois

schooley@illinois.edu
Enrique Vivoni : Professor, Arizona State University

Enrique Vivoni

Professor, Arizona State University

vivoni@asu.edu

Collaborators

Steven Archer : Professor, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona

Steven Archer

Professor, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona

sarcher@email.arizona.edu
Joel Brown : Rangeland Ecologist, USDA-NRCS, Jornada Experimental Range

Joel Brown

Rangeland Ecologist, USDA-NRCS, Jornada Experimental Range

Joel.Brown@usda.gov
Colby Brungard : Assistant Professor, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, NMSU

Colby Brungard

Assistant Professor, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, NMSU

cbrungard.jrn.lter@gmail.com
Andres Cibils : Associate Professor of Range Science, New Mexico State University

Andres Cibils

Associate Professor of Range Science, New Mexico State University

acibils@nmsu.edu
Anthony Darrouzet-Nardi : Assistant Professor, University of Texas, El Paso

Anthony Darrouzet-Nardi

Assistant Professor, University of Texas, El Paso

ajdarrouzetnardi@utep.edu
Mike Duniway : USGS Canyonlands Research Station

Mike Duniway

USGS Canyonlands Research Station

mduniway@usgs.gov
Emile Elias : Research Hydrologist, USDA-ARS, Jornada Experimental Range

Emile Elias

Research Hydrologist, USDA-ARS, Jornada Experimental Range

emile.elias@usda.gov
Rick Estell : Research Animal Scientist, USDA-ARS, Jornada Experimental Range

Rick Estell

Research Animal Scientist, USDA-ARS, Jornada Experimental Range

rick.estell@usda.gov
Akasha Faist : Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Akasha Faist

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

afaist@nmsu.edu
Magda Garbowski : Assistant professor, New Mexico State University

Magda Garbowski

Assistant professor, New Mexico State University

garbowsk@nmsu.edu
Laureano Gherardi : Assistant Professor, University of California Berkeley

Laureano Gherardi

Assistant Professor, University of California Berkeley

lau.gherardi@berkeley.edu
Hugo Gutierrez : Assistant Professor, University of Texas, El Paso

Hugo Gutierrez

Assistant Professor, University of Texas, El Paso

hagutierrez@utep.edu
Jeff Herrick : Soil Scientist and Land PKS PI, USDA-ARS, Jornada Experimental Range

Jeff Herrick

Soil Scientist and Land PKS PI, USDA-ARS, Jornada Experimental Range

jeff.herrick@usda.gov
Laura Huenneke : Vice President for Research, Northern Arizona University

Laura Huenneke

Vice President for Research, Northern Arizona University

laura.huenneke@nau.edu
Lixin Jin : Associate Professor, Geological Sciences, UTEP

Lixin Jin

Associate Professor, Geological Sciences, UTEP

Jeff Kelly : Associate Professor of Zoology and Heritage Zoologist, Oklahoma Biological Survey, University of Oklahoma

Jeff Kelly

Associate Professor of Zoology and Heritage Zoologist, Oklahoma Biological Survey, University of Oklahoma

jkelly@ou.edu
Elizabeth La Rue : Assistant professor, University of Texas El Paso

Elizabeth La Rue

Assistant professor, University of Texas El Paso

ealarue@utep.edu
Erik Lehnhoff : Collaborator, New Mexico State University

Erik Lehnhoff

Collaborator, New Mexico State University

lehnhoff@nmsu.edu
Junran Li : University of Tulsa

Junran Li

University of Tulsa

junran@utulsa.edu
Jennifer McLaren : Assistant professor, University of Texas El Paso

Jennifer McLaren

Assistant professor, University of Texas El Paso

jrmclaren@utep.edu
Curtis Monger : National Leader for Soil Survey Standards, USDA-NRCS, Natl Soil Survey Center

Curtis Monger

National Leader for Soil Survey Standards, USDA-NRCS, Natl Soil Survey Center

curtis.monger@usda.gov
Eli Pérez-Ruiz : Assistant Professor, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez

Eli Pérez-Ruiz

Assistant Professor, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez

eli.perez@uacj.mx
Debra Peters : Ecologist, USDA-ARS, Jornada Experimental Range

Debra Peters

Ecologist, USDA-ARS, Jornada Experimental Range

deb.peters@usda.gov
Kelly Ramirez : Assistant professor, University of Texas El Paso

Kelly Ramirez

Assistant professor, University of Texas El Paso

ksramirez4@utep.edu
Craig Tweedie : Professor, Dept. of Biology & Environmental Science & Engineering., University of Texas at El Paso

Craig Tweedie

Professor, Dept. of Biology & Environmental Science & Engineering., University of Texas at El Paso

ctweedie@utep.edu
Nicholas Webb : Physical Scientist

Nicholas Webb

Physical Scientist

nwebb@nmsu.edu
Walt Whitford : New Mexico State University

Walt Whitford

New Mexico State University

wawhitfo@nmsu.edu

Research site manager

John Anderson : Research Site Manager, Jornada Basin LTER

John Anderson

Research Site Manager, Jornada Basin LTER

janderso@jornada-vmail.nmsu.edu

Project manager

Madeleine Soss : Project Manager

Madeleine Soss

Project Manager

msoss@nmsu.edu

Information manager

Gregory Maurer : Information Manager/Data Scientist

Gregory Maurer

Information Manager/Data Scientist

gmaurer@nmsu.edu

Post-doctoral researchers

Erica Christensen : Post-Doctoral Research Ecologist

Erica Christensen

Post-Doctoral Research Ecologist

echriste@nmsu.edu
Nicholas Glass : Postdoctoral Researcher, Arizona State University

Nicholas Glass

Postdoctoral Researcher, Arizona State University

nicholas.glass@asu.edu
Furong Niu : Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Arizona

Furong Niu

Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Arizona

fniu@email.arizona.edu
Sergio Vargas : Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas, El Paso

Sergio Vargas

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas, El Paso

savargas@utep.edu

Graduate students

Brenda Almanza : Graduate Student, University of Texas- El Paso

Brenda Almanza

Graduate Student, University of Texas- El Paso

balmanza@miners.utep.edu
Dylan Burruss : Graduate Student, New Mexico State University

Dylan Burruss

Graduate Student, New Mexico State University

dylanb@nmsu.edu
Anna Downing : Graduate Student, University of Texas- El Paso

Anna Downing

Graduate Student, University of Texas- El Paso

adowning@miners.utep.edu
Emily Embury : Graduate Student, New Mexico State University

Emily Embury

Graduate Student, New Mexico State University

embury@nmsu.edu
Michael Fischella : Graduate Student, University of California, Los Angeles

Michael Fischella

Graduate Student, University of California, Los Angeles

mfischella@g.ucla.edu
Annessa Foss : Graduate Student, Arizona State University

Annessa Foss

Graduate Student, Arizona State University

annessa.foss@asu.edu
Lance Fountain : Graduate Student, New Mexico State University

Lance Fountain

Graduate Student, New Mexico State University

bugman@nmsu.edu
Muhammad Hanggito : Graduate Student, University of Texas, El Paso

Muhammad Hanggito

Graduate Student, University of Texas, El Paso

mshanggito@miners.utep.edu
Ana Mercedes Heredia Velasquez : Graduate Student, Arizona State University

Ana Mercedes Heredia Velasquez

Graduate Student, Arizona State University

amhered3@asu.edu
Kayla Hettinger : Graduate Student, University of California- Los Angeles

Kayla Hettinger

Graduate Student, University of California- Los Angeles

kayh22@g.ucla.edu
Ruby Hurtado : Graduate student, Arizona State University

Ruby Hurtado

Graduate student, Arizona State University

ryhurtad@asu.edu
Samuel Jordan : Graduate Student, Arizona State University

Samuel Jordan

Graduate Student, Arizona State University

sam.jordan@asu.edu
Michael Kusibu Mba : Graduate Student, University of Nevada Las Vegas

Michael Kusibu Mba

Graduate Student, University of Nevada Las Vegas

kusibumb@unlv.nevada.edu
Jessica Mikenas : Graduate Student, New Mexico State University

Jessica Mikenas

Graduate Student, New Mexico State University

jmikenas@nmsu.edu
Francisco Ochoa : Graduate student, University of California Los Angeles

Francisco Ochoa

Graduate student, University of California Los Angeles

Sarah Ramirez : Graduate Student, New Mexico State University

Sarah Ramirez

Graduate Student, New Mexico State University

srami240@nmsu.edu
Molly Reichenborn : Graduate Student, New Mexico State University

Molly Reichenborn

Graduate Student, New Mexico State University

mreichen@nmsu.edu
Jesus Manuel Ochoa-Rivero : Graduate Student, University of Texas-El Paso

Jesus Manuel Ochoa-Rivero

Graduate Student, University of Texas-El Paso

jochoarivero@gmail.com
Parikrama Sapkota : Graduate student, University of Texas El Paso

Parikrama Sapkota

Graduate student, University of Texas El Paso

psapkota@miners.utep.edu
Ryan Schroeder : Graduate Student, New Mexico State University

Ryan Schroeder

Graduate Student, New Mexico State University

schroe44@nmsu.edu
Dylan Stover : Graduate Student, University of Texas- El Paso

Dylan Stover

Graduate Student, University of Texas- El Paso

djstover@miners.utep.edu
Bryce Sutter : Graduate Student, Arizona State University

Bryce Sutter

Graduate Student, Arizona State University

bmsutter@asu.edu
Finlay Warsop Thomas : Graduate student, Arizona State University

Finlay Warsop Thomas

Graduate student, Arizona State University

fwarsopt@asu.edu
Hayden Thompson : Graduate Student, University of Texas-El Paso

Hayden Thompson

Graduate Student, University of Texas-El Paso

hethompson2@miners.utep.edu
Christopher Vito : Graduate Student, Arizona State University

Christopher Vito

Graduate Student, Arizona State University

cvito@asu.edu

Undergraduate students

Yareni Avila : Undergraduate student (REU), University of Nevada Las Vegas

Yareni Avila

Undergraduate student (REU), University of Nevada Las Vegas

avilay2@unlv.nevada.edu
Matthew Becker : Undergraduate student (REU), New Mexico State University

Matthew Becker

Undergraduate student (REU), New Mexico State University

mbecker1@nmsu.edu
Daniel Cruz : Undergraduate, University of Texas, El Paso

Daniel Cruz

Undergraduate, University of Texas, El Paso

djcruz@miners.utep.edu
Limber Martinez : Undergraduate student (REU), University of Texas El Paso

Limber Martinez

Undergraduate student (REU), University of Texas El Paso

ldmartinez8@miners.utep.edu
Mary Salibi : Undergraduate student (REU), University of Nevada Las Vegas

Mary Salibi

Undergraduate student (REU), University of Nevada Las Vegas

salibi@unlv.nevada.edu
Gillian Trujillo : Undergraduate Staff, New Mexico State University

Gillian Trujillo

Undergraduate Staff, New Mexico State University

gilliant@nmsu.edu

Professional staff

Herman Campos : Research assistant, JRN & JER

Herman Campos

Research assistant, JRN & JER

Ericha Courtright : Information Technology Specialist

Ericha Courtright

Information Technology Specialist

ericha@nmsu.edu
Charlene Gamboa : Program Specialist, SR

Charlene Gamboa

Program Specialist, SR

charhrsn@nmsu.edu
Seth Hall : Research assistant, JRN & JER

Seth Hall

Research assistant, JRN & JER

sethahall08@gmail.com
Darren James : Statistician, USDA-ARS

Darren James

Statistician, USDA-ARS

darren.james@usda.gov
Conrad Nelson : Research assistant, JRN & JER

Conrad Nelson

Research assistant, JRN & JER

cwnelson@nmsu.edu
Geovany Ramirez : Research Associate Professor, Jornada Experimental Range, New Mexico State University

Geovany Ramirez

Research Associate Professor, Jornada Experimental Range, New Mexico State University

georam@nmsu.edu
Scott Schrader : Physical Scientist (GIS Specialist), USDA-ARS

Scott Schrader

Physical Scientist (GIS Specialist), USDA-ARS

scott.schrader@usda.gov