Clare Entwistle
Watershed Sciences
Assistant Professor | Extension Water Quality
Contact Information
Office Hours: By AppointmentOffice Location: BNR 281
Email: clare.escamilla@usu.edu
Educational Background
PhD, Plant & Environmental Science, Clemson University, 2025 Dissertation
Developing guidance for the use of floating treatment wetlands in brackish stormwater ponds
MS, Water Management & Hydrological Sciences, Texas A&M University, 2016 Thesis
"Estimating coastal wetland gains and losses in Galveston and Cameron Counties, TX"
Biography
Clare Entwistle is an Assistant Professor in the Watershed Sciences Department and an Extension Water Quality Specialist at USU. She has led projects in both Texas and South Carolina related to watershed planning, water quality monitoring, and community engagement. Her current work focuses on creating community-based research and extension activities to help address water quality challenges statewide. She has a particular interest in utilizing nature-based solutions to address growing challenges of managing non-point source pollutants, as well as in understanding the barriers that stakeholders may face when implementing different management practices to improve water quality.
Teaching
WATS, WATS 4530, 6530 - Water Quality and Pollution, Fall 2025
Extension
Water Quality Stewardship, 2012 - Ongoing