In Brief: Land managers and woodland creation: Values, objectives, and decision making
Hannah Wheeler
BA, MSc
Hannah Wheeler
BA, MScSocial Scientist
Society and environment research group (SERG)
Forestry Commission Office, 620 Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1EJ
About Hannah Wheeler
Hannah is an interdisciplinary and mixed-methods researcher with a background in wildfire management. In her MSc and PhD research at King’s College London, she used a range of qualitative and participatory research techniques alongside GIS and remote sensing to explore the interactions between fire, community and indigenous knowledge, and biodiversity conservation in protected areas.
Most of her current work at Forest Research continues to focus on wildfires.
Key interests:
- Wildfire and other forest disturbances (pests and diseases, storms, drought etc.)
- Hazard risk perception and response
- Community and participatory research
- Policy and governance
- Science communication
- Behavioural science
- Literature and evidence reviews
What Hannah does
Hannah is a Social Scientist in the Social and Economic Research Group (SERG). Most of her work relates to forest disturbance – particularly wildfires, pests and diseases, and hazard risk perception. She joined forest research in January 2023.
