Jessie E. Christian
Coastal Hazards Program
Education and/or Training
M.S. 2023, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geoscience and Geography
B.S. 2020, Coastal Carolina University, Marine Science
Projects and/or Research Interests
Jessie Christian joined the DGGS Coastal Hazards Team after completing her Master's degree at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Her research interests include monitoring coastal hazards through community based monitoring methods, and mapping flooding and erosion around coastal Alaska. Jessie assists with coastal mapping, data collection and delivery to rural Alaskan communities.
Professional Experience
2023-present, Coastal Geologist, Coastal Hazards Program, Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, AK
2022-2023, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Geosciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK
2020-2023, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Geosciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK
Selected Publications
- Horen, K.C., Brayton, C.E., Christian, J.E., Overbeck, J.R., Poisson, A.C., and Siemsen, Z.J., 2024, Photogrammetry-derived orthoimagery and elevation data for Stebbins, Alaska, collected July 10, 2022: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2024-23, 6 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31291
- Horen, K.C., Brayton, C.E., Christian, J.E., Overbeck, J.R., Poisson, A.C., and Siemsen, Z.J., 2024, Photogrammetry-derived orthoimagery and elevation data for Saint Michael, Alaska, collected July 8, 2022: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2024-22, 6 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31290
- Horen, K.C., Christian, J.E., Doiron, N.M., Poisson, A.C., and Siemsen, Z.J., 2024, Photogrammetry-derived orthoimagery and elevation data for Chefornak, Alaska, collected August 18, 2022: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2024-26, 6 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31294
- Horen, K.C., Poisson, A.C., Siemsen, Z.J., Christian, J.E., and Nieminski, N.M., 2024, Coastal flood impact assessment for Kipnuk, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigation 2024-5, 45 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31280
- Horen, K.C., Poisson, A.C., Christian, J.E., and Nieminski, N.M., 2024, Methods for evaluating coastal flood impacts in Alaska communities: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Miscellaneous Publication 177, 13 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31279
- Horen, K.C., Brayton, C.E., Christian, J.E., Overbeck, J.R., Poisson, A.C., and Siemsen, Z.J., 2023, Single-beam bathymetric data near Stebbins, Alaska, collected July 10-11, 2022: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2023-10, 8 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31008
- Horen, K.C., Christian, J.E., Doiron, Nadine, Poisson, A.C., and Siemsen, Z.J., 2023, Single-beam bathymetric data near Chefornak, Alaska, collected August 17, 2022: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2023-11, 8 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31009
- Christian, J.E., Buzard, R.M., Maio, C.V., Spellman, K.L., Glenn-Turaqq, R.J., Bogardus, R.C., Krauss, E., Carlson, J., Carlson, D., Roche, R., Bond, D., Dunam, G., Johnson, A., McNeley, S., Flensberg, S., and Johnson, C., 2023, Community-based monitoring: Shoreline change in southwest Alaska: University of Alaska Fairbanks Arctic Coastal Geoscience Lab.
- Bogardus, R.C., Buzard, R.M., Dunam, G., Glenn, R.G., Letzering, M., Flensberg, S., Johnson, C., Roque, R., Baldwin, H., Christian, J.E., Carty, C., Bond, D., Balazs, M.S., and Maio, C.V., 2022, Dillingham coastal hazard assessment: University of Alaska Fairbanks Arctic Coastal Geoscience Lab, 75 p.
- Buzard, R.M., Christian, J.E., and Overbeck, J.R., 2021, Photogrammetry-derived orthoimagery and elevation for Napakiak, Alaska, collected June 30, 2021: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2021-20, 4 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30793
- 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
Selected Presentations
- Nieminski, N.M., Horen, K.C., and Christian, J.E., 2024, Flood impact assessments to serve vulnerable Alaskan communities (presentation): Association of State Floodplain Managers Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 23-27, 2024: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 25 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31301
- Horen, K.C., Nieminski, N.M., and Christian, J.E., 2024, Seeking local knowledge to improve flood hazard assessments and forecasting in Alaska (presentation): Community and Citizen Science in the Far North 2024 Conference, April 17-18, 2024: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 11 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31267
- Christian, J.E., Horen, K.C., and Nieminski, N.M., 2024, Improving flood estimate accuracy with coastal inundation modeling (presentation): Alaska Forum on the Environment, Anchorage, Alaska, Feb 5-9, 2024: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 12 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31156
- Horen, K.C., Nieminski, N.M., Poisson, A.C., and Christian, J.E., 2023, Monitoring event-driven erosion in Wainwright, Alaska (StoryMap): Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 20 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31097
- Christian, J.E., Buzard, R.M., Baldwin, H., Poisson, A.C., Siemsen, Z.J., and Anderson, G., 2023, Typhoon Merbok: Flood mapping with local observers/Indigenous knowledge: Alaska Forum on the Environment, Anchorage, Alaska, February 2023.
- Christian, J.E., Maio, C.V., Glenn, R.G., Buzard, R.M., Spellman, K.L., and Flensberg, S., 2021, Citizen science: Shoreline change monitoring in southwestern Alaska (poster): American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, 13-17 December 2021.
