Cristina Poleacovschi
Biographic Data
| ID | 231014 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cristina Poleacovschi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cristina |
| FAMILY NAME | Poleacovschi |
| SIGNATURE | POLEACOVSCHI C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Iowa State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1187-9677 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Most Vulnerable to Housing Rebuilding after Hurricane Maria: Evaluating Fema’s Individuals and Households Program in Puerto Rico
In the aftermath of Hurricanes Maria and Irma in 2017, thousands of households experienced severe housing damage. To ensure that homeowners can get back on their feet after major disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) offers the Individuals and Households Program (IHP) to US states and territories. This program provides financial aid to homeowners who apply for help in the rebuilding efforts. While receiving financial assistanc…
Evaluating the interaction effects of housing vulnerability and socioeconomic vulnerability on self-perceptions of psychological resilience in Puerto Rico
Evaluating the climate change adaptation barriers of critical infrastructure in rural Alaska
As climate change impacts intensify, communities in rural Alaska are undergoing and adapting to changes to infrastructure from increased permafrost thawing, flooding, and erosion. Climate change adaptation is needed to address structural failures and safety concerns. Despite recognizing the need for support from stakeholders and adaptation of infrastructure, the level of adaptation activity remains limited and inconsistent across regions and comm…
Barriers to Postdisaster Housing Reconstruction: Issues of Place and Power Mismatch
Puerto Rico has a long and complicated history with the US, and although the archipelago is no longer a colony, the colonial relationship remains embedded in US–Puerto Rico relations. In the disaster context, this historical legacy manifests as mismatches in power and place between where recovery is planned and policies are created (the federal US) and where disaster is experienced and recovery is carried out (Puerto Rico). This research investig…
Making democracy work in a refugee camp: Social Capital and the Emergence of Empowerment
Since 2015, over one million refugees sought refuge in Europe and around 70,000 refugees have been hosted in refugee camps in Greece. Refugees’ empowerment is threatened in these camps as they have restricted access to resources and decision making. This research argues that social capital plays an important role in refugees’ sense of empowerment. The research uses a mixed-methods case study of a refugee camp in Greece, including 20 interviews an…
States and Refugee Integration: A Comparative Analysis of France, Germany, and Switzerland
The Syrian civil war led to mass migration and Europe becoming a potential site of refuge. How have Syrians experienced refuge in Europe? Drawing on 58 interviews with Syrian refugees in Germany, France, and Switzerland, we find that refugees continue to experience exclusion in all integration domains including those found as markers and means, social connections, facilitators, and foundations of integration . While our cases demonstrate that Syr…
Ethnicity, Race, and Gender in Engineering Education: The Nuanced Experiences of Male and Female Latinx Engineering Undergraduates Targeted by Microaggressions
Compared to other groups, relatively less research has specifically addressed the retention of Latinx students in STEM disciplines. These students face many negative stereotypes about their group, especially related to their academic success, yet there is limited research regarding how microaggressions, subtle or ambiguous discriminatory behaviors, targeting Latinx students in engineering education settings impact their experience in those progra…
Individual responsibility towards providing water and wastewater public goods for displaced persons: How much and how long is the public willing to pay
Making democracy work in a refugee camp: Social Capital and the Emergence of Empowerment
Since 2015, over one million refugees sought refuge in Europe and around 70,000 refugees have been hosted in refugee camps in Greece. Refugees’ empowerment is threatened in these camps as they have restricted access to resources and decision making. This research argues that social capital plays an important role in refugees’ sense of empowerment. The research uses a mixed-methods case study of a refugee camp in Greece, including 20 interviews an…
Individual responsibility towards providing water and wastewater public goods for displaced persons: How much and how long is the public willing to pay
States and Refugee Integration: A Comparative Analysis of France, Germany, and Switzerland
The Syrian civil war led to mass migration and Europe becoming a potential site of refuge. How have Syrians experienced refuge in Europe? Drawing on 58 interviews with Syrian refugees in Germany, France, and Switzerland, we find that refugees continue to experience exclusion in all integration domains including those found as markers and means, social connections, facilitators, and foundations of integration . While our cases demonstrate that Syr…
Ethnicity, Race, and Gender in Engineering Education: The Nuanced Experiences of Male and Female Latinx Engineering Undergraduates Targeted by Microaggressions
Compared to other groups, relatively less research has specifically addressed the retention of Latinx students in STEM disciplines. These students face many negative stereotypes about their group, especially related to their academic success, yet there is limited research regarding how microaggressions, subtle or ambiguous discriminatory behaviors, targeting Latinx students in engineering education settings impact their experience in those progra…
Evaluating the interaction effects of housing vulnerability and socioeconomic vulnerability on self-perceptions of psychological resilience in Puerto Rico
Evaluating the climate change adaptation barriers of critical infrastructure in rural Alaska
As climate change impacts intensify, communities in rural Alaska are undergoing and adapting to changes to infrastructure from increased permafrost thawing, flooding, and erosion. Climate change adaptation is needed to address structural failures and safety concerns. Despite recognizing the need for support from stakeholders and adaptation of infrastructure, the level of adaptation activity remains limited and inconsistent across regions and comm…
Barriers to Postdisaster Housing Reconstruction: Issues of Place and Power Mismatch
Puerto Rico has a long and complicated history with the US, and although the archipelago is no longer a colony, the colonial relationship remains embedded in US–Puerto Rico relations. In the disaster context, this historical legacy manifests as mismatches in power and place between where recovery is planned and policies are created (the federal US) and where disaster is experienced and recovery is carried out (Puerto Rico). This research investig…
Making democracy work in a refugee camp: Social Capital and the Emergence of Empowerment
Since 2015, over one million refugees sought refuge in Europe and around 70,000 refugees have been hosted in refugee camps in Greece. Refugees’ empowerment is threatened in these camps as they have restricted access to resources and decision making. This research argues that social capital plays an important role in refugees’ sense of empowerment. The research uses a mixed-methods case study of a refugee camp in Greece, including 20 interviews an…
The Most Vulnerable to Housing Rebuilding after Hurricane Maria: Evaluating Fema’s Individuals and Households Program in Puerto Rico
In the aftermath of Hurricanes Maria and Irma in 2017, thousands of households experienced severe housing damage. To ensure that homeowners can get back on their feet after major disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) offers the Individuals and Households Program (IHP) to US states and territories. This program provides financial aid to homeowners who apply for help in the rebuilding efforts. While receiving financial assistanc…
Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Economics (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Disaster Management and Resilience (3 works) · Refugee (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees (2 works)