Tisha Joseph Holmes

Biography

Dr. Holmes examines the physical and socio-economic impacts of and planning actions to address weather-related hazards and disasters in the US Southeast and Caribbean region. Her research and teaching philosophies are guided by a desire to expand critical thinking, technical competence and hands-on engagement to solve complex planning problems.

Education

Ph.D.: UCLA, 2015, Urban Planning
MPA: Columbia University, 2005, Environmental Science & Policy
BA: Williams College, 2004, Political Science; Environmental Studies

Research Activities

Planning for sea level rise

Climate and health program evaluation

Selected Publications

Ulman, A.^(m), Lowrie, K., Bulger, G.^(d), Herb, J., Holmes, T. T. J.^†, & Butler, W. (2024). Developing Engagement Principles for Climate and Health Research: An Example from a Community-Informed Research Project. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 18(4), 551-559. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2024.a948679

Shi, L., Butler, W., & Holmes, T. J. (2023). Can Florida’s Coast Survive Its Reliance on Development?   Fiscal Vulnerability and Funding Woes under Sea Level Rise. Journal of American Planning Association. 90:2, 367-383, DOI: 10.1080/01944363.2023.2249866

Joseph, H., Mallen, E., McLaughlin, M., Grossman, E., Holmes, T. J., Locklear, A., Powell, E., Thie, L., Uejio, C., Vacca, K., Williams, C., Bishop, T., Jeffers, C., Siegel, H., & Austin, C. (2023). Evaluating public health strategies for climate adaptation: Challenges and opportunities from the Climate Ready States and Cities Initiative. PLOS Clim 2(3): e0000102. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000102

Garcia Zambrana, I., Miller, S., & Holmes, T. J. (2023). Rural Communities Challenges and ResilientSEE: Case Studies from Disasters in Florida, Puerto Rico, and North Carolina. Social Sciences & Humanities.  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291123000177 

Holmes, T. T. J., Williams, P., Wong, S., Smith, K., Bandzuh, J., & Uejio, C. (2022). Assessment of an evacuation shelter program for people with access and functional needs in Monroe County, Florida during Hurricane Irma. Social Science and Medicine, 306, 115108. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115108

Holmes, T. T. J., Mathias, J., & McCreary, T. (2021). What’s Problem with Disaster? Anthropology, Social Work and the Qualitative Slot. Qualitative Social Work, 20, 1496-1516. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F14733250211039517

Holmes, T. T. J., & Butler, W. (2021). Implementing a mandate to plan for sea level rise: Top-down, bottom-up and middle out actions in the Tampa Bay Region. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 64(12), 2214-2232. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2020.1865885

Butler, W., Holmes, T. T. J., & Lange, Z. (2021). Mandated Planning for Climate Change: Responding to the Peril of Flood Act for Sea Level Rise Adaptation in Florida. Journal of American Planning Association, 87(3), 370-382. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01944363.2020.1865188