2021
June, 2021
Our research on flood resilience among coastal communities is 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.
Dr. Shao attended the 45th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop and Researchers Meeting.
June, 2020
Dr. Shao attended the Enabling the Next Generation of Hazards and Disasters Researchers Workshop.
February, 2020
UA News reported on 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.
June, 2021
Our research on flood resilience among coastal communities is 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.
Dr. Shao attended the 45th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop and Researchers Meeting.
June, 2020
Dr. Shao attended the Enabling the Next Generation of Hazards and Disasters Researchers Workshop.
February, 2020
UA News reported on 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.