Hass, A.L., McCanless, K., Cooper, W., Ellis, K., Fuhrmann, C., Kintziger, K.W., Sugg, M., Runkle, J.  2022.  Heat exposure misclassification: Do current methods of classifying diurnal range in individually experienced temperatures and heat indices accurage reflect personal exposure?  International Journal of Biometeorology, 66: 1338-1349.  https://doi:10.1007/s00484-022-02280-8 

Hass, A.L., Runkle, J.D., and Sugg, M.M.  2021.  The driving influences of human perception to extreme heat: A scoping review.  Environmental Research, 197:111173.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.111173 

Hass, A.L. and Ellis, K.N.  2019.  Motivation for heat adaption: How perception and exposure affect individual behaviors during hot weather in Knoxville, Tennessee.  Atmosphere, 10(10):591.  https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10100591

Hass, A.L. and Ellis, K.N.  2019.  Using wearable sensors to assess how a heatwave affects individual heat exposure, perceptions, and adaption methods.  International Journal of Biometeorology, 63(12): 1585–1595.  doi.org/10.1007/s00484-019-01770-6 

Bonjour, J.L., Hass, A.L., Huebner, A., Pollock, D.W., and Frost, J.A.  2017.  Bringing NMR and FT-IR Spectroscopy to High Schools.  Journal of Chemical Education, 94(1): 38–43.  https://doi:10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00406

Hass, A.L., Ellis, K.N., Reyes Mason, L., Hathaway, J.M., and Howe, D.A.  2016.  Heat and humidity in the city: Neighborhood heat index variability in a mid-sized city in the Southeastern United States.  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(1): 117.  https://doi:10.3390/ijerph13010117

Long, C.J., Power, M.J., Minckley, T.A., and Hass, A.L.  2014.  The impact of Mt. Mazama tephra deposition on forest vegetation in the Central Cascades, Oregon.  The Holocene, 24: 503–511.  https://doi:10.1177/0959683613520258

[Editorial]  Hass, A.L.  2011.  On Teaching Sustainability.  University of Wisconsin-Platteville Alumni Today Magazine: 2010-2011 UW–Platteville Foundation Annual Report. 

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Authored:

Hass, A.L. and Ellis, K.N.  2021.  Why the southern US is prone to December tornadoes.  The Conversation.  https://theconversation.com/why-the-southern-us-is-prone-to-december-tornadoes-173643. 

• In Spanish: https://theconversation.com/por-que-el-sur-de-estados-unidos-es-propenso-a-los-tornados-en-diciembre-173721
• Republished in Scientific American.  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-the-southern-u-s-is-prone-to-december-tornadoes/

Ellis, K.N. and Hass, A.L.  2020.  Tornadoes that strike at night are more deadly and require more effective warning systems.  The Conversation.  https://theconversation.com/tornadoes-that-strike-at-night-are-more-deadly-and-require-more-effective-warning-systems-132955

Interviews:

Is it really fall, y'all? Daily News Journal.  https://www.dnj.com/story/news/2022/09/22/mtsu-assistant-professor-gives-insight-about-this-years-fall-weather/69509373007/

NPR Dialogue: Climate Change and Extreme Weather in Tennessee.  https://www.wuot.org/show/dialogue-on-wuot/2022-03-02/dialogue-climate-change-and-extreme-weather-in-tennessee

A Hot Topic: The Urban Heat Island Effect.  Root Nashville.  https://rootnashville.org/ahottopictheurbanheatislandeffect/

How to not die from heat on a too-hot planet.  Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. https://thebulletin.org/2022/07/how-to-not-die-on-a-too-hot-planet/

Why the same temperature can feel different somewhere else.  FiveThirtyEight. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/heat-index-temperature/

Temperatures Rise in Antarctica to an Alarming Degree.  MTSU Sidelines. https://mtsusidelines.com/2022/04/03/temperatures-rise-in-antarctica-to-an-alarming-degree/

How Flooding Affects Tennessee.  MTSU Sidelines. https://mtsusidelines.com/2022/02/08/how-flooding-affects-tennessee/

Why the Southern US is Prone to December Tornadoes.  Public News Service radio. https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-12-15/environment/why-southern-u-s-is-prone-to-december-tornadoes/a76979-1

Landslides are a growing threat in Nashville – Blame climate change and developers.  WPLN Nashville.  https://wpln.org/post/landslides-are-a-growing-threat-in-nashville-blame-climate-change-and-developers/

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CLUE - Climate Literacy in Undergraduate Education
2023-2026 

Funded by NSF. CLUE uses novel wearable temperature and humidity sensor technology to tie general education geoscience students' real-life environmental experiences to the larger discussion of the variations of global climate.

Nashville Heat Mapping

Funded by NOAA.  In the media:

Nashville's Heat Mapping Campaign Wraps Up.  News Channel 2 Nashville (WKRN).  https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/nashvilles-heat-mapping-campaign-wraps-up/

MTSU collaborates with Nashville mayor's office, community on heat data collection to help at-risk populations.  MTSU News.  https://mtsunews.com/nashville-heat-mapping-campaign-data-collection/

An urban heat island: How average summer temperatures keep rising in Nashville.  News Channel 5 Nashville (WVLT).  https://www.newschannel5.com/news/an-urban-heat-island-how-average-summer-temperatures-keep-rising-in-nashville

‘Community scientist’ volunteers needed to collect data for MTSU, Nashville heat mapping project.  MTSU News.  https://mtsunews.com/volunteers-needed-collect-heat-data/

Mayor’s Office Collaborates with Community Partners to Map Heat Distribution Across Nashville.  Metro Nashville press release.  https://www.nashville.gov/departments/mayor/news/mayors-office-collaborates-community-partners-map-heat-distribution-across

Mayor’s office aims to measure heat distribution in Nashville.  News Channel 5 Nashville (WVLT).  https://www.newschannel5.com/news/mayors-office-aims-to-measure-heat-distribution-in-nashville

Urban Heat Youth Fellows

Funded by an MT-IGO grant.  Awarded Honorable Mention in the EPA's Let's Talk About Heat Challenge.  In the media:

MTSU faculty, students research burning questions on heat, climate change with $17K internal grant.  MTSU News.  https://mtsunews.com/research-burning-questions-heat-climate/ 

Tennessee teens are collecting data on urban heat for new MTSU study.  NPR/WPLN Nashville News.  https://wpln.org/post/tennessee-teens-are-collecting-data-on-urban-heat-for-new-mtsu-study/

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