Elizabeth Tellman

Elizabeth Tellman is a Joint Assistant Professor in Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences and an Assistant Professor (home department) in the School of Geography, Development, and Environment at the University of Arizona. She is the co-founder and Chief Science Officer at Cloud to Street, a climate risk analytics nonprofit. Her research focuses on global environmental change impacts on vulnerable populations, including illicit activities, flood risk, water scarcity, and land use change. Tellman also leads the Tellman Lab, advancing interdisciplinary approaches to socioenvironmental systems.

• Education: PhD in Geography (Arizona State University, 2019), MS in Environmental Science (Yale University), BS in Individual Studies/Sustainable Globalization and Environmental Studies (Santa Clara University).

Her research integrates computational models, remote sensing, and sociohydrology to address water governance challenges and climate adaptation. She collaborates with institutions like Columbia University’s Water Center and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society, emphasizing decision-making under uncertainty in hydroclimatic systems.

No scientific awards are explicitly listed in the provided information. Her advising and grants activities are not detailed here, though her work at Cloud to Street indicates applied research partnerships. The Tellman Lab focuses on environmental justice and climate resilience, leveraging interdisciplinary methods to tackle modern and paleoflood dynamics, urban water systems, and biogeochemical processes.