I conduct collaborative, interdisciplinary research to produce scientific insights and support a wide range of decision-makers in navigating flood-risk management challenges. I pursue research questions based on the concerns and values of decision-makers and affected parties. My past inquiries have covered topics such as the effect of flood-risk information on housing markets, characterizing and reducing uncertainty in flood-risk estimation, and evaluating policies motivated by environmental justice principles for how well they meet stated objectives. My current research focuses on three areas: (i) making flood-risk information more usable for a wide range of decisions, (ii) increasing capacity for community-scale flood adaptation in underresourced areas, and (iii) clarifying links between causes of disasters, the distribution of impacts, and disparate recovery trajectories. 

 

In teaching, I cross-pollinate from my research and professional service to prepare students to measure and manage environmental risks and associated inequities. Every year I will teach the School's Environmental Justice course, which traces the development of the field from its inception to its broad expansion across health, natural hazards, food systems, and the international waste trade. I also teach modules and courses on reproducible computational science, data analysis, and decision analysis for wicked climate problems.