Investigating North American Monsoon Variability in the Southwestern USA using Instrumental and Tree-Ring Data

About Us

This research project involves faculty and student researchers from several programs at the University of Arizona in Tucson, and collaboration with the University of Arkansas Tree-Ring Laboratory. The three-year project has been made possible through funding from the National Science Foundation Paleoclimate Program, grant number 0823090.

Principal Investigator

Connie Woodhouse, Professor, UA Geography

Co-Principal Investigators (listed alphabetically)
Christopher Castro, Professor, UA Atmospheric Sciences
Steve Leavitt, Associate Director, UA Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research
David Meko, Professor, UA Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research
Ramzi Touchan, Professor, UA Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research
Graduate Students
Brittany Ciancarelli, M.S. Student, UA Atmospheric Sciences
Daniel Griffin, Ph.D. Student, UA Geography
Undergraduate Students
Russ Biggs, B.A. Student, UA Classics
Amy Fehrenkamp, B.S. Student, UA Geosciences
Littin Shelley Littin, B.S. Student, UA Biochemistry
Alicia Stout, B.A. Student, UA Anthropology
Former Interns
Victor Major, Pinhead Institute Student Intern, Telluride High School
Collaborators
David Stahle, Director, University of Arkansas Tree-Ring Laboratory