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Journal Article

Run Uphill for a Tsunami, Downhill for a Landslide

Following fatal landslides, the town of Sitka, Alaska, worked with scientists to create a new, individualized hazard warning system, revealing the complexities of coproducing knowledge.

Nov 12, 2021
Commentary

Local Communities Need a Voice in How to 'Build Back Better'

Long before it was popularized and made its way into political slogans and economic recovery battle cries, the phrase “building back better” was a central tenet of disaster recovery and community resilience. How should community voices be incorporated into “building back better” processes?

Jan 12, 2021
Journal Article

Overt Perceived Discrimination and Racial Microaggressions and Their Association with Health Risk Behaviors Among a Sample of Urban American Indian/Alaska Native Adolescents

Analyzing the potential effects of the broad range of perceived discrimination (PD) experiences, including both overt PD and racial microaggressions, among urban American Indian/Alaska Native adolescents on health outcomes offers a unique opportunity to further our understanding of these health disparities.

Jun 12, 2019
Announcement

RAND Wins $2.1 Million Grant to Improve Landslide Prediction

A RAND-led team that includes the University of Southern California, the University of Oregon, the Sitka Sound Science Center, and the Sitka Tribe of Alaska will design a novel landslide risk warning system for Sitka, Alaska, a coastal town of 9,000 near the landslide-prone slopes of the Tongass National Forest.

Oct 10, 2018
Dissertation

Search and Rescue in the Arctic: Is the U.S. Prepared?

Explores the U.S. capability to handle the Arctic Search and Rescue (SAR) Agreement, a landmark treaty that gives the U.S. responsibility for conducting SAR in a slice of territory that surrounds Alaska and stretches to the North Pole.

Jun 19, 2017
Commentary

How to Be Safer in the Arctic

The Arctic is more accessible than it once was, but it's still a formidable place to travel. An emergency involving a cruise ship or a downed plane could stress the search-and-rescue system. But modest investments and planning measures can make a big difference.

Oct 3, 2016
Commentary

It's Getting Harder and Harder to Live on Top of the World

In September, a relatively new kind of storm, made possible due to larger swaths of ice-free Arctic Ocean, battered Barrow, Alaska, washing away chunks of coastline, threatening businesses, houses, and the freshwater supply. While mitigation efforts are necessary on a macro level, adaptation measures are needed now for such Arctic communities.

Nov 30, 2015
Journal Article

Health Care for American Indian and Alaska Native Women: The Roles of the Veterans Health Administration and the Indian Health Service

VHA and IHS executed a resource-sharing agreement in 2003 to improve access and health outcomes. OBJECTIVE. The authors sought to describe women's healthcare utilization in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and the Indian Health Service (IHS).

Jan 1, 2009
Report

Potential organizational problems of the proposed Alaska natural gas pipeline project

This paper discusses some of the organizational problems that may occur during the construction of the Alaskan natural gas pipeline. To deal with the unprecedented size and nature of this privately-financed venture, the federal government will empla...

Jan 1, 1980
People

Peggy Wilcox

Ph.D. Student, Pardee RAND Graduate School, and Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND
Education M.P.A. in government and public administration, University of Alaska Southeast; B.A. in anthropology, University of Alaska Anchorage