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Personal profile
About
Dr. Paci-Green (pronounced "Pah-chee") is Director of the Resilience Institute at Western Washington University. She received her PhD from Cornell University where she combined structural engineering and anthropology to study physical and social vulnerability and risk perceptions in informal districts of Istanbul, Turkey. She used qualitative and quantitative research methods in these settlements to recommended innovative, culturally-appropriate methods for decreasing population vulnerability.
Contact Information
Environmental Studies
Resilience Institute
AH 206, MS 9085
360-650-2707
Related documents
Education/Academic qualification
Earth Institute, Post-doctoral Fellow, Columbia University
2005 → 2007
Department of Structural Engineering, Ph.D., Cornell University
… → 2005
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, B.S., University of Washington
… → 1996
Research Interests
- How risk perception shapes social vulnerability
- Unsafe built environments
- Comprehensive school safety to natural hazard risks
- Vulnerable populations
- Disaster risk reduction
- Community-defined resilience
- Media coverage of science
- The media-science interface
Disciplines
- Environmental Sciences
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Challenges and Benefits of Community-based Safer School Construction
Paci-Green, R., Jan 2020, In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 43Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comprehensive school safety policy: A global baseline survey
Paci-Green, R., Varchetta, A., McFarlane, K., Iyer, P. & Goyeneche, M., Apr 2020, In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 44, 101399.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comprehensive school safety policy: Trends in the Pacific Region
Jiwanji, A., Paci-Green, R. & McFarlane, K., Apr 1 2020, In: Australian Journal of Emergency Management. 35, 2, p. 19-25 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cascadia Rising: Cascadia Subduction Zone Catastrophic Earthquake and Tsunami Functional Excercise Scenario Document
Paci-Green, R., Boles, N., Black, T., Smith, K. & Munkh-Erdene, E., Jan 1 2015, In: Environmental Studies Faculty and Staff Publications.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Does the global food system have an Achilles’ heel? How regional food systems may support resilience in regional disasters
Paci-Green, R. & Berardi, G. M., Oct 22 2015, In: Environmental Studies Faculty and Staff Publications. 5, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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2016Academy Award for equity and inclusivity, Western Wash. Univ. Teaching-Learning Academy
Paci-Green, R. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2014National Finalist for Best Student Magazine, Spring 2014 The Planet magazine – The human issue, Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards (Publication adviser)
Paci-Green, R. (Recipient), 2014
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2014Western Washington University Innovative Teaching Showcase, Blended Learning
Paci-Green, R. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2013First place, student graphics design/editing, Spring 2013 The Planet magazine – The recovery issue, Washington Press Association (Publication adviser)
Paci-Green, R. (Recipient), 2013
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2013National Finalist for Best Student Magazine, Winter 2013 The Planet magazine – The policy issue, Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards (Publication adviser)
Paci-Green, R. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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WWU's Rebekah Paci-Green Awarded New NSF Grant to Study Sea-Level Resilience in the Face of Climate Change and Natural Disasters
10/21/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Studying quakes' effects on sites damaged by saltwater 9/25/23
9/25/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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UPDATE ON SEARCH FOR NEW HUXLEY COLLEGE DEAN
Bauman, J. M., Strecker, A., Paci-Green, R., Patrick, D. L. & Sofield, R.
11/23/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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