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Ann Bostrom is the Weyerhaeuser Endowed Professor in Environmental Policy at the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, University of Washington, where she joined the faculty in 2007 after serving as Associate Dean for Research and Professor at Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College. She co-directed the NSF Decision Risk and Management Science Program and serves on the AAAS and Washington State Academy of Sciences boards.
Her educational background includes:
- 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 University
- Postdoctoral studies in cognitive survey methodology, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bostrom's research centers on risk perception, communication, and management in environmental policy and uncertain decision contexts. She investigates causal misconceptions about climate change, earthquake risk awareness, and pandemic risk communication, bridging social/behavioral sciences with weather and climate risk management through efficacy-focused frameworks.
Her 2017-2021 publications reveal concentrated work on climate change communication, natural hazards, and pandemic risks. Key themes include causal thinking's impact on policy support, risk message design efficacy, and cross-cultural risk perception comparisons, frequently contributing to National Academies reports on science communication and hazard management.
Major scientific recognitions include:
- 2020 Distinguished Educator Award (Society for Risk Analysis)
- 1997 Chauncey Starr Award
- Elected fellow of AAAS, WSAS, and Society for Risk Analysis
- ASA/NSF/BLS Research Associateship (1991-92)
- Fulbright Fellowship (1989-90)
- Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship (1988-89)
She has secured major funding from NSF, EPA, and NIH, currently co-leading the Cascadia Coastlines and Peoples Hazards Research Hub and NSF AI Institute for Trustworthy AI in Weather/Climate. Advisory roles include National Renewable Energy Laboratory Decision Science Committee and Earthquake Hazards Reduction Advisory Committee.
At UW, Bostrom co-chairs Environments and Populations research in the Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, serves on EarthLab's steering committee, and participates in the Program on Climate Change Governing Board, while maintaining affiliations with Carnegie Mellon's Center for Climate and Energy Decision Making.
