Research Publications
2024
B. Becerik-Gerber et al., Consumption and Conservation Behaviors Among Affordable Housing Residents in Southern California, Energy and Buildings, Link
J. Emile-Geay et al., Last Millennium Hurricane Activity Linked to Endogenous Climate Variability, Nature Communications, Link
J. Emile-Geay et al., Detecting Paleoclimate Transitions With Laplacian Eigenmaps of Recurrence Matrices (LERM), Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, Link
R. McConnell et al., Predicting the Climate Impact of Healthcare Facilities Using Gradient Boosting Machines, Cleaner Environmental Systems, Link
R. McConnell et al., Air Pollution and Age-Dependent Changes in Emotional Behavior Across Early Adolescence in the U.S., Environmental Research, Link
M. Moghaddam et al., Absolute Calibration of a UAV-Mounted Ultra-Wideband Software-Defined Radar Using an External Target in the Near-Field, Remote Sensing, Link
2023
B. Becerik-Gerber et al., Ten Questions Concerning the Impact of Environmental Stress on Office Workers, Building and Environment, Link
A.M. Bento et al., A Unifying Approach to Measuring Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, Journal of Environmental Economics Management, Link
A.M. Bento et al., Marginal Emissions Pathways: Drivers and Implications, Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy, Link
A.M. Bento et al., Evaluating Alternative Strategies for Traffic Reduction in Los Angeles, eScholarship, Link
A.M. Bento et al., Incidental Adaptation: The Role of Non-climate Regulation, Environmental and Resource Economics, Link
W. Bruine de Bruine et al., Food Insecurity is Under-reported in Surveys That Ask About the Past Year, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Link
W. Bruine de Bruine et al., Public Concern about Water Safety, Weather and Climate: Insights from the World Risk Poll, Environmental Science and Technology, Link
W. Bruine de Bruine et al., Into the Wild or into the Library? Perceived Restorativeness of Natural and Built Environments, Journal of Environmental Psychology, Link
E. Margulies et al., A Portable Sensor for the Determination of Tree Canopy Air Quality, Environmental Science: Atmospheres, Link
E. Margulies et al., Promoting Self-Determination, Minimizing Green Gentrification, and Maximizing Community Benefits in Urban Forestry Expansion: A Systematic Review, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Link
R. McConnell et al., Air Pollution and Age-Dependent Changes in Emotional Behavior Across Early Adolescence in the US, Environmental Research. Link
R. McConnell et al., Disparities in Greenspace Associated with Sleep Duration Among Adolescent Children in Southern California, Environmental Epidemiology, Link
R. McConnell et al., Maternal Exposure to Aircraft Emitted Ultrafine Particles During Pregnancy and Likelihood of ASD in Children, Environmental International, Link
R. McConnell et al., Effects of Ambient Fine Particles, Nitrogen Dioxide, and Ozone on Maturation of Functional Brain Networks Across Early Adolescence, Environmental International, Link
R. McConnell et al., Ambient Temperature and Air Pollution Associations with Suicide and Homicide Mortality in California: A Statewide Case-Crossover Study, Science of the Total Environment, Link
R. McConnell et al., California’s Early Transition to Electric Vehicles: Observed Health and Earth Quality Co-Benefits, Science of the Total Environment, Link
R. McConnell et al., Ambient Fine Particulate Exposure and Subcortial Gray Matter Microarchitecture in 9-and 10-Year-Old Children Across the United States, iScience, Link
R. McConnell et al., Ambient Temperature and Air Pollution Associations with Suicide and Homicide Mortality in California: A statewide Case-Crossover Study, Science of the Total Environment, Link
R. McConnell et al., Prenatal Exposure to Tailpipe and Non-Tailpipe Tracers of Particulate Matter Pollution and Autism Spectrum Disorders, Environmental International, Link
M. Moghaddam et al., CYGNSS SoilSCAPE Sites: Sensor Calibration and Data Analysis, IGARSS 2023-2023 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Link
M. Moghaddam et al., The Potential of Low-Frequency Polarimetric SAR Data for Soil Carbon Content Retrieval in the Arctic, IGARSS 2023-2023 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Link
M. Moghaddam et al., A Multi-Frequency Inverse Algorithm for 3D Microwave Imaging, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Link
M. Moghaddam et al, Integration of Vegetation and Topography Models for GNSS-R, 2023 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), Link
M. Moghaddam et al., Deep Generative Regression Models For Soil Moisture Retrieval From GNSS-R Observations, 2023 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), Link
M. Moghaddam et al., Retrieving Soil Organic Matter and Soil Moisture Profiles of the Artic Foothills Tundra Using P-band Polarmetric SAR Imagery, IGARSS 2023-2023 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Link
M. Moghaddam et al., Improved Geometric Optics with Topography (IGOT) Model for GNSS-R Delay-Doppler Maps Using Three-Scale Surface Roughness, Remote Sensing, Link
M. Moghaddam et al., A Quad-Band Near-Field Antenna Array for a Multistatic Microwave Image Chamber, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Link
M. Moghaddam et al., Multi-Objective Optimization of an Intelligent Soil-Moisture-Monitoring Constellation, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Link
M. Moghaddam et al., Mapping Surface Organic Soil Properties in Artic Tundra using C-band SAR Data, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, Link
G. M. Sinatra et al, Is That Plausible?, The Science Teacher, Link
2022
K. Bakian-Dogaheh, R.H. Chen, Y. Yi, J.S. Kimball, M. Moghaddam, A. Tabatabaeenejad, A Model to Characterize Soil Moisture and Organic Matter Profiles in the Permafrost Active Layer in Support of Radar Remote Sensing in Alaska Artic Tundra, Environmental Research Letters, Link
B. Becerik-Gerber, G. Lucas, A. Ashrant et al, Ten Questions Concerning Human-Building Interaction Research for Improving the Quality of Life, Building and Environment, Link
W. Bruine de Bruin, A Dugan, On the Differential Correlates of Climate Change Concerns and Severe Weather Concerns: Evidence from the World Risk Poll, Climatic Change, Link
A. Kause, W. Bruine de Bruin, J. Persson, H. Thorén et al., Confidence Levels and Likelihood Terms in IPCC Reports: A Survey of Experts from Different Scientific Disciplines, Climatic Change, Link
C. Loibl, W. Bruine de Bruin, B. Summers, S. McNair, P. Verhallen, Which Financial Stressors are Linked to Food Insecurity Among Adults in the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands? An Exploratory Study, Food Security, Link
R. McConnell et al., Estimating Traffic Noise Over a Large Urban Area: An Evaluation of Methods, Environmental International, Link
R. McConnell et al., Near-Roadway Air Pollution, Immune Cells and Adipokines Among Obese Young Adults, Environmental Health, Link
R. McConnell et al. The Effects of Co-Exposure to Extremes of Heat and Particulate Air Pollution on Mortality in California: Implications for Climate Change, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Link
A.M. Peredo, S. Abdelnour, P. Adler, B. Banerjee, M. Calas, E. Chertkovskaya, R. Colbourne, A. Countu, A. Crane, M. Evans, P. Hirsch, A.E. Osorio, B. Ozkazanc-Pan, L. Smircich, G. Weber, We are Boiling: Management Scholars Speaking out on COVID-19 and Social Justice, Journal of Management Inquiry, Link
A. Rose, M.ASCE; D. Wei; J. Machado; and K. Spencer, Benefit-Cost Analysis of Low-Cost Flood Inundation Sensors, American Society of Civil Engineers. Link
A. Rose, D. Wei, A. Einbinder, The Co-Benefits of California Offshore Wind Electricity, The Electricity Journal, volume 35, Issue 7. Link
C. Ruf, H.C. Luengo, C. Chew, M. Moghaddam, D. Posselt, J. Crespo, Z. Pu, A. Warnock, The NASA Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System SmallSat Constellation, Link
G.M. Sinatra, Educational and Developmental Psychologists Take Action in Response to the Climate Crisis, Educational and Developmental Psychologist, Link
B. Smith, S. Kumar, L. Nguyen, T. Chee, J. Mason, S. Chien, C. Frost, R. Akbar, M. Moghaddam, A Getirana, L. Capra, P. Grogan, Demonstrating a New Flood Observing Strategy on the NOS Testbed, IGARSS 2022-2022 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Link
I. Thacker, G.M. Sinatra, Supporting Climate Change Understanding with Novel Data Estimation Instruction, and Epistemic Prompts, Journal of Educational Psychology, Link
Y. Yi, R.H. Chen, J.S. Kimball, M. Moghaddam, X. Xu, E. S. Euskirchen, N. Das, C.E. Miller, Potential Satellite Monitoring of Surface Organic Soil Properties in Artic Tundra From SMAP, Water Resources Research, Link
M.M. Villia, Grigorios Tsagkatakis, M. Moghaddam, P. Tsakaalides, Embedded Temporal Convolutional Networks for Essential Climate Variables, Senors, Link
A. Waxman, A. Bento, J. Reyes, Causes and Consequences of Exposure on Air, Water and Land, 2021 APPAM Fall Research Conference, Link
2021
D. Adler, A. Bento, N. Miller, E. Severnini, Climate Change Will Increase Ozone Levels and Unravel Air Regulations, Research Square. Link
W. Bruine de Bruin, L. Rabinovich, K. Weber, Marianna Babboni, M. Dean, L. Ignon, Public Understanding of Climate Change Terminology, Climatic Change, volume 167, issue 3, pp. 1-21. Link
A. Kause, W. Bruine de Bruin, S. Domingos, N. Mittal, J. Lowe, F. Fung, Communications About Uncertainty in Scientific Climate-Related Findings: A Qualitative Systematic Review, Environmental Research Letters, volume 16, issue 5. Link
H. Khreis, R. Alotaibi, J. Horney, R. McConnell, The Impact of Baseline Incidence Rates on the Burden of Disease Assessment of Air Pollution and Onset Childhood Asthma: Analysis Date from the Contiguous United States, Annals of Epidemiology, volume 53, pp. 76-88. Link
R. McConnell et al., In Utero Exposure to Mercury is Associated with Increased Susceptibility to Liver Injury and Inflammation in Childhood, Heptalogy, Link
R. McConnell et al., The Clear and Persistent Impact of Air Pollution on Chronic Respiratory Diseases: A Call for Interventions, European Respiratory Journal, volume 57, issue 3. Link
R. McConnell et al., Contribution of Tailpipe and Non-Tailpipe Traffic Sources to Quasi-Ultrafine, Fine and Coarse Particulate Matter in Southern California, Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, volume 71, issue 2, pp. 209-230. Link
A. Vaccaro, J. Emile-Geay, D. Guillot, R. Verna, C. Morice, J. Kennedy, B. Rajaratnam, Climate Field Completion via Markov Random Fields: Application to the HadCRUT4.6 Temperature Dataset, Journal of Climate Change, volume 34, issue 10, pp. 4169-4188. Link
2020
J. Campbell, A. Melebari, M. Moghaddam, Modeling the Effects of Topography on Delay-Doppler Maps, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, volume 13, pp. 1740-1751. Link
A. Marshall, S. Betts, E. Kan, R. McConnell, B. Lanphear, E. Sowell, Association of Lead-Exposure Risk and Family Income with Childhood Brain Outcomes, Nature Medicine, volume 26, issue 1, pp. 91-97. Link
R. McConnell et al., The Need for a Tighter Particulate-Matter Air-Quality Standard, New England Journal of Medicine, volume 383, issue 7, pp. 680-683. Link
N. Mansouri, M. Moghaddam, F. Kazemi, M. Bahreini, H. Aroiee, Effect of Plant Extracts and Packaging on Microbial Quality and Antioxidant Activity of Basil, Journal of Food Microbiology, volume 6, issue 4, pp. 8-23. Link
A. Rose, and D. Wei, Impacts of the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program on the economy of California, Energy Policy, 137. Link
G. Sinatra, D. Lombardi, Evaluating Sources of Scientific Evidence and Claims in the Post-Truth Era may Require Reappraising Plausibility Judgements, Educational Psychologist, volume 55, issue 3, pp. 120-131. Link
2019
I. Thacker, G. Sinatra, Visualizing the Greenhouse Effect: Restructuring Mental Models of Climate Change Through a Guided Online Simulation, Education Sciences, volume 9, issue 1, pp. 14. Link
R. McConnell et al., Sex-Specific Associations of Autism Spectrum Disorder with Residential Air Pollution Exposure in a large Southern California Pregnancy Cohort, Environmental Pollution, volume 254. Link
R. McConnell et al., Traffic-Related Air Pollution Exposure and Altered Fatty Acid Oxidation among Adolescents and Young Adults-the Interplay with Obesity, Environmental Epidemiology, volume 3, pp. 62-63. Link
M. Franklin, Z. Yin, R. Urman, S. Fruin, R. McConnell, Environmental Factors Affecting Stress in Children: Interrelationships Between Traffic-Related Noise, Air Pollution, and the Built Environment, Environmental Epidemiology, volume 3, pp. 126-127. Link
B. Koshnevis, M. Yoozbashizadeh, I. Ershaghi, Water Unloading of Gas Wells Using the Concurrent-Water-Collection Method, Society of Petroleum Engineers. Link
L. Palinkas, M. Wong, Social Sustainability and Global Climate Change, Social Work and Sustainability in Asia. Link
J. Johnston, M. Razafy, H. Lugo, Luis Olmedo, S. Farzan, The Disappearing Salton Sea: A Critical Reflection on the Emerging Environment Threat of Disappearing Saline Lakes and Potential Impacts on Children’s Health, Science of Total Environment. Link
A. Madni, Transdisciplinary Systems Engineering: Exploiting Disciplinary Convergence to Address Grand Challenges, IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Magazine, volume 5, issue 2, pp. 6-11. Link
J. Feldman, S. Gruskin, B. Coull, N. Krieger, Police-Related Deaths and Neighborhood Economic and Racial/Ethinic Polarization, United States, 2015-2016, American Journal of Public Health, volume 109, issue 3, pp. 458-464. Link
S. Hsiang, P. Oliva, R. Walker, The Distribution of Environmental Damages, Review of Economics and Policy, volume 13, issue 13. Link
2018
A. Rose, D. Wei, N. Miller, T. Vandyck and C. Flachsland, Achieving Paris Climate Agreement Pledges: Alternative Designs for Linking Emissions Trading Systems, Policy Brief, Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, volume 12, issue 1, Winter 2018, pp. 170–182. Link
A. Bento, M. Jaconsen, A. Liu, Environmental Policy in the Presence of an Informal Sector, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, volume 90, pp. 61-77, Link
A. Bento, T, Garg, D. Kaffine, Emissions Reductions or Green Booms? General Equilibrium Effects of a Renewable Portfolio Standard, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, volume 90, pp. 78-100. Link
R. McConnell et al., Risk Effects of Near-Roadway Pollutants and Asthma Status on Bronchitic Symptoms in Children, Environmental Epidemiology, volume 2, issue 2. Link
R. McConnell et al., Air Toxics in Relation to Autism Diagnosis, Phenotype, and Severity in a US Family-Based Study, Environmental Health Perspectives, volume 126, issue 3. Link
R. McConnell et al., Joint Effects of Prenatal Air Pollutant Exposure and Maternal Folic Acid Supplementation on Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism Research, volume 11, issue 1, pp. 69-80. Link
J. Eyer, C. Wichman, Does Water Scarcity Shift the Electricity Generation Mix Toward Fossil Fuels? Empirical Evidence from the United States. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, volume 87, pp. 224-241. Link
H. Blanco, A. Wikstromm, Transit-Orientated Development Opportunities Among Failing Malls, National Center for Sustainable Transportation, Link
J. Eyer, The Effect of Firm Size on Fracking Safety, Resource and Energy Economics, volume 53, pp. 101-113. Link
Y. Yi, J. Kimball, R. Chen, M. Moghaddam, R. Reichle, U. Mishra, D. Zona, W. Oechel, Characterizing Permafrost Active Layer Dynamics and Sensitivity to Landscape Spatial Heterogenity in Alaska, The Cryosphere, volume 12, issue 1. Link
J. Zhang, A. Mohegh, Y. Li, R. Levinson. G. Ban-Weiss, Systematic Comparison of the Influence of Cool Wall Versus Cool Roof Adoption on Urban Climate in the Los Angeles Basin, Environmental Science and Technology, volume 52, issue 19. Link
S. Alemohammad, A. Konings, T. Jaghuber, M. Moghaddam, D. Entekhabi, Characterization of Vegetation and Soil Scattering Mechanisms Across Different Biomes Using P-Band SAR Polarimetry, Remote Sensing of Environment. Link
P. Adler, C. Heckscher, Collaboration as an Organization Design for Shared Purpose, Toward Permeable Boundaries of Organizations? Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Link
J. Johnston, E. Lim, H. Roth, Impact of Oil Extraction and Enviromental Public Health: A Review of the Evidence, Science of the Total Environment. Link
A. Robinson, The Spoils of Dust: Reinventing the Lake That Made Los Angeles, Novato California: Applied Research and Design Publishing, an imprint of ORO Editions. Link
K. Footer et al. A Meta-Narrative Literature Synthesis and Framework to Guide Future Evaluation of Legal Empowerment Interventions, Health and Human Rights, volume 20, issue 2, pp. 65-84. Link
D. Ruddell, K. Foster, GIS&T and Geodesign, The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Link
A. Martinez, J. Choi, Analysis of Energy Impacts of Facade-Inclusive Retrofit Strategies, Compared to System-Only Retrofits Using Regression Models, Energy and Buildings, volume 158, pp. 261-267. Link
S. Hiatt, W. Carlos, From Farms to Fuel Tanks: Stakeholder Framing Contests and Entrepreneurship in the Emergent U.S. Biodiesel Market, Wiley Strategic Management Journal. Link
F. Zhu, J. Emile-Geay, N. McKay, G. Hakim, D. Khider, T. Ault, E. Steig, S. Dee, J. Kircher, Climate Models can Correctly Simulate the Continuum of Global-Average Temperature Variability, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Link
K. Sanders, E. Grubert, Water Use in the United States Energy System: A National Assessment and Unit Process Inventory of Water Consumption and Withdrawals, Environmental Science and Technology. Link
D. Press, D. Mazmanian, Toward Sustainable Production: Finding Workable Strategies for Government and Industry, Environmental Policy: New Directors for the Twenty-First Century. Link
L. Ferguson, A. Nicholson, I. Henry, A. Saha, T. Sellers, S. Gruskin, Assessing Changes in HIV-Related Legal and Policy Environments: Lessons Learned from a Multi-Country Evaluation, Public Library of Science One. Link