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Heidi Huber-Stearns’ work focuses on issues of environmental governance and natural resource policy. Research areas include wildland fire and prescribed fire policy and management, organizational roles in accomplishing cross-boundary wildfire risk reduction, and more recently smoke and public health communication and response.
Recent Media:
- Oregon wildfire, smoke experts weigh in on future risks and 2024 season (Oregon Capital Chronicle, April 26, 2024)
- New Institute will help make communities more resilient (OregonNews, April 10, 2023)
- Research team earns grant to advance wildfire resiliency (OregonNews, April, 6, 2023)
- World Athletics and University of Oregon collaboration helps advance wildfire smoke impact research (World Athletics, July 2022)
- VIDEO: World Athletics Club - World Athletics Championships Oregon 22 Day Five (World Athletics, July 19, 2022)
- UO researchers seeking public input on air quality during outdoor events (KEZI-TV, May 19, 2022)
- Hayward Field sensors to advance UO wildfire smoke initiative (OregonNews, March 4, 2021)
- Planned burns can reduce wildfire risks, but expanding use of ‘good fire’ isn’t easy (The Conversation, April 25, 2019)