Diana L Restrepo-Osorio

Diana’s interdisciplinary research interests focus on perceptions and attitudes about the use of data and socio-economic factors in stakeholder decision-making. Diana’s disciplinary training includes human geography, political ecology, and Latin American studies. Her research includes the understanding of socio-economic factors that may affect water availability at the national level. She is also interested in the human dimensions of science.

Since 2024, Diana has been the Project Manager for the Stakeholder Engagement for Water Hazard Science and Response Project (SERP) for the WMA Water Hazards Program. The goal of this project is to 1) learn how the USGS can best support external stakeholders before, during, and ​after a water-hazard event; 2) identify opportunities to improve ​the consistency, alignment, and ​utility of our water-hazard science, capabilities and products; and 3) develop social science-based methodology​ to conduct nationwide stakeholder ​research.