Lisa A. Wainger
Chesapeake
Biological Laboratory
University
of Maryland
Center for Environmental Science
P.O.
Box 38, Solomons, MD 20688-0038 |
wainger@umces.edu
(410) 326-7401 (Phone) |
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CURRICULUM VITAE
I.
Education
Ph.D.
1997 Environmental
and
Ecological Economics (self-designed degree within Marine Estuarine
Environmental Sciences), University
of Maryland, College Park.
B.S. 1986 (with honors,
Phi Beta Kappa), Earth Science, University of California, Santa Cruz.
II. Professional Background
2006-present Research Professor,
Univ. of
Maryland, Ctr
for Environmental Science
2008-present Economics Advisor,
US EPA, ORD, Ecosystem Services Research Program
1998–2007 Project Manager,
King and Associates, Inc. Solomons, MD
2004–2006 Associate Research
Scientist, Univ.
of Maryland,
Ctr for Environmental Science
1998–2004 Assistant Research
Scientist, University
of Maryland,
Ctr for Environmental Science
1995–1998 Assistant Research
Scientist/Project Manager, University of Maryland,
Institute for
Ecological Economics, Center for
Environmental Science
III. Research
A.
Areas of Professional Expertise
• Integrated ecological and economic
evaluation of policy options
• Water quality economics
• Ecosystem service trading, mitigation & offsets
• Performance-based environmental restoration planning
• Mapping and valuation of ecosystem services
• Invasive species risk assessment
• GIS and spatial data statistical modeling
B. Recent Publications (more Publications)
Journal Articles
Mazzotta, M.J. and L.A. Wainger, S.
Sifleet, J.T. Petty, and B. Rashleigh, (accepted). Benefit transfer
with limited data: An application to recreational fishing losses from
surface mining.
Ecological Economics.
Munns, W. R., A. W. Rea, M. J. Mazzotta, L. A. Wainger,
and K. Saterson. 2015. Toward a standard lexicon for ecosystem
services. Integrated
Environmental Assessment and Management. Preprint online.
Koch, B. J., C. M. Febria, M. Gevrey, L. A. Wainger,
and M. A. Palmer. 2014. Nitrogen Removal by Stormwater Management
Structures: A Data Synthesis. JAWRA Journal of the American
Water Resources Association 50:1594–1607.
Lookingbill, T. R., E. S. Minor, J. R. Ferrari, N.
Bukach & L. A. Wainger.
2014. Using Risk of Reinvasion to Prioritize Invasive Plant Species
Management. Natural
Areas Journal. 34(3):268-281.
Wainger, L. A., and Shortle, J.S. 2013. Local
Innovations in Water Protection: Experiments with Economic
Incentives. Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm &
Resource Issues 28. Wainger, L. A. 2012. Opportunities for
Reducing Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Compliance Costs: Lessons
from the Chesapeake Bay. Environmental Science &
Technology 46:9256–9265.
Online Products
Wainger, L. A., R. J. Johnston, K. J. Bagstad, C. F. Casey, and T. Vegh.
2014.
Social
Impact Analysis: Monetary Valuation. In: The Federal Resource
Management and Ecosystem Services Guidebook (Olander, L. et al.eds.).
National Ecosystem Services Partnership, Nicholas School of the
Environment, Duke University.
Wainger, L. A. 2014. Benefit-Relevant
Indicators. In: The
Federal Resource Management and Ecosystem Services Guidebook
(Olander, L. et al. eds.). National Ecosystem Services Partnership,
Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University.
Book Chapters
Johnston, R. and L. Wainger. (in press) Benefit Transfer for Ecosystem Service Valuation: An Introduction to
Theory and Methods. Chapter 12 In: Handbook of Environmental Benefit Transfer (R. Johnston, J. Rolfe,
R. Rosenberger, and R. Brouwer, eds.). Springer.
Wainger, L. A. and J. Boyd, 2009.
Valuing
Ecosystem Services. Chapter 6 In:
Ecosystem-Based
Management for the Oceans: Applying Resilience Thinking (K.
McLeod, and H. Leslie, eds.) Island Press.
Lookingbill, T., R. Gardner, L. Wainger and C. Tague.
2008.
Landscape Modelling.
In:
Encyclopedia
of Ecology (Sven Erik Jorgensen, editor).
Elsevier.
Peer-reviewed Reports
Ribaudo, M., C. Abdalla, K. Stephenson, and L. Wainger.
2014. Critical
Issues in Implementing Nutrient Trading Programs in the Chesapeake
Bay Watershed. STAC Workshop Report. Chesapeake Research
Consortium, Annapolis, MD.
Wainger, Lisa A., Jay J. Messer, Mary C. Barber, Robert M. Wolcott and
Andrew L. Almeter. 2012.
Lowering
Barriers to Achieving Multiple Environmental Goals in the Chesapeake
Bay. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) Ecosystem
Services Research Program (ESRP).
U.S. EPA 2011.
An Optimization Approach to Evaluate the Role of Ecosystem
Services in Chesapeake Bay Restoration Strategies. US
EPA/600/R-11/001
Other Reports, Discussion Papers, and
Draft Manuscripts
Wainger, Lisa A., Jillian Rayburn, and Elizabeth W. Price, 2007.
Review of Land Use
Change Models Applicability to Projections of Future Energy Demand
in the Southeast United States. Report to EPA Regional
Vulnerability Assessment Program, Betsy Smith, Director, Southeast
Energy Futures 07-02, March 28, 2007.
Palmer, M.A., L.A. Wainger, L.S. Craig, K.K. Politano, J.
Hosen, A.P Davis, and J.M. Olszewski. 2010. Promoting Successful
Watershed Restoration through Effective Monitoring and Assessment.
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL), Univ. of Maryland Center for
Environmental Science, Solomons, MD 20688-0038. CBL report: CBL11-061.
- Tidal
Wetlands
- Non-Tidal
Wetlands; Appendix
- Streams
Wainger, Lisa A. and Dennis M. King, 2007.
Establishing
Trading Ratios for Point – Non-Point Source Water Quality Trades:
Can we Capture Environmental Variability without Breaking the Bank?
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Technical
Report No. TS-523-07, Manuscript CBL 07-056.
IV. Service
Federal/State/Local
Government and Non-Governmental Organizations
Chesapeake Bay Program Scientific,
Technical, Advisory Committee, 2007 – present
Elected to Executive Board in 2010
Co-chair, SAV Restoration Review subcommittee (2010-2011)
Social Sciences Subcommittee
US EPA, Economics Advisor, to the ORD
Ecosystem Services Research Program, 2008-2012.
Keck Futures Initiative: Ecosystem
Services – Advancing Research. Invited participant. National
Academies of Science. Nov. 11-13, 2011. Irvine, CA.
White House Council on Environmental
Quality, Principles and Guidelines Roundtable on Systems,
Watershed, and Ecosystem Approaches in Project Planning. Invited
Reviewer. October 27, 2010.
St. Mary’s County Recreation and
Parks Citizen’s Advisory Board, 2006-present. President from
2010-2012.
US EPA Ecosystem Services Research Program, Annual Meeting – Invited
plenary speaker and participant. US EPA ORD. Las Vegas, NV October
19, 2010.
C. Contracts and Grants
- Coastal SEES Collaborative
Research: Integrating
stakeholder objectives with natural system models to promote
sustainable
natural resource policy. NSF.
- Science to Inform Corporate
Environmental
Sustainability. NSF subaward through SESYNC.
- Impacts of Climate Change on
Phenology on Linked
Agriculture-Water Systems. NSF Water Sustainability and Climate
(WSC).
- Integrating Socio-Ecological
Research and Collaborative Learning to Promote Marsh and Community
Resilience. NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve System
Science Collaborative.
- Incorporating Ecosystem Services
into Corps of Engineers Restoration Planning. USACE ERDC.
- Analysis of Costs/Risks/Benefits
of Harbor
Dredging and Development Alternatives. Maryland Port
Administration
- Interactive Games to Value
Ecosystem Services.
National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI).
D. Recent Presentations
June 2, 2015. Methods
for
Spatial Integration. (Panel). NRC Landscape and Multi-Resource
Analysis
Workshop. Washington, DC.
May 13, 2015.
Sustainability
Metrics for Biodiversity Management by Electric Power Companies. Env-Vision. Crystal City, VA.
December 8, 2014.
Integrating Social Value through Metrics Development. In Workshop:
Methods
for Incorporating Ecosystem Services into Planning and
Decision-Making. A
Community on Ecosystem Services (ACES) meeting. Washington, DC.
June 2, 2014. Assessing
Lost
Ecosystem Service Benefits Due to Mining-Induced Stream
Degradation in the
Appalachian Region: Economic Approaches to Valuing Recreational
Fishing Impacts
co- presenter with Marisa Mazzotta (US EPA). Northeastern
Agricultural and
Resource Economics Association Meetings. Morgantown, WV.
May 29, 2014. Benefits
of
the Chesapeake Bay TMDL: Creating a Fuller Picture. Chesapeake
Modeling
Symposium. Annapolis, MD.
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