Aleeza Wilkins
Aleeza Wilkins is a Natural Hazard Impacts Specialist with the Office of Risk and Resilience in the USGS Natural Hazards Mission Area. Aleeza uses her background in volcanology and experience with interagency coordination to lead disaster loss reporting activities for the United States, particularly related to the impacts of geophysical hazards.
Since joining the Office of Risk and Resilience in 2024, Aleeza is developing a strategic plan for standardized disaster loss reporting for geophysical hazards in the United States by working closely with USGS data and experts across the Federal interagency, academia, non-governmental organizations, and with international partners. As Disaster Loss Data Coordinator, she is responsible for assembling and reporting relevant USGS data in support of the Nation's progress towards implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. She is working to collect, aggregate and report on disaster losses related to geophysical hazards annually based on the best available information, while also seeking out new or better data sources by building partnerships with experts in the field.
Previously, Aleeza served as a Staff Scientist for the USGS Natural Hazards Mission Area. This role included serving as Secretariat to the Science for Disaster Reduction (SDR) Interagency Working Group under the National Science and Technology Council's Subcommittee for Resilience Science and Technology. As the SDR is the U.S. National Platform for the United Nations Office of Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), in this role, Aleeza also collected U.S. disaster loss and preparedness data and reports progress toward implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030). In addition, she coordinated Natural Hazards-funded portions of the Mendenhall Postdoctoral Research Program and provided outreach and strategic planning for the Volcano Hazards Program.
Professional Experience
2024-present: Disaster Loss Data Coordinator, USGS Office of Risk and Resilience
2017-2024: Staff Scientist, USGS Natural Hazards Mission Area
2015-2017: Program Analyst, USGS Mineral Resources Program
Education and Certifications
University of South Florida - Master of Science in Physical Volcanology (2014)
University of Pittsburgh - Bachelor of Science in Geology (2012)
Abstracts and Presentations
Ludwig, K.A., Pennaz, A., Wilkins, A.M., 2018. Reducing future risk during the 2018 Kilauea eruption: a new model for enabling subject matter expert-decision maker engagement. AGU Fall Meeting Abstract.
Ball, J., Stovall W.K., Westby, E., Poland, M., Wilkins, A.M., 2018. Someone is wrong on the internet! Managing social media during the 2018 Kilauea crisis response. Cities on Volcanoes 10, Naples, Italy.
Marshall, A. M., Kruse, S. E., Connor, C., Connor, L., Abdollahzadeh, M., Harburger, A., Richardson, J. A., Courtland, L. M., Farrell, A. K., Kiflu, H. G., et al., 2013. High resolution magnetic and gravity surveys to constrain maar geometry and eruption mechanisms, Rattlesnake Crater, Arizona. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, volume 1, page 2831.
Kruse, S. E., McNiff, C. M., Marshall, A. M., Courtland, L. M., Connor, C., Charbonnier, S. J., Abdollahzadeh, M., Connor, L., Farrell, A. K., Harburger, A., et al., 2013. Scoria cone and tuff ring stratigraphy interpreted from ground penetrating radar, Rattlesnake Crater, Arizona. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, volume 1, page 2835.
Germa, A., Connor, C., Connor, L., Malservisi, R., Richardson, J., Carter, C., Harburger, A., 2012. Development and relationship of monogenetic and polygenetic volcanic fields in time and space: from field observations to numerical modeling. IAVCEI 2013 Abstract.
Ramsey, M.S., Lee, R.J. and Harburger, A.M., 2012. Thermal emission from molten silicates: Implications for lava flow emplacement and hazards, Chapman Conference: Hawaiian Volcanoes, Waikoloa, Hawaii.
Harburger, A.M., Ramsey, M.S., 2011. Measuring basaltic flow viscosity from crustal thickness. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 43, no. 5, p. 605.
Science and Products
Comparison of earthquake early warning systems and the national volcano early warning system at the U.S. Geological Survey
Officially social: Developing a social media crisis communication strategy for USGS Volcanoes during the 2018 Kīlauea eruption
The Volcano Hazards Program — Strategic science plan for 2022–2026
Five-year management plan for establishing and operating NVEWS—The National Volcano Early Warning System
Results from the Department of the Interior Strategic Sciences Group Technical Support for the 2018 Kīlauea Eruption
U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program—Mineral resource science supporting informed decisionmaking
A world of minerals in your mobile device
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Comparison of earthquake early warning systems and the national volcano early warning system at the U.S. Geological Survey
Officially social: Developing a social media crisis communication strategy for USGS Volcanoes during the 2018 Kīlauea eruption
The Volcano Hazards Program — Strategic science plan for 2022–2026
Five-year management plan for establishing and operating NVEWS—The National Volcano Early Warning System
Results from the Department of the Interior Strategic Sciences Group Technical Support for the 2018 Kīlauea Eruption
U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program—Mineral resource science supporting informed decisionmaking
A world of minerals in your mobile device
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.