2024 Active research projects

Recess and Heat in AZ Schools

Join our team from ASU’s College of Health Solutions, School of Sustainability, and Design School to support elementary schools to make informed decisions about recess in times of high heat. Our goals are to learn about what matters most to school administrators when it comes to recess and heat, gather information about students’ movement and environmental conditions on schoolyards during recess when it’s hot, and co-develop guidance to support schools to offer recess during times of high heat. Results will be shared with schools and our partners at the Arizona Department of Health Services to improve decision-making and inform guidelines.

HeatReady Schools Feedback Survey

New to HeatReady Schools? Are you a long-time HeatReady Champion? Would you like to know more about the program? Let us know! Share your thoughts about how we’re doing, which recommendations have been most (or least!) helpful, and what you’d like to see offered through this program.

NSF Global Center for Heat Adaptation

The Global Center for Heat Adaptation is a new NSF-funded grant based at Arizona State University that includes a transdisciplinary group of researchers and practitioners from multiple cities across the Americas and Australia (Phoenix, Montréal, Sydney, Colombia). The team’s vision is to strengthen society’s ability to manage and adapt to extreme heat across countries, climates, and cultures, as well as train the next generation of global researchers and practitioners using thoughtful and innovative approaches.