research overview
- We apply cutting-edge statistics and data science to solve problems in development for a better and fairer planet. You can find out more about our work here www.ziamehrabi.com.
- Contact Info
Mehrabi, Zia
Positions
- Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies Program
Research Areas
Research
Publications
selected publications
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journal article
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How can machine learning help in understanding the impact of climate change on crop yields?.
Environmental Research Letters.
2023
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Matches and mismatches between the global distribution of major food crops and climate suitability.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.
2022
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Food security: embed equity in new targets.
Nature.
472-472.
2022
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Research priorities for global food security under extreme events.
756-+.
2022
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On the relative importance of climatic and non-climatic factors in crop yield models.
Climatic Change: an interdisciplinary, international journal devoted to the description, causes and implications of climatic change.
2022
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Functional connectivity of the world's protected areas.
Science.
1101-+.
2022
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Shifting baselines and biodiversity success stories.
Nature.
E17-E18.
2022
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How to buffer against an urban food shortage.
Nature.
175-176.
2021
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Higher yields and more biodiversity on smaller farms.
Nature Sustainability.
651-657.
2021
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Digital technology helps remove gender bias in academia.
Scientometrics: an international journal for all quantitative aspects of the science of science, communication in science and science policy.
4073-4081.
2021
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More farms, less specialized landscapes, and higher crop diversity stabilize food supplies.
Environmental Research Letters.
055015-055015.
2021
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Working landscapes need at least 20% native habitat.
Conservation Letters.
2021
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The global divide in data-driven farming.
Nature Sustainability.
154-160.
2021
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Hunger in Africa: get the costing right.
Nature.
500-500.
2020
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A scoping review of research funding for small-scale farmers in water scarce regions.
Nature Sustainability.
836-844.
2020
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Livestock policy for sustainable development.
160-165.
2020
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Food system collapse.
Nature Climate Change.
16-17.
2020
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TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access.
Global Change Biology.
119-188.
2019
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Synchronized failure of global crop production.
Nature Ecology and Evolution.
780-786.
2019
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The challenge of feeding the world while conserving half the planet.
Nature Sustainability.
409-412.
2018
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Smallholders need access to big-data agronomy too.
Nature.
30-30.
2018
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Protecting the origins of coffee to safeguard its future.
Nature Plants.
2017
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Restoration: avoid arbitrary baselines.
Nature.
469-469.
2016
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How can machine learning help in understanding the impact of climate change on crop yields?.
Environmental Research Letters.
2023
Teaching
courses taught
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ENVS 1000 - Introduction to Environmental Studies
Primary Instructor - Fall 2022
Surveys environmental studies, examining ecological, socioeconomic, political, aesthetic, and technological factors that influence the quality of life on Earth. Required for ENVS majors. -
ENVS 4800 - Capstone: Critical Thinking in Environmental Studies
Primary Instructor - Fall 2021
Examines a specific environmental topic in depth, synthesizing information from complex and controversial issues. Different course sections present different topics. Fulfills capstone requirement for Environmental Studies major. Recommended prerequisites: ENVS 1000 and ENVS 3020.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D., Oxford Univ (England) 2016
- B.A., Oxford Univ (England) 2011