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Jawata Saba

she/her/hers

jsaba@ufl.edu

Focus Area: Earth System Science; Catastrophes, Conservation, and Conflict; Geospatial Analysis and Technique; and Sustainability and Global Environmental Change

Country of Origin: Bangladesh

Degree Program: PhD

Entered Program: Fall 2021

Expected Graduation: Spring 2025

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

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 Reduction109, 104580.

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