Dissertation Topic/Title
Federal disaster policy and coastal climate adaptation: implications for social justice in coastal communities.
Dissertation Advisor
Research Interests
My research area lies at the intersection of coastal adaptation, climate justice, and land use policy. Through my dissertation, I want to explore how federal disaster recovery and mitigation
programs influence land use at the local level in the coastal zone, with an emphasis on housing and social justice.
- Coastal land use policy and planning
- Climate adaptation
- Social Justice / Equity
- Housing
- Federal disaster mitigation and recovery programs (FEMA/HUD)
- Program evaluation
- Public informatics
- Transdisciplinary research
- Mixed methods