Dr. Sara Meerow is an Assistant Professor in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University. Her research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of urban geography and planning and focus on the challenge of how to make cities more resilient in the face of climate change and other social and environmental hazards while also making them more sustainable and just.
Dr. Sierra C. Woodruff is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A&M University. Her research focuses on how planning can better address environmental and climatic change.
Dr. Bryce Hannibal is an Assistant Research Scientist in the Bush School of Government and Public Policy at Texas A&M University. His research interests are centered on environmental sociology, social networks, complex organizations, and public policy. Broadly, his research is concerned with how individual attitudes and behaviors are influenced by larger social structures and the natural environment.
Philip is a graduate research assistant in the School of Geographic Science and Urban Planning at ASU. His interests revolve around the intersection of emergency management, disaster risk reduction, sustainability, and urban planning. Of particular interest to Philip, are methods and strategies for integrating research into professional practice and community governance.
Melina Matos is a doctoral student in Urban and Regional Science at Texas A&M University. She has a master’s degree in Public Administration from Texas Tech University, with an emphasis on environmental policies and climate change. She earned her undergraduate degree in 2004, and for ten years, worked as urban planner consultant for more than 30 cities in several states in Brazil.
Malini Roy is an Urban and Regional Science PhD student in Texas A&M University. Her research focuses on evaluating plans against future flood scenarios.