Abby Frazier
Assistant Professor, Geography
Scholarly Interests
Climate variability, climate change, geospatial analysis, Pacific Islands, rainfall patterns, drought, ecosystem-climate interactions, geostatistics, climate adaptation, ENSO, El Nino, climatology, GIS, climate modeling, downscaling, Hawaii, water resources, natural resource management, actionable science, co-production
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Dr. Abby Frazier is a climatologist who studies the spatiotemporal dynamics and impacts of climate change and climate variability. Her research uses geospatial analysis to integrate diverse datasets, including models and observations, to understand the multi-disciplinary impacts of climate on freshwater resources and ecosystems over regional and global scales, with a focus on Pacific Islands. She is interested in climate extremes, particularly the impacts of drought and the El Niño-Southern Oscillation on local hydrology and wildfire regimes. She collaborates closely with stakeholders to co-produce actionable science to support climate change decision making and natural resource management.
Before joining Clark University, Dr. Frazier was a Research Fellow at the East-West Center in Honolulu, HI (2018-2021), and a postdoctoral Research Geographer at the USDA Forest Service Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry (2016-2018). She earned her Ph.D. and M.A. degrees in geography from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and has a B.A. in geography and a B.S. in mathematics from the University of Vermont.
Degrees
- Ph.D. in Geography, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 2016
- M.A. in Geography, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 2012
- B.A. in Mathematics, University of Vermont, 2008
- B.S. in Geography, University of Vermont, 2008
Affiliated Department(s)
- Geography Department
- Marsh Institute
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Scholarly and Creative Works
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NCA5 Webinar - Hawaiʻi & U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands
U.S. Global Change Research Program
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Virtual
Feb.
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2024
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Climate Change Impacts & Adaptation in the Pacific Islands: Findings from the 5th US National Climate Assessment
4th Regional Climate Conference
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Tumon, Guam
May
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2024
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Climate Change, Action, and Equity: Findings from the Hawaiʻi and US-Affiliated Pacific Islands chapter of the Fifth National Climate Assessment
American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting
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Honolulu, HI
Apr.
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2024
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PDKE Activities Update: Products & Outreach
Pacific Drought Knowledge Exchange (PDKE) Annual Meeting
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Honolulu, HI
Mar.
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2024
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U.S. Drought Monitor and Pacific Drought Knowledge Exchange (PDKE)
Sector-based Climate Services and Coordination Workshop
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Koror, Palau
Feb.
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2024
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Deciphering U.S. Drought in 2030
American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting
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Baltimore, MD
January
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2024
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The Fifth National Climate Assessment: Hawaiʻi and US-Affiliated Pacific Islands Region
American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting
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Baltimore, MD
January
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2024
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Routine Climate Monitoring in the State of Hawai‘i: Establishment of State Climate Divisions
Published in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
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2024
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Effects of Systematic Predictor Selection for Statistical Downscaling of Rainfall in Hawaiʻi
Published in International Journal of Climatology
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2024
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Vol. 44
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Issue #2
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How people, rainfall and vegetation shape tropical island fire regimes across Micronesia
Published in Journal of Biogeography
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2024
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Vol. 51
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Issue #3
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Chapter 30 - Hawaiʻi and US-Affiliated Pacific Islands - The Fifth National Climate Assessment
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting
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San Francisco, CA
December
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2023
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Panel: Mentoring for JEDI: Justice-based perspectives on mentoring students and early career scholars
AAG NESTVAL (New England – St. Lawrence Valley Geographical Society Annual Fall Conference)
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Portland, ME
October
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2023
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3D-Printed Automatic Weather Stations (3D-PAWS)
National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Institute of Ecology (Laboratorio Nacional de Ciencias de la Sostenibilidad, LANCIS) project meeting
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Mexico City
June
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2023
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Three new climate factsheets for Guam
January
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2023
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Local Experience and Knowledge Gaps with Managing Drought in the US Southwest and Hawaii: Informing USDA Climate Hub Learning Networks
American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting
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Denver, CO
January
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2023
Sponsored by American Meteorological Society (AMS)
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Analyzing CHELSA Downscaled Climate Projections of Future Precipitation and Temperature in the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands
American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting
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Denver, CO
March
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2023
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The Future of the Clark Graduate School of Geography
Clark University Graduate School of Geography Centennial Celebration
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Worcester, MA
April
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2023
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Published by U.S. Global Change Research Program
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2023
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Published in Climatic Change
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2023
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Vol. 176
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The Pacific Drought Knowledge Exchange: Scaling up in Hawai'i and the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands
Hawaii Conservation Conference
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Honolulu, HI
July
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2022
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Spatiotemporal Analysis of Historical Precipitation Extremes in Hawai‘i using High-Resolution Gridded Rainfall Data
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting
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Chicago, IL
December
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2022
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The Hawaiʻi Mesonet: Monitoring Weather and Climate Across Steep Gradients in Mountainous Terrain
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting
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Chicago, IL
December
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2022
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The Pacific Drought Knowledge Exchange
Southwest Drought Learning Network Annual Meeting
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Las Cruces, NM
June
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2022
Sponsored by USDA Southwest Climate Hub
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Translating model results to aid in resource management planning for future precipitation extremes in Hawai‘i and Southeast Alaska
Frontiers in Hydrology Meeting
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San Juan, Puerto Rico
June
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2022
Sponsored by American Geophysical Union (AGU)
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Hawai‘i Drought Resources and Research
Hawai‘i Drought Monitoring and Knowledge Exchange Workshop Series
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Hilo, Hawaii
October
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2022
Sponsored by National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) and Pacific Drought Knowledge Exchange (PDKE)
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Establishment of Climate Divisions for the State of Hawai‘i
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting
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Chicago, IL
December
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2022
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Published in Sustainability
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2022
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Published in Sustainability
August
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2022
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Vol. 14
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Issue #17
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Living in the Climate Crisis
Clark New Earth Conversation Climate Teach-In
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Clark University
March
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2022
Sponsored by Clark University
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Slice of PI-CASC Seminar Series
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virtual
April 5
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2022
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Summary of Hawai‘i and Pacific Islands Chapter and Key Topic Areas
Fifth National Climate Assessment Public Engagement Workshop
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virtual
January 24
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2022
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Climate Change in the Pacific Islands: Trends & Impacts
Climate Adaptation and NRCS planning workshop for Hawai‘i/Pacific Islands Area
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virtual
February 2
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2022
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Downscaling Data Products
Hawai‘i Climate Data Portal Launch
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virtual
March 4
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2022
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Translating existing model results to aid in resource management planning for future precipitation extremes in Hawai‘i and Southeast Alaska
Ocean Sciences Meeting
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virtual
March 3
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2022
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Published in Anthropocene
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2022
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Vol. 40
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Published in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
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2022
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Vol. 103
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Issue #2
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Published in Journal of Hydrometeorology
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2022
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Vol. 23
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Issue #4
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Pacific Drought Knowledge Exchange (PDKE): Motivations and Background
PDKE Kickoff Meeting
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virtual
December 2
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2021
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A multi-scale analysis of historical climate variability and rice production in Mainland Southeast Asia
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting
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New Orleans, LA
December 16
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2021
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Climate Variability and Drought in Pacific Islands
George Perkins Marsh Institute Seminar Series
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Clark University, S122
November
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2021
Sponsored by Clark University, George Perkins Marsh Institute
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Published in Environmental Research Letters
September
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2021
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Vol. 16
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Issue #10
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Awards & Grants
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NOAA
Oct. 1, 2021 - Sep. 30, 2026
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Climate Adaptation Support Activity (CASA)
US Agency for International Development (USAID) - Tetra Tech prime contractor
Jan. 17, 2024 - Sep. 30, 2024
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Drought Early Warning and Response in Hawaii – Expanding and enhancing stakeholder-driven drought products and services
NOAA NIDIS
Jul. 1, 2022 - Aug. 31, 2024
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Acquisition of a Hawaii Statewide Mesonet
NSF MRI
Sep. 1, 2021 - Aug. 31, 2024
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Analyzing CHELSA Downscaled Climate Projections of Future Precipitation and Temperature in the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands
Edna Bailey Sussman Fund Graduate Research Fellowship
May. 1, 2023
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Improving the availability and accessibility of climate data and information for users in Hawai‘i, American Sāmoa, and Guam
Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center
Sep. 1, 2023
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Scaling up the Hawai‘i Drought Knowledge Exchange
USFS / USGS
Jun. 1, 2021
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Routine Monitoring of Climate in the State of Hawai‘i: Establishment of State Climate Divisions
NOAA NWS
Jul. 1, 2021
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USGS
Feb. 1, 2021
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Co-Creating Research and Education Capacities to Understand, Visualize and Mitigate Climate-Change Impact Cascades and Inequities in Central Mexico
NSF-PIRE
Aug. 1, 2022
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