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With more than 20 years of experience in community-driven research examining the environmental and social drivers of health, she works at the intersection of climate science, public health, and community resilience, translating research into actionable information that helps communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from extreme weather and disasters. Dr. Runkle's research examines the health, economic, and social consequences of extreme weather-related hazards, with particular attention to how risks and recovery experiences vary across populations, communities, and life stages. Her work includes maternal and child health, mental and behavioral health, healthcare access, and the long-term impacts of disasters such as Hurricane Helene. She also leads efforts to integrate climate and health information into public health surveillance, preparedness, and resilience planning. Dr. Runkle earned her MSPH and PhD in Epidemiology from the University of South Carolina and completed postdoctoral training in Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology at Emory University. https://southatlanticrisa.com/our-team/jared-h-bowden-3ep27-wkajj-h3x22-rrl5y-kbcpw monthly 0.5 2026-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6383de854d1af74b34c07f35/f59665ed-c1c3-4cd6-a341-196e39aca41c/kanarde.png Our Team - Katherine Anarde - Assistant Professor, NC State University Dr. Katherine Anarde joined the faculty in August 2021 as an Assistant Professor in the Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering Group. She is a coastal engineer and geomorphologist that combines observational and numerical approaches to investigate coastal hazards. Anarde received a B.A. in Geology from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2011. She then worked as an environmental consultant before returning for a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rice University. Prior to joining NC State in 2021, she was a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Coastal Environmental Change Lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. https://southatlanticrisa.com/our-team/jared-h-bowden-3ep27-wkajj-h3x22-rrl5y monthly 0.5 2026-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6383de854d1af74b34c07f35/2404ab16-42ba-4a58-938b-2122c99ba884/SC+GFX-35.jpg Our Team - Max Cawley - Director of Research & Engagement, Museum of Life and Science Max Cawley is the director of the Museum’s broad portfolio of climate projects, which are focused on building local coalitions, dialogue, and knowledge about climate science and health across the United States. Max directs the Center for Collaborative Heat Monitoring, a national network of partners focused on advancing citizen science of extreme heat. Max was a Co-Principal Investigator for the Carolinas RISA and is a PI for the South Atlantic RISA. He’s also an adjunct instructor in Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy, and a PhD student in NC State’s College of Education. Max’s interests include participatory methods and modalities for environmental monitoring and storytelling – generating data and knowledge in locally-responsive and responsible ways. https://southatlanticrisa.com/our-team/jared-h-bowden monthly 0.5 2026-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6383de854d1af74b34c07f35/c802ab2e-e595-43be-8034-42c346bb0490/Bowden_Jared.jpeg Our Team - Jared H. Bowden - Director, NC State Climate Office Jared H. Bowden is the Director of the NC State Climate Office and serves as the state climatologist. He has over 20 years of experience in applied climatology research and atmospheric modeling. He enjoys working closely with scientists and practitioners across disciplines and using high-resolution atmospheric models to design experiments to support decision-making. His most recent work emphasizes extreme weather and climate events, especially changes in the hydrological cycle with implications across a number of sectors, including transportation, ecology, water resources, and human health. Dr. Bowden has participated in large climate assessments, including as a co-author on the 4th and 5th National Climate Assessments and Puerto Rico’s State of the Climate. He is also the lead author of the 2026 North Carolina Climate Science Report. Bowden is a three-time graduate of NC State, receiving his bachelor’s degrees in meteorology and marine sciences and his master’s degree and Ph.D. in atmospheric science. https://southatlanticrisa.com/our-team/jared-h-bowden-3ep27-wkajj-h3x22 monthly 0.5 2026-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6383de854d1af74b34c07f35/135d59ea-a0e6-4231-821f-44b8faccb49d/headshot_landscape_small+copy.jpeg Our Team - Miyuki Hino - Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Miyuki Hino is an associate professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning and an adjunct assistant professor in the Environment, Ecology, and Energy Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research examines the linkages between natural hazards, governance, and public policy to drive adaptation to climate change. Recent work has focused on the impacts of sea level rise, the effects of flood risk on property markets, and the use of managed retreat in adapting to extreme weather hazards. Miyuki received a Ph.D. in Environment and Resources from Stanford University and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Yale University. https://southatlanticrisa.com/our-team/jared-h-bowden-3ep27-wkajj-6nfxr monthly 0.5 2026-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6383de854d1af74b34c07f35/ce9ee483-a791-4591-97d9-240dc9c1b9ef/Profile+Pic.jpg Our Team - Natasha Malmin - Assistant Professor, Georgia State University Dr. Malmin has a joint Ph.D. in public policy from Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia State University, a Master of Public Health from Emory University and a Bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Denison University. Before teaching, she was a health scientist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for seven years, working on disaster preparedness and response. She was also a researcher within the National Science Foundation-funded Disasters and Statistical Models of Academic Recovery Trajectories in Schools (Disaster SMART Schools) Project and a fellow within the William Averette Anderson Fund (BAF). https://southatlanticrisa.com/our-team/jared-h-bowden-3ep27-wkajj monthly 0.5 2026-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6383de854d1af74b34c07f35/9de2c5e2-2827-42ba-9f41-12a26526cc4c/Sebastian_Antonia-0207.jpg Our Team - Antonia Sebastian - Associate Professor, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Dr. Antonia Sebastian is an Associate Professor (effective Jan 1, 2027) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sebastian’s research applies interdisciplinary methods to simulate how flood hazards and associated risks are evolving in response to changing human and environmental conditions. Her recent research also investigates the financial resilience of individual households and communities, including the role of underlying social and economic vulnerabilities on inequitable outcomes after flood disasters. Prior to joining the faculty at UNC in 2020, Sebastian was an Associate Research Scientist at Texas A&M University at Galveston (2017-2019) where she helped to establish the Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas (IDRT). She has also held positions as a postdoctoral researcher (2016-2017) and Netherlands-America Foundation (NAF)/Fulbright Flood Management Fellow (2014-2015) in the Department of Hydraulic Engineering at Delft University of Technology. Sebastian currently serves as member of the Board of Deltares USA, a Guest Editor for the journal of Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) scientific committees on Climate Adaptation and Coastal Engineering Sciences, and a rotating panelist for Hydrology section of the American Geophysical Union. https://southatlanticrisa.com/our-team/jared-h-bowden-3ep27 monthly 0.5 2026-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6383de854d1af74b34c07f35/1791898223295-DBW1T4LNAX9V9W85JYEG/marshall-shepherd.jpg Our Team - James “Marshall” Shepherd - Regents and Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor, University of Georgia Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd is a leading international weather-climate expert, a 2025 Regents' Professor, and is the Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Georgia. Dr. Shepherd was the 2013 President of American Meteorological Society (AMS), the nation’s largest and oldest professional/science society in the atmospheric and related sciences. Dr. Shepherd serves as Director of the University of Georgia’s (UGA) Atmospheric Sciences Program, the Associate Director of Climate and Outreach for the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems, and Full Professor in the Department of Geography where he was a previous Associate Department Head. In 2023, he was appointed Associate Dean for Research, Scholarship and Partnerships in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia. His areas of research include urban climate, hydrometeorological extremes, weather-climate risk, and innovative outreach strategies. Dr. Shepherd was the 2024 recipient of the American Association of Geographers Presidential Achievement Award. In 2023, he moderated a discussion with Vice President Kamala Harris on climate change and received the prestigious Environmental Law Institute Award. In 2022, he was selected as the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Professor of the Year following a historic accomplishment the previous year. In 2021, Dr. Shepherd was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Prior to UGA, Dr. Shepherd spent 12 years as a Research Meteorologist at NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center and was Deputy Project Scientist for the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission, a multi-national space mission that launched in 2014. President Bush honored him on May 4th 2004 at the White House with the Presidential Early Career Award for pioneering scientific research in weather and climate science. 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