Dr. Woonsup Choi (Professor of Geography)
Dr. Woonsup Choi published the following two articles:
- Choi, W. and J. Choi, “South by Southwest: Shifting Streamflow Drought in Catchments with an Intermittent Streamflow Regime in the Conterminous United States,” Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 2026
- Chen, D. and W. Choi, “Differential Temperature Controls on Spring Freshet Onset Timing in the Upper Kuskokwim River Basin in Alaska,” Journal of Climate Research, vol. 21(2), pp. 95-111, 2026
Dr. Alison Donnelly (Professor of Geography)
Dr. Alison Donnelly attended the 24th International Congress of Biometeorology, addressing 21st Century Global Climate Issues and Perspectives of Living Beings and Places, held at the University of Novi Sad, Serbia, from 13–16 July 2026. The Congress brought together researchers from around the world to explore interactions between climate, weather, and living organisms, including the impacts of environmental change on ecosystems and human health.
She served as a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee and presented a paper entitled Native shrubs senesce and lose chlorophyll earlier than non-native shrubs in a temperate deciduous woodland in southeastern Wisconsin, USA, which forms part of an ongoing research project. Elisabet Jatmiko and Marelise Steyn, a graduate student and an undergraduate student working with Alison, were co-authors on the presentation. Dr. Donnelly also chaired a session on biometeorological applications in bioaerosols and pollen.
She also recently published the following articles:
- Donnelly, A., & Jatmiko, E. M. (2026). Native shrubs senesce earlier and faster than non-native shrubs in a temperate deciduous woodland in south-eastern Wisconsin, USA. International Journal of Biometeorology, 70(7), 194.
- Li, X., Donnelly, A., & Wang, Y. (2026). Contrasting precipitation controls on autumn phenology across eastern and western US. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 384, 111190.
- Li, X., Wei, Y., Qiu, T., Donnelly, A., & Wang, Y. (2026). Global Spring–Autumn Phenology Coupling Inferred from Satellite Observations and Reanalysis-Based Climate Limitations. Remote Sensing, 18(7), 1002.
- Donnelly, A., Salmon-Tumas, M., Slemmons, C., Schwartz, M. D., LaMontagne, J. M., & Dahlin, K. M. (2026). ENSO advances spring phenology of temperate deciduous shrubs more than trees in Southeastern Wisconsin, USA. Annals of Forest Science, 83(1), 8.
Dr. Ryan Holifield (Professor of Geography)
Congratulations to Geography Professor Ryan Holifield, who has been awarded a 2026-2027 Center for 21st Century Studies (C21) Fellowship. During the fellowship year, Holifield will advance his project, “Slow Action and Urban Environmental Change: Two Narratives of Organizing to Protect Milwaukee’s Waters.” The project examines community organizing and environmental advocacy efforts that have shaped the protection and stewardship of Milwaukee’s waterways.
Dr. Ryan Holifield also published his coauthored article with a geography Ph.D. student, Dulmini Jayawardana in Earth Stewardship:
- Jayawardana, D., and Holifield, R. 2026. “Through Their Eyes: Enriching Civic Environmental Stewardship in Marginalized Communities with Photovoice.” Earth Stewardship 3(3): e70054. https://doi.org/10.1002/eas2.70054
Dr. Kristin Sziarto (Associate Professor of Geography)
Congratulations on Dr. Kristin Sziarto’s new publication with Dr. Nick Padilla (UWM alumni, an assistant professor at University of Western Michigan) in Journal of Geography in Higher Education.
- Padilla, N. L., & Sziarto, K. (2026). Teaching Indigenous geographies: indigenous methods as pedagogy. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2026.2695860