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Center management

Our primary goals are to retain a commitment to fostering environmental stewardship and advancing the ASU charter, all while profoundly impacting our community and the natural world.

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Osvaldo Sala

Regents Professor

School of Life Sciences

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Em Gonzalez

Project Coordinator

Global Drylands Center

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Global Drylands committee

What it means to be a committee member

  • Defining goals: Committee members help establish and clarify the objectives and goals of the Global Drylands Center.
  • Decision-making: Members contribute to finalizing decisions regarding the strategic direction and priorities of the center. 
  • Assisting Committee Chair: Members support the Committee Chair in their duties and responsibilities. 
  • Overseeing subcommittees: Committee members can oversee and provide support to specific subcommittee chairs as assigned.
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Becky Ball

Professor

School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences

[email protected]
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Jason Bruner

Professor

School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies

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Scott Collins

Global Futures Scientists and Scholars

[email protected]
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Ferran Garcia-Pichel

Center Director and Regents Professor

School of Life Sciences

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Heather Throop

Professor

School of Earth and Space Exploration

[email protected]
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Enrique Vivoni

Professor

School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment

[email protected]
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Jianguo Wu

Professor

School of Life Sciences

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Global Drylands affiliates

What it means to be an affiliate of the Global Drylands Center

An affiliate with the Global Drylands Center is a faculty member whose expertise can be applied to drylands research.

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Joni Adamson

President’s Professor

English

[email protected]
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Rimjhim Aggarwal

Professor

School of Sustainability

[email protected]
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Michael Angilletta

Associate Dean and President’s Professor

EdPlus at ASU

[email protected]
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Emeritus Professor

Univrsity of Arizona

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Robert Balling

Professor

School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning

[email protected]
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Heather Bateman

Associate Dean and Professor

CISA – Leadership

[email protected]
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Research Ecologist

Southwest Biological Science Center

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Information Manager

McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER

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Principal Investigator

CICESE

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Hinsby Cadillo-Quiroz

Professor

School of Life Sciences

[email protected]
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Arianne Cease

Associate Professor

School of Sustainability

[email protected]
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Stuckerman School Director

PennState

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Professor

Northeastern University

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James Collins

Professor

School of Life Sciences

[email protected]
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Irasema Coronado

School Director and Professor

School of Transborder Studies

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Dale DeNardo

Program Director and Professor

School of Life Sciences

[email protected]
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Pierre Deviche

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

[email protected]
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Uttaran Dutta

Associate Professor

Hugh Downs School Of Human Communication

[email protected]
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Adjunct Professor

University of New South Wales

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Sabine Feisst

Professor

School of Music, Dance and Theatre

[email protected]
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Assistant Research Scientist

NASA/University of Maryland

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Adjunct Professor

University of Buenos Aires

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Assistant Professor

Indiana University

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Nico Franz

Professor of Practice

School of Life Sciences

[email protected]
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Assistant Professor

niversity of Arizona

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Nancy Grimm

Regents Professor

School of Life Sciences

[email protected]
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Professor of Dryland Ecology

New Mexico State University

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Erika Lynne Hanson

Program Director and Associate Professor

School of Art

[email protected]
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Arjun Heimsath

Professor

School of Earth and Space Exploration

[email protected]
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David Hondula

Associate Professor

School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning

[email protected]
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Earth Scientist

Stanford University

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Kristian Kelley

Clinical Associate Professor

The Design School

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Ann Kinzig

Professor Emerita

Biosocial Complexity Initiative

[email protected]
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Mark Klett

Professor Emeritus

School of Art

[email protected]
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Professor

Colorado State University

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Associate Professor

Stanford University

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Professor

University of New Mexico

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Professor of Ecology

University of Alicante

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Emilia Martins

Professor

School of Life Sciences

[email protected]
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Yuval Mazor

Associate Professor

School of Molecular Sciences

[email protected]
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Watershed and Ecosystem Scientist

Pacific Northwest National Laboraory

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Principal Investigator

CICESE

John Moore

Director, Natural Resources Ecology Laboraory

Colorado State University

Research Ecologist

Southwest Biological Science Center

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Eduardo Pagan

Professor

Partnership for Community Development

[email protected]
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Garth Paine

Professor

The GAME School

[email protected]
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Professor Emeritus

Colorado State University

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Martin J. (Mike) Pasqualetti

Professor

School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning

[email protected]
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Charles Perrings

Professor Emeritus

Global Futures Scientists and Scholars

[email protected]
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Research Professor

National Research Council of Spain

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Ecologist

Jornado Basin LTER

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Professor

The University of New Mexico

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Charles Redman

Professor Emeritus

School of Sustainability

[email protected]
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Research Ecologist

Southwest Biological Science Center

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Distinguished Professor

The University of New Mexico

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Hava Samuelson

Professer Emerita

Jewish Studies

[email protected]
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Professor Emeritus

Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

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Peter Schlosser

Vice President, Vice Provost and Professor

Global Futures Laboratory

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Steven Semken

President’s Professor

School of Earth and Space Exploration

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Angelia Seyfferth

Professor

School of Life Sciences

[email protected]
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Susana Silvestre Carbonell

Postdoctoral Researcher

CTFC

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Professor

Colorado State University

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Juliet Stromberg

Professer Emerita

Global Futures Scientists and Scholars

[email protected]
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Fabio Suzart de Albuquerque

Associate Professor

CISA – School of Applied Sciences and Arts

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Professor

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Jesse Taylor

Associate Professor

School of Life Sciences

[email protected]
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Senior Lecturer

King’s College London

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Tyson Terry

Assistant Professor

School of Sustainability

[email protected]
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Rangeland Manager

USDA Forest Service

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B.L. Turner

School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning

[email protected]
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Professor

University of California-Santa Barbara

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Rodrigo Vargas

Professor

School of Life Sciences

[email protected]
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Carlos Velez-Ibanez

Regents Professor

School of Transborder Studies

[email protected]
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Martin Wojciechowski

Professor Emeritus

Evolutionary Biology (PhD) program

[email protected]
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Director

CONIICET

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Senior Lectutuer

University of Western Australia

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Professor

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Global Drylands associates

What it means to be an associate of the Global Drylands Center

An associate takes on a more interactive or collaborative role with the Global Drylands Center. They may participate in events, provide expertise or engage with projects. Additionally, associates might provide support such as equipment, materials or services

  • Blessing Mcanlis-Vasquez
  • Christine Kovach
  • Con Englehorn
  • Dan Gruber
  • David Smith
  • Diana Yazzie Devine
  • Diane Enos
  • Diana Smith
  • Diane Veres
  • Janie Ellis Jones
  • Joan Fudala
  • John Graham
  • John E. Sather
  • Joy Englehorn
  • Juanita Armstrong Ullberg
  • Justin Owen
  • Lattie Coor
  • Linda Milhaven
  • Linda Wegener
  • Lori Singleton
  • Mark Siegwarth
  • Melinda Gulick
  • Nicole Hill
  • Patrick Graham
  • Rachel Sacco
  • Randy Schilling
  • Richard Bourke
  • Richard Bowers
  • RJ Cardin
  • Sam Campana
  • Sonia Perillo
  • Steve Wegener
  • Thomas Largo Sr.
  • Vashti Supplee

Become a GDC associate

Being an associate helps support research, education and outreach efforts toward drylands sustainability. Fill out an interest form to get more information about the program and what it means to be involved.