University of Oregon researchers are available to talk about wildfire smoke.
Research Professor, Institute for a Sustainable Environment
Senior Policy Advisor, Ecosystem Workforce Program
Cassandra Moseley focuses on wildfire policy and management including wildfire risk reduction, prescribed fire, community preparation, response, and recovery, as well as wildfire suppression and contracting and how wildfires are changing in the American West. She has a particular focus on how natural resource policies affect rural communities, businesses, and workers, including immigrant forest workers. She examines how communities organize to increase resiliency to economic, social and environmental change. Cass can speak about forest land management and firefighters/contracted services. She can also speak about community wildfire preparedness.
Faculty Research Associate, Institute for a Sustainable Environment
Michael Coughlan examines social, cultural, and ecological aspects of landscape conservation with a specific focus on fire management. He uses a social-ecological systems approach to study historical and contemporary interactions between society and wildfires.
Associate Professor, School of Planning, Public Policy and Management
Co-Director, Institute for Policy Research and Engagement
Benjamin Clark’s work centers on improving the government’s ability to use data on wildfire smoke during events and improving the effectiveness of cleaner air shelters and the care for vulnerable populations during smoke events.
CLIMATE CHANGE AND WILDFIRES
Professor, Geography
Dan Gavin is an expert in climate change and the impacts of climate change and fires on ecosystems over time. He has used tree-ring records and the longer records in lake sediments to understand how forests respond to climate change, insect outbreaks and fires. When talking about drought, Dan can weigh-in on the historical precedents for large or severe fires.
SMOKE AND WILDFIRE COMMUNICATION
Assistant Professor, Science and Environmental Communication
Hollie Smith studies communication around natural hazards, including smoke and wildfire. Her research focuses on communication and media dynamics of environmental issues.
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