Claire Beveridge joined UC SAREP in 2024 as a Small Farms Water Conservation Academic Coordinator II. In this role, she supports small-scale, diversified, and socially disadvantaged farmers in the Fresno area in on-farm water conservation through education, technical assistance, outreach, and research activities. This encompasses aiding farmers with improved irrigation practices and technologies, groundwater regulation compliance, and on-farm groundwater recharge. She also facilitates small-scale farmer access to state incentives for water and energy efficiency as well as drought and flood relief programs, and helps to inform state water policy on the unique needs of small-scale farms.

Claire is broadly interested in fostering sustainable water resource management through collaborative approaches between communities, decision-makers, and researchers from various backgrounds and disciplines. She holds a PhD in civil and environmental engineering with an emphasis in hydrology from the University of Washington. She also conducted a postdoc at Florida International University, and a USDA International Agriculture Education Fellowship in Uganda. She is a licensed Professional Civil Engineer in California and an inaugural editor of the Community Science Exchange journal and resource hub. Claire grew up in Madera and is excited to be serving her home region as part of UC SAREP.