Social scientist advancing weather readiness and resilience.
I’m a PhD Candidate in Communication at Stanford University, advised by Professors Nilam Ram and Gabrielle Wong-Parodi and funded by the US National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program.
My research examines how people receive and act upon dynamic risk communication to safeguard their well-being during evolving extreme weather events. Leveraging longitudinal methods and multisectoral partnerships, I aim to align behind community-led efforts to prepare for, respond to, and recover from severe weather.
Select Publications
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Examining protective behavioral decision-making dynamics over repeated risks of heat waves in the American West
Journal of Risk Research (2025)
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Examining the temporal dynamics of risk communication during extreme weather events: Insights from a scoping review
Risk Analysis (2025)
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Physical nature associated with affective well-being, but technological nature falls short: Insights from an intensive longitudinal field study in the United States
Journal of Environmental Psychology (2025)
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Affective Sensitivity to Air Pollution (ASAP): Person-specific associations between daily air pollution and affective states
PLOS One (2024)
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CommunityCrit: Inviting the public to improve and evaluate urban design ideas through micro-activities
ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing System (2018)
Professional Experience
Prior to pursuing a PhD at Stanford, I spent three years working for the International Water Management Institute, based in Sri Lanka.
My work with smallholder farmers and fisherpeople — specifically, facilitating participatory media activities in Ghana, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, South Africa, and Sri Lanka — demonstrated the need for improved communication about hazardous weather and motivated me to return to school.
