Ayda Kianmehr
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Assistant Professor School of Planning, Policy, and Environmental Studies
ORCID: 0000-0001-8497-1733 |
Ayda Kianmehr is an environmental planner specializing in extreme heat, urban tree canopy, public health and climate resilience. Before joining San José State University, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the Spatial Sciences Institute and the Department of Population and Public Health at the University of Southern California. She holds a doctoral degree in urban affairs and planning from Virginia Tech. Her research applies quantitative methods (such as microclimate modeling, data and spatial analysis and machine learning) to examine how physical, social and health-related factors shape communities’ vulnerability to climate-related hazards.
