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Veronica Y Romero

Veronica Y Romero is a Geographer for the Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center’s Socio-Hydrology Team.

Veronica is a Geographer with the Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center’s Socio-Hydrology Team. Her role includes providing expertise on social science research and stakeholder engagement for hydrologic assessments and water security concerns. Veronica’s research focuses on the human dimensions of natural resources management, environmental planning, and hazards mitigation.

Professional Experience

  • Geographer, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center, USGS, Austin, Texas. (May 2022 – Present)

  • Student Trainee in Geography, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center, USGS, Austin, Texas. (Sept. 2019 – May 2022)

Education and Certifications

  • MS, Community and Regional Planning. University of Texas, Austin. May 2022.

  • BA, Sociology. Purchase College, State University of New York. May 2015.

Science and Products

Human factors used to estimate and forecast water supply and demand in the Upper Colorado River Basin

Water availability is a result of complex interactions between regional water supply and demand and underlying environmental, institutional, and economic determinants. For this study, water availability is defined as “access to a specific quantity and quality of water at a point in time and space, for a specific use, recognizing the social and economic value of water across uses and institutions t
Authors
Nicole M. Herman-Mercer, Lucas Bair, Megan Hines, Diana Restrepo-Osorio, Veronica Romero, Aidan Lyde
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center, Southwest Biological Science Center

User needs assessment for postfire debris-flow inundation hazard products

Debris flows are a type of mass movement that is more likely after wildfires, and while existing hazard assessments evaluate the rainfall intensities that are likely to trigger debris flows, no operational hazard assessment exists for identifying the areas where they will run out after initiation. Fifteen participants who work in a wide range of job functions associated with southern California po
Authors
Katherine R. Barnhart, Veronica Romero, Katherine R. Clifford
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center

Non-USGS Publications**

Romero, V. Y. 2022. “The eastern crescent and beyond: The current state of and potential for local food production and multifunctional agriculture in the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown peri-urban fringe”. University of Texas, Austin. Texas ScholarWorks. https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/115276

**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.

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Small bridge on Mekong River

Socio-Hydrology

The Socio-Hydrology Team conducts interdisciplinary studies spanning socioeconomic, hydrologic and climate science. Applying qualitative and quantitative approaches, we help stakeholders identify and assess a suite of water and climate risks. Our methodology provides a means for resource managers, practitioners, and communities to analyze and evaluate risks, vulnerability, and resiliency to...
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Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center
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Socio-Hydrology

The Socio-Hydrology Team conducts interdisciplinary studies spanning socioeconomic, hydrologic and climate science. Applying qualitative and quantitative approaches, we help stakeholders identify and assess a suite of water and climate risks. Our methodology provides a means for resource managers, practitioners, and communities to analyze and evaluate risks, vulnerability, and resiliency to...
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Science and Products

Human factors used to estimate and forecast water supply and demand in the Upper Colorado River Basin

Water availability is a result of complex interactions between regional water supply and demand and underlying environmental, institutional, and economic determinants. For this study, water availability is defined as “access to a specific quantity and quality of water at a point in time and space, for a specific use, recognizing the social and economic value of water across uses and institutions t
Authors
Nicole M. Herman-Mercer, Lucas Bair, Megan Hines, Diana Restrepo-Osorio, Veronica Romero, Aidan Lyde
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center, Southwest Biological Science Center

User needs assessment for postfire debris-flow inundation hazard products

Debris flows are a type of mass movement that is more likely after wildfires, and while existing hazard assessments evaluate the rainfall intensities that are likely to trigger debris flows, no operational hazard assessment exists for identifying the areas where they will run out after initiation. Fifteen participants who work in a wide range of job functions associated with southern California po
Authors
Katherine R. Barnhart, Veronica Romero, Katherine R. Clifford
By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center

Non-USGS Publications**

Romero, V. Y. 2022. “The eastern crescent and beyond: The current state of and potential for local food production and multifunctional agriculture in the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown peri-urban fringe”. University of Texas, Austin. Texas ScholarWorks. https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/115276

**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.

link
Small bridge on Mekong River

Socio-Hydrology

The Socio-Hydrology Team conducts interdisciplinary studies spanning socioeconomic, hydrologic and climate science. Applying qualitative and quantitative approaches, we help stakeholders identify and assess a suite of water and climate risks. Our methodology provides a means for resource managers, practitioners, and communities to analyze and evaluate risks, vulnerability, and resiliency to...
By
Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center
link

Socio-Hydrology

The Socio-Hydrology Team conducts interdisciplinary studies spanning socioeconomic, hydrologic and climate science. Applying qualitative and quantitative approaches, we help stakeholders identify and assess a suite of water and climate risks. Our methodology provides a means for resource managers, practitioners, and communities to analyze and evaluate risks, vulnerability, and resiliency to...
Learn More