Miranda H. Mockrin, PhD

Research Scientist

Northern Research Station

0000-0002-1158-3833

miranda.h.mockrin@usda.gov

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Robert Anderson, Kathryn Hixson, Kelly Johnston, Miranda H. Mockrin, Molly Mowery. 2025. Adapting to wildfire: a review of ongoing wildfire planning and mitigation efforts across 10 landscapes in the Western United States
Miranda H. Mockrin, Matthew E. Baker, Michelle Katoski, Nancy Falxa Sonti, Margaret B. Holland. 2025. Legacies of urbanization and suburbanization on forest patch distribution, ownership, and use: Insights from Baltimore, Maryland
Amanda R. Carlson, Todd J. Hawbaker, Miranda H. Mockrin, Volker C. Radeloff, Lucas S. Bair, Michael D. Caggiano, James R. Meldrum, Patricia M. Alexandre, H. Anu Kramer, Paul F. Steblein. 2025. Rising rates of wildfire building destruction in the conterminous United States
Ronald L. Schumann, Miranda H. Mockrin, Balakrishnan Balachandran, Sherri Brokopp Binder, Alex Greer. 2025. Flashpoints between wildfire recovery & mitigation in northern California
Richelle L. Winkler, Miranda H. Mockrin. 2025. Aging and wildfire risk to communities (Report No. EIB-284)
Miranda H. Mockrin, Michelle Johnson. 2025. Local government perspectives on housing buyouts in New York after Hurricane Sandy
Michael Kolian, Laura E. Stevens, Derek Arndt, Jessica Blunden, Erik Johnson, Ann Y. Liu, Sheri Spiegal, Rebecca L. Achey, Seth Bogle, Boyin Huang, Willem Klajbor, AnnaClaire Marley, Miranda H. Mockrin, Matt C. Reeves, Jared Rennie, William L. Royer, Hua Shi, William Sweet, Russell S. Vose, Steven E. Yochum. 2024. Indicators [Appendix 4]
Julia K. Petersen, Richelle L. Winkler, Miranda H. Mockrin. 2024. Changes to Rural Migration in the COVID‐19 Pandemic
Ronald L. Schumann, Christopher T. Emrich, Van Butsic, Miranda H. Mockrin, Yao Zhou, Cassandra Johnson Gaither, Owen Price, Alexandra D. Syphard, Joshua Whittaker, Sanam K. Aksha. 2024. The geography of social vulnerability and wildfire occurrence (1984–2018) in the conterminous USA
Arash Modaresi Rad, John T. Abatzoglou, Erica Fleishman, Miranda H. Mockrin, Volker C. Radeloff, Yavar Pourmohamad, Megan Cattau, J. Michael Johnson, Philip Higuera, Nicholas J. Nauslar, Mojtaba Sadegh. 2023. Social vulnerability of the people exposed to wildfires in U.S
Miranda H. Mockrin, Ronald L. Schumann, Joshua Whittaker, Cassandra Johnson Gaither, Robert A. Brooks, Alexandra D. Syphard, Owen Price, Christopher T. Emrich. 2023. Creating Fire-Adapted Communities Through Recovery: Case Studies from the United States and Australia
Miranda H. Mockrin, Dexter H. Locke, Alexandra D. Syphard, Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne. 2023. Using high-resolution land cover data to assess structure loss in the 2018 Woolsey Fire in Southern California
Volker C. Radeloff, Miranda H. Mockrin, David Helmers, Amanda Carlson, Todd J. Hawbaker, Sebastian Martinuzzi, Franz Schug, Patricia M. Alexandre, H. Anu Kramer, Anna M. Pidgeon. 2023. Rising wildfire risk to houses in the United States, especially in grasslands and shrublands
Franz Schug, Avi Bar-Massada, Amanda R. Carlson, Heather Cox, Todd J. Hawbaker, David Helmers, Patrick Hostert, Dominik Kaim, Neda K. Kasraee, Sebastián Martinuzzi, Miranda H. Mockrin, Kira A. Pfoch, Volker C. Radeloff. 2023. The global wildland–urban interface
Nancy Falxa Sonti, Rachel Riemann, Miranda H. Mockrin, Grant M. Domke. 2023. Expanding wildland-urban interface alters forest structure and landscape context in the northern United States
Amanda R. Carlson, Volker C. Radeloff, David P. Helmers, Miranda H. Mockrin, Todd J. Hawbaker, Anna Pidgeon. 2023. The extent of buildings in wildland vegetation of the conterminous U.S. and the potential for conservation in and near National Forest private inholdings
Kurt Riitters, John W. Coulston, Christopher Mihiar, Evan B. Brooks, Eric J. Greenfield, Mark D. D. Nelson, Grant M. Domke, Miranda H. Mockrin, David J. Lewis, David J. Nowak. 2023. Land Resources
Todd J. Hawbaker, Paul D. Henne, Melanie K. Vanderhoof, Amanda R. Carlson, Miranda H. Mockrin, Volker C. Radeloff. 2023. Changes in wildfire occurrence and risk to homes from 1990 through 2019 in the Southern Rocky Mountains, USA
Miranda H. Mockrin, David A. Newburn, John Stanovick. 2023. Balancing development and forest conservation: the impact of Maryland's Forest Conservation Act on spatial configuration of forest and housing
Miranda H. Mockrin, Hillary K. Fishler, H. Anu Kramer, Volker C. Radeloff, Susan I Stewart. 2022. A Tale of Two Fires: Retreat and Rebound a Decade After Wildfires in California and South Carolina
Amanda R. Carlson, David P. Helmers, Todd J. Hawbaker, Miranda H. Mockrin, Volker C. Radeloff. 2022. The wildland–urban interface in the United States based on 125 million building locations
Miranda H. Mockrin, David Helmers, Sebastian Martinuzzi, Todd J. Hawbaker, Volker C. Radeloff. 2022. Growth of the wildland-urban interface within and around U.S. National Forests and Grasslands, 1990–2010
Michelle Kondo, Colleen E. Reid, Miranda H. Mockrin, Warren E. E. Heilman, David Long. 2022. Socio-demographic and health vulnerability in prescribed-burn exposed versus unexposed counties near the National Forest System
H. Anu Kramer, Van Butsic, Miranda H. Mockrin, Carlos Ramirez-Reyes, Patricia M. Alexandre, Volker C. Radeloff. 2021. Post-wildfire rebuilding and new development in California indicates minimal adaptation to fire risk
Miranda H. Mockrin, Hillary K. Fishler, Susan I Stewart. 2020. After the fire: Perceptions of land use planning to reduce wildfire risk in eight communities across the United States
Ronald L. Schumann, Miranda H. Mockrin, Alexandra D. Syphard, Joshua Whittaker, Owen Price, Cassandra Johnson Gaither, Christopher T. Emrich, Van Butsic. 2020. Wildfire recovery as a “hot moment” for creating fire-adapted communities
Heather Anu Kramer, Miranda H. Mockrin, Patricia M. Alexandre, Volker C. Radeloff. 2019. High wildfire damage in interface communities in California
Hillary K. Fishler, Miranda H. Mockrin, Susan I Stewart. 2019. Response and future readiness: Vegetation mitigation after destructive wildfire
Michelle Kondo, Anneclaire De Roos, Lauren White, Warren E. E. Heilman, Miranda H. Mockrin, Carol Gross-Davis, Igor Burstyn. 2019. Meta-Analysis of Heterogeneity in the Effects of Wildfire Smoke Exposure on Respiratory Health in North America
Miranda H. Mockrin, Dexter H. Locke, Susan I Stewart, Roger B. Hammer, Volker C. Radeloff. 2019. Forests, houses, or both? Relationships between land cover, housing characteristics, and resident socioeconomic status across ecoregions
Miranda H. Mockrin, Susan I Stewart, Megan S. Matonis, Kenneth M. Johnson, Roger B. Hammer, Volker C. Radeloff. 2018. Sprawling and diverse: The changing U.S. population and implications for public lands in the 21st Century
Miranda H. Mockrin, Hillary K. Fishler, Susan I Stewart. 2018. Does Wildfire Open a Policy Window? Local Government and Community Adaptation After Fire in the United States
H. Anu Kramer, Miranda H. Mockrin, Patricia M. Alexandre, Susan I Stewart, Volker C. Radeloff. 2018. Where wildfires destroy buildings in the US relative to the wildland–urban interface and national fire outreach programs
Volker C. Radeloff, David P. Helmers, H. Anu Kramer, Miranda H. Mockrin, Patricia M. Alexandre, Avi Bar-Massada, Van Butsic, Todd J. Hawbaker, Sebastián Martinuzzi, Alexandra D. Syphard, Susan I Stewart. 2018. Rapid growth of the US wildland-urban interface raises wildfire risk
Seth Binder, Robert G. Haight, Stephen Polasky, Travis Warziniack, Miranda H. Mockrin, Robert Deal, Greg Arthaud. 2017. Assessment and valuation of forest ecosystem services: State of the science review
Miranda H. Mockrin, Sarah E. Reed, Liba Pejchar, Jessica Salo. 2017. Balancing housing growth and land conservation: Conservation development preserves private lands near protected areas
Miranda H. Mockrin, Susan I. Stewart, Volker C. Radeloff, Roger B. Hammer. 2016. Recovery and adaptation after wildfire on the Colorado Front Range (2010–12)
Patricia M. Alexandre, Susan I. Stewart, Nicholas S. Keuler, Murray K. Clayton, Miranda H. Mockrin, Avi Bar-Massada, Alexandra D. Syphard, Volker C. Radeloff. 2016. Factors related to building loss due to wildfires in the conterminous United States
Gabriel Wigtil, Roger B. Hammer, Jeffrey D. Kline, Miranda H. Mockrin, Susan I. Stewart, Daniel Roper, Volker C. Radeloff. 2016. Places where wildfire potential and social vulnerability coincide in the coterminous United States
Linda S. Heath, Sarah M. Anderson, Marla R. Emery, Jeffrey A. Hicke, Jeremy Littell, Alan Lucier, Jeffrey G. Masek, David L. Peterson, Richard Pouyat, Kevin M. Potter, Guy Robertson, Jinelle Sperry, Andrzej Bytnerowicz, Sarah Jovan, Miranda H. Mockrin, Robert C. Musselman, Bethany K. Schulz, Robert Smith, Susan I. Stewart. 2015. Indicators of climate impacts for forests: recommendations for the US National Climate Assessment indicators system
Patricia M. Alexandre, Susan I. Stewart, Miranda H. Mockrin, Nicholas S. Keuler, Alexandra D. Syphard, Avi Bar-Massada, Murray K. Clayton, Volker C. Radeloff. 2015. The relative impacts of vegetation, topography and spatial arrangement on building loss to wildfires in case studies of California and Colorado
Miranda H. Mockrin, Susan I. Stewart, Volker C. Radeloff, Roger B. Hammer, Patricia M. Alexandre. 2015. Adapting to wildfire: Rebuilding after home loss
Sebasti&#237;n Martinuzzi, Susan I. Stewart, David P. Helmers, Miranda H. Mockrin, Roger B. Hammer, Volker C. Radeloff. 2015. The 2010 wildland-urban interface of the conterminous United States
Liba Pejchar, Sarah E. Reed, Patrick Bixler, Lindsay Ex, Miranda H. Mockrin. 2015. Consequences of residential development for biodiversity and human well-being
Patricia M. Alexandre, Miranda H. Mockrin, Susan I. Stewart, Roger B. Hammer, Volker C. Radeloff. 2015. Rebuilding and new housing development after wildfire
Miranda H. Mockrin, Michael Bowker, Katherine Smith, Cindi West. 2014. Outdoor recreation in shifting societal and natural landscapes
Miranda H. Mockrin, R. L. Lilja, E. Weidner, S. M. Stein, M. A. Carr. 2014. Private forests, housing growth, and America’s water supply: A report from the Forests on the Edge and Forests to Faucets Projects
Rob Baldwin, Ryan Scherzinger, Don Lipscomb, Miranda H. Mockrin, Susan Stein. 2014. Planning for land use and conservation: Assessing GIS-based conservation software for land use planning
Frank Sturges, Linda A. Joyce, Thomas C. Brown, Curtis H. Flather, Miranda H. Mockrin, Matt C. Reeves. 2013. Coming to a landscape near you: Natural resource changes in the Interior West
Avi Bar-Massada, Susan I. Stewart, Roger B. Hammer, Miranda H. Mockrin, Volker C. Radeloff. 2013. Using structure locations as a basis for mapping the wildland urban interface
Miranda H. Mockrin, Susan I. Stewart, Volker C. Radeloff, Roger B. Hammer, Kenneth M. Johnson. 2013. Spatial and temporal residential density patterns from 1940 to 2000 in and around the Northern Forest
Susan I. Stewart, Miranda H. Mockrin, Roger B. Hammer. 2012. Linking human and natural systems in the planning process
Miranda H. Mockrin, Richard A. Aiken, Curtis H. Flather. 2012. Wildlife-associated recreation trends in the United States: a technical document supporting the Forest Service 2010 RPA Assessment
Miranda H. Mockrin, Rebecca A. Gravenmier. 2012. Synthesis of wind energy development and potential impacts on wildlife in the Pacific Northwest, Oregon and Washington
Kenneth M. Johnson, Susan I. Stewart, Miranda H. Mockrin. 2012. Demographic change in the northern forest
Miranda H. Mockrin, Robert F. Rockwell, Kent H. Redford, Nicholas S. Keuler. 2011. Effects of landscape features on the distribution and sustainability of ungulate hunting in northern Congo

Tufts University, B.S., Biopsychology, 1999
Columbia University, M.A., Ecology
Columbia University, Ph.D., Ecology, 2008

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