His research focuses on the human and policy dimensions of wildfire management (e.g., evacuation policies, fuel reduction planning, homeowner mitigation actions, suppression actions, identification of values-at-risk, and recovery aid), with an overarching emphasis on the ways that diverse populations adapt to changing wildfire risk and develop relationships with the landscape. Dr. Paveglio has spent more than a decade conducting qualitative and quantitative case studies of collaborative wildfire risk management, response, and recovery in dozens of communities across the western United States. He received training in natural resource sociology, communication, and ecology.