Bethany Cutts

Bio

Bethany uses geospatial analytics to identify science-driven solutions to enhance the social, economic, and ecological well-being of communities, particularly through recognizing and ameliorating historical patterns of marginalization. She combines geographic information systems with social network analysis and innovative public participation methods to explore local and regional sustainability solutions in the context of global change. Her interests include participatory mapping, environmental justice, and geovisualization.

Publications

• Changes to River Basin Planning Could Boost Disaster Resilience , (2025)
• Ally G Instructions (Social Media Science Communication Campaign) – #WhereIsAllyG , (2025)
• Changes to River Basin Planning Could Boost Disaster Resilience , (2025)
• Economic Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms in North Carolina: Proactive Measures to Safeguard the Economy , (2025)
• Infrastructure as Environmental Health Policy: Lessons from the Clean School Bus Program’s Challenges and Innovations , International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2025)
• North Carolina Disaster Landscape Analysis Survey , (2025)
• Social capital as a predictor of collective environmental action in high school students , JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (2025)
• Water security in North Carolina's most economically insecure county: a case study , ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS (2025)
• Conceptualizing community-level environmental literacy using the Delphi method , ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION RESEARCH (2024)
• Exploring Project Connections Across the Citizen Science Landscape: A Social Network Analysis of Shared Volunteers , SAGE OPEN (2024)