*Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
(* student coauthor)
2025
53. *Cass, E., Harris, C., Shao, W., Yeates, E., & Moradkhani, H. (2025) “Stakeholder Compound Flood Hazard Communication and Decision Making in Mobile, AL.” International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105469
52. Sanni, T.O., Chen, J., Shao, W., Liu, J., & Shi, Y. (2025) “Investigating the feasibility of adopting virtual reality as a method for natural hazard risk communication” International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 119, 105296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105296
2024
51. *Dey, H., *Haque, M., Shao, W., VanDyke, M., & Hao, F. (2024) “Simulating flood risk in Tampa Bay using a machine learning driven approach” npj: Natural Hazards 1, 40. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44304-024-00045-4
50. *Bhuiya, M., Hasan, M. & Shao, W. (2024) “Into the nexus of disability, mobility aid and travel behavior – A tale from Dhaka, Bangladesh” Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives 28, 101274 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2024.101274
49. Myer, M., Weber, J., Sultana, S., & Shao, W. (2024) Geographic Analysis of the Boundaries of National Park Units. Transactions in GIS, 0: 1-12
48. *Bhuiya, M., Shao, W., Jones, S., & Liu, J. (2024) Towards A Comprehensive Framework for Accessibility Measures for Movement Challenged Persons. Transportation Research Record 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981241270162
47. Shao, W. & Hao, F. (2024) Understanding the Relationships among Experience with Extreme Weather Events, Perceptions of Climate Change, Carbon Dependency, and Public Support for Renewable Energies in the United States. Energy and Climate Change https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egycc.2024.100139
46. *Dey, H., Shao, W., *Haque, M., & VanDyke, M. (2024) Enhancing Flood Risk Analysis in Harris County: Integrating Flood Susceptibility and Social Vulnerability Mapping. Journal of Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis DOI : 10.1007/s41651-024-00181-5.
45. *Dey, H., Shao, W., Moradkhani, H., Keim, B., & Peter, B (2024). Urban flood susceptibility mapping using frequency ratio and machine learning algorithms. Natural Hazards https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-024-06609-x
44. Hemmerling, S., Haertling, A., Shao, W., Leondardo, D.D., Grismore, A., & Dausman, A. (2024). You turn the tap on, the water's there, and you just think everything's fine: A mixed methods approach to understanding public perceptions of groundwater management in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. Frontier in Water. https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2024.1289400
43. *Dey, H., Shao, W., Pan, S., & Tian, H. (2024). The spatiotemporal patterns of community vulnerability in the U.S. Mobile Bay from 2000 - 2020. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12061-023-09549-4
2023
42. Hao, F. & Shao, W. (2023). Social Network, Political Climate, Income Inequality, and Americans Uptake of Monovalent COVID-19 Booster. Vaccine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.08.064
41. *Tabassum, A., Basak, R., Shao, W., *Haque, M., Chowdhury, T.A., & *Dey, H. (2023). Exploring the relationship between land use land cover and land surface temperature: A case study in Bangladesh and the policy implications for the global south. Journal of Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis 7, 25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41651-023-00155-z
40. *Cass, E., Shao, W., Hao, F., Moradkhani, H., & Yeates, E. (2023). Identifying Trends in Interpretation and Responses to Hurricane and Climate Change Communication Tools . International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103752
39. Hao, F., Shao, W. & Michaels, J. L. (2023). A study of American response to climate change and the influence of carbon dependency, social capital, and political orientation. Society & Natural Resources. DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2023.2212238
38. *Bhuiya, M., Shao, W., & Jones, S. (2023). Participatory GIS for measuring accessibility of movement challenged persons during earthquake evacuation." Applied Geography, 156, 102974 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2023.102974
37. Liu, A., Kam, J., Kwon, S., & Shao, W. (2023). Monitoring the impact of climate extremes and COVID-19 on statewise sentiment alterations in water pollution complaints. npj Clean Water 6, 29 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41545-023-00244-y
36. Karimiziarani, M., Shao, W., Mirzaei, M., & Moradkhani, H. (2023). Toward reduction of detrimental effects of hurricanes using a social media data analytic approach: How climate change is perceived? Climate Risk Management. 100480 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2023.100480
2022
35. Feng, K., Shao, W., & Lin, N. (2022). Social-geographical pattern of rescue requests under Hurricane Harvey (2017). Findings, https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.37903
34. *Cass, E., Shao, W., & Smiley, K. (2022). Comparing Public Expectations with Local Planning Efforts to Mitigate Coastal Hazards: A Case Study in the City of New Orleans, USA. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.102940
33. Hao, F. & Shao, W. 2022 "Understanding the Influence of Political Orientation, Social Network, and Economic Recovery on COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake among Americans" Vaccine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.02.066
32. Shao, W., Kam, J., & *Cass, E. 2022 "Public awareness and perceptions of drought: A case study of two cities of Alabama." Risk, Hazards, & Crisis in Public Policy, https://doi.org/10.1002/rhc3.12248
31. Smiley, K., Chen, Y., & Shao, W. 2022. “Being green in a green capital: Assessing drivers of pro-environmental behaviors in Copenhagen.” Cities, 103538, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2021.103538.
30. Karimiziarani, M., Jafarzadegan, K., Abbaszadeh, P., Shao, W., Moradkhani, H. 2022. "Hazard risk awareness and disaster management: Extracting the information content of Twitter data," Sustainable Cities and Society,103577,ISSN 2210-6707, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2021.103577.
29. *Bhuiya, M. & Shao, W. 2022. “Perceptions of earthquake risks and knowledge about earthquake response among movement challenged persons in Dhaka city of Bangladesh” International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 70, 102743, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102743
2021
28. Kam, J., Park, J., Shao, W., Song, J., Kim, J., Gizzi, F. T., Porrini, D., and Suh, Y. -J. 2021 "Data-driven modeling reveals the Western dominance of global pubic interest in earthquakes." Humanities and Social Science Communication (Springer Nature) 8, 242. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-021-00914-7
27. Shao, W. & Hao, F. 2021 “Understanding American public support for COVID-19 risk mitigation: The role of political orientation, socio-demographic characteristics, personal concern, and experience.” International Journal of Public Health, https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2021.1604037
26. Hao, F. & Shao, W. 2021 "Understanding the effects of individual and state-level factors on American public response to COVID–19." American Journal of Health Promotion doi:10.1177/08901171211017286
25. Hao, F., Shao, W., & Huang, W. 2021. "Understanding the influence of contextual factors and individual social capital on American public mask wearing in response to COVID-19." Health and Place 68, 102537.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102537.
24. Hao, F. & Shao, W. 2021. "What really drives the deployment of renewable energy? A global assessment of 118 countries." Energy Research & Social Science 72, 101880.
2020
23. Shao, W., Moftakhari, H., & Moradkhani, H. 2020. “Comparing public perceptions of sea level rise with scientific projections across five states of the U.S. Gulf Coast region” Climatic Change DOI: 10.1007/s10584-020-02893-1
22. Moftakhari, H., Shao, W., Moradkhani, H., AghaKouchak, A., Sanders, B., Matthew, R., Jones, S., & Orbinski, J. 2020 “Enabling incremental adaptation in disadvantaged communities: polycentric governance with a focus on non-financial capital can enable incremental adaptation in disadvantaged communities” Climate Policy DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2020.1833824
21. Shao, W. & Kam, J. 2020 "Retrospective and prospective evaluations of drought and flood" Science of the Total Environment 748, 141155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141155
20. Shao, W. & Hao, F. 2020 b "Confidence in political leaders can slant risk perceptions of COVID-19 in a highly polarized environment." Social Science & Medicine 261,113235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113235.
19. Khajehei, S., Ahmadalipour, A., Shao, W. & Moradkhani, H. 2020 "A place-based assessment of flash flood hazard and vulnerability in the contiguous United States." Scientific Reports 10, 448 doi:10.1038/s41598-019-57349-z
18. Shao, W. & McCarthy, A. 2020 “Understanding Evangelical Protestant identity, religiosity, extreme weather, and American public perceptions of global warming, 2006-2016” Geographic Review, DOI: 10.1080/00167428.2019.1702427
17. Shao, W. & Hao, F. 2020 a "Approval of political leaders can slant evaluation of political issues: evidence from public concern for climate change in the U.S." Climatic Change 158(2), 201-212,10.1007/s10584-019-02594-4
2019
16. Ha, H. & Shao, W. 2019 "A spatial epidemiology case study of mentally unhealthy days (MUDs): air pollution, community resilience, and sunlight perspectives" International Journal of Environmental Health Research DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2019.1669768
15. Kim, S., Shao, W., & Kam, J. 2019 "Spatiotemporal patterns of US drought awareness" Palgrave Communications 5 (1), 107 DOI: 10.1057/s41599-019-0317-7
14. Shao, W., Feng, K., & Lin, N. 2019 "Predicting support for flood mitigation based on flood insurance purchase behavior" Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab195a
13. Shao, W., Keim, B., Xian, S., & *O'Connor, R. 2019 "Flood hazards and perceptions – a comparative study of two cities in Alabama" Journal of Hydrology 569, 546-555.
12. Shao, W., *Jackson, N., Ha, H., & Winemiller, T. 2019 “Assessing community vulnerability to floods and hurricanes in the U.S. Gulf Coast.” Disasters DOI: 10.1111/disa.12383
2018
11. Shao, W., Gardezi, M., & Xian, S. 2018 "Examining the effects of objective hurricane risks and community resilience on risk perceptions of hurricanes at the county level in the U.S. Gulf Coast: An innovative approach" Annals of the American Association of Geographers. DOI: 10.1080/24694452.2018.1426436
2017
10. Shao, W. 2017 “Weather, climate, politics or God? – determinants of American public opinions toward global warming” Environmental Politics. DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2016.1223190
9. Shao, W., Xian, S., Lin, N., & Small, M. 2017 c “A sequential model relating risk exposure, perception and public support for coastal flood adaptation measures” Water Research. DOI.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.05.072
8. Shao, W., Xian, S., Lin, N., Kunreuther, H., *Jackson, N., & Goidel, K. 2017 b “Understanding the effects of past flood events, perceived and estimated flood risks on individuals' voluntary flood insurance purchase behaviors.” Water Research. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.11.021
7. Shao, W., Xian, S., Keim, B. D., Goidel, K., & Lin, N. 2017 a “Understanding perceptions of changing hurricane strength along the U.S. Gulf Coast” International Journal of Climatology. DOI:10.1002/joc.4805
6. Xu, Y., Liu, Y., Chen, T., Shao, W., & Fu, Z. 2017 "A longitudinal analysis of environment and risk of obesity in the U.S." Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection. 5, 204-220.
2016
5. Shao, W., Garand, J.C., Keim, B. D., & Hamilton, L.C. 2016 “Science, scientists, and local weather: understanding mass attitudes toward global warming,” Social Science Quarterly. DOI: 10.1111/ssqu.12317
4. Shao, W. & Goidel, K. 2016, “Seeing is believing? - An examination of perceptions of local weather conditions and climate change among residents in the U.S. Gulf Coast” Risk Analysis. DOI:10.1111/risa.12571.
3. Shao, W., 2016, “Are actual weather and perceived weather the same?” Journal of Risk Research . 1-21.
2. Ha, H., Rogerson, P., Olson, J., Han, D., Bian, L., & Shao, W. 2016 "Analysis of Pollution Hazard Intensity: A Spatial Epidemiology Case Study of Soil Pb Contamination,” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 13 (9), 915; DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13090915
2014
1. Shao, W., Keim, B. D., Garand, J.C., & Hamilton, L.C., 2014, “Weather, climate, and the economy: explaining risk perceptions of global warming, 2001-2010,” Weather, Climate, and Society. 6, 119-134.
Book Chapter
Shao, W. 2017. "Understanding Chinese environmental risk perceptions from 1995 - 2015," in Tang, Z. (ed.), China’s Urbanization and Socioeconomic Impact. 125-144. Springer Nature.
Conference Proceedings
Kuang, B., Sanni, T., Shi, Y., Liu, M., Shao, W., & Chen, J. (accepted) "Investigation of The Importance of Residential Energy End Use in Normal Days and Natural Disasters" 2023 American Society of Civil Engineers International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (i3CE)
(* student coauthor)
2025
53. *Cass, E., Harris, C., Shao, W., Yeates, E., & Moradkhani, H. (2025) “Stakeholder Compound Flood Hazard Communication and Decision Making in Mobile, AL.” International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105469
52. Sanni, T.O., Chen, J., Shao, W., Liu, J., & Shi, Y. (2025) “Investigating the feasibility of adopting virtual reality as a method for natural hazard risk communication” International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 119, 105296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105296
2024
51. *Dey, H., *Haque, M., Shao, W., VanDyke, M., & Hao, F. (2024) “Simulating flood risk in Tampa Bay using a machine learning driven approach” npj: Natural Hazards 1, 40. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44304-024-00045-4
50. *Bhuiya, M., Hasan, M. & Shao, W. (2024) “Into the nexus of disability, mobility aid and travel behavior – A tale from Dhaka, Bangladesh” Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives 28, 101274 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2024.101274
49. Myer, M., Weber, J., Sultana, S., & Shao, W. (2024) Geographic Analysis of the Boundaries of National Park Units. Transactions in GIS, 0: 1-12
48. *Bhuiya, M., Shao, W., Jones, S., & Liu, J. (2024) Towards A Comprehensive Framework for Accessibility Measures for Movement Challenged Persons. Transportation Research Record 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981241270162
47. Shao, W. & Hao, F. (2024) Understanding the Relationships among Experience with Extreme Weather Events, Perceptions of Climate Change, Carbon Dependency, and Public Support for Renewable Energies in the United States. Energy and Climate Change https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egycc.2024.100139
46. *Dey, H., Shao, W., *Haque, M., & VanDyke, M. (2024) Enhancing Flood Risk Analysis in Harris County: Integrating Flood Susceptibility and Social Vulnerability Mapping. Journal of Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis DOI : 10.1007/s41651-024-00181-5.
45. *Dey, H., Shao, W., Moradkhani, H., Keim, B., & Peter, B (2024). Urban flood susceptibility mapping using frequency ratio and machine learning algorithms. Natural Hazards https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-024-06609-x
44. Hemmerling, S., Haertling, A., Shao, W., Leondardo, D.D., Grismore, A., & Dausman, A. (2024). You turn the tap on, the water's there, and you just think everything's fine: A mixed methods approach to understanding public perceptions of groundwater management in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. Frontier in Water. https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2024.1289400
43. *Dey, H., Shao, W., Pan, S., & Tian, H. (2024). The spatiotemporal patterns of community vulnerability in the U.S. Mobile Bay from 2000 - 2020. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12061-023-09549-4
2023
42. Hao, F. & Shao, W. (2023). Social Network, Political Climate, Income Inequality, and Americans Uptake of Monovalent COVID-19 Booster. Vaccine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.08.064
41. *Tabassum, A., Basak, R., Shao, W., *Haque, M., Chowdhury, T.A., & *Dey, H. (2023). Exploring the relationship between land use land cover and land surface temperature: A case study in Bangladesh and the policy implications for the global south. Journal of Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis 7, 25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41651-023-00155-z
40. *Cass, E., Shao, W., Hao, F., Moradkhani, H., & Yeates, E. (2023). Identifying Trends in Interpretation and Responses to Hurricane and Climate Change Communication Tools . International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103752
39. Hao, F., Shao, W. & Michaels, J. L. (2023). A study of American response to climate change and the influence of carbon dependency, social capital, and political orientation. Society & Natural Resources. DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2023.2212238
38. *Bhuiya, M., Shao, W., & Jones, S. (2023). Participatory GIS for measuring accessibility of movement challenged persons during earthquake evacuation." Applied Geography, 156, 102974 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2023.102974
37. Liu, A., Kam, J., Kwon, S., & Shao, W. (2023). Monitoring the impact of climate extremes and COVID-19 on statewise sentiment alterations in water pollution complaints. npj Clean Water 6, 29 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41545-023-00244-y
36. Karimiziarani, M., Shao, W., Mirzaei, M., & Moradkhani, H. (2023). Toward reduction of detrimental effects of hurricanes using a social media data analytic approach: How climate change is perceived? Climate Risk Management. 100480 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2023.100480
2022
35. Feng, K., Shao, W., & Lin, N. (2022). Social-geographical pattern of rescue requests under Hurricane Harvey (2017). Findings, https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.37903
34. *Cass, E., Shao, W., & Smiley, K. (2022). Comparing Public Expectations with Local Planning Efforts to Mitigate Coastal Hazards: A Case Study in the City of New Orleans, USA. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.102940
33. Hao, F. & Shao, W. 2022 "Understanding the Influence of Political Orientation, Social Network, and Economic Recovery on COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake among Americans" Vaccine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.02.066
32. Shao, W., Kam, J., & *Cass, E. 2022 "Public awareness and perceptions of drought: A case study of two cities of Alabama." Risk, Hazards, & Crisis in Public Policy, https://doi.org/10.1002/rhc3.12248
31. Smiley, K., Chen, Y., & Shao, W. 2022. “Being green in a green capital: Assessing drivers of pro-environmental behaviors in Copenhagen.” Cities, 103538, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2021.103538.
30. Karimiziarani, M., Jafarzadegan, K., Abbaszadeh, P., Shao, W., Moradkhani, H. 2022. "Hazard risk awareness and disaster management: Extracting the information content of Twitter data," Sustainable Cities and Society,103577,ISSN 2210-6707, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2021.103577.
29. *Bhuiya, M. & Shao, W. 2022. “Perceptions of earthquake risks and knowledge about earthquake response among movement challenged persons in Dhaka city of Bangladesh” International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 70, 102743, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102743
2021
28. Kam, J., Park, J., Shao, W., Song, J., Kim, J., Gizzi, F. T., Porrini, D., and Suh, Y. -J. 2021 "Data-driven modeling reveals the Western dominance of global pubic interest in earthquakes." Humanities and Social Science Communication (Springer Nature) 8, 242. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-021-00914-7
27. Shao, W. & Hao, F. 2021 “Understanding American public support for COVID-19 risk mitigation: The role of political orientation, socio-demographic characteristics, personal concern, and experience.” International Journal of Public Health, https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2021.1604037
26. Hao, F. & Shao, W. 2021 "Understanding the effects of individual and state-level factors on American public response to COVID–19." American Journal of Health Promotion doi:10.1177/08901171211017286
25. Hao, F., Shao, W., & Huang, W. 2021. "Understanding the influence of contextual factors and individual social capital on American public mask wearing in response to COVID-19." Health and Place 68, 102537.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102537.
24. Hao, F. & Shao, W. 2021. "What really drives the deployment of renewable energy? A global assessment of 118 countries." Energy Research & Social Science 72, 101880.
2020
23. Shao, W., Moftakhari, H., & Moradkhani, H. 2020. “Comparing public perceptions of sea level rise with scientific projections across five states of the U.S. Gulf Coast region” Climatic Change DOI: 10.1007/s10584-020-02893-1
22. Moftakhari, H., Shao, W., Moradkhani, H., AghaKouchak, A., Sanders, B., Matthew, R., Jones, S., & Orbinski, J. 2020 “Enabling incremental adaptation in disadvantaged communities: polycentric governance with a focus on non-financial capital can enable incremental adaptation in disadvantaged communities” Climate Policy DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2020.1833824
21. Shao, W. & Kam, J. 2020 "Retrospective and prospective evaluations of drought and flood" Science of the Total Environment 748, 141155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141155
20. Shao, W. & Hao, F. 2020 b "Confidence in political leaders can slant risk perceptions of COVID-19 in a highly polarized environment." Social Science & Medicine 261,113235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113235.
19. Khajehei, S., Ahmadalipour, A., Shao, W. & Moradkhani, H. 2020 "A place-based assessment of flash flood hazard and vulnerability in the contiguous United States." Scientific Reports 10, 448 doi:10.1038/s41598-019-57349-z
18. Shao, W. & McCarthy, A. 2020 “Understanding Evangelical Protestant identity, religiosity, extreme weather, and American public perceptions of global warming, 2006-2016” Geographic Review, DOI: 10.1080/00167428.2019.1702427
17. Shao, W. & Hao, F. 2020 a "Approval of political leaders can slant evaluation of political issues: evidence from public concern for climate change in the U.S." Climatic Change 158(2), 201-212,10.1007/s10584-019-02594-4
2019
16. Ha, H. & Shao, W. 2019 "A spatial epidemiology case study of mentally unhealthy days (MUDs): air pollution, community resilience, and sunlight perspectives" International Journal of Environmental Health Research DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2019.1669768
15. Kim, S., Shao, W., & Kam, J. 2019 "Spatiotemporal patterns of US drought awareness" Palgrave Communications 5 (1), 107 DOI: 10.1057/s41599-019-0317-7
14. Shao, W., Feng, K., & Lin, N. 2019 "Predicting support for flood mitigation based on flood insurance purchase behavior" Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab195a
13. Shao, W., Keim, B., Xian, S., & *O'Connor, R. 2019 "Flood hazards and perceptions – a comparative study of two cities in Alabama" Journal of Hydrology 569, 546-555.
12. Shao, W., *Jackson, N., Ha, H., & Winemiller, T. 2019 “Assessing community vulnerability to floods and hurricanes in the U.S. Gulf Coast.” Disasters DOI: 10.1111/disa.12383
2018
11. Shao, W., Gardezi, M., & Xian, S. 2018 "Examining the effects of objective hurricane risks and community resilience on risk perceptions of hurricanes at the county level in the U.S. Gulf Coast: An innovative approach" Annals of the American Association of Geographers. DOI: 10.1080/24694452.2018.1426436
2017
10. Shao, W. 2017 “Weather, climate, politics or God? – determinants of American public opinions toward global warming” Environmental Politics. DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2016.1223190
9. Shao, W., Xian, S., Lin, N., & Small, M. 2017 c “A sequential model relating risk exposure, perception and public support for coastal flood adaptation measures” Water Research. DOI.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.05.072
8. Shao, W., Xian, S., Lin, N., Kunreuther, H., *Jackson, N., & Goidel, K. 2017 b “Understanding the effects of past flood events, perceived and estimated flood risks on individuals' voluntary flood insurance purchase behaviors.” Water Research. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.11.021
7. Shao, W., Xian, S., Keim, B. D., Goidel, K., & Lin, N. 2017 a “Understanding perceptions of changing hurricane strength along the U.S. Gulf Coast” International Journal of Climatology. DOI:10.1002/joc.4805
6. Xu, Y., Liu, Y., Chen, T., Shao, W., & Fu, Z. 2017 "A longitudinal analysis of environment and risk of obesity in the U.S." Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection. 5, 204-220.
2016
5. Shao, W., Garand, J.C., Keim, B. D., & Hamilton, L.C. 2016 “Science, scientists, and local weather: understanding mass attitudes toward global warming,” Social Science Quarterly. DOI: 10.1111/ssqu.12317
4. Shao, W. & Goidel, K. 2016, “Seeing is believing? - An examination of perceptions of local weather conditions and climate change among residents in the U.S. Gulf Coast” Risk Analysis. DOI:10.1111/risa.12571.
3. Shao, W., 2016, “Are actual weather and perceived weather the same?” Journal of Risk Research . 1-21.
2. Ha, H., Rogerson, P., Olson, J., Han, D., Bian, L., & Shao, W. 2016 "Analysis of Pollution Hazard Intensity: A Spatial Epidemiology Case Study of Soil Pb Contamination,” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 13 (9), 915; DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13090915
2014
1. Shao, W., Keim, B. D., Garand, J.C., & Hamilton, L.C., 2014, “Weather, climate, and the economy: explaining risk perceptions of global warming, 2001-2010,” Weather, Climate, and Society. 6, 119-134.
Book Chapter
Shao, W. 2017. "Understanding Chinese environmental risk perceptions from 1995 - 2015," in Tang, Z. (ed.), China’s Urbanization and Socioeconomic Impact. 125-144. Springer Nature.
Conference Proceedings
Kuang, B., Sanni, T., Shi, Y., Liu, M., Shao, W., & Chen, J. (accepted) "Investigation of The Importance of Residential Energy End Use in Normal Days and Natural Disasters" 2023 American Society of Civil Engineers International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (i3CE)
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