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Christine J. Kirchhoff

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cxk475@psu.edu
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(814) 863-0436

221 EDI Building
University Park, PA 16802

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IEE Research Themes
Climate and Natural Systems
Equitable Communities and the Built Environment
Water Sustainability
DEIB Committee Lead, Institute of Energy and the Environment
Titles and Affiliations
Associate Professor, School of Engineering Design and Innovation

Research Summary

1) water governance, planning, and management under stress and change including transitions/transformation; 2) the human dimensions of engineering, especially around climate adaptation, and resilience, and particularly in the context of water/wastewater infrastructure and systems; 3) the production and use of science in policy- and decision-making.

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Research Keywords

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Climate
Science
Climate Change
Lake
Organization
Watershed
Lake Basin
Algal Bloom
Decision Making
Adaptive Capacity
Water Management
Water
Stakeholder
Climate Modeling
River Basin
Coproduction
Public
Drinking Water
Adaptive Management
Phosphorus

Projects

A sewage and wastewater treatment facility with on-site solar power generation as seen from the air
Understanding the Scope, Drivers, and Energy Justice Implications of Solar Adoption in the United States Wastewater Sector

Recent Publications

Broadening resilience: An evaluation of policy and planning for drinking water resilience in 100 US cities

Friedman, M. B., Hughes, S., Kirchhoff, C. J., Rauh, E., McOmber, C., Manshardt, D. J. & Prout, J. M., Jan 2024, In: Global Environmental Change. 84, 102798.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A New Database Offers Insights Into Municipal Drinking Water Systems

Hughes, S. & Kirchhoff, C. J., Apr 2024, In: Journal - American Water Works Association. 116, 3, p. 58-59 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

The Civil Engineering Leadership Dilemma: Is Calibrated Paradoxical Leadership the Answer?

Pearce, C. L., Van Knippenberg, D. & Kirchhoff, C. J., May 1 2024, In: Journal of Management in Engineering. 40, 3, 02524001.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A research agenda for the science of actionable knowledge: Drawing from a review of the most misguided to the most enlightened claims in the science-policy interface literature

Jagannathan, K., Emmanuel, G., Arnott, J., Mach, K. J., Bamzai-Dodson, A., Goodrich, K., Meyer, R., Neff, M., Sjostrom, K. D., Timm, K. M. F., Turnhout, E., Wong-Parodi, G., Bednarek, A. T., Meadow, A., Dewulf, A., Kirchhoff, C. J., Moss, R. H., Nichols, L., Oldach, E. & Lemos, M. C. & 1 others, Klenk, N., Jun 2023, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 144, p. 174-186 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Understanding Greenhouse Growers’ Willingness to Use Municipal Recycled Water on Food Crops: The Need for Tailored Outreach Coupled with Deep Engagement to Increase Adoption

McOmber, C., Kirchhoff, C. J., Zhuang, Y. & Raudales, R. E., Apr 2023, In: HortTechnology. 33, 2, p. 161-167 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A global assessment of actors and their roles in climate change adaptation

Petzold, J., Hawxwell, T., Jantke, K., Gonçalves Gresse, E., Mirbach, C., Ajibade, I., Bhadwal, S., Bowen, K., Fischer, A. P., Joe, E. T., Kirchhoff, C. J., Mach, K. J., Reckien, D., Segnon, A. C., Singh, C., Ulibarri, N., Campbell, D., Cremin, E., Färber, L. & Hegde, G. & 10 others, Jeong, J., Nunbogu, A. M., Pradhan, H. K., Schröder, L. S., Shah, M. A. R., Reese, P., Sultana, F., Tello, C., Xu, J. & Garschagen, M., Nov 2023, In: Nature Climate Change. 13, 11, p. 1250-1257 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Regression modeling of combined sewer overflows to assess system performance

Bizer, M. A. & Kirchhoff, C. J., Dec 1 2022, In: Water Science and Technology. 86, 11, p. 2848-2860 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Advancing the scholarship and practice of stakeholder engagement in working landscapes: a co-produced research agenda

Eaton, W. M., Burnham, M., Robertson, T., Arbuckle, J. G., Brasier, K. J., Burbach, M. E., Church, S. P., Hart-Fredeluces, G., Jackson-Smith, D., Wildermuth, G., Canfield, K. N., Córdova, S. C., Chatelain, C. D., Fowler, L. B., Hendawy, M. M. Z. E. A., Kirchhoff, C. J., Manheim, M. K., Martinez, R. O., Mook, A. & Mullin, C. A. & 12 others, Murrah-Hanson, A. L., Onabola, C. O., Parker, L. E., Redd, E. A., Schelly, C., Schoon, M. L., Sigler, W. A., Smit, E., van Huysen, T., Worosz, M. R., Eberly, C. & Rogers, A., Dec 2022, In: Socio-Ecological Practice Research. 4, 4, p. 283-304 22 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

A systematic global stocktake of evidence on human adaptation to climate change

Berrang-Ford, L., Siders, A. R., Lesnikowski, A., Fischer, A. P., Callaghan, M. W., Haddaway, N. R., Mach, K. J., Araos, M., Shah, M. A. R., Wannewitz, M., Doshi, D., Leiter, T., Matavel, C., Musah-Surugu, J. I., Wong-Parodi, G., Antwi-Agyei, P., Ajibade, I., Chauhan, N., Kakenmaster, W. & Grady, C. & 106 others, Chalastani, V. I., Jagannathan, K., Galappaththi, E. K., Sitati, A., Scarpa, G., Totin, E., Davis, K., Hamilton, N. C., Kirchhoff, C. J., Kumar, P., Pentz, B., Simpson, N. P., Theokritoff, E., Deryng, D., Reckien, D., Zavaleta-Cortijo, C., Ulibarri, N., Segnon, A. C., Khavhagali, V., Shang, Y., Zvobgo, L., Zommers, Z., Xu, J., Williams, P. A., Canosa, I. V., van Maanen, N., van Bavel, B., van Aalst, M., Turek-Hankins, L. L., Trivedi, H., Trisos, C. H., Thomas, A., Thakur, S., Templeman, S., Stringer, L. C., Sotnik, G., Sjostrom, K. D., Singh, C., Siña, M. Z., Shukla, R., Sardans, J., Salubi, E. A., Safaee Chalkasra, L. S., Ruiz-Díaz, R., Richards, C., Pokharel, P., Petzold, J., Penuelas, J., Pelaez Avila, J., Murillo, J. B. P., Ouni, S., Niemann, J., Nielsen, M., New, M., Nayna Schwerdtle, P., Nagle Alverio, G., Mullin, C. A., Mullenite, J., Mosurska, A., Morecroft, M. D., Minx, J. C., Maskell, G., Nunbogu, A. M., Magnan, A. K., Lwasa, S., Lukas-Sithole, M., Lissner, T., Lilford, O., Koller, S. F., Jurjonas, M., Joe, E. T., Huynh, L. T. M., Hill, A., Hernandez, R. R., Hegde, G., Hawxwell, T., Harper, S., Harden, A., Haasnoot, M., Gilmore, E. A., Gichuki, L., Gatt, A., Garschagen, M., Ford, J. D., Forbes, A., Farrell, A. D., Enquist, C. A. F., Elliott, S., Duncan, E., Coughlan de Perez, E., Coggins, S., Chen, T., Campbell, D., Browne, K. E., Bowen, K. J., Biesbroek, R., Bhatt, I. D., Bezner Kerr, R., Barr, S. L., Baker, E., Austin, S. E., Arotoma-Rojas, I., Anderson, C., Ajaz, W., Agrawal, T. & Abu, T. Z., Nov 2021, In: Nature Climate Change. 11, 11, p. 989-1000 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

COVID-19 Reveals Vulnerabilities of the Food-Energy-Water Nexus to Viral Pandemics

Calder, R. S. D., Grady, C., Jeuland, M., Kirchhoff, C. J., Hale, R. L. & Muenich, R. L., Aug 10 2021, In: Environmental Science and Technology Letters. 8, 8, p. 606-615 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Expert habits of mind: Implications for knowledge co-production in energy transitions

Eaton, W. M., Burnham, M., Kirchoff, C. & Clare Hinrichs, C., Oct 2021, In: Energy Research and Social Science. 80, 102234.

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News media coverage of COVID-19 public health and policy information

Mach, K. J., Salas Reyes, R., Pentz, B., Taylor, J., Costa, C. A., Cruz, S. G., Thomas, K. E., Arnott, J. C., Donald, R., Jagannathan, K., Kirchhoff, C. J., Rosella, L. C. & Klenk, N., Dec 2021, In: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 8, 1, 220.

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What is recycled water, anyway? Investigating greenhouse grower definitions, perceptions, and willingness to use recycled water

McOmber, C., Zhuang, Y., Raudales, R. E., Vadas, T. M. & Kirchhoff, C. J., Oct 2021, In: Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 36, 5, p. 491-500 10 p.

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Bias correction of climate model outputs influences watershed model nutrient load predictions

Miralha, L., Muenich, R. L., Scavia, D., Wells, K., Steiner, A. L., Kalcic, M., Apostel, A., Basile, S. & Kirchhoff, C. J., Mar 10 2021, In: Science of the Total Environment. 759, 143039.

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Quantifying uncertainty cascading from climate, watershed, and lake models in harmful algal bloom predictions

Scavia, D., Wang, Y. C., Obenour, D. R., Apostel, A., Basile, S. J., Kalcic, M. M., Kirchhoff, C. J., Miralha, L., Muenich, R. L. & Steiner, A. L., Mar 10 2021, In: Science of the Total Environment. 759, 143487.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review