Dr. Hannah Spero
Education
- Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame
- B.S. Geosciences-Hydrology, Boise State University
Research
My research interests include coastal hazards (storms and tsunamis) and hydrodynamics, sediment transport and coastal geomorphology, wave-driven processes, coastal boulder transport, nature-based coastal protection, remote sensing and UAV-based surveying, field observations and instrumentation, and other interdisciplinary approaches to understanding coastal dynamics and improving coastal resilience.
Recent Publications
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Spero, H.R., Miller, K., Greaney, C., Reisch, T., Bourke, M., Heet, A., Quadorkas Fisher, K., “Virtual Reality Field Trip to Western Ireland Coastal Boulder Deposits” (2026, In Press). Journal of Data and Societal Endeavors (JDSE).
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Spero, H.R., Berke, M., Berryhill, J., Bourke, M., Cullen, N., Herterich, J., and Kennedy, A., “Onshore Inundation and Coastal Boulder Initiation of Motion at Inishmaan, Ireland” (2026). Geomorphology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2026.110197
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Spero, H.R., Berke, M., Bourke, M., Cullen, N., Westerink, J., Dias, F., Herterich, J., and Kennedy, A., “Storm-Driven Coastal Boulder Transport Over Two Winter Storm Seasons on Inishmaan, Ireland” (2026). Geomorphology. DOI: https://doi.10.1016/j.geomorph.2025.110105
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Spero, H.R., Vázquez-López. I., Miller, K., Joshaghani, R., Cutchin, S., and Enterkine, J. “Drones, Virtual Reality, and Modeling: Communicating Catastrophic Dam Failure” (2022). International Journal of Digital Earth. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17538947.2022.2041116
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Spero, H.R., MacInnes, B., and Petersen, N.J. “Incorporating Universal Design into Tsunami Modeling Results for Cascadia Subduction Zone Faults to Create an Inundation Map and Universally Designed Evacuation Map for Port Angeles, WA” (2021). IJURCA, 13(1), pp.1–8. DOI: http://doi.org/10.7710/2168-0620.0314