Curriculum Vitae
Education
June 2021 PhD Earth, Environment & Society Portland State University
Areas of expertise: Socio-ecological resilience studies, Political ecology, Sense of place, Environmental anthropology
Dissertation: Agency, sense of place, and knowledge on the Zumwalt Prairie: A social study of place-based conservation and resilience
May 2015 Master of Community Planning University of Cincinnati
Foci: Environmental planning; Geographic information systems
Thesis Project: Safe routes to school: Creating a community-centered walking school bus
Sept 2010 Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology University of Cincinnati
Professional Experience
2021–Present Resilience Manager
CAPA Strategies
Portland, Oregon
2017–2021 Sustainability Research Network Fellow
National Science Foundation; Portland State University
Portland, Oregon
2017 Consultant
Oregon Public Health Institute - and - Multnomah County Child Care Resource & Referral
Portland, Oregon
2016–2017 Community Child Care Outreach Specialist (AmeriCorps VISTA)
Multnomah County Health Department: Racial & Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Program
Portland, Oregon
2014–2015 Environmental Planning & Recycling Program Assistant
City of Cincinnati: Office of Environment & Sustainability
Cincinnati, Ohio
2014–2015 Graduate Research Assistant
University of Cincinnati: College of Design, Architecture, Art & Planning (DAAP)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Publications
[1] Hellman, D., deGuzman, E. & O’Leary, R. (2024) Los Angeles Urban Forest Equity: Assessment, Tools, and Recommendations. UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1gt5f9x2
[2] Hellman, D. & Shandas, V. (2024) Housing, Heat, and Health: Community-Informed Adaptations for Climate Safety. In Egger K. et al. (Eds.), What's Possible: Investing Now for Prosperous, Sustainable Neighborhoods (pp. 114-120). Federal Reserve Bank of New York. ISBN: 9798218386726
[3] Shandas, V. & Hellman, D. (Eds.) (2022) Collaborating for climate equity: Researcher-practitioner partnerships in the Americas. Routledge. ISBN: 9781032101378
[4] Shandas, V. & Hellman, D. (2022) Towards an equitable distribution of urban green spaces for people and landscapes: A opportunity for Portland’s green grid. In Nakamura, F. (Ed.), Green infrastructure and climate change adaptation (pp. 289-301). Springer. doi:10.1007/978-981-16-6791-6_18
[5] Hellman, D. (2021) Agency, sense of place, and knowledge on the Zumwalt Prairie: A social study of place-based conservation and resilience. PDX Scholar Dissertations and Theses. doi:10.15760/etd.7573
[6] Haeffner, M., Hellman, D., Cantor, A., Ajibade, I., Craver, V., Kelly, M., Schifman, L., & Weasel, L. (2021) Representation justice as a research agenda for socio-hydrology and water governance. Hydrological Sciences Journal. doi:10.1080/02626667.2021.1945609
[7] Hellman, D. & Shandas, V. (2021) Healthy environment: Toward environmental health for all. Oregon 2050. Portland State University College of Urban & Public Affairs. [peer reviewed report; in press]
[8] Hellman, D., & Haeffner, M. (2020) Book review: Blue infrastructures: Natural history, political ecology and urban development in Kolkata. Frontiers in Water, 2(599603). doi:10.3389/frwa.2020.599603
[9] Hellman, D., & Shandas, V. (2020) Community resilience to climate change: Theory, research & practice. PDXOpen: Open Educational Resources. doi:10.15760/pdxopen-24
[10] Haeffner, M., & Hellman, D. (2020) Social geometry of collaborative flood risk management: A hydrosocial case study of Tillamook County, Oregon. Natural Hazards, 103. doi:10.1007/s11069-020-04131-4
[11] Makido, Y., Hellman, D., & Shandas, V. (2019) Nature based designs to mitigate urban heat: The efficacy of green infrastructure treatments in Portland, Oregon. Atmosphere, 10(5). doi:10.3390/atmos10050282
[12] Voelkel, J., Hellman, D., Sakuma, R., & Shandas, V. (2018) Assessing vulnerability to urban heat: A study of disproportionate heat exposure and access to refuge by socio-demographic status in Portland, Oregon. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(4). doi:10.3390/ijerph15040640
Conference & Poster Presentations
Papaefthimiou, J., Gomez, C., Robinette, S., & Hellman, D. “City-county partnership: Understanding & reducing heat risk.” Natural Hazards Research & Applications Workshop. Broomfield, CO. July 12, 2023.
Shandas, V., Hellman, D., de Guzman, E., & O’Leary, R. “Urban Forest Equity Collective: Closing the canopy gap in Los Angeles.” Partners in Community Forestry Conference. Seattle, WA. November 17, 2022.
Hellman, D., & Shandas, V. “At the nexus of extreme weather events & urban precarity: Cascading pathways of socio-economic destabilization.” UREx Sustainability Research Network All-Hands Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD. April 17, 2019.
Hellman, D. “The cost of extreme heat: A cost/benefit analysis of three heat-ameliorating interventions in Portland, Oregon.” Urban Ecosystems Resource Consortium (UERC) Symposium. Portland, Oregon. February 5, 2018.
Certifications
2024 Private Sector Climate Service Provider certified by American Society of Adaptation Professionals (ASAP)
2023 ‘Steps to Resilience’ Practitioner certified by National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
2017-present Human Subjects Researcher certified by CITI Program
2015 GIS Graduate Certificate certified by University of Cincinnati
Honors & Awards
2017-2021 National Science Foundation: UREx Sustainability Research Network Fellowship
2017 Segal AmeriCorps Education Award
2014-2015 Erwin S. & Rose F. Wolfson Fellowship
2010 BA with honors in Anthropology