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Our Mission
The Climate Adaptation Partnership at CSU serves to coordinate and accelerate interdisciplinary research and to facilitate science-informed, just, and holistic, social and ecological adaptation policies in the face of a changing climate.
Vision Statement
We envision a West and a nation where people can respond to climate change and use climate-driven disturbances as opportunities to improve their communities, where natural and social systems persist or adapt to new conditions, and where government provides leadership through inclusive processes and improved policies.
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People
CAP Leadership
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Dr. Courtney Schultz
CAP PI, Team Lead
Associate Professor and Director of the Public Lands Policy Group
Dept. of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
![Peter Backlund](https://www.research.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/PeterBacklund-350x350-1-150x150.jpg)
Peter Backlund
Associate Director
School of Global Environmental Sustainability
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Eliisa Carter
CAP Program Support Staff
Research Associate III Public Lands Policy Group
Dept. of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
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Jeff Muhs
Research Associate III
CSU Institute for Entrepreneurship
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Dr. Kenneth Shockley
Professor
Dept. of Philosophy
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Dr. Melinda Smith
Professor
Dept. of Biology
Chair of Faculty Council
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Dr. Jill Zarestky
Associate Professor
STEM Center, College of Health and Human Sciences
CAP Team Members
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Dr. Leisl Carr Childers
Associate Professor, Faculty Council Member of the Public and Environmental History Center, Dept. of History
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Dr. Dominique David-Chavez
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
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Dr. Sarah Hart
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
![Caroline Havrilla](https://www.research.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/FRS_Headshot-150x150.jpg)
Dr. Caroline Havrilla
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
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Mindy Hill
Program Manager
Center for Environmental Justice
![James Hurrell](https://www.research.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Hurrell_faculty_profile-150x150.jpg)
Dr. James W. Hurrell
Professor and Scott Presidential Chair in Environmental Science and Engineering, Dept. of Atmospheric Science
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Dr. Eugene Kelly
Professor and Deputy Director of CAES,
Dept. of Soil and Crop Sciences
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Dr. Pat Keys
Assistant Professor,
Dept. of Atmospheric Science
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Dr. Alan Knapp
Professor,
Dept. of Biology
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Jen Kovecses
Assistant Director of Programs for the Salazar Center
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Dr. Jan Leach
University Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Agricultural Biology,
Associate Dean for Research, College of Agricultural Sciences
![Hussam Mahmoud](https://www.research.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/HussamMahmoud-150x150.jpg)
Dr. Hussam Mahmoud
George T. Abell Professor in Infrastructure and Director of the Structural Laboratory, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Dr. Stephanie Malin
Associate Professor,
Dept. of Sociology
Leadership Team Member of the Center for Environmental Justice
![Nathan Mueller](https://www.research.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/nathan_mueller-223x300-1-e1610468526140-150x150.jpg)
Dr. Nathan Mueller
Associate Professor in Ecosystem Science and Sustainability and Soil and Crop Sciences
![Lindsey Schneider](https://www.research.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/schneidl-e1610468706489-150x150.jpg)
Dr. Lindsey Schneider
Assistant Professor,
Dept. of Ethnic Studies
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Dr. Russ Schumacher
Associate Professor Atmospheric Science,
State Climatologist
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Dr. Scott Shrake
Executive Director of Entrepreneurship Institute and Strategic Programs
Institute for Entrepreneurship
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Dr. Camille Stevens-Rumann
Associate Professor,
Dept. of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship, Assistant Director of the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute
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Dr. John Tracy
Director
Colorado Water Center
![Brad Udall](https://www.research.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/BradUdall-150x150.jpg)
Brad Udall
Senior Water & Climate Research Scientist/Scholar
Colorado Water Center