Recent Works
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2025 journal article
The Influence of Drought on Heat Wave Intensity, Duration, and Exposure
JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY, 64(5), 425–438.
2025 journal article
Spatial inequities in greenspace: a spatial durbin model analyzing socio-demographic factors, heat risk, and neighborhood effects
GEOJOURNAL, 90(2).

2025 journal article
Eco-anxiety, climate concern, and fatalistic outlooks: Insights from U.S. crisis text conversations on climate distress
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH, 22.

2025 journal article
Mapping maternity care deserts: Driving distance and health outcomes in North Carolina
JOURNAL OF RURAL HEALTH, 41(2).

2025 article
Cruel Summer (and Autumn): Humid Heat Trends, Extremes, and Mechanisms in the Southeast United States
Milrad, S. M., Ennis, K. E., Knight, D. A., Dello, K. D., Raye, L., & Wodzicki, K. R. (2025, March 18). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY, Vol. 3.

2025 journal article
Mental health disparities among maternal populations following heatwave exposure in North Carolina (2011-2019): a matched analysis
LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-AMERICAS, 42.

2025 article
A small area analysis of acute exposure to temperatures and mental health in North Carolina
Ryan, S. C., Wertis, L., Sugg, M. M., & Runkle, J. D. (2025, February 4). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY, Vol. 2.
Contributors: S. Ryan *, L. Wertis *, M. Sugg * & J. Runkle n

2024 journal article
Advancing Understanding on Greenspace and Mental Health in Young People
GeoHealth, 8(3).
Contributors: S. Ryan *, M. Sugg *, J. Runkle* & B. Thapa *
2024 article
Eco-Anxiety, Climate Concern, and Fatalistic Outlooks: Insights from U.S. Crisis Text Conversations on Climate Distress
SSRN. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85201131446&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Contributors: J. Runkle , K. Herbst, S. Ryan, K. Sewell, A. Mallare, I. Berry, E. Getz, M. Thompson, M. Sugg, A. McKee
2024 journal article
Examining recurrent hurricane exposure and psychiatric morbidity in Medicaid-insured pregnant populations
PLOS Mental Health.
Ed(s): P. Raile

2024 journal article
Place-Based Differences in the Association Between Greenspace and Suicide-Related Outcomes Among Young People
Journal of Adolescent Health, 75(2), 305–313.
Contributors: S. Ryan *, J. Runkle* , L. Wertis * & M. Sugg *
2024 review
Preventing heat-related deaths: The urgent need for a global early warning system for heat
(C. Cartalis, Ed.) [Review of ]. PLOS CLIMATE, 3(7).
Contributors: C. Brimicombe *, J. Runkle n , C. Tuholske *, D. Domeisen *, C. Gao *, J. Toftum *, I. Otto *
Ed(s): C. Cartalis

2024 journal article
Examining hurricane exposure on neonatal outcomes in North Carolina: A case study of hurricane Isabel in 2003
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, 116.
Contributors: T. Spurlock, D. Guignet, J. Runkle* & M. Sugg

2024 journal article
Structural influences on psychiatric emergency department visits among racial and ethnic minority youth in North Carolina: A neighborhood-level analysis
HEALTH & PLACE, 90.
Contributors: M. Sugg *, S. Ryan *, S. Ulrich *, J. Runkle n & M. Thompson *

2024 journal article
Spatiotemporal patterns of youth isolation and loneliness in the US: a geospatial analysis of Crisis Text Line data (2016-2022)
GEOJOURNAL, 89(6).
Contributors: C. Lucero*, M. Sugg *, S. Ryan *, J. Runkle n & M. Thompson *

2024 journal article
Heat Stress Metrics, Trends, and Extremes in the Southeastern United States
JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY, 63(10).

2024 journal article
Impacts of compounding drought and heatwave events on child mental health: insights from a spatial clustering analysis
DISCOVER MENTAL HEALTH, 4(1).

2024 journal article
Association of Psychiatric Emergency Visits and Warm Ambient Temperature during Pregnancy: A Time-Stratified Case-Crossover Study
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES, 132(6).
Contributors: J. Runkle n , M. Sugg *, A. Berry*, C. Reed n, K. Cowan n, L. Wertis *, S. Ryan*

2024 article
Rising groundwater levels in Dare County, North Carolina: implications for onsite wastewater management for coastal communities
O'Driscoll, M., Humphrey Jr, C., Iverson, G., Bowden, J., & Harrison, J. (2024, July 18). JOURNAL OF WATER AND CLIMATE CHANGE, Vol. 7.

2024 article
Sea Grant's Community Engaged Internship: expanding participation and cultivating belonging in coastal and ocean sciences
Behl, M., Harrison, J., Walton, M., Riseng, C., Peroff, D. M., Meltzer, H., … Bethel, M. (2024, July 14). JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND SCIENCES.

2024 journal article
Disparities in spatiotemporal clustering of maternal mental health conditions before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
HEALTH & PLACE, 89.
Contributors: S. Ulrich*, M. Sugg*, M. Desjardins * & J. Runkle n

2024 report
Aquaculture Tour Plans & Boat Safety Guidance for Shellfish Farm Tours
Aquaculture Tour Plans & Boat Safety Guidance for Shellfish Farm Tours [Factsheet]. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Sea Grant and North Carolina State University Extension.
2024 report
Is Agritourism Right for Your Shellfish Mariculture Operation?
[Factsheet]. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Sea Grant and North Carolina State University Extension.
2024 journal article
Crisis response in Texas youth impacted by Hurricane Harvey: A difference-in-differences analysis
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, 359, 215–223.
Contributors: T. Williamson n, M. Sugg *, D. Singh *, S. Green & J. Runkle n

2024 journal article
Short-term changes in mental health help-seeking behaviors following exposure to multiple social stressors and a natural disaster
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE, 348.
Contributors: S. Ryan *, M. Sugg *, J. Runkle n , L. Wertis *, D. Singh & S. Greene
