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 Finance and Operations
Lanna Nations
Director of Education & Outreach
James Halgren, Ph.D., PE
Assistant Director of Science
Charity Mccalpin
CIROH Research Project Coordinator
Meredith Marsh
Events Coordinator
Benjamin Lee, M.S.
DevOps Engineer
Ava Noffsinger
Cultural and Water Resources Preservation Intern
Kayla Roberson
CIROH Communications Intern
JunHo Song, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Scholar
Alyssa Fountain
Administration Secretary
Shannon Price
Grants and Contracts Specialist
Allison Chapman
Accountant II
Web Communications Specialist