Debra Perrone

Title

Ph.D. Candidate, Environmental Engineering
Lecturer, ENVE 254: Water and Energy 
Fellow, EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR)
Fellow, Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and Environment
Fellow, IIASA Young Summer Scientists Program (YSSP)
Fellow, NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute (EAPSI)

Education

• M.S., Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
• B.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lafayette College, Easton, PA

Research Interests

• Spatial and temporal patterns of water, energy, and food
• Impacts of climate change on water, energy, and food
• Multi-attribute utility theory in the context of competitive water demands

Manuscripts Published

Perrone, D., J. Murphy, et al. (2011). "Gaining Perspective on the Water-Energy Nexus at the Community Scale." Environmental Science & Technology 45(10): 4228-4234.

Ewing, A., L. Thabrew, D. Perrone, G. Hornberger and M. Abkowitz (2011). "Insights on the Use of Hybrid Life Cycle Assessment for Environmental Footprinting, A Case Study of an Inland Marine Freight Transportation Company." Journal of Industrial Ecology. 

Manuscripts Submitted 

Jacobi, J., D. Perrone, L. Duncan, and G. Hornberger (In Review). "A Matlab Tool for Calculating the Palmer Drought Indices.” Water Resources Research.

Perrone, D., and G. Hornberger (In Review). “Water, Food, and Energy Security: Scrambling for Resources or Solutions?” WIREs Water.

Perrone, D., G. Hornberger, M. Van der Velde, and O. Van Vliet (In Review). “U.S. Water Resource Use: Past, Present, and Projected.” Water Resources Research. 

Manuscripts in Preparation 

Duncan, L., D. Perrone, J. Jacobi, and G. Hornberger (Expected Submission Fall 2013). "Palmer's Drought Severity Indices for Hydrological Stations: A Case Study in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin.” Water Resources Research.

Ewing, A., L. Thabrew, D. Perrone, G. Hornberger and M. Abkowitz (Expected Submission Fall 2013). "Using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to Determine Preferred Strategies to Green Supply Chains." Journal of International Life Cycle Assessment.

Jacobi, J., D. Perrone, and G. Hornberger (Expected Submission Summer 2013). "Climate and Adaptation Policies in Sri Lanka.” Nature Climate Change.

Thabrew, L., D. Perrone, A. Ewing, G. Hornberger and M. Abkowitz (Expected Submission Summer 2013). "Using Multiattribute Utility Analysis to Assess Stakeholder Preferences in Emission Reduction Alternatives for an Inland Marine Freight Transportation Company." Journal of Industrial Ecology.

Presentations

Perrone, D., L. Duncan, J. Jacobi, and G. Hornberger (2012) “Exploring the Components of the Palmer Drought Indices Using the Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint (ACF) River Basin as a Case Study.” (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California.

Perrone, D. and G. Hornberger (2012). “Trends in Irrigated Agriculture in the Southwest and Southeast United States.” International Water Association (IWA) World Congress on Water, Climate and Energy, Dublin, Ireland.

Perrone, D. and G. Hornberger (2011) “Exploring Spatiotemporal water and energy use trends within the US.” AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California.

Perrone, D., J. Murphy, and G. Hornberger (2010) “Urban Resource Islands: a new perspective on the water-energy nexus.” AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California.

Perrone, D. and J. Murphy (2010) “Water-Energy Nexus: Moving the People or the Resources.” Young Earth Scientists Congress, Beijing, China.

Perrone, D. and K. Udugama (2008) “CODE-PSI: A Framework for Facilitating Sustainable Infrastructure Projects in Rural Communities.” Engineers Without Borders’ International Conference, Seattle, Washington.

Garcia, M. and D. Perrone (2006) “Facilitating an Undergraduate Service Learning Effort to Provide Sustainable Infrastructure in Developing Countries.” 5th Annual ASEE Global Colloquium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Tools

• WEN Tool: Water for Energy Framework (Contact: Debra Perrone at debra.perrone@vanderbilt.edu); Energy for Water Framework (Contact: Jennifer Murphy at jmurphy@usgs.gov)

Hobbies and Interests

Hiking, camping, running, biking, traveling