At San José State University
Media interviews
Mayorquin, Orlando. (March 12, 2025). The New York Times. Wild burros and fire in Southern California.
Dorsey, Dustin. (February 6, 2025). KGO-TV. New state legislation would make seasonal CAL FIRE firefighters full time. https://abc7news.com/post/california-wildfires-new-state-legislation-would-make-seasonal-cal-fire-firefighters-full-time-provide-greater-protection/15874225/
Mathaw, Briana. (October 5, 2024). KION-TV. Fire doesn’t always spell disaster; Santa Cruz County agencies hold first-ever Good Fire Fair. https://kion546.com/news/top-stories/2024/10/05/fire-doesnt-always-spell-disaster-santa-cruz-county-agencies-hold-first-ever-good-fire-fair/
Cull, Ian. (September 19, 2023) NBC Bay Area. New FEMA map shows California has most high-risk areas in nation. https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/fema-map-california-bay-area-high-risk/3321826/?amp=1
Fehley, Devin. (2023, August 17) KPIX-TV.
Sadek, Muna. (2023, June 28) KRCR ABC 7 Chico, CA. https://krcrtv.com/news/local/paradise-homeowners-aiding-wildfire-policy-research-likely-shaping-future-mitigation-efforts# (Featured in Camp Fire Anniversary Series)
Romero, Dania (2023, June 14) KION 46. Close call after vegetation fire breaks out near homes and schools in Hollister. https://kion546.com/news/2023/06/14/close-call-after-vegetation-fire-breaks-out-near-homes-and-school-in-hollister/
Bralley, B. (2022, August 18) Washington Square the Magazine. Machine learning: The next firefighting tool. sjsu.foleon.com/washington-square-magazine/summer-fall-2022/the-next-firefighting-tool
Keane, Robert. Association for Fire Ecology Podcast. (2022, April 22) Episode 16: Drivers of understory plant communities in the Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forests with pyrodiversity. fireecology.org/feco-podcast/16
Kelly, L, Curran, T, Wilkinson, S. (2022, January 19) Newsroom New Zealand. Protecting threatened species in a new era of fire. newsroom.co.nz/health--science/protecting-threatened-species-in-a-new-era-of-fire
Bralley, B. (2021, December 1) Washington Square the Magazine. Fighting Fire with Fire. sjsu.foleon.com/washington-square-magazine/fall-winter-2021/fighting-fire-with-fire/
Wood, S. (2021, October) Interview about land management. The North Bay Business Journal.
Borunda, A. (2021, September 3) National Geographic. Wildfires in the West are inevitable, but this strategy can help control them. nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/wildfires-in-the-west-are-inevitable-but-this-strategy-can-help-control-them
Grable, J. (2021, August 31). Sierra, The Magazine of the Sierra Club. Forest Ecologists Puzzle Out the Lessons of the Bootleg Fire. sierraclub.org/sierra/forest-ecologists-puzzle-out-lessons-bootleg-fire
Mösken, AL. (2021, August 21) Berliner Zeitung. berliner-
Bralley, B. (2021, July 26) San Jose State University. University Writer and Copy Editor. Interview.
Rodd, S. (2021, July 12) Capital Public Radio. Interview on fuel treatment uses and efficacy.
Bigler, M. (2021, July 22) KCBC. New report shows California's experiencing extreme drought conditions. https://www.audacy.com/kcbsradio/podcasts/kcbs-on-demand-20757/new-report-shows-californias-experiencing-extreme-drought-conditions-575477067
Mayeda, R. NBC Bay Area News. (2021, May 12) t.co/ZQcsChdFiA?amp=1
Lone Wolf Media. (2021, January 29) Doug to the Rescue – Curiosity Stream. In press.
Bigler, M. (2020, December 29) Record 2020 fire season officially ends. KCBS Radio. radio.com/kcbsradio/news/record-2020-fire-season-officially-ends
Chrobak, U. (2020, November 24) Severe wildfires raise chance for future monstrous blazes. Popular Science. scientificamerican.com/article/severe-wildfires-raise-the-chance-for-future-monstrous-blazes/
Westervelt, E. (2020, October 27) All Things Considered. NPR. npr.org/2020/10/27/927901189/experts-to-western-states-time-to-finally-fight-wildfires-with-more-fire#:~:text=Live%20Sessions-,Western%20Wildfires%3A%20Experts%20Say%20Time%20To%20Fight%20Fire%20With%20More,of%20more
Wood, S. (2020, October 12) New California laws build on research into wildfire-resistant construction. The North Bay Business Journal. northbaybusinessjournal.com/article/industrynews/new-california-laws-build-on-research-into-wildfire-resistant-construction/
Arthur, D. Benda D. (2020, October 4) Why do California fires keep burning in the same places? Redding Searchlight. redding.com/story/news/local/2020/10/04/wildfire-why-california-fires-keep-burning-same-places-zogg-fire-shasta-county/5887844002/
Chrobak, U. (2020, October 2) How we can burn our way into a better future. Popular Science. popsci.com/story/environment/how-why-prescribed-burns-work/
Chow, D. (2020, September 18) As wildfires rage, climate experts warn: the future we were worried about is here. NBC News. nbcnews.com/science/environment/wildfires-rage-climate-experts-warn-future-we-were-worried-about-n1240456
Aldhous, P. (2020, September 11) Climate Scientists have warned it was coming, but even they are surprised by west coast’s inferno. Buzz Feed News. buzzfeednews.com/article/peteraldhous/california-fires-record-burn-fire-apocalypse
Bigler, M. (2020, September 12) Fire ecologist subscribed controlled burns to prevent wildfire. KCBS Radio. radio.com/kcbsradio/articles/expert-devastating-fires-shows-need-for-prescribed-burns
Herrera, S. (2020, September 9) SJSU trail blazes wildfire research. SJSU News. sjsunews.com/article/sjsu-trail-blazes-wildfire-research
Gary, Jesse. (2020, September 1) San Jose State University opens groundbreaking wildfire research center. KTVU Fox 2. ktvu.com/news/san-jose-state-opens-groundbreaking-wildfire-research-center
Meacham, J. (2020, September 1) San Jose State creates nation’s largest wildfire research center. Silicon Valley Business Journal. bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2020/09/01/san-jose-state-creates-wildfire-research-center.html
Gary, Jesse. (2020, August 28) Setback battling CZU Lightning Fire as flames move underground. KTVU Fox 2. ktvu.com/news/setback-battling-czu-lightning-fire-as-flames-moved-underground
Von Kaenel, C. (2019, December 16) After the Camp Fire, many landowners want to fight fire with fire. Chico Enterprise-Record and Daily Democrat. chicoer.com/2019/12/16/after-the-camp-fire-many-landowners-want-to-fight-fire-with-fire/ (Outreach and research highlighted)
Arrington, D. (2019, November 10) A path to a safer forest. A special advertising magazine supplement in Chico Examiner. (Expert advisor for scope and content of magazine)
Warnert, J. (2019, July 29) UC fire scientist Kate Wilkin created defensible space at her own Grass Valley home. ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=26098 (Interviewed)
Cardinale, A. (2019, July 17) Fighting fire with fire. Free Think Media. freethink.com/videos/forest-fire-prevention-and-control-with-prescribed-burns (Expert adviser)
Alexander, K. (2019, June 30) Fearful of being the next Paradise, Grass Valley confronts its fire vulnerability. sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/article/Fearful-of-being-the-next-Paradise-Grass-Valley-14061525.php (Interviewed)
Nevada County Media (2019, June 3) Are you prepared? Interview with Kate Wilkin. youtu.be/Piz6ZixvdAA
Fusshoeller, P. (2019, May 2) Living with fire in the WUI: questions and answers. YubaNet. yubanet.com/regional/living-with-fire-in-the-wui-questions-answers/ (Answered public questions)
Warnert, J. (2019, April 6) Camp Fire illuminates fire preparation needs. ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=29843 (Interviewed)
Corey, S. (2019, March 28) How to fire safe your home in Nevada County. The Union. theunion.com/news/how-to-fire-safe-your-home-in-nevada-county/ (Interviewed)
Fusshoeller, P. (2019, March 25) Wildfire Speaker Series: Fire Resistant Homes & Defensible Space on March 25
YubaNet. yubanet.com/regional/wildfire-speaker-series-fire-resistant-homes-defensible-space-on-march-25/ (Interviewed)
Dickman, K. (2018, December 13). Paradise lost. Outside Magazine. outsideonline.com/2367196/camp-fire-paradise-california-wildfire (Expert adviser on series about fire)
Kriefer, LM. (2018, August 26) mercurynews.com/2018/08/26/why-homes-are-lost-to-wildfire-is-yours-as-safe-as-it-could-be/ (Featured expert)
Bernstein, L. (2018, August 14) Interior Secretary: Environmental policies, poor forest management to blame for wildfires.wjla.com/news/nation-world/interior-secretary-environmental-policies-poor-forest-management-to-blame-for-wildfires (Interviewed)
Larkin L. (2018, August 10). Tips for designing a fire-safe garden. Sunset Magazine. sunset.com/home-garden/landscaping/fire-resistant-garden?PromKey=XET&iid=newsletter-su-outdoor-2018081401PM&utm_source=sunset.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=outdoor-living&utm_content=2018081401PM&utm_term=SUN%20Weekly%20NL#fire-resistant-garden-get-in-the-zone (Expert advisor)
Nagappan, P. (2018, August 9) Fire adapted communities. Associated Press. (Interviewed)
Calhoun, B. (2018, June 28) What didn’t Smokey Bear tell us about Wildfires? The Big Bid Theory. stitcher.com/podcast/the-big-bid-theory/e/55112999 (Interviewed)
Dickman, K. (2018, June 27). What the West can learn from Florida about prescribed fire. Outside Magazine. outsideonline.com/2320206/prescribed-wildfire-solution-florida (Expert adviser on series about fire)
Schmidt, A. (2018, June 21) Prescribed herbivory as fuels treatment. AccuWeather. (Interviewed)
Steffanus, D. (2018, June 11) Firewise: Wildfire preparedness goes beyond horse evacuation. Paulick Report. paulickreport.com/horse-care-category/firewise-wildfire-preparedness-goes-beyond-horse-evacuation/ (Interviewed)
Scharaga, A. (2018, May 24) Amazing graze: Local experts propose targeted grazing to protect California from wildfires. Chico News and Review. newsreview.com/chico/amazing-graze/content?oid=26315855 (Interviewed)
Dickman, K. (2018, May 9). What if our forests don’t come back? Outside Magazine. outsideonline.com/2297996/fires-changing-forests (Expert adviser on series about fire)
Hearden, T. (2018, March 11. Living with wildfire. Capital Press. capitalpress.com/state/california/living-with-wildfire/article_cbb7af2a-91ed-539a-8582-70e018b51f80.html (Interviewed)
Dickman, K. (2017, October 11). Napa is burning. Just how bad is it? Outside Magazine. outsideonline.com/2249536/napas-burning-how-bad-it (Expert adviser on series about fire)
Dickman, K. (2017, March 29). In praise of wildfire. Outside Magazine. outsideonline.com/2161686/praise-fire (Expert adviser on series about fire)
Downing, J. "Coexisting with chaparral." California Agriculture 71.2 (2017): 55-56. ucanr.edu/repositoryfiles/ca2017a0013-165359.pdf (Research highlighted)
Sanders, R. (2016, October 25) Yosemite National Park Study Finds Wildfire Management Vs. Fire Suppression Benefits Forest and Watershed. Sierra Sun Times. goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/8083-yosemite-national-park-study-finds-wildfire-management-vs-fire-suppression-benefits-forest-and-watershed (Research highlighted)
Skibba, RK. (2016, August) Fire Mountains. Science Notes. University of California Santa Cruz. sciencenotes.ucsc.edu/2016/pages/fires/fires.html (Featured expert)
Tibbets, J. (2016, May 16) ‘Extension’ beyond traditional jobs. Science Magazine. sciencemag.org/careers/2016/05/extension-beyond-traditional-academic-jobs (Interviewed)
Flatow, I. (2015, August 14). How big blazes shape landscapes in Science Friday. [NPR radio broadcast episode] sciencefriday.com/episodes/august-14-2015/ (Research highlighted)
Joint Fire Science Program (2015, March 27). Reducing Chaparral Wildfire Hazard: The Trade-offs in Firescience.gov Friday Flash eNews. Issue 125. us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=5f6de7b069a57255f980944b4&id=826bf13f97 (Research featured)
Quinton, A. (Host). (2014, September 25). The ideal forest in California Burning Multimedia Display [NPR radio broadcast episode]. californiaburning.org/ (Backcountry guide, featured expert, and multimedia contributor)
Gabbert, B. (2014, December 2). Animated fire history of Yosemite National Park. Wildfire Today. wildfiretoday.com/2014/12/02/animated-fire-history-for-yosemite-national-park/ (Multimedia contributor)
ProSieben. (2006). Disney Filmparade. The Disney Wilderness Preserve: Water. (Featured naturalist)