Affiliates are fellow researchers and practitioners who are partnering with MCAP on joint projects or funded grants. Both MCAP and affiliates jointly benefit from the sharing of resources and expertise, and the working relationship is active for the duration of planned projects and collaborations.
Our affiliates are crucial to MCAP's mission: they help to shape and conduct the cutting-edge, use-inspired research that informs and drives climate adaptation across Minnesota, and beyond. From research in climate resiliency metrics to dynamically downscaled climate model data, their work provides the evidence-based foundation for what we do. Read on to learn more!
Interested in becoming an affiliate? Contact us
Current Affiliates

Dr. Melissa Kenney
Director of Research & Knowledge Initiatives
University of Minnesota
Institute on the Environment
Project: Dashboard for Agricultural Water Use and Nutrient Management

Linda Kingery
Outreach Specialist,
Minnesota Extension and NW Regional Sustainable Development Partnership
Project: Community-Based Climate Communicators

Dr. Stefan Liess
Researcher
University of Minnesota
Department of Soil, Water, & Climate
Project: Modeling Minnesota's Future Climate

Caryn Mohr
Assistant Statewide Director
University of Minnesota
Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships
Project: Community-Based Climate Communicators

Dr. Tracy Twine
Associate Professor
University of Minnesota
Department of Soil, Water, & Climate
Project: Modeling Minnesota's Future Climate

Felix Wolfinger
Research Scientist
University of Minnesota
Project: Dashboard for Agricultural Water Use and Nutrient Management

Dr. Peter Neff
Assistant Research Professor
University of Minnesota
Project: Modeling Minnesota's Future Climate

Dr. Peter Snyder
Associate Professor
University of Minnesota
Project: Modeling Minnesota's Future Climate

Dr. Leah Prussia
Associate Professor
College of St. Scholastica
Project: Climate Change and Mental Health Symposium

Dr. Christie Manning
Director of Sustainability
Environmental Studies Faculty
Macalester College
Project: Climate & Mental Health Symposium

Dr. Elise Harrington
Assistant Professor
University of Minnesota
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Project: Support for Tribal Climate Adaptation across the 1854 Ceded Territory

Dr. Joseph Bauerkemper
Associate Professor
University of Minnesota Duluth
Project: Support for Tribal Climate Adaptation across the 1854 Ceded Territory

Ryan Noe
Geospatial Developer
University of Minnesota U-Spatial
Project: Modeling Minnesota's Future Climate

Pete Wiringa
Computing Geospatial Analyst
University of Minnesota U-Spatial
Project: Modeling Minnesota's Future Climate