Geomorphology, coastal hazards, remote sensing, programming, and modeling
Education and/or Training
M.S. 2014, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geological Engineering
B.S. 2011, Oregon State University, Environmental Science
Projects and/or Research Interests
Jacquelyn Overbeck manages the State of Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Coastal Hazards Program responsible for coastal mapping and data collection along Alaska's 34,000 miles of coastline. Jacquelyn conducts investigations of coastal hazards at Alaska's northern and western coastal communities, coordinates coastal mapping priorities and projects for the state, creates online tools to communicate coastal vulnerability, and provides scientific guidance to federal and state agencies, non-profits, and Native corporations to inform hazard mitigation, community planning, and relocation strategies. Jacquelyn uses a variety of tools including remote sensing, GNSS surveying, and community-based monitoring to improve the State's understanding of coastal hazards while facing reductions in sea ice cover and concentration during fall storms and thawing permafrost of ice rich coastlines.
Professional Experience
2015-present, Geologist Scientist/Manager, Coastal Hazards Program, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, AK
2014-2015, Researcher, Cherokee Nation Technology Solutions contracted to the U.S. Geological Survey Coastal and Marine Geology Program, St. Petersburg, FL
2013-2014, Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Alaska Fairbanks Department of Mining and Geological Engineering, Fairbanks, AK
2012-2014, Graduate Research Assistant, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, AK
2011, Undergraduate Intern, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, AK
Selected Professional Activities
2015-Present Steering Committee Member, Alaska Silver Jackets
2015-Present Principle Investigator, Facilitating an Integrated and Interagency Water level Network for the Alaska Coast, Alaska Ocean Observing Systems
2016-2018 Principle Investigator, Stakes for Stakeholders, community-based erosion monitoring for Alaska communities
2017-Present Lead, Alaska Water Level Watch
2019-Present Participant, National Science Foundation Research Network, Permafrost Coastal Systems Network (PerCS-Net)
2019-2020 Steering Committee Member, Western Alaska Landscape Conservation Cooperative
2019-Present Advisory Committee Member, Alaska State Hazard Mitigation Advisory Committee
2019-Present Affiliate Faculty, University of Alaska Fairbanks
2019-Present Principle Investigator, Coastal Bluff Stability Mapping at Homer, Alaska, FEMA
2019-2021 Principle Investigator, Systematic Approach to Assessing the Vulnerability of Alaska's Coastal Infrastructure to Erosion, Denali Commission
2019-Present Principle Investigator, Coastal Hazards Assessments for North Slope Communities, State of Alaska Capital Improvement Project
2019-2021 Principle Investigator, Multiple Projects: Supporting Tribes and Tribal Organizations with Coastal Flood and Erosion Projects as a part of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Resilience Program (Including: Bristol Bay Native Association, Native Village of Bill Moore?s Slough, Alakanuk Village, and Native Village of Napakiak)
2021-Present Co-Investigator, Building Capacity and conducting Coastal Risk Assessments in Remote Alaska Native Communities, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation National Coastal Resilience Fund
2021-Present Advisory Board Member, Oil Spill Recovery Institute
Contributor
Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (DHSEM), 2018,
Alaska State Hazard Mitigation Plan: Chapter 6 - Natural Hazards (coastal flood, erosion, and Usteq sections), DHSEM.
Selected Publications
- Overbeck, J.R., Christian, J.E., and Buzard, R.M., 2021, Single-beam bathymetry data near Napakiak, Alaska, collected June 2021: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2021-15, 6 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30765
- Buzard, R.M., Overbeck, J.R., Miller, K.Y., and Christian, J.E., 2021, Coastal flood impact assessments for Alaska communities: Napakiak, in Buzard, R.M., Overbeck, J.R., Chriest, Jonathan, Endres, K.L., and Plumb, E.W., Coastal flood impact assessments for Alaska communities: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigation 2021-1B, 45 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30782
- Buzard, R.M., and Overbeck, J.R., 2021, Coastal flood impact assessments for Alaska communities: Golovin, in Buzard, R.M., Overbeck, J.R., Chriest, Jonathan, Endres, K.L., and Plumb, E.W., Coastal flood impact assessments for Alaska communities: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigation 2021-1E, 32 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30855
- Buzard, R.M., and Overbeck, J.R., 2021, Coastal flood impact assessments for Alaska communities: Hooper Bay, in Buzard, R.M., Overbeck, J.R., Chriest, Jonathan, Endres, K.L., and Plumb, E.W., Coastal flood impact assessments for Alaska communities: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigation 2021-1F, 23 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30856
- Kumle, M., and Overbeck, J.R., 2021, 2019 Alaska Coastal Mapping Prioritization Survey: Alaska Ocean Observing System, Report, 18 p. http://aoos.org/wp-content/uploads/2019-AK-Coastal-Mapping-Prioritization-Survey-final-web.pdf
- Overbeck, J.R., Buzard, R.M., Turner, M.M., Miller, K.Y., and Glenn, R.J., 2020, Shoreline change at Alaska coastal communities: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigation 2020-10, 29 p., 47 sheets. https://doi.org/10.14509/30552
- Escarzaga, Stephen, Kinsman, N.E.M., and Overbeck, J.R., 2020, Photogrammetric digital surface models and mosaiced orthoimagery for Barter Island, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2020-6, 7 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30456
- Bronen, R., Pollock, D., Overbeck, J., Stevens, D.S.P., Natali, S., and Maio, C.V., 2019, Usteq: integrating indigenous knowledge and social and physical sciences to coproduce knowledge and support community-based adaptation: Polar Geography. https://doi.org/10.1080/1088937X.2019.1679271
- Buzard, R.M., Overbeck, J.R., and Maio, C.V., 2019, Community-based methods for monitoring coastal erosion: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Information Circular 84, 35 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30182
- Glenn, R.J., Overbeck, J.R., and Heim, Rebecca, 2019, Color indexed elevation maps for flood-vulnerable coastal communities in western Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Miscellaneous Publication 154 v. 3, 4 p., 17 sheets. https://doi.org/10.14509/30160
- Overbeck, J.R., and Kennedy, K.S., 2018, Channel migration study of Emmonak, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigation 2018-1, 14 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:5,000. https://doi.org/10.14509/30114
- Buzard, R.M., Maio, C., Overbeck, J., Lujan, E., Flensburg, Susan, Holen, D., and Dunham, G., 2018, Dobbyn, P. (ed), Montano, D. (design), Laying the foundation for resilient coastal communities: case studies—Port Heiden and Goodnews Bay: Alaska Sea Grant, 14 p. https://adaptalaska.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Resilient-Coastal-Communities-bulletin_lowres.pdf
- Overbeck, J.R., ed., 2018, Alaska coastal mapping gaps & priorities: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Information Circular 72, 34 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30096
- Overbeck, J.R., Hendricks, M.D., and Kinsman, N.E.M., 2017, Photogrammetric digital surface models and orthoimagery for the continuous coastline, Wales to Platinum, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2017-8, 21 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/29744
- Overbeck, J.R., 2017, Storm water level feature extraction from digital elevation models using intra-storm photographs: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigation 2017-6, 10 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/29730
- DeRaps, M.R., Kinsman, N.E.M., Stevens, D.S.P., and Overbeck, J.R., 2017, Surficial geologic map of the Shaktoolik area, Norton Bay Quadrangle, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigation 2017-5, 1 sheet, scale 1:50,000. https://doi.org/10.14509/29723
- Overbeck, J.R., Long, J.W., and Stockdon, H.F., 2017, Testing model parameters for wave-induced dune erosion using observations from Hurricane Sandy: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2016GL071991
- Overbeck, J.R., Kinsman, N.E.M., and Misra, Debasmita, 2015, Coastal vulnerability of a populated arctic spit: A case study of Golovin, Alaska USA: Shore & Beach, v. 83(4).
- Overbeck, J.R., and Doran, K.S., 2015, Beach slopes of Florida: Miami to Jupiter: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release. https://dggs.alaska.gov/pubs/id/29530
- Overbeck, J.R., and Doran, K.S., 2015, Beach slopes of Florida: Bradenton Beach to Clearwater Beach: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release. https://dggs.alaska.gov/pubs/id/29529
- Doran, K.S., Long, J.W., and Overbeck, J.R., 2015, Beach slopes of north Carolina: Salvo to Duck: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release. https://dggs.alaska.gov/pubs/id/29528
- Doran, K.S., Long, J.W., and Overbeck, J.R., 2015, A method for determining average beach slope and beach slope variability for U.S. sandy coastlines: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2015-1053, 5 p. http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20151053
- Overbeck, J.R., Long, J.W., Stockdon, H.F., and Birchler, J.J., 2015, Enhancing evaluation of post-storm morphologic response using aerial orthoimagery from Hurricane Sandy: San Diego, California, The Proceedings of the Coastal Sediments 2015, 14 p.
- Kinsman, N.E.M., DeRaps, M.R., and Smith, J.R., 2013, Preliminary evaluation of coastal geomorphology and geohazards on 'Kigiqtam Iglua', an island northeast of Shishmaref, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Preliminary Interpretive Report 2013-3, 15 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/24955
Selected Presentations
- Overbeck, J.R., 2021, Preparing for the fall storm season: Flood & erosion hazards on Alaska's west coast: Alaska Region National Weather Service.
- Overbeck, J.R., 2021, Preparing for the fall storm season: Flood & erosion observations: Local Environmental Observer Network Webinar. https://www.leonetwork.org/en/docs/about/leo-webinars
- Overbeck, J.R., Turner, M.M., Miller, K.Y., and Buzard, R.M., 2021, Making an IMPACT: Forecasting erosion for Alaska communities: Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference, 13-14 May 2021.
- Overbeck, J.R., 2021, Vulnerability & risk assessments for Alaska communities: Alaska Tribal Resilience Learning Network, 18 March 2021.
- Chappell, A., and Overbeck, J.R., 2021, Alaska Coastal Mapping Strategy Development: Virtual Alaska Geospatial Gathering, 1-4 March 2021.
- Russell Cox, S., Antrobus, D.C., Overbeck, J.R., and Leggett, A., 2021, Building capacity and conducting coastal risk assessments in remote Alaska Native communities: Alaska Planning Conference, 23-25 February 2021.
- Overbeck, J.R., and Buzard, R.M., 2020, Erosion at Alaska communities: Introduction to recently released shoreline change maps: Alaska Tribal Conference on Environmental Management, 14-18 December 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekhDtWEEGdo
- Overbeck, J.R., 2020, Coordinated, continuous, and compelling shoreline mapping and monitoring to support Alaska communities' capacity to plan for and mitigate coastal hazards in the face of climate change: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 7 December 2020. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm20/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/662431
- Overbeck, J.R., 2020, Alaska Water Level Watch: Annual Meeting, April 2020. https://aoos.org/alaska-water-level-watch/meetings/alaska-water-level-meeting-2020/
- Overbeck, J.R., and Buzard, R.M., 2020, Coastal hazard mapping and monitoring for decision making: Alaska Planning Conference, Anchorage, Alaska.
- Overbeck, J.R., 2020, Alaska Coastal Hazard Program: A year of coastal mapping and monitoring: University of Alaska Fairbanks Coastal Monitoring Banquet, Fairbanks, Alaska.
- Overbeck, J.R., 2020, Coastal bluff stability mapping, Homer, Alaska: Homer Planning Commission Meeting, Homer, Alaska.
- Overbeck, J.R., and Neale, M.D., 2019, How to address environmental impacts to community infrastructure: measuring change: Alaska Tribal Environmental Conference on Environmental Management, Anchorage, Alaska.
- Overbeck, J.R., 2019, Alaska Water Level Watch, collaborating to collect water levels: Alaska Silver Jackets Meeting, Anchorage, Alaska.
- Kumle, M., and Overbeck, J.R., 2019, Alaska Coastal Mapping Strategic Plan: Alaska Mapping Executive Committee.
- Overbeck, J.R., 2019, Preparation for fall storm season, coastal flooding and erosion in Alaska: State Emergency Operations Center Meeting, Anchorage, Alaska.
- Overbeck, J.R., 2019, How far will the river go?: Adapt Y-K Meeting, Bethel, Alaska.
- Overbeck, J.R., 2019, Alaska elevation data: now that we have it, how can we use it?: Alaska Surveying and Mapping Conference, Anchorage, Alaska.
- Overbeck, J.R., 2019, How we facilitate mapping, monitoring, and modeling of flooding and erosion on Alaska's coast: results of community-based erosion and flood monitoring: Alaska Institute for Justice Relocation Workshop, Anchorage, Alaska.
- Overbeck, J.R., 2018, Alaska coastal flood and erosion hazards: Interagency Hydrology Committee for Alaska Meeting, Anchorage, Alaska, November 2018.
- Overbeck, J.R., 2018, Alaska coastal mapping and monitoring activities to support inter-governmental decision making on flood and erosion hazards: community planning, disaster preparation, mitigation, and relocation: NSF Permafrost Coastal Erosion RCN Meeting, Fairbanks, Alaska, October 2018.
- Overbeck, J.R., 2018, DGGS Geologic Hazard Research: Coastal erosion and flooding: Community Resilience Working Group Meeting of the Alaska Joint Resources Committee, Anchorage, Alaska, September 2018.
- Overbeck, J.R., 2018, Coordination of integrated and inter-agency water level observations for Alaska: NOAA Hydrographic Services Review Panel Meeting, Juneau, Alaska, August 2018.
- Overbeck, J.R., 2018, Introduction to the 2018 Alaska Water Level Watch: Alaska Water Level Meeting, Anchorage, Alaska, May 2018.
- Overbeck, J.R., 2018, Alaska coastal mapping gaps and priorities for the assessment of coastal flood and erosion hazards: Alaska Coastal Mapping Summit, Anchorage, Alaska, February 2018.
- Overbeck, J.R., 2018, Public-private solution for collecting datum referenced storm surge water level data in coastal communities: Alaska Surveying and Mapping Conference, Anchorage, Alaska, February 2018.
- Overbeck, J.R., 2018, Coastal hazard mapping: flooding and erosion: Climate Change Impacts to Infrastructure Group of the Governor's Climate Action Leadership Team, Anchorage, Alaska, February 2018.
- Overbeck, J.R., 2018, Coastal hazards 2012 five year report card: Alaska Marine Science Symposium, Anchorage, Alaska, January 2018.
