I am thrilled to share that I will be joining as an Assistant Professor of urban climate resilience and adaptation disparities! and I are heading to Columbus!
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Kelsea Best, PhD
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Postdoc at UMD CEE studying coupled human-natural systems, climate change, climate adaptation 
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Call for abstract⏰
Submit your 2023 conference abstract to our pre-organized paper session “Addressing Social Equity and Racial Justice in Climate Adaptation and Community Resilience: Emerging Perspectives and Research Methods” co-chaired w/ (by4/4/2023)
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"Disasters and recovery response efforts can exacerbate the marginalization of LGBTQ+ people. New policy mandates might help."
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For those in the DC area, I'll be a panelist at this event at later this month. There should be lots of excellent conversation! #climatechange #sustainability #displacement #foodsecurity #migration #resilience
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A massive fire at a crammed camp for Rohingya Muslims in southern Bangladesh left thousands of the refugees homeless Sunday, a fire official and the United Nations said ti.me/3mxeQln
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New paper: We found socioeconomic inequities in how long it took for residents in Louisiana to have their power restored after Hurricane Isaac. rdcu.be/c6B2G
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I am eternally grateful to the many brilliant individuals who helped me along the way. There are too many to list but especially , , , Allison Reilly, and Deb Niemeier
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I’m so excited to join this incredible group of scholars at OSU in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering and the City and Regional Planning section of
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‘It’s inequality that kills’: the brilliant on the future of climate justice & how to think of complexity & take action.
#climatejustice #ClimateAction
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Hey everyone, a migration research team I’m working with has an opening for a data scientist. Please share widely.
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Job opportunity: Research Data Scientist
@cercmigration & research partners are hiring a Research Data Scientist to work on the new Partnership Grant project MEMO. Candidates should have GIS & knowledge of stat. programming/software. DEADLINE: Feb 12, 2023 torontomu.ca/careers/resear
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New paper out! Identifying typologies of multiple vulnerabilities and climate gentrification along the U.S. East Coast. This was an enormous effort supported by with a great team
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New podcast alert! I had a lot of fun discussing modeling and migration with Terri and Gwyneth on the "Through the Human Geography Lens" podcast #climatechange #migration #Bangladesh #modeling #geography
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Santa brought a new publication for Christmas!
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It was an absolute pleasure to present my work on climate migration in Bangladesh at the WWHGD meeting on climate, migration, and human security at the beautiful
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Call for abstract: I’m co-chairing a session on Emerging Research Methods for Social & Economic Equity in Community Resilience and Climate Adaptation Study @theAAG 2023 Annual Meeting w/ Dr. Kelsea Best @ceeumd
Submit your research abstract to our session by 11/25!
#AAG2023 
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We can’t separate resilience & equity from urban planning & community development, where efforts from all disciplines are needed in this action. Edge-cutting science & research are equally critical as community engagement & capacity building.
#NationalHazardsResearchSummit22
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This free virtual workshop on the human cost of climate change looks very cool with amazing speakers like , , , and ! Shout out to the organizers including
graham.umich.edu/event/climatem
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How people and #nature interact is key to solving #environment problems. Hear from 5 experts on #BehaviorModeling. Register here: sesync.us/kg9ne
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First day of Pride Month AND first day of postdoc?! It’s going to be a good day 🌈😊 #PrideMonth #STEM #LGBTQ #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter
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My friend is brilliant and amazing!! 😍
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I’m extremely honored to be named a P.E.O scholar and looking forward to all the amazing work I can do with this support! twitter.com/YaleEnvironmen…
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I passed my dissertation defense!! I'm officially Dr. Best!! So grateful for all the support I've received from colleagues, friends, and family over the years! <3
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Congratulations, Dr. on brilliantly defending your dissertation applying agent-based modeling to understanding environmental migration in Bangladesh.
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We are hiring a postdoc to support research on env stress, migration, & health/well-being. Position is based at Georgetown U & linked to an interdisciplinary & cross-institution team of researchers. Please share widely. Review of apps begins May 15. apply.interfolio.com/105905
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Happy to be a review editor for this section and excited to work with and others! Send your papers 😊
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We are pleased to announce Dr. Alex de Sherbinin
@Alex_deS of Columbia University as our new Specialty Chief Editor of #ClimateMobility for Frontiers in Climate!
Ready to receive your submissions for this new section. Check it out below.
Discover more: fro.ntiers.in/ClimateMobility
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Join Community Engaged Research class and Mill Creek Watershed Association at Whitsett Park on April 30 for a stream cleanup and to learn about the cool science our students have done to understand the health of Mill Creek.
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Just emailed my dissertation to my committee and it feels so real all of the sudden! Defense is in 2 weeks! It's happening! #phdchat #Dissertation
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To transgender Americans of all ages, I want you to know that you are so brave. You belong. I have your back.
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I'm excited that is launching a new interdisciplinary major in climate studies, which will integrate natural & social sciences & humanities to address the many dimensions of climate change & its impacts on society.
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Hey Nashville ppl! Can you help our students get the word out about their Log the Litter survey of Mill Creek? Survey link: arcg.is/15eniu0 Thanks!
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This might be of interest to , , really looking forward to your forthcoming book!
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ENVS Assc Prof @Amanda__Carrico and colleagues were just awarded an NSF grant that will provide a picture of how rural communities in Bangladesh cope with socio-environmental impacts of disruptions like a pandemic. Congrats! Photo credit from article: doi.org/10.3390/rs1323
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There is a LOT of content about migration & displacement in the #IPCC report released today. Full report download at this link: ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/. For those planning deep dive on this topic, I suggest starting at Cross-chapter Box on Migration, at p1341 in PDF
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