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Smitha Rao

Social Sciences · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2014Rising activity
Disaster Management and ResilienceClimate Change and Health ImpactsHomelessness and Social IssuesClimate Change, Adaptation, MigrationSocial Work Education and Practice

Publications

52

Citations

447

Est. group size

~4

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

13

Publishing since 2014

Research summary
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Smitha Rao's research examines the intersection of environmental and climate-related disasters (flooding, extreme heat, air pollution) with social vulnerability, focusing on marginalized groups such as LGBTQ+ communities, older adults, children in foster care, and Asian/Pacific Islander communities. The work spans environmental justice in social work practice, disaster preparedness and social welfare policy, and how climate stressors affect health and wellbeing across different populations in the US and internationally.

Climate change and environmental justiceDisaster preparedness and social vulnerabilitySocial work practice and policyHealth impacts of environmental exposureIntersectionality and marginalized populations

Publication output has grown substantially over the last decade, rising from zero in 2017-2018 to a peak of 11 publications in both 2023 and 2025, indicating an active and increasing research pace.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.8/year recently
17182019: 2 publications192020: 7 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 11 publications11232024: 9 publications242025: 11 publications11252026: 4 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Innovation in Aging×6
  • Social Work×3
  • Sustainability×3
  • Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research×3
  • Encyclopedia of Social Work×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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