Lauren McPhillips' research interests focus on hydrology, biogeochemistry, urban ecology, water quality issues, green infrastructure for stormwater management and sustainable development.
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Recent Publications
Analysis of the Hydrologic Performance in a Lined Bioretention Basin and Implications for Monitoring and Design
Adhikari, B. & McPhillips, L., Feb 1 2025, In: Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment. 11, 1, 05024004.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Optimal life-cycle adaptation of coastal infrastructure under climate change
Bhattacharya, A., Papakonstantinou, K. G., Warn, G. P., McPhillips, L., Bilec, M. M., Forest, C. E., Hasan, R. & Chavda, D., Dec 2025, In: Nature communications. 16, 1, 1076.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Scaling Nature-Based Solutions for Fluvial Floods: A Worldwide Systematic Review
Howarth, M., Smithwick, E. A. H., McPhillips, L. & Mejia, A., Mar 1 2025, In: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water. 12, 2, e70011.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Controls From Above and Below: Snow, Soil, and Steepness Drive Diverging Trends of Subsurface Water and Streamflow Dynamics
Kerins, D., Knapp, A. S., Liu, F. S., Smykalov, V. D., Berzonsky, M. P., Vierbicher, A., Sadayappan, K., Stewart, B., Andrews, E. M., Sullivan, P. L., Barnard, H. R., Seibert, J., McPhillips, L. E., Singha, K. & Li, L., Apr 2025, In: Hydrological Processes. 39, 4, e70120.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Internal Water Storage as a Means of Improving Nitrogen Retention and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emission in Stormwater Treatment
Tarannum, T., Adhikari, B. & McPhillips, L. E., Mar 14 2025, In: ACS ES and T Water. 5, 3, p. 1137-1147 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Impacts of Deicer Salt on Water Quality Performance of Stormwater Bioretention Systems with Varied Vegetation and Hydrology
Brown, A. H., Hoffman, M. C. & McPhillips, L. E., Jul 12 2024, In: ACS ES and T Water. 4, 7, p. 2882-2893 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Life cycle assessment of green-grey coastal flood protection infrastructure: a case study from New Orleans
Hasan, R., McPhillips, L., Warn, G. & Bilec, M., Jun 1 2024, In: Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability. 4, 2, 025001.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Synthesis of Climate Change Impacts on Stormwater Management Systems: Designing for Resiliency and Future Challenges
Hathaway, J. M., Bean, E. Z., Bernagros, J. T., Christian, D. P., Davani, H., Ebrahimian, A., Fairbaugh, C. M., Gulliver, J. S., McPhillips, L. E., Palino, G., Strecker, E. W., Tirpak, R. A., Van Duin, B., Weinstein, N. & Winston, R. J., May 1 2024, In: Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment. 10, 2, 04023014.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Framework to Model the Hydrology of Solar Farms Using EPA SWMM
Nair, A. A., Rohith, A. N., Cibin, R. & McPhillips, L. E., Feb 2024, In: Environmental Modeling and Assessment. 29, 1, p. 91-100 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Quantifying soil moisture and evapotranspiration heterogeneity within a solar farm: Implications for stormwater management
Yavari Bajehbaj, R., Cibin, R., Duncan, J. M. & McPhillips, L. E., Jul 2024, In: Journal of Hydrology. 638, 131474.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Field assessment of metal and base cation accumulation in green stormwater infrastructure soils
Adhikari, B., Perlman, R., Rigden, A., Walter, M. T., Clark, S. & McPhillips, L., Jun 1 2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 875, 162500.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Assessing stormwater control measure inventories from 23 cities in the United States
Choat, B., Pulido, A., Bhaskar, A. S., Hale, R. L., Zhang, H. X., Meixner, T., McPhillips, L., Hopkins, K., Cherrier, J. & Cheng, C., Jun 1 2023, In: Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability. 3, 2, 025003.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Social and environmental vulnerability to flooding: Investigating cross-scale hypotheses
Hinojos, S., McPhillips, L., Stempel, P. & Grady, C., Aug 2023, In: Applied Geography. 157, 103017.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Greatest Opportunity for Green Stormwater Infrastructure Is to Advance Environmental Justice
LeFevre, G. H., Hendricks, M. D., Carrasquillo, M. E., McPhillips, L. E., Winfrey, B. K. & Mihelcic, J. R., Dec 5 2023, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 57, 48, p. 19088-19093 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Learning from arid and urban aquatic ecosystems to inform more sustainable and resilient futures
McPhillips, L., Berbés-Blázquez, M., Hale, R., Harms, T. K., Bisht, V., Caughman, L., Clinton, S. M., Cook, E., Dong, X., Edmonds, J., Gergel, S., Gómez, R., Hopkins, K., Iwaniec, D. M., Kim, Y., Kuhn, A., Larson, L., Lewis, D. B., Martí, E. & Palta, M. & 2 others, , Jan 2023, In: Journal of Hydrology. 616, 128841.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review