Resilience Fellows 2021 cohort takes collaboration to the next level Each year we bring community experts and ASU researchers together for a year-long program to share knowledge and conduct research on local vulnerabilities and solutions. The cohort meets regularly so that as they explore resilience concepts and research practices, they also have the opportunity to teach and learn from one another. For example, as climate experts learn about the daily work of combating homelessness, and nonprofit managers pick up new data analysis skills, the fellows develop a network of supportive relationships to lean on while they study and implement changes to build community resilience. This year, two pairs of fellows found a high degree of complementarity in their work so they decided to team up to complete joint projects. Together, they have been able to tackle ambitious projects and deepen collaboration between their organizations. Learn more about the program at resilience.asu.edu/fellowships
Bradley Adame ASU Hugh Downs School of Human Communication How can we better communicate about risks associated with environmental change? https://resilience.asu.edu/adame-project Adame used Vested Interest Theory to understand how residents conceive of and react to risks associated with environmental change. These insights can inform the design and testing of messages that communicate risk and motivate behavioral change towards resilience. Diana Bowman ASU Center for Smart Cities and Regions What resilience measures do decisionmakers need to make policy decisions? https://resilience.asu.edu/bowman-project Bowman identified the most important resilience metrics for the Greater Phoenix region and created a user-friendly dashboard to allow decision-makers and residents to track these metrics.
23
A N N UA L R E P O R T 2021
Access to real time resilience data will allow decision-makers to make more informed decisions while promoting transparency in the decision-making process. Doran Dalton Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community What actions can mitigate the impacts of land fractionation on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community? https://resilience.asu.edu/dalton-project Land fractionation, the division of land among multiple heirs, presents a barrier to resilience for Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) members. Dalton created education materials to help tribal landowners, employees and leadership better understand and mitigate this challenge at an individual and policy level. Ian Dowdy Center for the Future of Arizona Watershed: Arizona — Can a strategy board game connect Arizonans to their watersheds? https://resilience.asu.edu/dowdy-project
