Our summary report Compound Flooding on the Rise in Eastern North Carolina: Risk, Impacts, Challenges and Policy Directions is finally out. Enjoyed working on the project with a great team.
NOAA-RISA Research Project
Excited to lead a NOAA-RISA funded research project that focuses on the Intended and Unintended Consequences of Buyout Programs as an Adaptive Response to Compound Flood Events and Coastal Inundation Risk in Rural Communities. I am taking over as the PI for the project from my colleague Dr. Meghan Millea (Department of Economics). The project…
Mitigating Compound Coastal Water Hazards in Eastern North Carolina
Check out our new paper on “Mitigating compound coastal water hazards in Eastern North Carolina” with co-authors Scott Curtis, Jennifer Helgeson, Jamie Kruse, and Ausmita Ghosh. This work is funded by a NOAA COCA/SARP grant.We look at Eastern North Carolina (ENC), a predominantly rural region, that experiences the intersection of fluvial, pluvial, and tidal flooding,…
ECU Scholar-Teacher Award
It is an honor to be a recipient of the 2021-2022 ECU Scholar-Teacher Awards. The award is “to recognize faculty members who effectively integrate research and or creative activity with their teaching roles. These individuals not only excel in their research, teaching, and practice but blend these key faculty roles in such a way that…
Panacea or Problem
Our article looking at post-disaster recovery governance is out!! We examine the challenges faced by new structures for disaster recovery governance in Japan and Nepal.