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43
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12724
World Ranking
4291
National Ranking
2048

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Ann Bostrom is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences with a focus on disaster management and resilience, public relations and crisis communication, seismology and earthquake studies, risk perception and management, explainable artificial intelligence (XAI), climate change communication and perception, and scientific computing and data management.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several fields of study, including sociology and political science, artificial intelligence, communication, global and planetary change, and atmospheric science.

Ann Bostrom's recent publications include:

  • "Why we need to focus on developing ethical, responsible, and trustworthy artificial intelligence approaches for environmental science," 2022, Environmental Data Science
  • "Developing post-alert messaging for ShakeAlert, the earthquake early warning system for the West Coast of the United States of America," 2020, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
  • "Evidence-based guidelines for protective actions and earthquake early warning systems," 2021, Geophysics
  • "Research Needs, Challenges, and Strategic Approaches for Natural Hazards and Disaster Reconnaissance," 2020, Frontiers in Built Environment
  • "Indiscriminate, Irrelevant, and Sometimes Wrong: Causal Misconceptions about Climate Change," 2020, Risk Analysis

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Amy McGovern
  • Julie L. Demuth
  • David John Gagne
  • Nicole A. Errett
  • Imme Ebert-Uphoff

Ann Bostrom has published regularly in journals such as:

  • International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Risk Analysis
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Weather and Forecasting
  • Frontiers in Built Environment

The scientist was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Risk Communication: A Mental Models Approach

    M. Granger Morgan;Baruch Fischhoff;Ann Bostrom;Cynthia J. Atman

  • Where are Cultural and Social in Ecosystem Services? A Framework for Constructive Engagement

    Kai M. A. Chan;Anne D. Guerry;Patricia Balvanera;Sarah Klain

  • What Do People Know About Global Climate Change? 1. Mental Models

    Ann Bostrom;M. Granger Morgan;Baruch Fischhoff;Daniel Read

  • Risk perception and communication.

    Baruch Fischhoff;Ann Bostrom;Marilyn Jacobs Quadrel

  • Risk interpretation and action: A conceptual framework for responses to natural hazards

    J. Richard Eiser;Ann Bostrom;Ian Burton;David M. Johnston

  • Now what do people know about global climate change? Survey studies of educated laypeople

    Travis William Reynolds;Ann Bostrom;Daniel Read;M. Granger Morgan

  • Characterizing Mental Models of Hazardous Processes: A Methodology and an Application to Radon

    Ann Bostrom;Baruch Fischhoff;M. Granger Morgan

  • Assessing what to address in science communication

    Wändi Bruine de Bruin;Wändi Bruine de Bruin;Ann Bostrom

  • The Overestimated Workweek? What Time Diary Measures Suggest

    John P.Robinson;Ann Bostrom

  • Designing risk communications: completing and correcting mental models of hazardous processes, Part I.

    C. J. Atman;A. Bostrom;Baruch Fischhoff;M. G. Morgan

  • COMMUNICATING RISK TO THE PUBLIC

    W. Granger Morgan Baruch Fischhoff;Ann Bostrom;Lester Lave;Cynthia Atman

  • Risky Business: Challenges in Vaccine Risk Communication

    Leslie K. Ball;Geoffrey Evans;Ann Bostrom

  • Factors Affecting Hurricane Evacuation Intentions

    Jeffrey K. Lazo;Ann Bostrom;Rebecca E. Morss;Julie L. Demuth

  • Causal thinking and support for climate change policies: International survey findings

    Ann Bostrom;Robert E. O’Connor;Gisela Böhm;Daniel Hanss

  • Interdependent Response of Networked Systems

    Leonardo Dueñas-Osorio;James I. Craig;Barry J. Goodno;Ann Bostrom

  • Behavioral science research in the prevention of diabetes : status and opportunities.

    Edwin B. Fisher;Elizabeth A. Walker;Ann Bostrom;Baruch Fischhoff

  • Visualizing seismic risk and uncertainty: a review of related research.

    Ann Bostrom;Luc Anselin;Jeremy Farris

  • What Do We Know About Making Risk Comparisons

    Emilie Roth;M. Granger Morgan;Baruch Fischhoff;Lester Lave

  • Efficacy, Action, and Support for Reducing Climate Change Risks.

    Ann Bostrom;Adam L. Hayes;Katherine M. Crosman

  • Evaluating risk communications

    A. Bostrom;C. J. Atman;B. Fischhoff;M. G. Morgan

  • Targeting and tailoring climate change communications

    Ann Bostrom;Gisela Böhm;Robert E. O'Connor

Frequent Co-Authors

Baruch Fischhoff
Baruch Fischhoff Carnegie Mellon University
M. Granger Morgan
M. Granger Morgan Carnegie Mellon University
Cynthia J. Atman
Cynthia J. Atman University of Washington
Michael A. Stoto
Michael A. Stoto Georgetown University
Joseph Wartman
Joseph Wartman University of Washington
Wändi Bruine de Bruin
Wändi Bruine de Bruin University of Southern California
Igor Linkov
Igor Linkov Engineer Research and Development Center
John E. Vidale
John E. Vidale University of Southern California
Mathew P. White
Mathew P. White University of Vienna

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