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Assistant Policy Researcher; Ph.D. Candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. Student, Pardee RAND Graduate School, and Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND
Journal Article
Dec 15, 2020
This article analyzes the effects of a supplemental income program for older adults on primary caregiver burden, in Yucatan, Mexico.
Report
Nov 24, 2020
The authors evaluate the benefits and costs of Costa Rica's National Decarbonization Plan, using a novel methodology for planning under deep uncertainty, and find a net economic benefit in virtually all scenarios.
Nov 11, 2020
This report provides analysis to help the U.S. Virgin Islands accelerate recovery from the 2017 hurricanes. It describes goals, accomplishments, challenges, and steps needed to improve recovery capacities, infrastructure, the economy, and services.
Nov 10, 2020
Here we investigate how to construct and validate a heat vulnerability index given uncertainty ranges in data for the city of Rio de Janeiro. We find that we can validate the heat vulnerability index against excess deaths during heat waves.
Content
Nov 4, 2020
This decision support tool was developed by HSOAC to support recovery planning in Puerto Rico following Hurricanes Maria and Irma. The tool was designed to support Puerto Rico authorities in choosing courses of action to meet the objectives of the recovery effort.
Oct 7, 2020
PLHIV who experience food insecurity face various barriers to engaging in healthy dietary behaviours. Their diets are influenced at multiple levels of influence ranging from individual to structural, requiring multi-level interventions that can address these factors concurrently.
Sep 30, 2020
The impact of Hurricanes Maria and Irma on Puerto Rico communities, and plans to strengthen community and municipal capacity to face future disasters.
The impact of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on Puerto Rico's economy, and plans for recovery and building resilience.
The impact of Hurricanes Maria and Irma on physical infrastructure in Puerto Rico, and plans for recovery and improved resilience in future.
Damage to education, health, and other social services in Puerto Rico as a result of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, and efforts to improve resilience in the future.
The impact of Hurricanes Maria and Irma on Puerto Rico's natural and cultural resources and information about recovery efforts.
This report summarizes the strategic planning process in support of the government of Puerto Rico in its development of a congressionally mandated recovery plan.
