Jennifer Follstad Shah is an Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in the Environmental and Sustainability Studies (ENVST) Program and a Research Assistant Professor in Geography at the University of Utah. She also is an affiliate member of the Global Change and Sustainability Center (GCSC) and a member of the Center for Ecological Planning and Design steering committee, both at the University of Utah.

Jennifer is an ecosystem ecologist whose research examines the effects of global change (rising temperature, altered river flow, eutrophication, and biotic invasion) on ecosystem function. She specializes in aquatic and riparian habitats, but her research extends to upland areas as well. She also is interested in the practice river, riparian, and wetland re-design, whether that be restoration, rehabilitation, or the creation of novel configurations.