Kelsea Best

About Kelsea Best

My research focuses on how climate change interacts with human societies and infrastructure and how climate adaptation can be designed and implemented equitably. Some of my current projects include assessing renters’ vulnerability to natural disasters, identifying infrastructure needs for climate-migrant-receiving communities, and understanding dynamics of climate gentrification in coastal cities.

Selected Publications

Best, K. B., Gilligan, J. M., Baroud, H., Carrico, A. R., Donato, K. M., Ackerly, B. A., & Mallick, B. (2020). Random forest analysis of two household surveys can identify important predictors of migration in Bangladesh. Journal of Computational Social Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42001-020-00066-9
Best, K. B., He, Q., Reilly, A., Tran, N., & Niemeier, D. (n.d.). Rent affordability after hurricanes: Longitudinal evidence from US coastal states. Risk Analysis, n/a(n/a). https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.14224
Best, K., He, Q., Reilly, A. C., Niemeier, D. A., Anderson, M., & Logan, T. (2023). Demographics and risk of isolation due to sea level rise in the United States. Nature Communications, 14(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43835-6
Best, K., Kerr, S., Reilly, A., Patwardhan, A., Niemeier, D., & Guikema, S. (2023). Spatial regression identifies socioeconomic inequality in multi-stage power outage recovery after Hurricane Isaac. Natural Hazards. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-023-05886-2