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- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Library Science and Information Literacy
- Library Science and Administration
- Mobile Learning in Education
- Fire dynamics and safety research
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Education and Technology Integration
- Reflective Practices in Education
- Library Collection Development and Digital Resources
- Digital Games and Media
- Knowledge Management and Sharing
- Literacy, Media, and Education
- Education and Critical Thinking Development
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Open Education and E-Learning
- Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
- Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics
- Online and Blended Learning
- Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion
- Digital and Traditional Archives Management
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
- Climate variability and models
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
University of Southern California
2021-2024
Stanford University
2019-2023
Palo Alto Institute
2022
Dominican University of California
1992-2021
Pennsylvania State University
1975-2018
Virginia Tech
2008-2015
Park University
2009-2013
Queen's University
1998-2000
University of Toronto
1994
Ohio Dominican University
1992
Coastal cities are at the frontlines of climate change impacts, resulting in an urgent need for substantial adaptation. To understand whether, and to what extent, on track prepare risks, this paper systematically assesses academic literature evaluate evidence adaptation 199 coastal worldwide. Results show that is rather slow, narrow scope not transformative. Adaptation measures predominantly designed based past current—rather than future—patterns hazards, exposure vulnerability. City...
Our synthesis combines inferences from a long-term fisheries monitoring survey and principles of ecosystem oceanography to inform benefit biodiversity modeling studies within the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem. We review history, research, application Rockfish Recruitment Ecosystem Assessment Survey, highlighting how one life can illuminate understanding pelagic patterns function (from micronekton top predators services) that may be easily extended other surveys strengthen...
Climate change impacts such as disasters and higher temperatures can disrupt academic learning reduce performance. Here, we use two-ways linear fixed effects regression to estimate the of short-term school closures (1-5 days) due wildfires, natural hazard impacts, infrastructure, student safety on performance in California, focusing mathematics English scores from state assessments college preparatory exams. Wildfires are responsible for majority closures. generate significant negative among...
Community wildfire preparedness programs are an important means of protecting residents living in hazardous areas like the wildland-urban interface. Different rely on various sets drivers, such as legal enforcement or engaged citizens. Here, sociopolitical motivations and barriers for participation evaluated a state-recommended, though not legally required, local program California (Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones). Through this regional case study, we examine how why communities do...
Over the past century, scientific understanding of prescribed burns in California’s forests transitioned from being interpreted as ecologically harmful to highly beneficial. The state’s burn policies mirrored this evolution. Harold Biswell, a University California at Berkeley ecologist, studied and became major advocate for their use during 1950s 1960s. Drawing primarily on archival materials Biswell state government, historical case study presents an example how scientist successfully...
<title>Abstract</title> Coastal cities are at the frontlines of climate change impacts, resulting in an urgent need for substantial adaptation. To understand whether and to what extent on track prepare risks, this paper systematically assesses academic literature evaluate adaptation 199 coastal worldwide. We show that is rather slow, narrow scope, not transformative. Adaptation measures predominantly designed based past current, than future, patterns hazards, exposure, vulnerability. City...
This article explores the way librarians define, leverage, and amplify expertise in a twenty-first century academic library. An expert team comprised of nursing librarian, online learning information-literacy assessment librarian sorted outcomes from Information-Literacy Competency Standards for Nursing created by Health Sciences Interest Group taskforce Association College Research Libraries (ACRL) grade-levels. Results found distinguishing experts within library supports customization...
Local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) play critical roles in providing immediate relief resources and long-term recovery support for communities after a disaster. Drawing on interviews with NGO representatives involved three Northern California wildfires 2017 2018, this study identifies challenges opportunities NGOs supporting wildfire recovery. Across fires NGOs, management wellbeing, coordination disaster experiences emerge as common barriers enablers of In many cases, local NGOs’...
When developing instructional programs related to information literacy at a university, logical audience focus on is undergraduates. However, spans far beyond the traditional ability find, access, evaluate, use, and properly cite information. It also encompasses evaluate impact of scholarship, determine appropriate data-management practices, understand author rights, promote ethical use maintain an awareness changes in scholarly communication. Between 2010 2016 librarians Virginia Tech have...
Recent studies and reports indicate that social media tools have changed the way people access disseminate information. Social information, or information is communicated made accessible through networks tools, represents a growing collection of used by consumers, researchers even healthcare practitioners. Undergraduate students preparing to enter field need understand how use reach consumers share scholarship with other professionals. Using dietetics curriculum at Virginia Tech in...
Librarians play a critical role in educating undergraduate students, the next generation of global citizens, about navigating information landscape. This article explores collaboration among three librarians and six different departments within College Agriculture Life Sciences (CALS) at large research university to develop first-year experience course focusing on learning objectives relating literacy: ethics, effective strategies, evaluating resources. Now its third year, 1-credit has...
Background Prescribed fire is a critical tool for building resilience to changing regimes. Policymakers can accelerate the development of effective, adaptation-oriented governance by learning from other jurisdictions. Aims We analyse reforms prescribed highlight improvements hazard reduction and resilience. Methods searched legislative registers in New South Wales (NSW), Australia California, United States, identifying Bills tabled between 2011 2022 that mention terms ‘prescribed (fire or...
Abstract Community-wide wildfire mitigation can effectively protect homes from structure ignition. The Firewise USA program provides a framework for grassroots preparedness. Here, we examine the 500 sites in California to understand participation and demographic trends. We find important regional differences regarding influence of underlying fire hazard, history, other on new site formation. Sites Bay Area Sierras respond strongly history proximity sites, while Northern Southern have few...
Abstract California has recently experienced severe and destructive wildfire seasons, prompting new policy proposals from the State Legislature. Here, we examine proposed state wildfire-related legislation ten two-year legislative sessions between 2001–2002 2019–2020 to track trends factors influencing priorities. We first use Latent Dirichlet allocation topic modeling identify 29 topics text of 294 bills. next determine degree which legislators’ backgrounds, procedures, bill intent are...
At Penn State University Libraries, we are endeavoring to support a library and user community in state of flux by moving from culture rigidity one flexibility. Changes Libraries’ organizational structures strategic priorities have been swift ongoing. In some contexts, using rapid prototyping practices respond with agility these changes, as well the changing needs our faculty, staff, student, users. This article describes general approach, showcases concept use library’s teaching learning...
This article describes one aspect of a year‐long study primary level teachers’ and children’s (Grades 1‐3; children aged 6‐9 years) use the language arts component SuccessMaker , an Integrated Learning System (ILS). Using information gathered from teacher surveys classroom observation, we documented areas where curricula embedded in ILS were congruent with normal pedagogical practices. However, also found numerous instances incongruity. To illustrate our findings case phonics instruction to...