Helena M. Garcia

Credit: Hannah Fetner

Research Interests:
flood exposure & impacts
climate (im)mobility
disaster recovery
environmental justice

Email: hmgarcia@unc.edu

Advisors: Miyuki Hino,
Antonia Sebastian
Committee: Todd BenDor,
Greg Characklis,
Elizabeth Frankenberg

I am an early-career scientist studying the impacts of climate change and natural hazards, with a focus on how flooding affects people and communities. My work integrates environmental data, spatial analysis, and adminstrative records to identify patterns of repetitive flood exposure and to assess how these experiences shape migration, adaptation, and community resilience.

I am currently a PhD candidate in the Environment, Ecology, and Energy Program (E3P) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

You can download a PDF of my CV here.