2019
June, 2019
Presented 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 on Disasters
May, 2019
Presented 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
Presented at the 2019 Annual Conference of the American Association of Geographers in Washington, D.C.
March, 2019
Shao was quoted in a NYT article on how weather gets weaponized in climate change messaging
February, 2019
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 on the Journal of Hydrology
October, 2018
Accepting applications for Ph.D.
August, 2018
Joined the Department of Geography at the University of Alabama as an assistant professor.
June, 2018
Visited 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."
May, 2018
Participated in the National Academies of Sciences Gulf Research Program Networking and Idea Development Workshop in Mobile, AL.
April, 2018
Featured in National Academies of Sciences Session at AAG
March, 2018
Our study on community resilience and aggregate perceptions of hurricanes risks was published on the Annals of American Association of Geographers.
2017
October, 2017
Attended National Academies of Sciences Gulf Research Program Fellowship Orientation in Washington, D.C.
August, 2017
Awarded Early-Career Research Fellowship by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Gulf Research Program.
June, 2019
Presented 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 on Disasters
May, 2019
Presented 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
Presented at the 2019 Annual Conference of the American Association of Geographers in Washington, D.C.
March, 2019
Shao was quoted in a NYT article on how weather gets weaponized in climate change messaging
February, 2019
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 on the Journal of Hydrology
October, 2018
Accepting applications for Ph.D.
August, 2018
Joined the Department of Geography at the University of Alabama as an assistant professor.
June, 2018
Visited 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."
May, 2018
Participated in the National Academies of Sciences Gulf Research Program Networking and Idea Development Workshop in Mobile, AL.
April, 2018
Featured in National Academies of Sciences Session at AAG
March, 2018
Our study on community resilience and aggregate perceptions of hurricanes risks was published on the Annals of American Association of Geographers.
2017
October, 2017
Attended National Academies of Sciences Gulf Research Program Fellowship Orientation in Washington, D.C.
August, 2017
Awarded Early-Career Research Fellowship by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Gulf Research Program.