Kelsea Best
She/Her
queer and I am an interdisciplinary climate researcher.//
I am a queer woman and an interdisciplinary climate scientist. My research focuses on understanding how climate change interacts with human societies and infrastructure, how people may adapt to climate change effects, and how climate adaptation can be designed and implemented in a just and equitable way. My work is highly interdisciplinary and strives to connect methods, disciplines, and researchers from across geographies and fields. Some of my current projects include modeling individual and household migration decisions under climate change, assessing renters’ vulnerability to natural disasters and implications for housing security, understanding dynamics related to climate gentrification in coastal cities, and better understanding LGBTQIA+ populations' climate and disaster resilience.