2022
September, 2022
The University of Alabama, Department of Geography in collaboration with the Alabama Water Institute (AWI), seeks candidates for a cluster hire of three tenure-track appointments at the rank of Assistant Professor starting August 16, 2023.
August, 2022
Our paper on the socio-geographic patterns of rescue requests during Hurricane Harvey was published in Findings.
Dr. Shao is accepting application for a Ph.D on coastal community resilience.
Auburn University News reported on our awarded grant from the Alabama Center of Excellence.
July, 2022
UA News reported on our newly awarded NSF Research Traineeship grant, or NRT
April, 2022
Dr. Shao's Ph.D student Hemal Dey won 2nd place in student paper presentation competition at the American Water Resources Association Annual Conference. Congratulations to Hemal!
Dr.Shao's graduate student Musfiq Bhuiya won University of Alabama Outstanding Thesis Award. Congratulations to Musfiq!
Our paper on disaster resilience in New Orleans was published online in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction.
March, 2022
Our paper on community vulnerability to floods and hurricanes along the Gulf Coast of the United State has been recognized as a top cited paper in Disasters.
Our new paper on public awareness and perceptions of drought in two cities of Alabama was published online in Risk, Hazards, & Crisis in Public Policy.
February, 2022
Our new paper on vaccine uptake among Americans was published in Vaccine.
2021
December, 2021
Our new paper on risk perceptions of earthquake and knowledge about earthquake response among movement challenged persons was published in International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction.
Our new paper on pro-environmental behaviors in Copenhagen was published online in Cities.
November, 2021
Our new paper on using Twitter data to analyze social response to Hurricane Harvey was published online in Sustainable Cities and Society.
UA Arts & Sciences Dean's postdoc position.
October, 2021
Our paper on public interest in earthquakes has been published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications.
July, 2021
UA news reported on our COVID-19 research.
Our analysis article reflecting on the year of COVID-19 has been published in the Conversation.
Our paper on public support for COVID-19 mitigation has been published in the International Journal of Public Health.
June, 2021
Our research on flood resilience among coastal communities was featured in UA News.
May, 2021
Our paper "Understanding the effects of individual and state-level factors on American public response to COVID-19" has been published in American Journal of Health Promotion.
February, 2021
Our paper "Understanding the influence of contextual factors and individual social capital on American public mask wearing in response to COVID-19" has been published in Health & Place.
2020
December, 2020
Our paper "What really drives the deployment of renewable energy? A global assessment of 118 countries" has been published in Energy Research &Social Science
October, 2020
Our paper comparing public perceptions of sea level rise with scientific projections across five states of the U.S. Gulf Coast region has been published in Climatic Change.
Our paper proposing a polycentric governance with a focus on non-financial capital to enable incremental adaptation has been published in Climate Policy.
Dr. Shao's analysis article on the influence of political leaders' views on COVID-19 risk has been published in the Conversation.
Dr. Shao is accepting applications for a Ph.D in human dimension of flood hazards.
August, 2020
Our new paper on retrospective and prospective evaluations of drought and flood has been published in Science of the Total Environment.
July, 2020
Our new paper on risk perceptions of COVID-19 has been published in Social Science & Medicine.
June, 2020
Dr. Shao attended the Enabling the Next Generation of Hazards and Disasters Researchers Workshop.
February, 2020
UA News reported our paper about flash flood hazards.
January, 2020
Our new paper about flash flood hazards and socioeconomic vulnerability across the continental U.S. has been published in Scientific Reports.
Our new paper about religiosity and public perceptions of climate change has been published in Geographic Review.
Dr. Shao presented a paper on retrospective and prospective evaluations of drought and flood at the 2020 annual conference of the American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA.
2019
December, 2019
Our new paper about approval of political leaders slanting public evaluation of political issues has been published in Climatic Change.
Dr. Shao has been selected as a Fellow for the National Science Foundation-funded Enabling the Next Generation of Hazards and Disasters Researchers Fellowship Program
Dr. Shao presented a paper at the 2019 annual conference of the Society for Risk Analysis, Arlington, VA
October, 2019
Dr. Shao was invited to participate in a panel discussion on flood risk communication at the Earth from Space Institute inaugural symposium "Making Communities More Resilient to Extreme Flooding" in Columbia, MD.
September, 2019
Dr. Shao was featured in the Spotlight of the Department of Geography at UA.
Our new paper about air pollution, community resilience, and mental health across counties in the U.S. was published in the International Journal of Environmental Health Research.
Our new paper about spatiotemporal patterns of US drought awareness was published in Palgrave Communications (a Nature journal)
Dr. Shao presented a poster at the 2019 Alabama Water Resources Conference at Orange Beach, AL.
August, 2019
Dr. Shao has become an associate editor for Palgrave Communications (a Nature journal).
June, 2019
Dr. Shao presented a paper at the 2019 Annual Conference of the Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Our new paper about community vulnerability to flooding and hurricanes along the U.S. Gulf Coast was published in Disasters
May, 2019
Dr. Shao presented a poster at the workshop on Correlated Extremes at Columbia University, New York, NY
April, 2019
Our new paper about flood risk mitigation decision mechanism was published on Environmental Research letters
Dr. Shao presented at the 2019 Annual Conference of the American Association of Geographers in Washington, D.C.
March, 2019
Dr. Shao was quoted in a NYT article on how weather gets weaponized in climate change messaging
February, 2019
Dr. Shao participated in the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Gulf Research Program Fellow Collaboration Workshop, at the 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Ecosystem Science Conference, New Orleans, LA
2018
December, 2018
Our new paper about flood hazards and perceptions in two cities in Alabama was published in the Journal of Hydrology
October, 2018
Accepting applications for Ph.D.
September, 2018
Dr. Shao was quoted in a Medium featured story on the science of evacuation psychology
August, 2018
Dr. Shao joined the Department of Geography at the University of Alabama as an assistant professor.
June, 2018
Dr. Shao was invited to visit the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Princeton University and gave a seminar talk entitled "Understanding Human Judgment on Environmental Hazards and Risks in a Geographic Context.", Princeton, NJ
May, 2018
Dr. Shao participated in the National Academies of Sciences Gulf Research Program Networking and Idea Development Workshop in Mobile, AL.
April, 2018
Dr. Shao was featured in National Academies of Sciences Session at AAG
March, 2018
Our study on community resilience and aggregate perceptions of hurricanes risks was published in the Annals of American Association of Geographers.
2017
October, 2017
Dr. Shao attended National Academies of Sciences Gulf Research Program Fellowship Orientation in Washington, D.C.
August, 2017
Dr. Shao was awarded Early-Career Research Fellowship by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Gulf Research Program.
September, 2022
The University of Alabama, Department of Geography in collaboration with the Alabama Water Institute (AWI), seeks candidates for a cluster hire of three tenure-track appointments at the rank of Assistant Professor starting August 16, 2023.
August, 2022
Our paper on the socio-geographic patterns of rescue requests during Hurricane Harvey was published in Findings.
Dr. Shao is accepting application for a Ph.D on coastal community resilience.
Auburn University News reported on our awarded grant from the Alabama Center of Excellence.
July, 2022
UA News reported on our newly awarded NSF Research Traineeship grant, or NRT
April, 2022
Dr. Shao's Ph.D student Hemal Dey won 2nd place in student paper presentation competition at the American Water Resources Association Annual Conference. Congratulations to Hemal!
Dr.Shao's graduate student Musfiq Bhuiya won University of Alabama Outstanding Thesis Award. Congratulations to Musfiq!
Our paper on disaster resilience in New Orleans was published online in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction.
March, 2022
Our paper on community vulnerability to floods and hurricanes along the Gulf Coast of the United State has been recognized as a top cited paper in Disasters.
Our new paper on public awareness and perceptions of drought in two cities of Alabama was published online in Risk, Hazards, & Crisis in Public Policy.
February, 2022
Our new paper on vaccine uptake among Americans was published in Vaccine.
2021
December, 2021
Our new paper on risk perceptions of earthquake and knowledge about earthquake response among movement challenged persons was published in International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction.
Our new paper on pro-environmental behaviors in Copenhagen was published online in Cities.
November, 2021
Our new paper on using Twitter data to analyze social response to Hurricane Harvey was published online in Sustainable Cities and Society.
UA Arts & Sciences Dean's postdoc position.
October, 2021
Our paper on public interest in earthquakes has been published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications.
July, 2021
UA news reported on our COVID-19 research.
Our analysis article reflecting on the year of COVID-19 has been published in the Conversation.
Our paper on public support for COVID-19 mitigation has been published in the International Journal of Public Health.
June, 2021
Our research on flood resilience among coastal communities was featured in UA News.
May, 2021
Our paper "Understanding the effects of individual and state-level factors on American public response to COVID-19" has been published in American Journal of Health Promotion.
February, 2021
Our paper "Understanding the influence of contextual factors and individual social capital on American public mask wearing in response to COVID-19" has been published in Health & Place.
2020
December, 2020
Our paper "What really drives the deployment of renewable energy? A global assessment of 118 countries" has been published in Energy Research &Social Science
October, 2020
Our paper comparing public perceptions of sea level rise with scientific projections across five states of the U.S. Gulf Coast region has been published in Climatic Change.
Our paper proposing a polycentric governance with a focus on non-financial capital to enable incremental adaptation has been published in Climate Policy.
Dr. Shao's analysis article on the influence of political leaders' views on COVID-19 risk has been published in the Conversation.
Dr. Shao is accepting applications for a Ph.D in human dimension of flood hazards.
August, 2020
Our new paper on retrospective and prospective evaluations of drought and flood has been published in Science of the Total Environment.
July, 2020
Our new paper on risk perceptions of COVID-19 has been published in Social Science & Medicine.
June, 2020
Dr. Shao attended the Enabling the Next Generation of Hazards and Disasters Researchers Workshop.
February, 2020
UA News reported our paper about flash flood hazards.
January, 2020
Our new paper about flash flood hazards and socioeconomic vulnerability across the continental U.S. has been published in Scientific Reports.
Our new paper about religiosity and public perceptions of climate change has been published in Geographic Review.
Dr. Shao presented a paper on retrospective and prospective evaluations of drought and flood at the 2020 annual conference of the American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA.
2019
December, 2019
Our new paper about approval of political leaders slanting public evaluation of political issues has been published in Climatic Change.
Dr. Shao has been selected as a Fellow for the National Science Foundation-funded Enabling the Next Generation of Hazards and Disasters Researchers Fellowship Program
Dr. Shao presented a paper at the 2019 annual conference of the Society for Risk Analysis, Arlington, VA
October, 2019
Dr. Shao was invited to participate in a panel discussion on flood risk communication at the Earth from Space Institute inaugural symposium "Making Communities More Resilient to Extreme Flooding" in Columbia, MD.
September, 2019
Dr. Shao was featured in the Spotlight of the Department of Geography at UA.
Our new paper about air pollution, community resilience, and mental health across counties in the U.S. was published in the International Journal of Environmental Health Research.
Our new paper about spatiotemporal patterns of US drought awareness was published in Palgrave Communications (a Nature journal)
Dr. Shao presented a poster at the 2019 Alabama Water Resources Conference at Orange Beach, AL.
August, 2019
Dr. Shao has become an associate editor for Palgrave Communications (a Nature journal).
June, 2019
Dr. Shao presented a paper at the 2019 Annual Conference of the Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Our new paper about community vulnerability to flooding and hurricanes along the U.S. Gulf Coast was published in Disasters
May, 2019
Dr. Shao presented a poster at the workshop on Correlated Extremes at Columbia University, New York, NY
April, 2019
Our new paper about flood risk mitigation decision mechanism was published on Environmental Research letters
Dr. Shao presented at the 2019 Annual Conference of the American Association of Geographers in Washington, D.C.
March, 2019
Dr. Shao was quoted in a NYT article on how weather gets weaponized in climate change messaging
February, 2019
Dr. Shao participated in the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Gulf Research Program Fellow Collaboration Workshop, at the 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Ecosystem Science Conference, New Orleans, LA
2018
December, 2018
Our new paper about flood hazards and perceptions in two cities in Alabama was published in the Journal of Hydrology
October, 2018
Accepting applications for Ph.D.
September, 2018
Dr. Shao was quoted in a Medium featured story on the science of evacuation psychology
August, 2018
Dr. Shao joined the Department of Geography at the University of Alabama as an assistant professor.
June, 2018
Dr. Shao was invited to visit the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Princeton University and gave a seminar talk entitled "Understanding Human Judgment on Environmental Hazards and Risks in a Geographic Context.", Princeton, NJ
May, 2018
Dr. Shao participated in the National Academies of Sciences Gulf Research Program Networking and Idea Development Workshop in Mobile, AL.
April, 2018
Dr. Shao was featured in National Academies of Sciences Session at AAG
March, 2018
Our study on community resilience and aggregate perceptions of hurricanes risks was published in the Annals of American Association of Geographers.
2017
October, 2017
Dr. Shao attended National Academies of Sciences Gulf Research Program Fellowship Orientation in Washington, D.C.
August, 2017
Dr. Shao was awarded Early-Career Research Fellowship by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Gulf Research Program.