Kamal Alsharif

Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Water Policy

Contact

Office: NES 311
Phone: 813.974.4883
Email
Curriculum Vitae

Bio

I have many years of working experience with formal and non-formal teaching settings. My education and experience cover the management, as well as, the technical aspect of the natural resources. I am an active member with the Association of American Geographers and belong to four specialty groups: Water, Middle East, Environmental Perception and Behavior, and Applied Geography. I enjoy the outdoors and like to go biking and hiking.

Education

  • Ph.D. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, St. Paul, Doctor of Philosophy, Water Resources Science, 12/2004.
    Dissertation title: Measuring the Efficiency of Water Use in the Palestinian Territories: A Data Envelopment Analysis Approach.
  • M.S. Minnesota State University, Mankato, Master of Science, Environmental Science, 12/1996.
    Thesis title: Nonpoint Source Pollution of Lake Shetek
  • B.S. St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud. B.S. in Biology, 11/1992.

Professional Experience

  • 08/13 to current University of South Florida. School of Geosciences (Geology, Geography, and Environment Science & Policy), Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Water Policy, Tampa, Fl.
  • 9/20 to current University of South Florida, Affiliated Faculty, Patel College of Global Sustainability, Associate Professor Environmental Science and Water Policy, Tampa, Fl.
  • 08/19 to 08/22 University of South Florida. School of Geosciences (Geology, Geography, and Environment Science & Policy), Undergraduate Director, Geography and Environmental Science and Policy, Tampa, Fl.
  • 08/13 to 2020 University of South Florida, Associated Faculty, Patel College of Global Sustainability, Associate Professor Environmental Science and Water Policy, Tampa, Fl.
  • 08/14 to 2017 University of South Florida. School of Geosciences (Geology, Geography, and Environment Science & Policy), Graduate Director, Geography and Environmental Science and Policy, Tampa, Fl.
  • 08/07 to 8/13 University of South Florida. Department of Geography, Environment, and Planning (formerly known as Geography Department), Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Water Policy, Tampa, Fl.
  • 08/10 to 08/13 University of South Florida, Associated Faculty, Global Sustainability Program, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Water Policy Tampa, Fl.
  • 03/07 to 08/07 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Municipal Division, Project Specialist -St. Paul, MN.

Teaching

Undergraduate

  • EVR 2001   Introduction to Environmental Science
  • EVR 4930   Environmental Regulations
  • GEO 4284   Water Resources Management

Graduate

  • EVR 6934   Environmental Management
  • EVR 6216   Water Quality Policy/Management

Research

I am a water scientist interested in interdisciplinary water resources policy and watershed management, sustainable domestic water policy, water scarcity and hydropolitics, urban water management, and establishing environmental benchmarks by using Data Envelopment Analysis. I study water on different spatial and temporal scales. More specifically, storm water management, lawn irrigation policy, non-point sources pollution and social indicators, decision support systems, policy evaluation effectiveness, nature based solutions (NBS) and climate change/natural hazardous impact on water.

Graduate Students

• Fautemeh Bami - Ph. D. Dissertation Director
• Juan Carlos Pena-Philippides- Ph. D. Dissertation Director
• Nayeema Rashid- Ph. D. Dissertation Co-Director
• Michael Lemoine- Ph. D. Dissertation Director

Specialty Area

Water Resources Management and Policy, Environmental Policy, Sustainability

AWARDS

  • Sabbatical Leave Award, University of South Florida 2019
  • Kosove Distinguished Graduate Teaching and Service Award, University of South Florida 2021
  • Editor’s Choice Papers- ‘The importance of traditional ecological knowledge in agroecological systems in Peru” published last 2017 in Int. J. of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management. 2017

Journal Articles

Selected Publications (* indicates a graduate student)

Mbaigoto, Nodjidoumde*, Alsharif, Kamal, and Landry, Shawn. (2023) “A Review of The Water Governance in Chad and its Impacts on The Implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management.” Sustainable Water Resources Management. 9 (4) 118.

Mazumder, Lubana*, Landry, Shawn, and Alsharif, Kamal. (2022) “Changing Demographics and the Environmental Equity of Coastal Floodplain in Tampa, Florida.” International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 10386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.

Alsharif, Kamal, Balsam, Gabriella*, Eduful, Michael, Landry, Shawn, and Torres, Hannah. (2022). “Decision Support Systems for Water Management in Florida: Investigating Stakeholder Perceptions of System Use.” Southeastern Geographer, 62(1) 38-58.

Sajadi Bami, Fautemeh*, Alsharif, Kamal, and Torres, Hannah. (2021). “Water Scarcity in the Face of Hurricanes: Improving the Resilience of Potable Water Supplies in Selected Florida Counties.” Annals of American Association of Geographers. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/24694452.2021.1939646

Mazumder, Lubana*, Landry, Shawn, and Alsharif, Kamal. (2021) “Coastal Cities in Southern US Floodplains: An Evaluation of Environmental Equity of Flood Hazards and Social Vulnerabilities.” Applied Geography.38, 102627.

Nkhoma, Peter, Alsharif, Kamal, Ananga, Erik, Eduful, Michael, and Acheampong, Michael. (2021) “Where Do We Go From Here: Insights Into Current Understandings of Factors Affecting Recycled Water Reuse Acceptance.” Environmental Conservation, 48(4) 1-9.

Alsharif, Kamal, Rivera, Anamarie*, Van Beynen, Philip. (2020) “Irrigation with Reclaimed Water in an Urban Watershed and Nutrient Levels in Adjacent Streams” Published online. Water Environment Research, 93(6), 921-933. https://doi.org/10.1002/wer.1482

Eduful, Michael*., Alsharif, Kamal., Eduful, Alexander., Acheampong, Michael., Eduful, Joyce., and Mazumder, Lubana. (2020). “The Illegal Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (Galamsey) ‘Menace’ in Ghana: Is a Military-Style Approach the Answer?” Resources Policy, 68: 101732.

Eduful, Michael*., Alsharif, Kamal., Acheampong, Michael., and Nkhoma, Peter. (2020). “Management of catchment for the protection of source water in the Densu River basin, Ghana: implications for rural communities.” International Journal of River Basin Management, (1-17)

Torres, Hannah R*., Reynolds Catherine J., Lewis, Anna., Muller-Karger, Frank, Mastenbrook, Katie, Alsharif, Kamal. (2019) “Examining Youth Perceptions and Social Contexts of Litter to Improve Marine Debris Environmental Education.” Environmental Education Research, 25(3), 1-16.

Gallagher, Kristopher*, Alsharif, Kamal, Tsegaye, Seneshaw, and van Beynen, Philip. (2019). “An Analysis of BMP Siting Tools and Groundwater Vulnerability.” Urban Water Journal, 15:9, 847-857. https://doi.org/10.1080/1573062X.2019.1574841