Papers & presentations

Deana Exline (2025) “Democratizing Water Education Through Citizen Science,” Master’s Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology.

Deana Exline, Ron Henderson, Maria Villalobos Hernandez, Hao Huang, Dharnini Kanagaraj, Dave Lampert, Boyang Lu, Farzad Mohammadi, Rashed Al Sakarnah, Michael Sansone, Matthew Shapiro, Brent Stephens, and Adelina Zahner (2024) “Improving Urban Stormwater Policy Through Citizen Science and Community Engagement,” American Water Resources Association Joint 60th Conference.

Deana Exline, Matthew Shapiro, David Lampert, Ron Henderson, Maria Villalobos Hernandez, Hao Huang, Brent Stephens (2025) “Democratizing Education Through Citizen Science,” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference.

Deana Exline, Matthew Shapiro, David Lampert, Ron Henderson, Maria Villalobos Hernandez, Hao Huang, Brent Stephens (2025) “Democratizing Education Through Citizen Science,”  Illinois Tech’s Lewis College Research Day (3rd place award winner).

Deana Exline, Matthew Shapiro, David Lampert, Ron Henderson, Maria Villalobos Hernandez, Hao Huang, Brent Stephens (forthcoming) “Improvement of Scientific Literacy and Engagement Through Citizen Science,” to be presented at the 2025 meeting of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S).

Irem Tekogul (2025) “Designing Collaborative Futures: Citizen Science for Environmental Governance,” Sustainability, Innovation + Research Congress.

Caleb Hadley, Irem Tekogul, Ron Henderson, Hao Huang, David Lampert, Michael Sansone, Matthew A. Shapiro, Brent Stephens, Irem Tekogul, Maria Villalobos Hernandez (2024) “Urban Stormwater Flooding: Policy Solutions Addressing Chicago’s Underserved Populations,” Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Meeting.

Caleb Hadley, Irem Tekogul, Ron Henderson, Hao Huang, David Lampert, Michael Sansone, Matthew A. Shapiro, Brent Stephens, Irem Tekogul, Maria Villalobos Hernandez (2025) “Urban Stormwater Flooding: Policy Solutions Addressing Chicago’s Underserved Populations,” International Political Science Association World Congress.

Hao Huang, Matthew Shapiro, David Lampert, Maria Villalobos, Ron Henderson, Brent Stephens, Michael Sansone, Darren Christoper (2025) “Green Infrastructure, Homeownership, and Stormwater Disparities in Chicago,” Global Conference on Economic Geography.

Hao Huang, Matthew Shapiro, David Lampert, Maria Villalobos, Ron Henderson, Brent Stephens, Michael Sansone, Darren Christoper (2025) “An AI-driven Stormwater Management Decision-support Framework: Fairness, Inclusivity, and Citizen Engagement of Flood Mitigation Resource Allocation and Planning in Chicago,” AI and Cities: An International Forum for Innovation and Collaboration.Ron Henderson et.al. (2024) Newport S

Caleb Hadley, Ron Henderson, Hao Huang, David Lampert, Michael Sansone, Maria Villalobos Hernandez, Matthew Shapiro, Brent Stephens (2024) “Wetness Persists: The Aqueous History of Chicago,” Council of Educators of Landscape Architects (CELA) annual meeting.

Nuria Inigo, Ron Henderson, Hao Huang, David Lampert, Michael Sansone, Maria Villalobos Hernandez, Matthew Shapiro, Brent Stephens, (in progress) “Development of a Hydrological and Equity Index for Urban Infrastructure Planning – Case Study of Harvey, Illinois.”

Michael Sansone, Brent Stephens, Hao Huang, Ron Henderson, Maria Villalobos Hernandez, Matthew Shapiro, David Lampert (2025) “Social Vulnerability Factors are Associated with Increased Flood Susceptibility in Chicago and Neighboring Counties,” Universities Council on Water Resources and National Institutes for Water Resources 2025 Annual Water Resources Conference.

Michael Sansone, Brent Stephens, Hao Huang, Ron Henderson, Maria Villalobos Hernandez, Matthew A. Shapiro, David Lampert (2025) (under review) “Flood Susceptibility and Social Vulnerability in Chicago and Neighboring Counties,” American Geophysical Union’s Water Resources Research.

Michael Sansone, Caleb Hadley, Ron Henderson, Hao Huang, David Lampert, Matthew Shapiro, Brent Stephens, Irem Tekogul, Maria Villalobos Hernandez (2025) “Addressing Stormwater Inequality in Urban Areas Using Citizen Science and Policy Analysis,” Illinois Tech’s Lewis College Research Day.

Michael Sansone, Caleb Hadley, Ron Henderson, Hao Huang, David Lampert, Matthew Shapiro, Brent Stephens, Irem Tekogul, Maria Villalobos Hernandez (2025) “Addressing Stormwater Inequality in Urban Areas Using Citizen Science and Policy Analysis,” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference.

Michael Sansone, Caleb Hadley, Ron Henderson, Hao Huang, David Lampert, Matthew Shapiro, Brent Stephens, Irem Tekogul, Maria Villalobos Hernandez (2024) “Urban Stormwater Flooding: Policy Solutions Addressing Chicago’s Marginalized Sub-populations,” American Geophysical Union 2024 Annual Meeting.

Michael Sansone, Ron Henderson, Hao Huang, David J. Lampert, Matthew Shapiro, Brent Stephens (2024) “Addressing Stormwater Inequity in Urban Areas Using Citizen Science and Policy Analysis,” American Water Resources Association Joint 60th Conference.

Eli Paschke, María Villalobos Hernandez, Matthew Shapiro, Brent Stephens, Hao Huang, Ron Henderson, David Lampert (2025) “Community Engagement and Green Stormwater Infrastructure,” Illinois Tech’s Lewis College Research Day.

Eli Paschke, María Villalobos Hernandez, Matthew Shapiro, Brent Stephens, Hao Huang, Ron Henderson, David Lampert (2025) “Community Engagement and Green Stormwater Infrastructure,” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference.

María Villalobos Hernandez, Michael Sansone, Elyse Cooke, Irem Tekogul, Matthew Shapiro, Brent Stephens, Hao Huang, Ron Henderson, David Lampert (forthcoming) “Liquid Justice: Stormwater Infrastructure and Race in Englewood, Chicago,” to be presented at the 2025 meeting of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S).

David J. Lampert, Michael Sansone, Matthew Shapiro, Maria Villalobos, Brent Stephens, Ronald Henderson and Hao Huang (forthcoming) “Addressing Stormwater Inequity in Urban Areas Using Citizen Science and Policy Analysis,” AGU 2024. (abstract)

David J. Lampert, Matthew Shapiro, Caleb Hadley, Ronald Henderson, Hao Huang, Michael Sansone, Brent Stephens, Irem Tekogul, and Maria Villalobos (forthcoming) “Urban Stormwater Flooding: Policy Solutions Addressing Chicago’s Underserved Populations,” AGU 2024. (abstract)

Caleb Hadley, Ron Henderson, Hao Huang, David Lampert, Michael Sansone, Matthew A. Shapiro, Brent Stephens, Irem Tekogul, and Maria Villalobos Hernandez (2024) “Urban Stormwater Flooding: Policy Solutions Addressing Chicago’s Underserved Populations,” APPAM 2024. (abstract / slides / on-site)

Michael Sansone, Darren Christoper, Caleb Hadley, Ron Henderson, Hao Huang, David Lampert, Matthew Shapiro, Maria Villalobos Hernandez (in preparation) “Incorporating Social Vulnerability Variables in Flood Susceptibility Mapping,” Water Resources IMPACT.

Michael Sansone, Hao Huang, Ronald Henderson, David J. Lampert, Matthew Shapiro, Brent Stephens (2024) “Improving Urban Stormwater Policy through Citizen Science and Community Engagement,” American Water Resources Association Joint 60th Conference. (abstract / slides)

Deana Exline, Ron Henderson, Maria Villalobos Hernandez, Hao Huang, Dharnini Kanagaraj, Dave Lampert, Boyang Lu, Farzad Mohammadi, Rashed Al Sakarnah, Michael Sansone, Matthew Shapiro, Brent Stephens, Adelina Zahner (2024) “Improving Urban Stormwater Policy through Citizen Science and Community Engagement,” American Water Resources Association Joint 60th Conference. (abstract / slides)

Caleb Hadley, Ron Henderson, Matthew A. Shapiro, Hao Huang, David Lampert, Brent Stephens, Maria Villalobos Hernandez, Michael Sansone (2024) “Wetness Persists: The Aqueous History of Chicago,” American Water Resources Association Joint 60th Conference. (abstract / slides)

David J. Lampert, Michael Sansone, Matthew Shapiro, Maria Villalobos, Brent Stephens, Ronald Henderson, Hao Huang (2024) “Addressing Stormwater Inequity in Urban Areas Using Citizen Science and Policy Analysis,” WaterSciCon. (abstract / slides) **recipient of WaterSciCon Travel Grant**

Caleb Hadley, Ron Henderson, Hao Huang, David Lampert, Michael Sansone, Matthew A. Shapiro, Brent Stephens, Maria Villalobos Hernandez (2024) “Wetness Persists: The Aqueous History of Chicago,” Community Flood Prevention Event – Cicero. (slides, on-site1, on-site2, on-site3)

Michael Sansone, Darren Christoper, Caleb Hadley, Ron Henderson, Hao Huang, David Lampert, Matthew Shapiro, Maria Villalobos Hernandez (2024) “Incorporating Social Vulnerability Variables in Flood Susceptibility Mapping,” Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium. (poster / on-site)

Darren Christoper, Matthew Shapiro, Hao Huang, Brent Stephens, Ron Henderson, David Lampert, Maria A. Villalobos H., Caleb Hadley, Michael Sansone (2024) “Fostering Citizen Science and Crowdsourced Data for Chicago’s Stormwater Failures,” Illinois Tech’s Lewis College Research Poster Day. (poster)

Michael Sansone, Darren Christoper, Caleb Hadley, Ron Henderson, Hao Huang, David Lampert, Matthew Shapiro, Maria Villalobos Hernandez (2024) “Incorporating Social Vulnerability Variables in Flood Susceptibility Mapping,” Illinois Tech’s Lewis College Research Poster Day. (poster) **recipient of runner-up research award **

Michael Sansone (2024) “Flood Susceptibility and Urban Stormwater Resilience,” ArcGIS tutorial. (website – no longer available at ArcGIS)