Our Team
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Dr. Meghann Jarchow
Department of Sustainability & Environment
Chair and Associate Professor
Dr. Jarchow is interested in sustainability as a framework through which to make the world a better place. Her specific focus within the field of sustainability is on creating more multifunctional landscapes within the former tallgrass prairie region and in sustainability education. Her research takes an interdisciplinary approach to evaluating opportunities to enhancing the multifunctionality of this region.
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LinkedIn | Research Gate | Curriculum Vitae
Contact Information
Office Location
Akeley-Lawrence Science Center 201E
414 E. Clark St.
Vermillion, SD 57069
Office Phone
(605) 677-6122
Team
SUSTAINABILITY | RESEARCH
USD SUSTAINABILITY TEAM MEMBERS
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Not Pictured:
Erin Smith
Jacinda Netzer
James Jennings
Khushboo Jain is completing her Ph.D. in Sustainability and Environment at the University of South Dakota, where she models how management practices influence land carbon fluxes and soil health across agricultural landscapes. She currently works as an Agroforestry Research Specialist at the Savanna Institute, advancing regenerative agriculture through data-driven insights and geospatial innovation.
With a background in remote sensing, ecosystem modeling, and field research, Khushboo develops Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (dMRV) systems that make it easier to track and reward climate-smart farming. Her work bridges science and application- transforming complex datasets into tools that support farmers, policymakers, and the growing carbon economy.
Khushboo has been recognized with numerous awards, including the NSF I-Corps National Grant, the U.S. Carbon Program Leadership Award, and the South Dakota Governor’s Giant Vision Competition. She was also the winner of USD’s 3-Minute Thesis Competition (2023) and has presented her work at international conferences and in peer-reviewed journals.
Khushboo Jain
Lab Alumni
Alice Millikin
M.S. Completed 2014
PhD student at West Virginia University in the Wildlife and Fisheries Resources Program.
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Erin Wetzstein
B.S. Sustainability (Biology and Chemistry Minors) | Completed 2018
Undergraduate Research
Andy Sechrist
M.S. Sustainability | Completed 2020
Abby Davis
M.S. | Completed 2015
Eva Soluk
M.S. Biology | Completed 2018
B.S. Biology (Sustainability Minor)
Amin Rastandeh
PostDoc Researcher
Elena Tsakakis
B.S. Biology (Sustainability Minor)
Completed 2016
Honors Thesis
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Daniel Whirlwind Soldier
Sustainable RIVER REU | May 2019
Jacinda Maassen
PhD Student
Emily Roberson
B.A. Sustainability and Anthropology Completed 2016
U. Discover Scholar & Honors Thesis
Lilly Sencenbaugh
May 2019
Undergraduate Research
Rina Thapa
Graduate Student
Shelby Huber
B.A. Media and Journalism (Entrepreneurial Studies Minor) | Completed 2016
Sustainability Program Technology Fellow
Lindsay Wright
M.S. Sustainability | Completed 2019
Jade Muller-Smit
Undergraduate Student
Maggie Squyer
B.S. Biology and Sustainability (Political Science Minor).
Completed 2018
U. Discover Scholar
Morgan Carnes
B.S. Sustainability | Completed 2015
M.S. Sustainability | Completed 2019
Alexa Kruse
B.S. Biology and Sustainability
Completed 2018
U. Discover Scholar & Honors Thesis
Tanner Hall
B.S. Sustainability | Completed 2019