Bethany Cutts

Bethany Cutts is an Associate Professor at North Carolina State University's College of Natural Resources. Her work bridges climate change resilience, environmental justice, and institutional decision-making, emphasizing ethical frameworks for sustainability.

• Affiliated with the Center for Geospatial Analytics, Climate Solutions Collaborative, and North Carolina Sea Grant.

Research focuses on environmental justice, data-driven policy, and urban sustainability, particularly in disaster recovery and equity-driven ecosystem management. Recent publications highlight climate adaptation, social capital, and systemic policy reform.

• Key themes include justice in FEMA programs, participatory GIS, and data democracy in engineering.

Collaborative projects span citizen science, soil lead mitigation, and community-university partnerships.