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Research Updates: Since the last news update, the Household Decision Making focus area, responsible for conducting interviews to understand residents’ perceptions of climate change, has progressed with interview-related work and published a paper with another under review. Specifically, the team:
- Began to process Philadelphia interview data.
- Began recruiting and interviewing Manville, NJ, residents with whom they formed connections at various community events and tabling sessions.
- Drafted and submitted a paper for publication in Scientific Reports based on lessons learned from research methods applied in Philadelphia (this paper was co-authored with a local mutual aid group, Homies Helping Homes).
- Is conducting a literature review on the concept of societal transformation in the context of climate change, drafting a commentary on conceptualizations of equity in climate services for Nature-Climate Change, and an article on issues with indicators and co-location of community services destined for Population and Environment.
- Published the paper, “Experiences of Immigrants During Disasters in the US: A Systematic Literature Review”, in the Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health and won the best poster award at the 2025 Climate Health Frontiers Symposium in Houston, Texas.
- Presented at conferences in Seattle and DC.
New Publications:
Dadson, Y.A., Bennett-Gayle, D.M., Ramenzoni, V. et al. (2024). Experiences of Immigrants During Disasters in the US: A Systematic Literature Review. J Immigrant Minority Health, 27, 134–148. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-024-01649-8
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