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Rebecca Schneider specializes in integrated, watershed-based sustainable water resource management in the face of climate change. Her research focuses on the networks of roadside ditches that criss-cross watersheds, contributing to flooding, droughts, and degraded water quality downstream. She is investigating the restoration of organic matter in wetland and terrestrial soils to help improve hydrologic and biogeochemical functions. Over the years, she has worked with students and collaborators to develop a successful research-extension program that addresses both theoretical and applied aspects of plant-water interactions. Her research findings have been translated into extension programs aimed at improving the management of roadside drainage networks to reduce flooding and water pollution, enhance watershed management, and adopt sustainable practices for managing aquatic weeds while also improving streamside protection. Furthermore, she has developed an undergraduate course that teaches a broader set of ecological issues associated with water resource management.
Department of Architecture