Jeffrey Keaton was a graduate student with Dr. Linden from 1997-1999 and graduated with a MS degree in 1999. During his time at the University of North Carolina Charlotte he researched criteria and identification of reference reaches for urban stream restoration. 聽After graduation, he went on to work as a Process Engineer at CH2MHill in Charlotte NC. 聽Currently, he is a Senior Water Resources Engineer with Wildlands Engineering.