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Professor, Sch Of Environ,Society&Sustain
Professional Service
- National Science Foundation.
Role: Panelist.
Humans, Disasters and the Built Environment (HDBE).
11/2022 - 11/2022
- National Science Foundation.
Role: Panelist/Reviewer.
Panel reviewer for CMMI-IMEE (Infrastructure Management and Extreme Events) .
04/2014 - 04/2014
Internal Service
- Career Line Faculty Affairs Committee, Office of the Associate Vice President for Faculty.
Member,
07/01/2023 - present.
University service.
- Senate Faculty Review Standards Committee.
member,
07/2019 - 06/2023.
University service.
- Undergraduate Committee.
Member,
07/2015 - 07/2018.
Department service.
- Review, Promotion & Tenure Committee.
Chair,
07/2014 - 07/2020.
College service.
- Academic Senate.
Member,
07/2014 - 07/2017.
University service.
- Certificate in Hazards & Emergency Management.
Director,
01/01/2014 - 01/01/2019.
College service.
- Review, Promotion & Tenure Committee.
Chair,
07/2011 - 07/2020.
Department service.
Honors & Awards
- Excellence in Mentoring Award.
College of Social & Behavioral Science,
04/27/2016
- Advisor, Enabling the Next Generation of Hazards Researchers. National Science Foundation funded mentoring program for junior faculty.
National Science Foundation,
07/2015
In the Media
- Simon, M. “Cities Aren’t Supposed to Burn Like This Anymore—Especially Lahaina.” WIRED Magazine. Aug 15. 08/19/2023.
https://www.wired.com/story/cities-arent-supposed-...
- Nyce, C.M. “Maui’s Fire Risk Was Glowing Red.” The Atlantic, Aug 19. 08/19/2023.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/0...
- Chen, I. “The terrifying choices created by wildfires.” The New Yorker. 09/06/2022.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming...
- Nyce, C.M. “The world needs to start planning for the fire age. The Atlantic. 07/28/2022.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/07/...
- Miller, J. “In a major wildfire: how would Park City evacuate?” Salt Lake Tribune, July 28. 07/28/2022.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/07/28/major-wildf...
- Prentzel, O. and Najmabadi, S. “After-action report finds numerous shortcomings in Marshall Fire emergency communications. The Colorado Sun, June 21. 06/21/2022.
https://coloradosun.com/2022/06/21/multiple-shortc...
- “Human remains found near suspected origin of Colorado Wildfire.” The Guardian, Jan. 5th. 01/05/2022.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/05/co...
- Capital Weather Gang, "As Australia bush fires rage, country offers lessons for the wildfire-prone western U.S.". 11/2019.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/11/23/...
- California's fire season has been bad. But it could have been much worse. 11/2019.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/01/ca...
- The Delicate Art—and Evolving Science—of Wildfire Evacuations. 10/2019.
https://www.wired.com/story/delicate-art-evolving-...
- We Have Fire Everywhere’. 07/2019.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/07/31/mag...
- Camp Fire: When survival means shelter: How temporary refuges saved lives during Camp Fire. 02/2019.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/02/02/wildfires-w...
- Mortensen, M. (2017) "System used for Amber Alerts can also warn of other emergencies.” Utah Public Radio, Dec. 19. 12/2017.
http://upr.org/post/system-used-amber-alerts-can-a...
- Ryman, A. and Hotstege, S. "Yarnell evacuation flawed and chaotic experts say.” The Arizona Republic and USA Today, November 16. 11/2013.
- Bryson, D. and Campoy, A. "Quick Fire Response Pays Off: Colorado Credits Early Alerts With Limiting Deaths From State's Worst-Ever Blaze." Wall Street Journal, p. A3. 06/17/2013.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014241278873238...
- Zaffos, J. "What the High Park Fire can teach us about protecting homes." High Country News. 08/06/2012.
- Meyer, J.P. and Olinger, D., "Tapes show Waldo Canyon fire evacuations delayed two hours." The Denver Post. 07/20/2012.
- Bachelard, M., “Should the fire-threatened stay or go? That is still the question.” The Age, Australia. 05/02/2010.
- Cowan, J., “Esplin defends stay or go policy.” Australian Broadcast
Corporation (ABC). 04/30/2010.
- Boxall, B., “A Santa Barbara area canyon's residents are among many
Californian's living in harm's way in fire-prone areas.” Los Angeles Times. 07/31/2008.
- Welch, W.M. et al., “Staggering numbers flee among fear and uncertainty.” USA Today. 10/24/2007.