Jawata Saba

Focus Areas:

• Earth System Science(opens in new tab)
• Catastrophes, Conservation, and Conflict(opens in new tab)
• Geospatial Analysis and Technique(opens in new tab)
• Sustainability and Global Environmental Change(opens in new tab)

Country of Origin: Bangladesh

Degree Program: PhD

Entered Program: Fall 2021

Expected Graduation: Fall 2026

Dissertation Topic: TBD

Research Statement: I primarily work on hazards, risk, and vulnerability by analyzing coastal hazards (such as hurricane, sea level rise, storm surges, and so on) and its impact on coastal areas and coastal people.

Adviser: Dr. Kevin Ash

Educational Background

• M.S. in Geography and Geospatial Sciences, South Dakota State University, 2021
• B.S. in Urban and Regional Planning, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, 2016

Recent Publications

Saba, J. A., Williams, C. L., Egnoto, M. J., Strader, S. M., Klockow-McClain, K. E., & Ash, K. D. (2024). Factors that influenced preferences regarding use of public and private tornado shelters during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 109, 104580.

Saba, J. A., Ash, K., & Napton, D. (2024). Assessing the vulnerability of cape coral, Florida, to sea level rise using principal component analysis (2020–2050). International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 115, 105014.