Sarah J. Halvorson is a professor in the Department of Geography, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation at the University of Montana (2006-2007 and 2009-2013). Her research and teaching interests center on mountain-society interactions and sustainable watersheds in the Rocky Mountain West, Central Asia, and South Asia. More specifically, her work focuses on four intersecting themes: (1) water resource management and governance; (2) vulnerability science and environmental hazards; (3) rural development and questions about mountain livelihoods; and (4) human dimensions of climate change. In addition to Colorado and Montana, she has conducted field research in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, western China, Pakistan, India, and Bhutan.