Short Bio:
Elizabeth Crisfield worked for Everglades National Park, in Florida and Washington, DC, from 2000-2006 as a hydrologist, water rights negotiator, and science communications specialist.  She holds a B.S. in Physics from James Madison University and an M.S. in Soil Physics from the University of
Georgia.  After teaching physics for the last year and a half, Elizabeth is returning to natural resources.  She is working toward a PhD in Geography at Penn State where she will be investigating climate change
impacts on eastern forests along the Appalachian Trail.  She is a presenter for The Climate Project and recently co-edited and produced a report for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy describing a new ecological monitoring program called the A.T. MEGA-Transect.  Alongside her scientific endeavors,
Elizabeth is a professional fiddler and also enjoys quilting, hiking, and practicing yoga.

• I am interested in cause-effect relationships within the field of ecology. I am particularly interested in developing pro-active land management policies that anticipate the ecological complications of climate change.

• I worked for Everglades National Park, in Florida and Washington, D.C. from 2000 to 2006 as a hydrologist, water rights negotiator, and science communications specialist. I have also taught high school and community college physics.

• Dufour, Caroline and Elizabeth Crisfield, Eds. The Appalachian Trail MEGA-Transect. Harpers Ferry, WV; Appalachian Trail Conservancy, 2008.

• Various presentations on behalf of The Climate Project, 2007.
• George Wright Society Meetings, Philadelphia, PA; March 2005:
• Assurances of Environmental Benefits in Everglades Restoration.
• see resume for additional presentations.

• I am a fiddler and mandolinist performing with songwriter, Nick Annis.
• I also hike, quilt and practice yoga.