Dr. Alisa Hass
Assistant Professor of Geography

Departments / Programs
Degree Information
- PHD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2019)
- MS, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2008)
- BS, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (2007)
Areas of Expertise
Hazard Climatology, Biometeorology, Applied Climatology, Heatwaves, Climate Change
Publications
Hass, A.L., McCanless, K., Cooper, W., Ellis, K., Fuhrmann, C., Kintziger, K.W., Sugg, M., Runkle, J. 2022. Heat exposure misclassification: Do current methods of classifying diurnal range in individually experienced temperatures and heat indices accurage reflect personal exposure? International Journal of Biometeorology, 66: 1338-1349. https://doi:10.1007/s00484-022-02280-8
Hass, A.L., McCanless, K., Cooper, W., Ellis, K., Fuhrmann, C., Kintziger, K.W., Sugg, M., Runkle, J. 2022. Heat exposure misclassification: Do current methods of classifying diurnal range in individually experienced temperatures and heat indices accurage reflect personal exposure? International Journal of Biometeorology, 66: 1338-1349. https://doi:10.1007/s00484-022-02280-8
Hass, A.L., Runkle, J.D., and Sugg, M.M. 2021. The driving influences of human perception to extreme heat: A scoping review. Environmental Research, 197:111173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.111173
Hass, A.L. and Ellis, K.N. 2019. Motivation for heat adaption: How perception and exposure affect individual behaviors during hot weather in Knoxville, Tennessee. Atmosphere, 10(10):591. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10100591
Hass, A.L. and Ellis, K.N. 2019. Using wearable sensors to assess how a heatwave affects individual heat exposure, perceptions, and adaption methods. International Journal of Biometeorology, 63(12): 1585–1595. doi.org/10.1007/s00484-019-01770-6
Bonjour, J.L., Hass, A.L., Huebner, A., Pollock, D.W., and Frost, J.A. 2017. Bringing NMR and FT-IR Spectroscopy to High Schools. Journal of Chemical Education, 94(1): 38–43. https://doi:10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00406
Hass, A.L., Ellis, K.N., Reyes Mason, L., Hathaway, J.M., and Howe, D.A. 2016. Heat and humidity in the city: Neighborhood heat index variability in a mid-sized city in the Southeastern United States. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(1): 117. https://doi:10.3390/ijerph13010117
Long, C.J., Power, M.J., Minckley, T.A., and Hass, A.L. 2014. The impact of Mt. Mazama tephra deposition on forest vegetation in the Central Cascades, Oregon. The Holocene, 24: 503–511. https://doi:10.1177/0959683613520258
[Editorial] Hass, A.L. 2011. On Teaching Sustainability. University of Wisconsin-Platteville Alumni Today Magazine: 2010-2011 UW–Platteville Foundation Annual Report.
In the Media
NPR Dialogue: Climate Change and Extreme Weather in Tennessee. March 2, 2022. https://www.wuot.org/show/dialogue-on-wuot/2022-03-02/dialogue-climate-change-and-extreme-weather-in-tennessee
Hass, A.L. and Ellis, K.N. 2021. Why the southern US is prone to December tornadoes. The Conversation.
Read More »NPR Dialogue: Climate Change and Extreme Weather in Tennessee. March 2, 2022. https://www.wuot.org/show/dialogue-on-wuot/2022-03-02/dialogue-climate-change-and-extreme-weather-in-tennessee
Hass, A.L. and Ellis, K.N. 2021. Why the southern US is prone to December tornadoes. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/why-the-southern-us-is-prone-to-december-tornadoes-173643.
Republished in Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-the-southern-u-s-is-prone-to-december-tornadoes/
Ellis, K.N. and Hass, A.L. 2020. Tornadoes that strike at night are more deadly and require more effective warning systems. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/tornadoes-that-strike-at-night-are-more-deadly-and-require-more-effective-warning-systems-132955
Courses
PGEO 1030: Physical Geography
PGEO 3200: Environment, Society, and Hazards
PGEO 4000: Climatology and Climate Change
PGEO 4280: Topics and Problems in Physical Geography
GEOL 4050: Meteorology
GEOL 4090: Problems in Geology
GEOL 6030: Geosciences Colloquium