2019
October, 2019
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, Maryland.
September, 2019
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)
Shao presented a poster at the 2019 Alabama Water Resources Conference at Orange Beach, AL.
August, 2019
Shao has become an associate editor for Palgrave Communications (a Nature journal).
June, 2019
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
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
Shao 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
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
Shao was quoted in a Medium featured story on the science of evacuation psychology
August, 2018
Shao joined the Department of Geography at the University of Alabama as an assistant professor.
June, 2018
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
Shao participated in the National Academies of Sciences Gulf Research Program Networking and Idea Development Workshop in Mobile, AL.
April, 2018
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
Shao attended National Academies of Sciences Gulf Research Program Fellowship Orientation in Washington, D.C.
August, 2017
Shao was awarded Early-Career Research Fellowship by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Gulf Research Program.
October, 2019
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, Maryland.
September, 2019
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)
Shao presented a poster at the 2019 Alabama Water Resources Conference at Orange Beach, AL.
August, 2019
Shao has become an associate editor for Palgrave Communications (a Nature journal).
June, 2019
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
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
Shao 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
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
Shao was quoted in a Medium featured story on the science of evacuation psychology
August, 2018
Shao joined the Department of Geography at the University of Alabama as an assistant professor.
June, 2018
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
Shao participated in the National Academies of Sciences Gulf Research Program Networking and Idea Development Workshop in Mobile, AL.
April, 2018
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
Shao attended National Academies of Sciences Gulf Research Program Fellowship Orientation in Washington, D.C.
August, 2017
Shao was awarded Early-Career Research Fellowship by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Gulf Research Program.