Research
My primary research objective is to conduct interdisciplinary,
applied research in the field of watershed and ecosystem science focusing on
stream systems. My research focuses on developing an understanding of watershed
processes from both an ecological and engineering perspective. Broadly this
research falls into two categories: 1) ecohydrology
of small streams; and 2) urban impacts on stream systems. Additionally, I
recently began scholarly research on teaching and student learning in the
sciences.
Recent
Publications:
McNeeley,
S.M., S.A. Tessendorf, H Lazrus,
T. Heikkila, I.M. Ferguson, J.S. Arrigo,
S.Z. Attari, C.M. Cianfrani,
L. Dilling, J.J. Gurdak,
S.K. Kampf, D. Kauneckis,
C.J. Kirchhoff, J. Lee, B.R. Lintner, K.M. Mahoney,
S. Opitz-Stapleton, P. Ray, A.B. South, A.P.
Stubblefield, J. Brugger, 2012. Catalyzing
Frontiers in Water-Climate-Society Research: A View from Early Career
Scientists and Junior Faculty. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. DOI:10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00221.1.
PDF
Cianfrani, C.M.,
S.M.P. Sullivan, W.C. Hession, and M.C. Watzin, 2010. A Multitaxonomic
Approach to Understanding Local- Versus Watershed-Scale Influences on Stream
Biota in the Lake Champlain Basin, Vermont, USA. River Research and Applications. 27:n/a.
DOI:10.1002/rra.1470. PDF
Cianfrani C.M.,
S.M.P. Sullivan, W.C. Hession, M.C. Watzin. 2009. Mixed Stream Channel Morphologies:
Implications for Fish Community Diversity. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and
Freshwater Ecosystems. 19:147-156.
DOI:10.1002/acq.946. PDF
Cianfrani, C.M., W.C.
Hession, and D.M. Rizzo, 2006.
Watershed Imperviousness Impacts on Stream Channel Condition in Southeastern
Pennsylvania. Journal
of American Water Resources Association. 42(4):941-956. PDF