About

Hello! My name is Michelle Ng and I’m a PhD Candidate in Communication at Stanford University, advised by Professors Nilam Ram and Gabrielle Wong-Parodi and funded by the US National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program.

My research examines how people act upon dynamic risk communication to safeguard their well-being during evolving extreme weather events. Leveraging longitudinal methods (e.g., experience sampling, mobile sensing), I aim to align behind community-led efforts to prepare for, respond to, and recover from hazardous weather.

Before coming to Stanford, I spent three years working for the International Water Management Institute, based in Sri Lanka. While conducting fieldwork in Ghana, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, and South Africa, I collaborated with smallholder farmers and fisherpeople – as well as partners from government ministries, UN agencies, and local NGOs – to improve water governance. I received my MS in Environment and Resources from Stanford University and BA in Visual and Environmental Studies and Computer Science from Harvard University.

For more info, please say hello at michelleng@stanford.edu.