Alumni: Colleen M. Flanagan

Understanding alpine watersheds in the Colorado Front Range: phytoplankton community analysis and watershed education

Internship Organization: Rocky Mountain National Park

M.S. 2007

After graduation: Ecologist, Air Resources Division, National Park Service

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 Air Resources Division National Park Service

ENVS Graduate Program - Secondary Core prior to Fall 2012

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As an Ecologist for Air Resources Division, Colleen works in the context of both science and policy, analyzing, interpreting and communicating the environmental effects of air pollution in the national parks. Her work focuses on the effects of atmospheric deposition of toxic air pollutants, communicating results, facilitating research and coordinating collaborative efforts. She also is involved with acidic deposition effects projects, particularly along the Appalachian Trail, ozone effects research at Rocky Mountain National Park, and the compilation of air quality and effects information for 48 Class I parks and 32 ecoregional networks. She received a B.S. in Zoology from the University of Wisconsin—Madison and an M.S. in Environmental Studies and Hydrologic Sciences from the University of Colorado, Boulder.