Robert Merideth
Editor in Chief and Senior Researcher
Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, University of Arizona
803 E First St, Tucson, AZ 85719 | udallcenter.arizona.edu/rm | 520-979-1293
I have nearly 30 years’ experience at top-tier research universities writing and
editing academic publications for professional and public audiences.
RELEVANT EXPERTISE
• Editing, reviewing, and proofreading scientific and scholarly publications
including recent research articles in Agriculture and Human Values, Biodiversity
Conservation, Climate Research, Ecological Economics, Ecosphere, Environmental
Management, Environmental Science & Policy, Geoforum, Global Environmental Change,
Human Dimensions of Wildlife, Journal of Arid Environments, PLOS One, Rangelands, and
Water International
• Developing and editing series of working papers, reports, and books
including, when applicable, managing peer review of manuscripts
• Writing and editing grant proposals, reports to sponsors, and annual reports
including successful proposals to EPA, NASA, NOAA, National Park Service, National
Resources Conservation Service, NSF, USGS, and other funding entities
• Interpreting and publicizing university research, outreach, and public-service
endeavors to broad constituencies
including writing and editing educational handbooks, primers, and brochures
UNIVERSITY EDITORIAL POSITIONS
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (Nov 1995–present)
• Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy
editor, researcher, administrator; editor in chief since Dec 2004
Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA (Mar 1990–Sep 1995)
• College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
writer-editor
• Penn State Cooperative Extension
writer-editor, program coordinator
• Science, Technology, and Society Program
editor, conference coordinator
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI (Jul 1984–Dec 1989)
• Institute for Environmental Studies
editor, program coordinator, researcher
EDUCATION
coursework concentrations in environmental sciences, remote sensing & GIS, public policy,
library science, and journalism
• Water Resources Management, M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison (1977)
• Geography, B.A., University of Oklahoma (1975)
OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
• Completed University of Arizona training on responsible conduct of research
(via Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative) and on research and financial
conflicts of interest
• Completed courses on Scholarly Communication, Ethics for Library and
Information Professionals, Government Information, and Research Methods
taught in the UA School of Information Resources and Library Science
• Director of Constituent Relations for Wisconsin Governor Anthony Earl (Jan
1983–Jun 1984); Congressional Intern, U.S. Representative Tom Steed, D-Okla.
(Jun-Aug 1974)
• Possess sound judgment and political and practical instincts to advise researchers
and administrators on key matters and decisions, such as scientific conduct,
publicity and public perception, and strategic planning
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
• Desalination and water security in the U.S.-Mexico border region: The social,
environmental, and political context. 2015 (submitted). Wilder, M., I. AguilarBarajas, N. Pineda-Pablos, R.G. Varady, S. Megdal, J. McEvoy, C.A. Scott, & R.
Merideth. Water International.
• Assessment of Climate Change in the Southwest United States. 2013. Garfin,
G., A. Jardine, R. Merideth, M. Black, & S. LeRoy, eds. 2013. Island Press.
(http://www.swcarr.arizona.edu/)
• The Colorado River Delta: An Invaluable Resource for People and Wildlife.
2012. López-Hoffman, L., C. Presnall, R. Merideth, and others. 2012. Sonoran
Institute. (http://udallcenter.arizona.edu/lauralhlab/pdfs/colo.delta_eng.pdf)
• A Primer on Climatic Variability and Change in the Southwest. 2001. R
Merideth. Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy and Institute for the Study of
Planet Earth, University of Arizona. (http://ow.ly/MfmYp)
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Peace Corps volunteer in El Salvador (1978–79)
Member, board of directors of the Tucson Audubon Society (2002–10)
Birder, hiker, photographer, traveler
Have lived in five countries and 14 U.S. states
Team player, analytical thinker, continual learner