Becky Rose is a PhD student in geography and the Nelson Institute. She studies urban climate change adaptation, specifically addressing increasing extreme heat: what people are doing in cities to combat the urban heat island effect and save lives during heat emergencies, crucial steps in climate planning, what is missing, and what is needed to make the planning and implementation process more inclusive, just, and effective.
She earned a BS in geology from Brown University and enjoys teaching physical geography, especially about deep time and what has taken place during Earth’s multibillion-year history.