National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2022, Aaron Flores, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning

Postdoc Profile: Aaron Flores

National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) celebrates the significant contributions postdocs make to research and discovery, both university and nationwide. This Postdoc Profile is a part of a series to commemorate NPAW which takes place from September 15 to 23, 2022.

Q: What is your name?

Aaron Flores

Q: Where are you from?

Merkel, Texas

Q: Where do you work at ASU?

School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning

Q: Where did you earn your doctorate?

University of Utah

Q: What does your research focus on?

I am a human-environmental geographer focused on the social dimensions of hazards and disasters. I am interested in topics such as distributional environmental justice, social vulnerability to hazards and disasters, and health disparities.

Q: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?

I love sports, my dogs, my wife and backyard grilling.

Q: What are your career goals?

To become an internationally recognized and tenured professor at an R1 institution.

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