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# Brian G McAdoo

Associate Professor of Geosciences
Earth and Climate Sciences
brian.mcadoo@duke.edu
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## Overview

Brian G. McAdoo is Associate Professor of Earth and Climate Science at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment where he studies the effects of disasters triggered by natural hazards. How are humans impacting the physical systems that keep us alive, and how are marginalized populations specifically affected? Current research projects in Nepal (earthquakes, landslides and road development) as well as Borneo and Brazil (deforestation, ecosystem services and community health) seek to apply a Planetary Health framework to understand how coupled human-environment systems and geohazards interact with the ultimate goal of informing community resilience and reducing environmental suffering.

## Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Geosciences · 2021 - Present Earth and Climate Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment
Director of Undergraduate Studies of Earth and Climate Sciences · 2022 - Present Earth and Climate Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment

## Education, Training & Certifications

University of California, Santa Cruz · 2000 Ph.D.
Duke University · 1991 B.S.