Jessica L. Rich, PhD
jessicarich@vt.edu
Dr. Jessica Rich is a Research Assistant Professor in Virginia Tech’s Center for Coastal Studies. She serves as Co-PI and lead social scientist with the Greenland Hazards Project, which is funded through the National Science Foundation to monitor geophysical change along the western coast of Kalaallit Nunaat/Greenland. Her research draws from communication and critical-cultural studies to explore eco-social relations and the implications associated with environmental change for people working and living in frontline communities.
This website, Task # 92.03 was funded by the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program at the Department of Environmental Quality through Grant # NA17NOS4190152
of the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended. The views expressed
herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, or any of its subagencies.
This project is currently a partnership between the Institute for Engagement & Negotiation at the University of Virginia, the Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience at Old Dominion University, and the Center for Coastal Studies at Virginia Tech. The former Virginia Coastal Policy Center at the William & Mary Law School participated in this partnership from 2015 until June 2023.
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