Martha Corrozi Narvaez - Bio

Assistant Policy Scientist (watershed analyst)

mcorrozi@udel.edu e-mail
302-831-4931 phone/voice-mail
302-831-4934 fax

DGS Annex | University of Delaware | Newark, Delaware 19716-7380

Education

MPA, University of Delaware 2002, Water Resources Policy

BS, Lehigh University 1998, Biology

Research and Professional Interests

regional watershed technical and policy support; water resources research, education, and outreach

Experience

2007-present
Assistant Policy Scientist, Water Resources Agency, Institute for Public Administration, University of Delaware

2004-2007
Policy Specialist II, Water Resources Agency, Institute for Public Administration, University of Delaware

2002-2004
Environmental Management: Nutrient Subcommittee Fellow, Chesapeake Research Consortium, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chesapeake Bay Program Office (Annapolis, Md.)

2000-2002
Graduate Research Assistant, Water Resources Agency, Institute for Public Administration, University of Delaware

2000-2002
Environmental Assistant, Public Works Department, City of Wilmington (Wilmington, Del.)

2001
Conservation Associate Policy Specialist, The Conservancy of Southwest Florida (Naples, Fla.)

1999-2000
Environmental Programs Specialist, Public Works Department, City of Wilmington (Wilmington, Del.)

1998
Field Biologist, Environmental Consulting Services, Inc. (Middletown, Del.)

Professional Memberships

Delaware Section of the American Water Resources Association (DEAWRA), Charter President

American Water Resources Association (AWRA)

Delaware Association for Public Administration (DAPA)

River Network

Honors and Awards

American Water Resources Association’s 2007 A. Ivan Johnson Outstanding Young Professional Award – For young professionals who have demonstrated outstanding achievements, talents and leadership potential through professional activities in water resources for at least two years but not more than eight years

2003 Ecosystem Cluster Menhaden Award – For excellence in modeling issues and the all-important Tributary Team Support

University of Delaware School of Urban Affairs & Public Policy Excellence in Water Resources Scholarship Award – For demonstrating superior scholarship and interest in the field of water resources planning, management and policy

Selected Publications

Delaware NEMO (Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials): Guide to Natural Resource-Based Planning. Developed and contributed to Chapter 2: Impervious Cover and Chapter 6: Source Water Protection.

“The Wild, Scenic White Clay Creek,” Newark Post, March 5, 2005.

Proceedings of Delaware Policy Forum Series No. 4: The Historic Christina Basin: Delaware’s First Watershed, editor, sponsored by University of Delaware Institute for Public Administration, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Delaware Geological Survey, and the Delaware Water Resources Center, under review pending July 2005.

Watershed, editor, sponsored by University of Delaware Institute for Public Administration, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Delaware Geological Survey, and the Delaware Water Resources Center, under review pending July 2005.

“Synthesis of Water Rates in Delaware and Contiguous States,” with Gerald J. Kauffman and Kareem Ali, August 2004.

“Imperviousness: A Performance Measure of a Delaware Water Resource Protection Area Ordinance,” with Gerald J. Kauffman and Kevin J. Vonck, Journal of the American Water Resources Association, under peer review pending April 2004.

“Innovative Storm Water Demonstration Projects in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed,” in Estuaries on the Edge: Convergence of Ocean, Land and Culture, pp. 32. ERF 2003, 17th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation, Conference Abstracts, Seattle, Wash., 2003.

“The Role of Nonprofit Organizations in the Management of the Christina River Basin,” Master’s Thesis, University of Delaware, Newark, Del., 2002.

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