Hazard & Climate Resilience Institute

My advisor, Dr. Brittany Brand, and I co-founded this institute at Boise State for professors, students, and stakeholders to connect, share ideas, and collaborate to tackle real-world problems related to climate change and natural hazards.

Article on Interpreting Graphics

I published a short article in The Conversation on a few helpful questions to ask yourself when trying to interpret a figure. This article is full of examples and is written for a general audience. I hope you like it!

Hazard Ready Websites

Our websites help you find out about your natural hazard risks specific to your location and steps you can take to prepare. PDX (Portland Metro) Ready, Seattle and KingCounty Ready and Missoula Ready.

Mercalli Intensity Explained Video

A video I made to explain what the Mercalli Scale is and what it is used for (hint: earthquakes)

Document Checklist for Emergencies

Documents to have handy.pdf

A printable sheet I made to help ensure you have important documents printed, in the cloud, or on a thumb drive in case of an emergency.

Infographic Activity for Students

Activity: Making Science Infographics.pdf

An activity I developed for making science infographics. I successfully ran this activity at a STEM workshop for high school girls.

Rubric for Assessing Hazard Maps

Mapping Best Practice Rubric.docx

Mapping and Design Best Practices Rubric I developed for updating an existing data viewer.