Susan Bolton
sbolton@u.washington.edu


Education

B.A. Biology, University of Colorado with Distinction
M.S. Zoology, North Dakota State University
MSCE Civil Engineering, New Mexico State University
Ph.D. Civil Engineering, New Mexico State University


Honors

Phi Beta Kappa
Outstanding Dissertation Award Water Resources Dissertation
Outstanding Contribution to Washington’s Water
Resources’, American Water Resources Association, Washington Award for the book ‘Restoration of Puget Sound Rivers’


Research

My research focuses on stream hydrology and the effect of landscape characteristics on hydrologic and ecological processes and responses in streams. I am also interested in ecohydrology and ecological engineering as they relate to stream restoration.


Publications

1 edited book, 7 chapters in books, over 60 publications

Two recent:

Montgomery, D.R., and S.M. Bolton. (2003). Sources of geomorphic and hydrological variability in river ecosystems. Pp 39-80 In R.C. Wissmar and P.A. Bisson (eds.) Strategies for Restoring River Ecosystems: Sources of Variability and Uncertainty in Natural and Managed Systems. American Fisheries Society.

Bergen,S., S.Bolton, and J. Fridley. 2001. Ecological Engineering: Design based on ecological principles. Ecol. Eng. 18(2):201-210.


Administration & Service

former Director, Center for Streamside Studies 1998-2003


Highlights

- Instructor hydrology and watershed ecology for 13 years in the College of Forest Resources

- Perfoming baseline environmental monitoring and assessment for La Cangreja National Park in Costa Rica

- Teach a 10-week Spring quarter course for UW undergraduate and graduate students in Cost Rica