HurriCon: Science at the Intersection of Hurricanes and the Populated Coast East Carolina University February 27-28, 2020 Thursday, February 27, 2020 7:00 am 8:00 am3:00 pm 8:00 – 10:00 am 8:30 – 9:00 am 9:00 – 10:00 am 10:15 – 11:15 am Poster Setup MSC Ballroom B Registration MSC Gallery (2nd floor) Coffee Provided by Impact360 Alliance, Daphne Thompson Welcome Ron Mitchelson, Int Chancellor East Carolina University Allison Danell, Int Dean Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, East Carolina University Charge for the day Jamie Kruse, Director, Center for Natural Hazards Research, East Carolina University Making Research Useful and Useable: engaging potential end users in research project design Moderator— Joe Trainor, University of Delaware Reporteur Mick Ayala Scott Curtis, East Carolina University Lisa Williams, Mid-East Commission Mike Sprayberry, North Carolina Emergency Management Jessica Whitehead, NC Office of Recovery and Resiliency Break MSC Ballroom B MSC Ballroom B Session #1 Characterizing and Communicating Hurricane-induced Flood Risk MSC Ballroom A Moderator Eugene Frimpong Reporteur Kelley DePolt Yu Zhang, University of Texas-Arlington and L Lu, Colorado State University— Comparison of flood simulations along the Neuse River with VIIRS inundation product Rebecca Morss, J Demuth, H Lazrus, O Wilhelmi, and J Gambill, National Center for Atmospheric Research—Understanding Dynamic Hurricane Risk Communication, Interpretation, and Response in the Modern Information Environment 10:15 – 11:15 am 10:15 – 11:15 am Thursday, February 27, 2020 Sai Ravela and K Emanuel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology—Quantifying Cyclone-induced Risk in a Changing Climate Using Learning-StatisticalPhysical Modeling Emine Fidan and N Nelson, North Carolina State University—Mapping Floods with Forests: Creating daily flood maps through Random Forest modeling Session #2 Hurricanes, Microbial Communities and Water Quality MSC 249 Moderator Christina Staudhammer Reporteur Mick Ayala Sid Mitra, E Field, D.R Corbett, C Garrison, R Wheatley, and A Lindley East Carolina University —2018 Hurricane Season Impacts to Water Quality in the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine System (APES) and Gulf Stream Rachel Noble, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill— Tracking shifts in clinically relevant bacteria in the Neuse River Estuary during and after Hurricane Florence Amin Kiaghadi and H Rifai, University of Houston—A Multiscale Study on Hurricanes and Coastal Resiliency from Microbial Communities to Community Health, Social Justice, and the Built Environment Suzanne Lea, M Calderon, East Carolina University, C Beasley, University of North Carolina, Pembroke— Do you mean what is the normal now that wasn’t before? Ideas about individual resiliency after Hurricanes Floyd and Mathew Session #3 Shoreline Impacts and Mitigation MSC 253 Moderator Selena Chavez Reporteur Farisal Bagsit Joseph Long, A Hawkes, E Ghoneim, L Leonard, D Eulie, Y Marsan and D Wells, University of North Carolina-Wilmington—Observations of storm and recovery processes on Masonboro Island, NC Joni Thomas Backstrom and A Miller, University of North Carolina-Wilmington — Offshore geomorphological influence on coastal impacts from Hurricane Florence: Wrightsville Beach, NC Yang Liu and A Thomas, East Carolina University —An Experimental Study on the Dynamic Wave-Barrier Interactions Pertinent to Hurricane-Caused Storm Surge Mitigation Devon Eulie, University of North Carolina-Wilmington, Rachel Gittman, East Carolina University and Caster Smith, Duke University Marine Lab — Evaluating the Resilience of Shoreline Protection Methods to Hurricane Florence Break Thursday, February 27, 2020 11:30 – 12:30 pm 11:30 – 12:30 pm 11:30 – 12:30 pm Session #4 Community Resilience and Engagement Moderator Kristin Taylor Reporteur Eugene Frimpong Lillian Howie, Coastal Carolina University— Community Involvement in Flood Mitigation: A Survey-Based Approach in Marion County, SC Ahmed Abdelhady S Spence, and J McCormick, University of Michigan— A Distributed Simulation Platform to Probabilistically Quantify Hurricane Resilience of Communities Cynthia Grace-McCaskey, East Carolina University — Examining Community Perceptions of Resilience in Princeville, NC Joshua Behr, Old Dominion University— Blue Sky Preparation for Severe Storms: The Case of Translating Research to Action in the Recover Hampton Roads Approach Session #5 Biological Impacts of Hurricanes – Moderator Julie Olson Reporteur Farisal Bagsit Edward Casteñeda-Moya, L Lamb-Wotton, E Gaiser, T Troxler, J Kominoski, Florida International University, V Rivera-Monroy, X Zhao, Louisiana State University, R Chambers, A Gorsky, College of William and Mary, — Hurricanes fertilize coastal wetlands in the Gulf of Mexico: The case of Florida Everglades mangrove forests, USA Julie B Olson, University of Alabama, M Brandt, A Fronnegra, T Smith, R Ennis, University of the Virgin Islands and D Garfield, University of Mississippi, — Responses of coral reef communities to Hurricanes Irma and Maria in St Thomas, U.S Virgin Islands Javier Rodriguez-Casariego, Florida International University, A Mercado-Molina, Sociedad Ambiente Marino, D Garca-Souto, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, I Baums, Pennsylvania State University, and J Eirin-Lopez, University of Puerto Rico — Epigenetic and Demographic Responses of Stony Corals to Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico Robert Y George, George Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability – North Carolina Coastal Conversations Initiative MSC Ballroom A MSC 249 Session #6 Improving Power Grid Resilience MSC 253 Moderator Greg Starr Reporteur Ruth Quainoo Wei Sun, University of Central Florida— Establish a Resilient Power Grid through Intelligent Restoration from Hurricanes Cody J Newlun, J McCalley, A Kimber, Iowa State University, A FigueroaAcevedo, MISO, E O’Neill-Carrillo, GridEd, Puerto Rico, R Haug, Public Power Services— Re-Developing Puerto Rico’s Electrical System for Infrastructure Integrity Yamilka Baez-Rivera, S Chen, W Tang, M Pando, M Majrekar, D Young, Y Ng, University of North Carolina- Charlotte, A Irizarry, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez — Post Hurricane Investigations towards Improved Grid Resiliency – Hurricane Maria in the Puerto Rico Mostafa Sahraei-Ardakani, G Ou, and Z Pu, University of Utah— An Integrated Platform for Preventive Power System Operation during Hurricanes Thursday, February 27, 2020 12:30 – 2:15 pm Lunch and Keynote Introduction: Jamie Kruse Dr Walt Peacock, National Science Foundation 2:15 – 3:30 pm Session #7 Evacuation Messaging, Modeling and Human Behavior MSC Moderator Rebecca Morss Ballroom A Reporteur Kelley DePolt David Bierling, M Lindell, and W Peacock, Texas A & M University- Evacuation Response, Timing, and Routing in Response to Hurricane Harvey by Households in Texas Coastal Bend Counties Susan C Weller, University of Texas Medical Branch and R Baer University of South Florida — Understanding Hurricane Evacuation Decisions on the Gulf Coast Carolyn Dunn, East Carolina University — Identifying Evacuation Barriers for at Risk Populations in Rural Areas of Eastern North Carolina from Hurricane Florence In North Carolina Thomson, D.P T Wasklewicz, M Johnson, K Jones and K Mulcahy, East Carolina University – Analysis of the Air Ambulance Response during Hurricane Matthew 2:15 – 3:30 pm Session #8 Hurricane-induced Flooding and flood management Moderator John Nielsen-Gammon Reporteur Eugene Frimpong Tal Ezer, Old Dominion University— The short- and long-term impacts of hurricanes on coastal flooding along the U.S East coast Hanadi Rifai, University of Houston— At the Intersect of Engineered Systems for Flood Mitigation, Society and Resiliency: the Harvey Posed Challenge in Greater Houston Roberto Barrios, Southern Illinois University— Flooding by design: The political ecology of disaster in Houston Texas Randall Etheridge and R Smith, East Carolina University — The stakeholders want to dredge - Is dredging the solution? MSC Ballroom B MSC 249 Thursday, February 27, 2020 2:15 – 3:30 pm 3:454:45 pm 3:454:45 pm Session #9 Housing damage and risk mitigation MSC 253 Moderator Pranav Maneriker Reporteur Dominic Bush Yamini Kodavatiganti, S Bangaru, and C Friedland, Louisiana State University— Impact of Socio-Economic and Hazard Factors on Residential Hurricane Damage Greg Howard, East Carolina University — Hurricane Salience, Hurricane Risk, and Preferences for Risk Mitigation Pallab Mozumder and M Khan, Florida International University— The Deadly Connection between Hurricanes and Sinkholes: Analyzing Market Responses to Multiple Environmental Risks Arash Taghinezhad, C Friedland, and R Rohli, Louisiana State University— Wind Mitigation Avoided Loss Analysis for Residential and Non-residential Buildings in Louisiana, U.S.A Break Session #10 Emergency Response and humanitarian operations MSC Moderator Jinkun Lee Ballroom A Reporteur Ruth Quainoo Keri K Stephens, University of Texas-Austin— A Running Club to the Rescue: Unexpected ways that Community Groups Used their Expertise to Save Lives During Hurricane Harvey Sidikatu Adegbenga Dada, S Jiang, L Davis North Carolina A & T, C Hale and E Middleton, Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina— Impact of Natural Disasters on Food Bank Operations Ward Lyles, University of Kansas— Tulsa, Oklahoma as a Model for Planning for Hurricanes? Tulsa’s Lessons for Leveraging Networks of People and Plans for Long-Term Resilience Lucia Velotti, City University of New York, M Mayorga, North Carolina State University and L Emmett, University of Alabama—Identifying Volunteer Management Systems (VMS) performance in post-disaster relief Session #11 Geophysical Impacts and Modeling Moderator Brian Anderson Reporteur Dominic Bush Ping Wang, J Adam, J Cheng, and M Vallee, University of South Florida— Morphological and Sedimentological Impacts of Hurricane Michael along the North-West Florida Coast Qiang Chen, Y Li, D Kelly and K Zhang, Florida International University—On Storm Surge Attenuation by Mangrove: A numerical Investigation Scott Curtis and K De Polt, East Carolina University, Compound Coastal Water Events from 1981 to Present in Eastern North Carolina MSC 249 Thursday, February 27, 2020 3:454:45 pm 4:45-5:00 pm 5:00-6:00 pm Session #12 Hurricane Impacts on People MSC 253 Moderator Katti Madhusudan Reporteur Farisal Bagsit Megan Griffard and C Davis, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill— Double Impacts, Double Challenges: Lessons on the Impact of Repeated Hurricane Exposure from Students, Schools, and Districts Dana Rose Garfin, University of California-Irvine, G Wong-Parodi, Stanford, E Holman, R Thompson, and R Silver— Repeated Exposure to Hurricanes: Results from a Longitudinal Representative Sample of Floridians Katherine E Browne, Colorado State University and Caela O’Connell, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill — Decision-Making as a Window into Risk Perception and Interdependencies Greetchen Diaz-Muñoz, Ciencia Puerto Rico—Teaching Science in the Aftermath of a Natural Disaster: The Challenges and Benefits of Implementing Contextualized Project-based Learning Lesson Plans Wrap up Networking with beverages and appetizers Sponsored by ECU Research Economic Development and Engagement ECU Provost Dinner on your own MSC Ballroom B Friday, February 28, 2020 8:00 am – 12 noon Poster Session 8:00 10am Registration 8:00 – 10:00 am Coffee 8:30 – 9:00 am 9:0010:00 am Welcome Michael Van Scott, Int Vice Chancellor for Research, Economic Development and Engagement D Reide Corbett, Dean Integrated Coastal Programs Integrated Coastal Programs – Crossing disciplinary boundaries and collectively focusing on challenges along the coast Donna Kain, Asst Director for Communication, CNHR Charge for the Day Session #13 Hurricanes, Mental Health and Distress Moderator Susan Weller Reporteur Mick Ayala Aaron Flores, T Collins, S Grineski, J Chakraborty, A Castor and A Griego, University of Utah—Hurricane Harvey: Impacts on vulnerable populations Heather Littleton, L Haney, East Carolina University, A Allen, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, and C Benight, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs —Conducting psychosocial research in hurricane-affected rural communities: Challenges, lessons learned, and recommendations for researchers Dana Garfin, University of California-Irvine, G Wong-Parodi, Stanford, R Thompson, R Silver, A Holman—Extreme weather events as a growing public mental health crisis Jacob Hochard and G Henry, East Carolina University and Y Li, Norwegian School of Economics -Expecting Mother Nature: Uncertain Hurricane Forecasts Impair Birth Outcomes Ballroom B MSC Gallery (2nd floor) MSC Ballroom B MSC Ballroom A Friday, February 28, 2020 9:0010:00 am 9:0010:00 am Session #14 Damage Assessment and system failure Moderator Randall Etheridge Reporteur Kelley DePolt J.B Anderson, D Jackson, Auburn, L Wooten GEI Consultants, Inc., T Stark, University of Illinois — GEER Report: Geotechnical Impacts of Hurricane Florence in Rich Media Eric Harmsen, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez—The Hydrologic Response to Hurricane Maria in Western Puerto Rico Carol C Massarra, A Akhnoukh, East Carolina University, C Friedland, B Marx, Louisiana State University, C Dietrich, North Carolina State University — Predictive Data-Based Multi-Hazard Hurricane Fragility Models for Oneand Two-Story Single-Family Homes Considering Foundation Type Harshit Shulka, K Piratla, and N Ravishandran, Clemson—Critical Assessment of Drainage Infrastructure Affected by Hurricane Florence MSC 249 Session #15 Challenges to Recovery Moderator Dylan Wood Reporteur Dominic Bush Sheryl McCurdy and E Jones University of Texas Health Sciences Center— Household Decision-Making Post Hurricane Harvey Byron Ifediora and B Cutts, North Carolina State University—Muck, Debris, or Tree: A spatial, temporal approach to predicting who asks for volunteer assistance after disaster and how quickly their needs are met Kristin Taylor, Wayne State University—Overcoming barriers to local mitigation: Credibility, Clarity, and Capacity After Hurricane Harvey Craig Becker and Madison Johnson, East Carolina University—Moving Forward: Creating a Better Today that is More Prepared for Tomorrow MSC 253 Systematic Tracking of Recovery: A Longitudinal Community Resilience Focused Investigation in Lumberton, North Carolina Reporteur Ruth Quainoo John van de Lindt, Colorado State University, Moderator Omar Nofal, Colorado State University Maria Dillard, National Institute of Standards and Technology Sara Hamideh, State University of New York at Stony Brook Jennifer Helgeson, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Moderator Ken Harrison, National Institute of Standards and Technology MSC Ballroom B Break 10:15 – 11:15 am 11:1511:30 am 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Wrap up and set up of afternoon activities Pick up box lunches MSC Ballroom B Friday, February 28, 2020 12:15 pm – 5:00 pm 12:30 – 3:30 pm 1:00-2:00 pm Bus tour Schedule 12:15-12:30 pm: Load Bus 12:30-1:05 pm: Travel to Princeville - Speaker Merrill Flood, Director of Community Engagement, REDE 1:05-1:35 pm: Riding Tour of Princeville Narrated by Calvin Atkins, Princeville Resident 1:35-2:30 pm: Travel to Windsor – Speaker Cindy Grace-McCaskey Asst Professor of Anthropology 2:30-3:00 pm: Riding Tour of Windsor – narrated by Jim Hoggard, Mayor and former town commissioner of Windsor 3:00-3:35 pm: Tree Houses at Windsor – Disembark and bathroom break 3:35-4:35 pm Return to Pitt-Greenville Airport 4:40-5:00 pm Return to Student Center and Hotels Networking Round table – Risk CommunicationDonna Kain and Carolyn Dunn Princeville Exhibit in Joyner Library – Susan Pearce and Lynn Harris MSC 249