The Alabama Water Institute is run by a world-class staff that work together to ensure that the needs of water researchers are met. See who is on our team and working to make a better, water-secure future a reality.

AWI Staff

Director of Science, Alabama Water Institute, Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

Stefanie O’Neill, M.A.
Director Research Institute Financial Affairs

Lanna Nations
Research Education and Outreach Program Director

James Halgren, Ph.D., PE
Assistant Director Science and Research Operations

Shannon Price
AWI Sponsored Programs Manager

Charity Mccalpin
CIROH Research Project Coordinator

Marie Wilson
Education and Outreach Coordinator

Gabbrielle Steele
Event Coordinator

Benjamin Lee, M.S.
Development Operations Engineer

Elliot Wickham, Ph.D.
Hydrologic Scientist

Cass Saenz
Financial Analyst
C. Bullen
CIROH Project Coordinator
JunHo Song, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Scholar
Alyssa Fountain
Administrative Assistant I
Web Strategist II