Hampshire College

Christina Cianfrani, assistant professor of hydrogeology, received her B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania, M.S. from Yale University, and Ph.D. in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Vermont. Her research focuses on watershed processes approached from an ecological and engineering perspective, and on the public policies involved in creating successful management programs.

Specifically, she explores the effects of urbanization on stream systems, develops stream restoration plans, and conducts basic geomorphological research relating hydrologic stream characteristics with biotic integrity. To conduct these interdisciplinary research projects she partners with local and state agencies, research institutions, non-profit organizations, and private consultants.

Her teaching interests include watershed ecology; watershed management and planning; geographic information systems; stream restoration; hydrology; and fluvial geomorphology.

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Professor Cianfrani will be on sabbatical for the spring 2012 semester.

Affiliations
School of Natural Science

Recent Courses
NS-0157/NS-0357: Sustainable Water Resources (Fall 2011)
NS-0255: Watershed Hydrology (Fall 2011)
Food and Water (Fall 2010)
Water in a Changing Climate (Fall 2010)