University of Oregon researchers can provide expertise for stories on wildfires and droughts.
To talk to an expert on wildfires and droughts, email Molly Blancett blancett@uoregon.edu
Wildfires
Steven Beda, Department of History
Labor History, Environmental History, 20th Century US History, Pacific Northwest Timber Industry, History of Forestry, History of Rural Politics and Rural Protest Movements
Benjamin Clark, School of Planning, Public Policy and Management
Decision Making on Wildfires, Public Budgeting and Finance, Public Management, Public Administration, Crowdsourcing, Autonomous Vehicles
Michael Coughlan, Institute for a Sustainable Environment
Wildfire Smoke, Wildfires, Fire Management, Landscape Conservation, Historical Ecology, Cultural Fire
Daniel Gavin, Department of Geography
Climate Change, Wildfires, Drought
Heidi Huber-Stearns, Institute for a Sustainable Environment
Wildfire Risk Reduction, Smoke Communication and Response, Wildland Fire Policy, Prescribed Fire Policy and Management, Environmental Governance, Natural Resource Policy
Bart Johnson, Department of Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture, Conservation, Wildfires, Climate Change
Cassandra Moseley, Institute for Resilient Organizations, Communities, and Environments
Wildfire and Climate Resilience, Forest Restoration, Rural Communities and National Forest Policy and Management
Hollie Smith, School of Journalism and Communication
Natural Hazards Communication, Environmental Communication, Science Communication and Media
Doug Toomey, Department of Earth Sciences
Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Environment, Climate Change