{"id":448,"date":"2026-01-19T14:56:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T14:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c-charm.org\/?page_id=448"},"modified":"2026-01-19T14:56:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T14:56:41","slug":"susie-toivonen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/c-charm.org\/index.php\/susie-toivonen\/","title":{"rendered":"Susie Toivonen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"817\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/c-charm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Susie-Toivonen-scaled-e1768834274249-817x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c-charm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Susie-Toivonen-scaled-e1768834274249-817x1024.jpg 817w, https:\/\/c-charm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Susie-Toivonen-scaled-e1768834274249-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/c-charm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Susie-Toivonen-scaled-e1768834274249-768x963.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c-charm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Susie-Toivonen-scaled-e1768834274249.jpg 1212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Environmental Science, Bachelor\u2019s, Northern Michigan University, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Geographic Information Systems Certificate, Northern Michigan University, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Natural Resources, Master\u2019s, University of Wisconsin &#8211; Stevens Point, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Civil Engineering, Master\u2019s, Michigan Technological University, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduate Geoinformatic Certificate, Michigan Technological University, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., Michigan Technological University, Expected graduation 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Current Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>C-CHARM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MDOT Hydrologic Calculation Procedures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Preparation for Ph.D. dissertation defense and graduation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Achievements\/Contributions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Graduate research assistant for rural community flood modeling in California, El Salvador through the 2023 International Research Experience for Students (IRES) Usulutan, El Salvador &#8211; Cohort III<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Presenter at 2024 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress on \u201cFlood Discharge Estimation Methods for Ungauged Basins in Michigan\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0Panelist for Professional Development Seminar Series. Senior Capstone Research course, Department of Earth, Environmental, and Geographical Sciences,Northern Michigan University; Spring 2023 and Spring 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Harry R. Cohodas U.P. Graduate Student Fellowship 2024 &#8211; 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gamma Theta Upsilon (Geographical Honor Society)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D. Watkins (PI), C. Brooks, V. Webster, D. Redhuis, S. Toivonen, N. Dobson, M. Miller, A. Mueller, C. Cook, L. Buller (2025). \u201cMichigan Hydrologic Calculation Procedures Final Report, Project Number OR21-019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>S. Toivonen, R. Rothfeder, K. Clancy, P. McGinley (2021). \u201cExploring Wisconsin Lakes\u2019 Sensitivity to Nutrient Loading and Prioritizing Lakes for Conservation.\u201d College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Future Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My future goals include securing a tenure-track position contributing to&nbsp;Human-Water Nexus-focused research through data science and environmental sustainability education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background Environmental Science, Bachelor\u2019s, Northern Michigan University, 2019 Geographic Information Systems Certificate, Northern Michigan University, 2019 Natural Resources, Master\u2019s, University of Wisconsin &#8211; Stevens Point, 2021 Civil Engineering, Master\u2019s, Michigan Technological University, 2024 Graduate Geoinformatic Certificate, Michigan Technological University, 2024 Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., Michigan Technological University, Expected graduation 2026 Current Projects Achievements\/Contributions Publications D. Watkins [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-448","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c-charm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c-charm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c-charm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c-charm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c-charm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=448"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/c-charm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":449,"href":"https:\/\/c-charm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/448\/revisions\/449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c-charm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}