James Collins
James P. Collins is a Ph.D. student in the Department of City and Regional Planning. His research investigates climate change adaptation through lenses of (im)mobility, health and well-being, and critical disaster studies. His work currently engages with rural communities in coastal North Carolina experiencing and responding to chronic coastal flooding driven in part by sea level rise.
James is training as a community-engaged, mixed methods researcher and is affiliated with the UNC Flood Hydrology and Hazards Lab and the Carolinas Collaborative on Climate, Health, and Equity (a NOAA Climate Adaptation Partnership).
Prior to doctoral studies, James earned bachelor's degrees in environmental science and government from the University of Texas at Austin and worked for the National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy, and the City of Austin.
Research Interests
Natural hazards
Risk perception
Migration and (Im)mobility
Health and well-being
Climate change adaptation