Title: Assistant Professor
Institution: Utah State University
Address: 5210 Old Main Hill, NR 210, Logan, Utah 84341
Email: juli.scamardo@usu.edu
Phone: (435) 797-2292
Visit Julianne’s Research Website
Research Interests: geomorphology, drylands, floodplains, rivers, sediment, wood, floods, ephemeral streams
Biographical Sketch:
I am a fluvial geomorphologist whose research focuses on understanding geomorphic and hydrologic processes under extreme hydrologic conditions (e.g., floods, droughts, fires). Particularly, I am interested in understanding how variably inundated systems, such as non-perennial streams and floodplains, function and change during and following extreme disturbances. A key element of my past work has been integrating biotic factors, such as beavers and large wood, into our understanding of ecosystem function following disturbance. I have studied the presence and impacts of large wood in natural and restored settings across a wide geographic range from the tropics to deserts, with some of my recent work representing the first studies and syntheses of large wood in the dryland non-perennial systems of North America. My research leverages field-based observations, physics-based models, and statistical analyses to monitor and measure change and function across a wide range of geomorphic and hydrologic conditions. To achieve broad goals of advancing understanding in the science and management of systems during and following extremes, I have a record of collaborating across scientific and social disciplines.
Education:
Ph.D. in Geomorphology / Geosciences from Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO), granted 2023
M.S. in Geosciences from Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO), granted 2019
B.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Texas (Austin, TX), granted 2017