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Melanie Lenart Research Associate, Climate Assessment for the Southwest, University of Arizona PhD, Renewable Natural Resources, University of Arizona, 2003 Melanie Lenart is a research associate with ISPE, hired in October 2003 to join the Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS) team. She has focused on outreach and natural resources for this NOAA-funded effort, an integrated assessment project designed to identify and evaluate climate impacts on human and natural systems in Arizona and New Mexico. Currently, she is involved in creating an upcoming web-based network on climate change in the Southwest. Dr. Lenart has a background in global climate change, forestry and natural resources, and science and environmental journalism. She completed her dissertation on tree uprooting in tropical and temperate forests for the University of Arizona in 2003. Her CLIMAS research has focused on the social aspects of sharing climate information with stakeholders and using a collaborative approach to forest management. Her outreach efforts have included organizing workshops, giving talks to the public and writing feature articles on climate variability and change, including for Environment, The Desert Museum’s sonorensis and the monthly Southwest Climate Outlook, an electronic publication distributed by CLIMAS. A series of her Outlook articles has been compiled, with contributions from other CLIMAS researchers, into a book: Global Warming in the Southwest: Projections, Observations and Impacts. She is currently working on another book, for the University of Arizona Press, about how the planet responds to climate change and the implications for urban and natural systems. Selected Publications for Melanie Lenart Applications of monsoon research: opportunities to inform decision making and reduce regional vulnerability Ray, A. J., G. M. Garfin, M. Wilder, M. Vásquez-León, M. Lenart, and A. C. Comrie. 2007. Applications of monsoon research: opportunities to inform decision making and reduce regional vulnerability. Journal of Climate. Journal Article: View Full Record   Climate change effects on Southwest water resources Garfin, G., and M. Lenart. 2007. Climate change effects on Southwest water resources. Southwest Hydrology. Magazine Article: View Full Record   Global Warming in the Southwest: Projections, Observations and Impacts Lenart, M., with section forwards from G. Garfin, B. Colby, T. Swetnam, B.J. Morehouse, and contributions from S. Doster and H. Hartmann. 2007. Global Warming in the Southwest: Projections, Observations and Impacts. Book: View Full Record   Water-energy trade-offs between swamp coolers and air conditioners Chatterjee, A., and M. Lenart. 2007. Water-energy trade-offs between swamp coolers and air conditioners. Southwest Hydrology. Magazine Article: View Full Record   Collaborative stewardship to prevent wildfires Lenart, M.. 2006. Collaborative stewardship to prevent wildfires. Environment. Journal Article: View Full Record   14 publications Next page		Contact information Office: Institute of the Environment Phone: (520) 792-8736 Fax: (520) 792-8795 Email: mlenart@email.arizona.edu * Habla Espanol Mailing Address University of Arizona Climate Assessment for the Southwest PO Box 210156 Tucson, AZ 85721-0156