Trevor Plumley

Half of People Living in Flood-Prone Areas Never Discuss Climate Risks with Anyone, New International Study Finds

For Immediate Release Study Develops First BiologicaStudy challenges long-held assumptions about how flood adaptation information spreads through communities in the Netherlands, UK and United Stateslly Plausible Dose-Response Models Specific to Listeria and Stillbirth Risk During Pregnancy Herdon, VA, March 11, 2026, 2026 – Despite escalating flood events worldwide, half of residents living in flood-vulnerable coastal […]

New Study Fills Research Gap in Food Safety to Better Protect Pregnant People from Listeria

EMBARGOED UNTIL MARCH 17, 2026  Study Develops First Biologically Plausible Dose-Response Models Specific to Listeria and Stillbirth Risk During Pregnancy Herdon, VA, March 17, 2026 — Listeria is the third-leading cause of death among bacterial foodborne pathogens in the U.S. and pregnant individuals bear a disproportionate share of that burden. Yet the scientific models used […]

Ten Honored by Society for Risk Analysis

Washington, D.C., December 9, 2025 –  The Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) awarded five prestigious scholarly and service awards and named five new fellows at this year’s Annual Meeting. These awardees were recognized for their exceptional contributions to SRA and to the risk analysis community. The award recipients were nominated by their peers, selected by an SRA […]

New Study Exposes Hidden Alzheimer’s “Hot Spots” in Rural Maryland and What They Reveal About America’s Growing Healthcare Divide

New research shows that where a person lives can determine whether they receive timely diagnosis and care or whether they fall through the cracks.  For immediate release, embargoed until December 8, 2025 Washington, D.C. December 8, 2025 – A new statewide spatial analysis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) has uncovered significant disparities in Maryland’s […]

Missed Signals: Virginia’s Septic Strategies Overlook Critical Timing, Study Warns

Embargoed for release until December 8, 2025 For media Inquiries regarding the study, please contact Natalie Judd or Emma Scott Washington, D.C., December 8, 2025 –  A new study from the University of Maryland’s Jerin Tasnim, reveals that Virginia’s current approach to managing septic system failures misses a critical factor: the time-varying relationship between hydrological stressors […]

Gen Z Views World as “Scary Place” with Growing Cynicism About Ability to Create Change

New Research Reveals Heightened Anxiety and Declining Optimism Among Young Americans  Embargoed for release until December 10, 2025 For media Inquiries regarding the study, please contact Natalie Judd or Emma Scott Washington, D.C., December 10, 2025 – Washington, D.C. December 10, 2025 – Gen Z views the world as a scary place, according to new research […]

Research Sheds Light on Why the National Flood Insurance Program Is $22 billion in Debt – and How It Could Be Reformed

Study finds that hurricane-driven “hyperclustered” flood events in the last two decades account for more than half of NFIP claims to date  Embargoed for release until December 9, 2025 For media Inquiries regarding the study, please contact Natalie Judd or Emma Scott Washington, D.C., December 9, 2025 –  The United States faces a growing disaster insurance crisis, […]

Research Aims to Strengthen the Security of In-Person Voting Machines

New study on election security evaluates potential vulnerabilities in widely used Precinct Count Optical Scanners  Embargoed for release until December 8, 2025 For media Inquiries regarding the study, please contact Natalie Judd or Emma Scott Washington, D.C., December 8, 2025 – About 70% of Americans voted in person in the 2024 presidential election, their ballots counted by […]

Nationwide Study Suggests that Water Treatment Methods May Impact the Risk of Legionnaires’ Disease

Higher rates of disease are seen in zip codes served by water treatment plants that use chlorine as the primary disinfectant  Embargoed for release until December 9, 2025 For media Inquiries regarding the study, please contact Natalie Judd or Emma Scott Washington, D.C., December 9, 2025 – Preliminary results of a nationwide study suggest that the […]

Study Finds Most People Trust Doctors More than AI But See Its Potential for Cancer Diagnosis

Nationally representative surveys measure public attitudes toward AI in healthcare  Embargoed for release until December 8, 2025 For media Inquiries regarding the study, please contact Natalie Judd or Emma Scott Washington, D.C., December 8, 2025– New research on public attitudes toward AI indicates that most people are reluctant to let ChatGPT and other AI tools diagnose […]