Ann BostromView profile
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Ann Bostrom is a Professor at the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington. Previously, she served as Associate Dean for Research at Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts (1992-2007) and co-directed the National Science Foundation's Decision Risk and Management Science Program (1999-2001). Her work bridges environmental policy, risk communication, and decision-making under uncertainty. Education: Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis (Carnegie Mellon University), M.B.A. (Western Washington University), B.A. in English (University of Washington), Postdoctoral studies in Engineering and Public Policy (Carnegie Mellon) and Cognitive Survey Methodology (Bureau of Labor Statistics) Bostrom's research focuses on risk perception , environmental policy , and decision-making under uncertainty , particularly in climate change, natural disasters, and science communication. She has pioneered mental models approaches to risk assessment and contributed to understanding public attitudes toward carbon emissions, weather hazards, and astronaut health risks. Her scientific awards include the 2020 Distinguished Educator Award and 1997 Chauncey Starr Award (both from the Society for Risk Analysis), and fellowships from AAAS, WSAS, and SRA. She has received research funding from the National Science Foundation, EPA, and NIH. Bostrom leads or co-leads multiple NSF-funded initiatives, including the Cascadia Coastlines and Peoples Hazards Research Hub and the NSF AI Institute for Trustworthy AI in Weather, Climate, and Coastal Oceanography (AI2ES) . She serves on advisory committees for AAAS, Washington State Academy of Sciences, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and NCAR's Mesoscale & Microscale Meteorology Lab.
