Denise Reed
Denise Reed
Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of New Orleans
New Orleans LA 70148
Phone Number: 504-280-7395
Email Address: djreed@uno.edu
Educational Background:
Ph.D. – Geography, University of Cambridge, UK
B.A. – Geography, University of Cambridge, UK
Professional Background
Came to Louisiana in 1986 as a faculty member at Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, appointed to faculty at University of New Orleans in 1998
Areas of expertise include coastal marsh response to sea-level rise, the contributions of fine sediments and organic material to marsh soil development, and how these are affected by human alterations to marsh hydrology
Worked on 1993 CWPPRA Restoration Plan, Coast 2050, LCA Comprehensive Plan, and 2007 State Master Plan
Member, U.S. Army Chief of Engineers Environmental Advisory Board, 2002 – 2007, 2009- , NOAA Science Advisory Board Ecosystem Science and Management Working Group, 2009- , Chair, Strategic Science Review Panel, Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Program, 2008-
Arthur Maass-Gilbert White Fellow and Visiting Scholar, US Army Institute for Water Resources 2011-2012
University Research Professsor, Dept Earth & Environental Sciences, University of New Orleans