Associate Director, Environmental & Sustainability
Associate Professor, Sch Of Environ,Society&Sustain

jennifer.shah@ess.utah.edu

Publications

• WATER | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Costello, D.M. & CELLDEX Consortium (2022). Global Patterns and Controls of Nutrient Immobilization on Decomposing Cellulose in Riverine Ecosystems. Global Biogeochemical Cycles., 02/15/2022
• WATER | AIR QUALITY | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Jennifer Follstad Shah, R. Bares, B.B. Bowen, G.J. Bowen, D.R. Bowling, D.P. Eiriksson, B. Fasoli, R.P. Fiorella, A.G. Hallar, S.J. Hinners, J.D. Horel, A.A. Jacques, J.C. Lin, D.L. Mendoza, L.E. Mitchell, D.E. Pataki, S.M. Skiles, R.M. Smith, M.A. Wolf & P.D. Brooks (2021). The Wasatch Environmental Observatory: A mountain to urban research network in the semi-arid Western US. Hydrologic Processes., 08/17/2021
• WATER | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Ardón, M., L.H. Zeglin, R.M. Utz, S.D. Cooper, W.K. Dodds, R.J. Bixby, A. Burdett, J.J. Follstad Shah, N.A. Griffiths, T.K. Harms, S.L. Johnson, J. Jones, J.S. Kominoski, W.H. McDowell, A.D. Rosemond, M.T. Trentman, D. Van Horn & A. Ward (2021). Experimental nitrogen and phosphorus enrichment stimulates multiple trophic levels of algal and detrital-based food webs: A global meta-analysis from streams and rivers. Biological Reviews. Vol. 96., 03/04/2021
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: J.S. Kominoski, S.K. Chapman, W.K. Dodds, J.J. Follstad Shah, J.S. Richardson, C.M. Swan (ed.), C. Canhoto (ed.) & L. Boyero (ed.) (2021). Causes and consequences of changes in riparian vegetation for plant litter decomposition throughout river networks in The Ecology of Plant Litter Decomposition in Streams and Rivers. (pp. 273-296). Springer., 02/01/2021
• CLIMATE CHANGE | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Follstad Shah, J.J., Swan, C.M. (ed.), Canhoto, C. (ed.) & Boyero, L. (ed.) (2021). Individual and interacting effects of elevated CO2, warming, and hydrologic intensification on leaf litter decomposition in streams. (pp. 237-272). Springer., 02/01/2021
• WATER | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Carri LeRoy, Andrew Hipp, Kate Leuders, Jennifer J. Follstad Shah, John S. Kominoski, Marcelo Ardón, Walter Dodds, Mark O. Gessner, Natalie A. Griffiths, Antoine Lecerf, David W. P. Manning, Robert L. Sinsabaugh & Jack R. Webster (2019). Plant phylogenetic history explains in-stream decomposition at the global scale. Journal of Ecology., 07/27/2019 GLOBAL
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | WATER | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Jennifer Follstad Shah, Yusuf Jameel, Rose Smith, Rachel Gabor, Paul Brooks & Samantha Weintraub (2019). Altered hydrologic connectivity and spatio-temporal variability in water resources impact chemical and physical properties of a semi-arid urban river system. Journal of the North American Water Resources Association. 1-17., 03/05/2019
• WATER | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Scott Tiegs & CELLDEX collaborators (2019). Global patterns and drivers of ecosystem functioning in rivers and riparian zones. Science Advances. Vol. 5, eaav0486., 01/09/2019 GLOBAL

Presentations

• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Y.D. Hastings, K.A. Mann, R. Smith, and J. Follstad Shah. Green infrastructure microbial community response to simulated storm events in semi-arid environments. Poster presentation at the Salt Lake County Annual Watershed Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT, 11/17/2022
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Y.D. Hastings, K.A. Mann, R. Smith, and J. Follstad Shah. Green infrastructure microbial community response to simulated storm events in semi-arid environments. Poster presentation at the Joint Aquatic Sciences Annual Meeting, Grand Rapids, MI, 05/18/2022
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: K.A. Mann, Y.D. Hastings, R. Smith, and J. Follstad Shah. Diverse vegetation and simulated storm events stimulate short-term N retention in semi-arid bioswales. Poster presentation at the Joint Aquatic Sciences Annual Meeting, Grand Rapids, MI, 05/18/2022
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Follstad Shah, J., Y.D. Hastings, K.A. Mann, D. Pataki, R. Goel, and R. Smith. Plant selection, climate & site age drive biophysical patterns in experimental green infrastructure facilities. Joint Aquatic Sciences Annual Meeting, Grand Rapids, MI., 05/16/2022
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Y.D. Hastings, K.A. Mann, R. Smith, and J. Follstad Shah. Green infrastructure microbial community response to simulated storm events in semi-arid environments. Poster presentation at the Intermountain Sustainability Summit at Weber State University, Ogden, UT, 03/23/2022
• WATER | AIR QUALITY | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Follstad Shah, J. and affiliated WEO scientists. Stable isotopes & hydrochemistry reveal controls on the supply & quality of water resources along wildland to urban land use gradients within the Wasatch Environmental Observatory. CUASI Catchment Science Virtual Seminar Series, March 24, 2021., 03/24/2021
• WATER | AIR QUALITY | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Brooks, P.D., J. Ehleringer, B. Bowen, D.R. Bowling, J. Follstad Shah, S. Hinners, J. Lin, D. Pataki, S.M. Skiles, J. Steenberg D.K. Solomon, C. Strong, S. Burian, and D. Eiricksson. 2019. PA13B-1004 Red Butte Creek and the Wasatch Environmental Observatory: A Mountain to Urban Research Facility in the Semi-arid Western US. Poster presentation at the American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2019. , 12/09/2019
• WATER | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Follstad Shah, J. 2019. Biophysical patterns of streams & riparia along wildland to urban gradients: Partnerships, community science, & student projects. Poster presentation at the Salt Lake County Watershed Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT, November 13, 2019., 11/13/2019
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Boogaard, S., J. Follstad Shah, Z. Lundeen, and K. Grady. 2019. Population-level genetics influences Populus fremontii success more than antecedent climate regime at Rio Mesa research garden. Poster presentation at the Science and Management of the Colorado Plateau 15th Biennial Conference, September 11, 2019., 09/11/2019
• CLIMATE CHANGE | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Jennifer J. Follstad Shah, Zachary Lundeen, Kevin Grady, Tyler Roberts, Brianna Milot, and Sydney Boogaard. Influence of landscape legacies on riparian plant communities in a changing climate. Science and Management of the Colorado Plateau 15th Biennial Conference, 09/10/2019
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | WATER | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Microbial community response to shifting water quantity and quality in an arid urban river ecosystem. Society for Freshwater Science Annual Meeting, May 21, 2019. Presentation in the special session Novel stressors and novel ecosystems: Ecological processes in freshwaters of the built environment. , 05/21/2019
• WATER | CLIMATE CHANGE | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Gallafent, J. and J. Follstad Shah. 2019. Temperature sensitivity of leaf litter decomposition in streams with varying nutrient availability. Poster presentation at the University of Utah Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 9, 2019., 04/09/2019 GLOBAL
• CLIMATE CHANGE | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Jennifer J. Follstad Shah, Zachary Lundeen, Kevin Grady, Tyler Roberts, Brianna Milot, and Sydney Boogaard. Influence of landscape legacies on riparian plant communities in a changing climate. Soil, Water & Climate Cluster Research Group Luncheon., 03/28/2019
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | WATER | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Jameel, Y., Follstad Shah, J., R. Gabor, R. Smith, and S. Weintraub. 2018. Spatiotemporal variability in hydrologic connectivity controls the physicochemical properties of a semi-arid urban river system. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA., 12/12/2018
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | WATER | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Follstad Shah, J., Y. Jameel, R. Smith, R. Gabor, and S. Weintraub. 2018. Linking water quantity to water quality in the Jordan River, Utah. Salt Lake County Watershed Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT., 11/15/2018
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | WATER: Follstad Shah, J. Linking Water Sources & Water Quality within the Jordan River, Utah. Presentation to the Utah Division of Water Quality TMDL Technical Committee., 10/15/2018
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Gabor, R.S., M. Barnes, G.J. Bowen, W. Brazelton, P.D. Brooks, D. Eiriksson, A. Gelderloos, S.J. Hall, Y. Jameel, M. Millington, M. Navidomskis, B.T. Neilson, J. Follstad Shah, R. Smith, T. Stout, H. Tennant, C. Thornton, S. Weintraub. 2017. Microbes, nutrients and organic matter in urban-impacted rivers. American Chemistry Society 253rd National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 2-6, 2017., 11/15/2017
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Smith, R., J. Follstad Shah, R. Gabor, Y. Jameel, M. Navidomskis. 2017. Nutrient cycling in the Jordan River: seasonal and spatial variation. Salt Lake County Watershed Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT, November 15-16, 2017., 11/15/2017
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Follstad Shah, J., R. Gabor, Y. Jameel, R. Smith, and S. Weintraub. 2017. Evidence of groundwater connectivity in the Jordan River despite flow regulation and groundwater inputs. Salt Lake County Watershed Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT, November 15-16, 2017., 11/15/2017
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Follstad Shah, J., S. Weintraub, R. Gabor, R. Smith, Y. Jameel, M. Navidomskis. 2017. Microbial community response to energy and nutrient flows within a semi-arid, effluent dominated urban river system. American Water Resources Association Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, May 1-3, 2017., 05/01/2017

Teaching

• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Research Experience for Post-baccalaureate Students (REPS): Can green infrastructure maximize ecosystem processes related to nitrogen? , 09/01/2021-05/31/2022
• JUSTICE, EQUITY & DIVERSITY | BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | CLIMATE CHANGE | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Sustainable Streams and Riparian Zones, 08/01/2018-12/31/2018
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Global Learning Integration for the Environmental and Sustainability Studies Program, 09/01/2015-12/31/2016 AUSTRALIA BHUTAN CHINA COSTA RICA DENMARK ECUADOR FRANCE GERMANY INDIA MADAGASCAR MALDIVES NETHERLANDS NICARAGUA SOUTH AFRICA THAILAND UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES

Internal Service

• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Center for Ecological Planning & Design, 09/01/2017

External Service

• CLIMATE CHANGE: Carbon Footprint of a Utes Football Game; ENVST 5559 capstone project conducted in partnership with the University of Utah Sustainability Office, 01/20/2020-04/20/2020
• JUSTICE, EQUITY & DIVERSITY | WATER | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Water Filtration Device Education Program, ENVST 5559 capstone project conducted in partnership the University of Utah Learning Abroad Office, 01/20/2020-04/20/2020 GLOBAL
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Commencement Sustainability Pledge & Green Cord Program, ENVST capstone project conducted in partnership with the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 01/20/2020-04/20/2020
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Model Riparian Protection Ordinance for the Salt Lake Valley, ENVST 5559 capstone project conducted in partnership with the City of Cottonwood Heights and the Seven Canyons Trust, 01/20/2020-04/20/2020
• WATER: Canal Lining for Municipal Water Efficiency, ENVST 5559 capstone project conducted in partnership with the Utah Rivers Council, 01/20/2020-04/20/2020
• WATER | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Creation of GIS Layers for Channel Stability, E. coli, & Benthic Macroinvertebrates within Red Butte Creek. Partnership with Salt Lake County - Watershed Planning & Restoration., 08/19/2019-12/20/2019

Professional Service

• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | WATER: Invited by Utah Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion to serve on a working group tasked with drafting statewide legislation related to riparian buffer protections., Riparian Protection Legislative Working Group, 05/01/2023-03/01/2024

Media

• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | WATER: Lungren, A. “New bill seeks to award Utah communities for river and stream improvement efforts”, St. George News, 01/31/2024
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | WATER: Keddington, E. “Future legislation could protect the green around Utah’s rivers”, KSL News Radio 102.7 FM, 10/13/2023
• WATER | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Gabrielson, P. “New Ways to Look at Stream Health”, @theU, January 4, 2021. , 01/04/2021
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | WATER | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: This Green Earth – Dr. Rose Smith. During the first half of the show, Nell and Chris learn about the latest research by Dr. Rose Smith and her colleagues from the University of Utah on the Salt Lake Valley's Jordan River. Dr. Smith shares surprising results about where the water in the river comes from and how it is impacted by nutrients from the community around it. , 07/09/2019
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | WATER | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Gabrielson, P. “How the River Flows”, @theU newsletter., 07/07/2019
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | WATER | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: “Where the Jordan River’s Water Comes From”, Technology.org., 06/28/2019
• WATER | CLIMATE CHANGE: Adams, B. “River Ecology on a Global Scale”, @theU newsletter. , 02/04/2019
• WATER | CLIMATE CHANGE: Hager, R. “New Global Assessment of Decomposition in Rivers Reveals Distinct Signatures”, Utah Public Radio., 02/04/2019
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ENERGY | AIR QUALITY: Adams, B. “Shedding Light”, @theU newsletter., 11/26/2018
• CLIMATE CHANGE: What climate change means for leaf litter, 04/05/2017 GLOBAL
• CLIMATE CHANGE: What climate change means for leaf litter, 03/30/2017 GLOBAL
• CLIMATE CHANGE: What global climate change may mean for leaf litter in streams and rivers (UNews), 03/03/2017 GLOBAL
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Growing knowledge and experience through tree planting at Alta (SustainableU Blog), 12/01/2016

Grants

• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | WATER | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Can green infrastructure maximize ecosystem processes related to nitrogen?. PI: Rose Smith. Co-PI(s): Jennifer Follstad Shah, Diane Pataki, Ramesh Goel, 05/01/2020-04/30/2022