# overview
My overall research focuses on economic impacts of natural disasters, vulnerability, adaptation, and general public policy concerning disaster mitigation and recovery. In my research I examine how effective federal and local disaster policies are in mitigating hurricane induced property and employment losses. I study individual and societal responses to flood risk exposure. I am interested in the behavior responses of individuals to public provision of flood protection as well as to general disaster aid. I examine long run adaptation through individuals' location choices and spatial sorting as a mechanism of adjustment to the threat of extreme events. I also examine labor market impacts of disasters and spillovers across economic sectors.

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Pennsylvania State University - (State College, Pennsylvania, United States)

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Hurricane Disaster Multipliers: Evidence from Quarterly Employment Analysis

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Explaining Spatial Disparities in Fatal Drug Overdoses, 1970-2016

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Fiscal Decentralization and Natural Disaster Mitigation: Evidence from the United States

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County-Level Determinants of Mental Health, 2002-2008

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Socioeconomic drivers of marine debris in North America.

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Explaining the 2016 Vote for President Trump across US Counties

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Small Business vulnerability to floods and the effects of disaster loans

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The Effect of Mental Health on U.S. County Economic Growth

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Flood Risk, Flood Mitigation, and Location Choice: Evaluating the National Flood Insurance Program's Community Rating System.

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Mapping cross-scale economic impacts of storm surge events: considerations for design and user testing

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Chapter 8 Cost-benefit analysis of a proposed coastal infrastructure for reducing storm surge-induced impact in the Upper Texas Coast

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U.S. farmland price dynamics: cause-effect relationships

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Household Adjustments to Hurricane Katrina

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Does Governmental Assistance Affect Private Decisions to Insure? An Empirical Analysis of Flood Insurance Purchases

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Natural disasters, public housing, and the role of disaster aid

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ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF MIGRATION AND BRAIN DRAIN AFTER MAJOR CATASTROPHE: THE CASE OF HURRICANE KATRINA

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The Effects of Adaptation Measures on Hurricane Induced Property Losses

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Does post-disaster aid promote community resilience? Evidence from federal disaster programs

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State-Level Cooperative Extension Spending and Farmer Exits

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The effects of adaptation measures on hurricane induced property losses: Which FEMA investments have the highest returns?

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Managed Retreat in the Face of Climate Change: Examining Factors Influencing Buyouts of Floodplain Properties

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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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Household Adjustments to Hurricane Katrina

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Adjustments of Socially Vulnerable Populations in Galveston County, Texas USA Following Hurricane Ike

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Damage Curves Derived from Hurricane Ike in the West of Galveston Bay Based on Insurance Claims and Hydrodynamic Simulations

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Does governmental assistance affect private decisions to insure? An empirical analysis of flood insurance purchases

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Innovations in Coastline Management With Natural and Nature-Based Features (NNBF): Lessons Learned From Three Case Studies

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Economic impacts of storm surge and the cost-benefit analysis of a coastal spine as the surge mitigation strategy in Houston-Galveston area in the USA

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Valuing Seawall Protection in the Wake of Hurricane Ike

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Economic impacts of storm surge events: examining state and national ripple effects

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PIRE- Coastal Flood Risk Reduction Program: Integrated, Multi-Scale Approaches for Understanding How to Reduce Vulnerability to Damaging Events

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Texas proposes $26 billion coastal defense network

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Coronavirus: Restrictions on small businesses hoping for large crowds

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Alisha, . (2017-08). Study of Socioeconomic Drivers of Marine Debris Pollution in North America. Master's Thesis.

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Fucile Sanchez, Emily Briana (2018-08). Spatial Adjustments of Socially Vulnerable Populations in Galveston County Following Hurricane Ike. Master's Thesis.

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Burgin, Ashton Danielle (2016-05). The Value of Beach Quality Using the Hedonic Pricing Model in Galveston, Texas. Master's Thesis.

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Casillas, Jessica C. (2018-05). Effects of Seagrass Habitat and Environmental Stressors on Blue Crab Populations in Texas. Master's Thesis.