Josh Foster
Faculty Research Assistant
Phone:
541-737-5262
Office:
345 Strand Ag Hall Member of Graduate Faculty in:
Water Resources Policy and Management
Willing to serve on Graduate Committees for:
MS
Primary Areas of Research Interest:
Surface Water
Detailed Research Interest :
water governance
aquatic ecology
water resource policy
Current Research Interests:
- Advancing effective societal adaptation to climate change and weather related risks and vulnerabilities using scientific knowledge as a guide for policy, planning, preparedness, and action to enhance community resilience to climate related impacts.
- Seeking to build and manage institutions and programs to improve communication between scientists and decision-makers to better cope with local risks from climate variability and change.
- Vision for building national climate services and local extension networks to effectively reach local governments and communities in urban settings with actionable climate and weather information.