A5057944399- Cognitive Science and Mapping
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems
- Water resources management and optimization
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Sustainability in Higher Education
- Irrigation Practices and Water Management
- Neural Networks and Applications
- Educational Methods and Teacher Development
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Media Influence and Health
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments
- Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Advanced Malware Detection Techniques
Johns Hopkins University
2021-2023
Virginia Tech
2023
North Carolina State University
2023
University of Maryland, College Park
2023
Thermo Fisher Scientific (United States)
2023
Michigan State University
2017-2022
Michigan United
2022
National Institute of Standards and Technology
2022
IT University of Copenhagen
2021
Recently, theoreticians have hypothesized that diverse groups, as opposed to groups are homogeneous, may relative merits [S. E. Page, The Diversity Bonus (2019)]-all of which lead more success in solving complex problems. As such, understanding complex, intertwined environmental and social issues benefit from the integration types local expertise. However, efforts support this hypothesis been frequently made through laboratory-based or computational experiments, it is unclear whether these...
In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic small businesses made headlines as hard hit by customer losses, revenue declines, and business closures. Yet, impacts have been felt disproportionately that suffered interruption due to pre-existing socioeconomic stressors and/or concurrent natural hazards experienced during pandemic. To illuminate those compound impacts, we conducted a survey over 1350 U S.-based businesses. Our findings indicate were associated with relatively greater negative impacts. But...
Systems thinking (ST) skills are often the foundation of sustainability science curricula. Though ST skill sets used as a basic approach to reasoning about complex environmental problems, there gaps in our understanding regarding best ways promote and assess learning classrooms. Since provides Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) students’ important awareness participate problem-solving, addressing these is an STEM contribution. We have created guidelines for teaching...
Freshwater salinity is rising across many regions of the United States as well globally, a phenomenon called freshwater salinization syndrome (FSS). The FSS mobilizes organic carbon, nutrients, heavy metals, and other contaminants sequestered in soils sediments, alters structures functions soils, streams, riparian ecosystems, threatens drinking water supplies, undermines progress toward Nations Sustainable Development Goals. There an urgent need to leverage current understanding...
Purpose This paper aims to investigate different ways in which faculty members of sustainability-related departments universities across the world perceive, understand and define sustainability how these definitions are linked their demographics epistemological beliefs. Design/methodology/approach Scholars from disciplines social-ecological systems perspectives. Such differences understanding of, approaches to, have created ambiguity within field may weaken its effectiveness, impact...
Abstract Coastal ecosystems nearby human societies collectively shape complex social-ecological systems (SESs). These support high levels of ecological biodiversity while providing resources and services to humans. However, shoreline armoring, land transformation, urban homogenization across urbanized coastal areas may degrade natural alter how humans nature are connected. We hypothesize that these alterations extend residents’ knowledge SESs. explore evidence such cognitive outcomes in...
Background Pelvic girdle pain (PGP) and sacroiliac joint (SIJ) dysfunction/pain are considered frequent contributors to low back (LBP). Like other persistent conditions, PGP is increasingly recognized as a multifactorial problem involving biological, psychological, social factors. Perspectives differ between experts diversity of treatments (with variable degrees evidence) have been utilized. Objective To develop collaborative model that represents the collective view group experts. Specific...
Abstract The concept of social–ecological knowledge diversity (SEKD) provides a novel way examining coupled human–environment interactions—it acknowledges differences in knowledge, values, and beliefs stakeholder groups within systems (SES). Thus, understanding measuring SEKD is an essential component sustainable management with implications for conflict resolution, collective action policymaking. However, methods to efficiently define model are still underdeveloped. Using semiquantitative...
Groups with higher cognitive diversity, i.e. variations in how people think and solve problems, are thought to contribute improved performance complex problem-solving. However, embracing or even engineering adequate diversity is not straightforward may jeopardize social inclusion. In response, those that want promote might make a simplified assumption there exists link between identity range of characteristics, perceive problems. If this holds true, incorporating diverse identities...
The efficient use of water should involve decisions for balancing green (GW) and blue (BW) sustainable development. More specifically, the focus irrigation management be redirected from a BW perspective toward considering full balance, including GW flow. This study presents modelling approach in system dynamic platform minimizing to ratio basin while maximizing total agricultural profit. paper considers compromise between any reduction possible changes economic achievement region through...
Abstract Background To reduce the negative health effects from wildfire smoke exposure, effective risk and communication strategies are vital. We estimated behavioral changes in message framing messenger public messages about on Facebook. Methods During September October 2021, we conducted a preregistered online randomized controlled experiment Adult Facebook users ( n = 1,838,100), living nine wildfire-prone Western U.S. states, were randomly assigned to see one of two ad versions...
Developing system understanding and testing interventions are critical steps to addressing wicked problems. Fuzzy cognitive mapping (FCM) can be a useful participatory modeling tool that enables aggregation of individual perspectives build models represent groups’ collective intelligence (CI). However, current FCM methodologies for creating CI have rarely been tested compared. We conducted 51 interviews with local experts in the Flint, MI food map their mental about how different sectors...
Abstract Current regulatory tools are not well suited to address freshwater salinization in urban areas and the conditions under which bottom-up management is likely emerge remain unclear. We hypothesize that Ostrom’s social-ecological-systems (SES) framework can be used explore how current understanding of might foster or impede its collective management. Our study focuses on Occoquan Reservoir, a critical water supply Northern Virginia, U.S., uses fuzzy cognitive maps (FCMs) characterize...
Group hunting is common among social carnivores, and mechanisms that promote this behavior are a central topic in evolutionary biology. Increased prey capture success decreased losses from competitors often invoked as factors promoting group hunting. However, many animal societies have linear dominance hierarchies where access to critical resources determined by rank, group-hunting rewards shared unequally. Despite inequality, animals such cooperate hunt defend resources. Game theoretic...