Dr. Jennifer Alford
Dr. Jennifer Alford is the Director of the CSUSB Institute for Watershed Resiliency (IWR), an Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB), and the Associate Director of Research for CSU WATER. She leads the IWR with over two decades of environmental resource and education experiences that collectively seeks to link community resource needs with interdisciplinary learning and research activities. Dr. Alford observes the quality and quantity of watershed resources as well as how water impairments impact ecological and public health from the headwaters to downstream watersheds and communities. Her current activities occur within the San Bernardino Mountains and National Forest which provide headwater and ecosystem services to downstream Inland Empire communities. To facilitate her activities, Dr. Alford participates in partnerships including the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District (SBVMWD), the Mojave Water Agency, US Forest Service (USFS), Southern California Mountains Foundation (SCMF), the Headwaters Resiliency Partnership, and local school districts just to highlight a few. These collaborations serve Inland Empire communities by mitigating impacts to watershed resources and communities through dynamic learning and research activities across K-12, higher and professional education as well as public stewardship.
Claudia Muldoon
Claudia is a financial, administrative and program management specialist for the IWR, where she has worked for the last five years. She studied accounting at University of Baja California, in her native country of Mexico, with over 15 years of experience on financial reporting and cost accounting. She immigrated to California in 2017 where she plans to continue her professional studies soon to specialize in Public Administration. In her free time, Claudia enjoys taking road trips to explore new places and new food, with her husband and their pet dog Tyson.
2025-2026 Watershed Fellows
Jonathan Albini Evan Soto Jay Rodriguez
Environmental Studies, B.A. Environmental Studies, B.A. Environmental Studies, B.A.
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Seth LaidLaw Maria Mendoza Gutierrez
Criminal Justice, GIS Concentration Geology, B.S.
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Gaby Alvarado Karolyn Chery Karis Rizzo
Geology, M.S. STEM Education, M.A. Environmental Studies, B.A.