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David Hondula
Assistant Professor
Faculty
TEMPE Campus
Mailcode
5302
Biography
David Hondula's research examines the societal impacts of weather and climate with an emphasis on extreme weather and health. Recent projects include statistical analysis of health and environmental data sets to improve understanding of the impact of high temperatures on human morbidity and mortality, especially within urban areas. Hondula is also engaged in quantitative and qualitative field work to learn how individuals experience and cope with extreme heat. Developing research considers how to facilitate effective governance and communication strategies for climate adaptation. These efforts are motivated by the overarching goal of reducing unnecessary weather-related illnesses and deaths through effective mitigation and intervention strategies.
Prior to joining SGSUP, Hondula was a postdoctoral scholar and assistant research professor with ASU’s Center for Policy Informatics. Hondula received his doctorate. in environmental sciences at the University of Virginia and during his graduate school tenure was also a visiting scholar at Umeå University in Umeå, Sweden and Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. Hondula is an editorial board member for Environmental Health Perspectives and a member of the Association of American Geographers, American Meteorological Society (AMS), International Association for Urban Climate (IAUC), International Society of Biometeorology (ISB), and International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE).
Education
- Ph.D. Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia 2013
- M.S. Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia 2009
- B.A. Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia 2006
Google Scholar
Research Interests
Environmental Hazards; Environmental Health; Heat Exposure; Climate Change and Variability; Urban Climate; Climate Adaptation
Research Group
Publications
2017
Hondula DM, Balling Jr. RC, Andrade R, Krayenhoff ES, Middel A, Urban A, Georgescu M, Sailor DJ. Biometeorology for Cities. International Journal of Biometeorology 61(1), 59-69.
Allen MJ, Vanos JK, Hondula DM, Vecellio DJ, Knight DB, Mehdipoor H, Lucas R, Fuhrmann C, Lokys H, Lees A, Tavares Nascimentio S, Leung ACW, Perkins DR. Supporting Sustainability Initiatives Through Biometeorology Education and Training. International Journal of Biometeorology, 61(1), 93-106. DOI:10.1007/s00484-017-1408-z
Kuras ER, Bernhard MC, Calkins MM, Ebi KL, Hess JJ, Kintziger KW, Jagger MA, Middel A, Scott AA, Spector JT, Uejio CK, Vanos JK, Zaitchik BF, Gohlke JM, Hondula DM, 2017. Opportunities and Challenges for Personal Heat Exposure Research. Environmental Health Perspectives, 85001, 1.
Hondula DM, Kuras ER, Longo J, Johnston EW, 2017. Toward Precision Governance: Infusing Data into Public Management of Environmental Hazards. Public Management Review, online first publication, DOI:10.1080/14719037.2017.1320043.
Berisha V, Hondula DM¸ Roach M, White JR, McKinney B, Bentz D, Mohamed A, Uebelherr J, Goodin K, 2017. Assessing Adaptation Strategies for Extreme Heat: A Public Health Evaluation of Cooling Centers in Maricopa County, Arizona. Weather, Climate, and Society 9(1), 71-80.
Longo J, Kuras ER, Smith H, Hondula DM, Johnston EJ, 2017. Technology Use, Exposure to Natural Hazards, and Being Digitally Invisible: Implications for Policy Analytics. Policy & Internet 9(1), 76–108.
Other Selected Publications
Gosling SN, Hondula DM, Bunker A, Ibarreta D, Lui J, Zhang X, Sauerborn R, 2016. Adaptation to climate change: a comparative analysis of modeling methods for heat-related mortality. Environmental Health Perspectives. DOI: 10.1289/ehp634
Hondula DM, Balling Jr. RC, Vanos JK, Georgescu M, 2015. Rising Temperatures, Human Health, and the Role of Adaptation. Current Climate Change Reports. DOI: 10.1007/s40641-015-0016-4.
Hondula DM, Davis RE, Saha MV, Wegner CR, Veazey ML, 2015. Geographic Dimensions of Heat-Related Mortality in Seven U.S. Cities. Environmental Research 138: 439–452.
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.02.033
Petitti DB, Hondula DM, Yang S, Harlan SL, Chowell G, 2015. Multiple Trigger Points for Quantifying Heat-Health Impacts: New Evidence from a Hot Climate. Environmental Health Perspectives 124(2), 176-183. DOI:10.1289/ehp.1409119
Hondula DM, Georgescu M, Balling Jr. RC, 2014. Challenges associated with projecting urbanization-induced heat-related mortality. Science of the Total Environment 490C 538–544.
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.130.
Research Activity
National Science Foundation award #1737617, Building capacity for smart and connected management of thermal extremes (ASU, University of Buffalo)
National Science Foundation award #1635490, A simulation platform to enhnce infrastructure and communitiy resilience to extreme heat events (ASU, UCLA)
National Science Foundation award #1520803, Enhancing emergency preparedness for critical infrastructure failure during extreme heat events (ASU, Georgia Tech, University of Michigan)
National Science Foundation award #1637590, Central Arizona-Phoenix Long Term Ecological Research Program
National Science Foundation award #1444758, Urban Water Innovation Network, Sustainability Research Networks initiative
Arizona Department of Health Services, Climate and Health Adaptation and Monitoring Program
Courses
| Spring 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| GPH 213 | Climate and Weather |
| ASB 484 | Internship |
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| GCU 496 | Geographic Research Methods |
| ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| PUP 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| GPH 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| GCU 591 | Seminar |
| SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
| GPH 690 | Reading and Conference |
| PUP 701 | Urban Planning Colloquium |
| GCU 799 | Dissertation |
| ASB 799 | Dissertation |
| GPH 799 | Dissertation |
| Fall 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| GIS 270 | Stats for Geography & Planning |
| ASB 484 | Internship |
| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| GPH 591 | Seminar |
| GPH 690 | Reading and Conference |
| GPH 692 | Research |
| PUP 701 | Urban Planning Colloquium |
| GCU 799 | Dissertation |
| Summer 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| GPH 690 | Reading and Conference |
| GPH 692 | Research |
| Spring 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| ASB 484 | Internship |
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| GCU 496 | Geographic Research Methods |
| GPH 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| GCU 591 | Seminar |
| GPH 690 | Reading and Conference |
| GPH 692 | Research |
| GCU 799 | Dissertation |
| Fall 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| GIS 270 | Stats for Geography & Planning |
| ASB 484 | Internship |
| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| GPH 591 | Seminar |
| GPH 692 | Research |
| PUP 701 | Urban Planning Colloquium |
| GPH 799 | Dissertation |
| Spring 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| GIS 470 | Statistics for Geographers |
| ASB 484 | Internship |
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| GPH 493 | Honors Thesis |
| GPH 494 | Special Topics |
| GCU 496 | Geographic Research Methods |
| GPH 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| GCU 591 | Seminar |
| GCU 592 | Research |
| GPH 598 | Special Topics |
| GPH 692 | Research |
| PUP 701 | Urban Planning Colloquium |
| GCU 799 | Dissertation |
| Fall 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| GPH 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| GPH 494 | Special Topics |
| GPH 591 | Seminar |
| GPH 690 | Reading and Conference |
| PUP 701 | Urban Planning Colloquium |
| GPH 799 | Dissertation |
| Spring 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| GCU 496 | Geographic Research Methods |
| GPH 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| GCU 592 | Research |
| GPH 799 | Dissertation |
| Fall 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| GPH 412 | Physical Meteorology |
| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| GPH 494 | Special Topics |
| GPH 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| GPH 591 | Seminar |
| GPH 792 | Research |
| Spring 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| GPH 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| Fall 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| SOS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| GPH 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| GCU 499 | Individualized Instruction |
Honors/Awards
2016 - Geography Professor of the Year, Arizona State University
2015 Dissertation Medal in Applied Climatology, Association of American State Climatologists
2014 Tromp Scientific Award, International Society of Biometeorology
2013 Raven Award, University of Virginia
2013 All-University Graduate Teaching Fellowship, University of Virginia
2013 Maury Environmental Sciences Prize, University of Virginia
2011 EPA STAR Graduate Research Fellowship
2008 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Editorships
Editorial Board Member, Environmental Health Perspectives
Professional Associations
American Association of Geographers
American Meteorological Society
International Association of Urban Climates
International Society of Biometeorology
International Society for Environmental Epidemiology
Service
Volunteer Affiliate Faculty, Maricopa County Department of Public Health