Hannah Safford

Connecting engineering and

policy for environmental solutions.

hannahrsafford@gmail.com

Curriculum Vitae

Publications and Presentations

Safford, H.R.; Johnson, M.M.; Bischel, H.N. (2023). Flow virometry for water-quality assessment: protocol optimization for a model virus and automation of data analysis. npj Clean Water, 6(28).
Hrudey, S.E.; Bischel, H.N.; Charrois, J.; Chik, A.H.S.; Conant, B.; Delatolla, R.; Dorner, S.; Graber, T.; Hubert, C.; Isaac-Renton, J.; Pons, W.; Safford, H.; Servos, M.; Sikora, C. (2022). Wastewater Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Canada. FACETS, 7(1).
Safford, H.; Zuniga-Montanez, R.E.; Kim, M.; Wu, X.; Wei, L.; Sharpnack, J.; Shapiro, K.; Bischel, H.N. (2022). Wastewater-Based Epidemiology for COVID-19: Handling qPCR Nondetects and Comparing Spatially Granular Wastewater and Clinical Data Trends. Environmental Science & Technology Water, 2(11): 2114–2124.
Safford, H.R.; Shapiro, K.; Bischel, H.N. (2022). Opinion: Wastewater analysis can be a powerful public health tool—if it’s done sensibly. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(6).
Safford, H. (2021). The value of wastewater surveillance to support COVID-19 response in a community with large-scale asymptomatic testing. National Environmental Monitoring Conference 2021, Seattle, WA.
Harris-Lovett, S.; Nelson, K.; Beamer, P.; Bischel, H.; Bivins, A.; Bruder, A.; Butler, C.; Camenisch, T.; De Long, S.; Karthikeyan, S.; Larsen, D.; Meierdiercks, K.; Mouser, P.; Pagsuyoin, S.; Prasek, S.; Radniecki, T.; Ram, J.; Roper, D.K.; Safford, H.; Sherchan, S.; Shuster, W.; Stalder, T.; Wheeler, R.; Korfmacher, K. (2021). Wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 on college campuses: Initial efforts, lessons learned and research needs. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(9): 4455.
Brown, A.L.; Safford, H.; Fleming, K.L. (2020). Prospects for a highly electric road transportation sector in the USA. Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports, 7: 84–93.
Brown, A; Safford, H; Sperling, D. (2019). Historical perspectives on managing automation and other disruptions in transportation. In Empowering the New Mobility Workforce, ISBN 978-0-12-816088-6.
Safford, H.R.; Bischel, H.N. (2019). Performance comparison of four commercially available cytometers using fluorescent, polystyrene, submicron-scale beads. Data in Brief, 1038772.
Safford, H.R.; Bischel, H.N. (2019). Flow cytometry applications in water treatment, distribution, and reuse: A review. Water Research, 151: 110–133.
Safford, H.; Bischel, H. (2018). Flow cytometry for rapid detection, enumeration, and characterization of waterborne viruses. SETAC North America 39th Annual Meeting, Sacramento, CA.
Taiebat, M.; Brown, A.; Safford, H.; Qu, S.; Xu, M. (2018). A review on energy, environmental, and sustainability implications of connected and automated vehicles. Environmental Science & Technology, 52(20): 11449–11465.
Safford, H.; Peters, C.A. (2018). Citizen science for dissolved oxygen monitoring: Case studies from Georgia and Rhode Island. Environmental Engineering Science. 35(4): 362–372.
Liu, P.; Safford, H.R.; Couzin, I.D.; Kevrekidis, I.G. (2014). Coarse-grained variables for particle-based models: diffusion maps and animal swarming simulations. Computational Particle Mechanics, 1(4), 425–440.
Soderberg, K.; Good, S.P.; Safford, H.; Ryan, K.; O’Connor, M.; Wang, L.; Caylor,
K.K. (2011). Soil water vapor isotopes: Combining continuous field measurements with experimental and modeling approaches in a semi-arid ecosystem. 9th International Symposium on Applied Isotope Geochemistry, Tarragonna, Spain.

Articles, Whitepapers, and Blog Posts

Elliott, J.; Safford, H. (2022). Strengthening Policy by Bringing Evidence to Life. Day One Project.
Safford, H. (2022). Environmental Data in the Inflation Reduction Act. Federation of American Scientists blog.
Gillespie, C.; Safford, H. (2022). Putting Redlines in the Green: Economic Revitalization Through Innovative Neighborhood Markets. Day One Project.
Behrsin, I.; Disano, F.; Safford, H. (2020). Renewable portfolio standards are propelling the United States to a clean-energy future. But data practices are lagging. Utility Dive.
Safford, H.; Sperling, D. (2019). The business case for mobility data sharing. Forbes.
Safford, H.; Brown, A. (2019). Communicating science to policymakers: six strategies for success. Nature.
D'Agostino, M.; Pellaton, P.; Brown, A. (2019). Mobility Data Sharing: Challenges and Policy Recommendations. UC Davis Institute for Transportation Studies. [Listed contributor]
Craford, C.; Safford, H. (2019). When do water bonds pass? Lessons from past elections. California WaterBlog.
Lim, K.; Safford, H. (2019). Improving public perception of water reuse. California WaterBlog.
Anderson, G.J; Brown, A.L.; Safford, H.R. (2019). Automated vehicle liability and insurance. Policy brief and issue papers. UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment, and the Economy.
Brown, A.; Rodriguez, G.; Hoang, T. (2018). Federal, state, and local governance of automated vehicles. Policy brief and issue paper. UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment, and the Economy. [Listed contributor]
Chang, V.; Goldenberg, C.; Hoskins, J.; Lassiter, S.; Li, Z.; Nakatani, E.; Oluwafemi, S.; Safford, H. (2017). Solar Gardens in the Garden State: Community Solar Recommendations for New Jersey. Advisors: Fox, J.; Hoskins, A. [Informed New Jersey legislation (A3723/S2314) establishing statewide community solar]
Safford, H. (2016). Get Ex-Sci-Ted and Tune In to the Largest-Ever White House Science Fair! White House Office of Science and Technology Policy blog.
Safford, H. (2016). Celebrating a Week of Science. White House Office of Science and Technology Policy blog.
National Science and Technology Council. (2015). Ecosystem-service assessment: research needs for coastal green infrastructure. [Lead writer].
Gustetic, J.; Mezaros, J.R.; Safford, H. (2015). Calling Citizen Scientists: You Can Help When Disasters Strike! White House Office of Science and Technology Policy blog.
Safford, H.; Steffen, P. (2015). Announcing the National Climate Game Jam. White House Office of Science and Technology Policy blog.
Laurier, F.; Safford, H. (2015). Using New Elevation Data to Explore the Arctic. White House Office of Science and Technology Policy blog.
Meyer, E.; Safford, H. (2014). Honoring Grace Hopper. White House Office of Science and Technology Policy blog.