Research 

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

1. Claire Orgeron, Mohamed ElSaadani, Selena Hinojos, Emad Habib. (2026). Disparities in the Identification of Vulnerable Communities Due to Design Storm Methods: A Case Study in the Vermilion River Watershed, Southern Louisiana, USA. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.106395

2. Selena Hinojos and Caitlin Grady. (2026). An Internal Validation Assessment of Scale Across Composite Index Model Structures. Risk Analysis. https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.70258

Data Repository: HydroShare, https://doi.org/10.4211/hs.719a8d719907435dade9102aa9a0fa8d 

3. Selena Hinojos, Kathryn Roscoe, Caitlin Grady. (2026). Examining the Role of Vulnerability Indicators and Scale in Social Vulnerability Index Construction: A Comparative Geographic Analysis of Inductive and Hierarchical Models. Applied Geography, 186, 103822. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103822

Data Repository: HydroShare, https://doi.org/10.4211/hs.4d6a17a1e5834a44a1da04773a89dd54

4. Selena Hinojos, Lauren McPhillips, Peter Stempel, Caitlin Grady. (2023) Social and environmental vulnerability to flooding: Investigating cross-scale hypotheses. Applied Geography, 157, 103017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2023.103017

Data Repository: HydroShare, https://doi.org/10.4211/hs.45624efce89d42beb6db58adc83309ba

5. Victoria Lenze, Selena Hinojos, Caitlin Grady. (2023). Combining Socioeconomic, Demographic, and Zoning Data to Explore Urban Inequality in Pittsburgh. ASCE Journal of Urban Planning and Development. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/JUPDDM.UPENG-4474

6. Luis Delgado, Michael Gomez, Selena Hinojos, Lauren Dennis, Caitlin Grady. (2023). Investigating Social Vulnerability, Exposure, and Transport Network Disruption in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 29(4), 04023026. https://doi.org/10.1061/JITSE4.ISENG-2258

7. Caitlin Grady, Sarah Torhan, Lauren Dennis, Michael Gomez, Selena Hinojos, Paniz Mohammadpour, Luis Delgado. (2023). Hidden gems: Highlighting underrepresented but valuable knowledge in the water-energy-food nexus. Journal of Hydrology, 621, 129597. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129597

Working Papers & Papers Under Review 

1. Selena Hinojos and Emad Habib. (2026). Co-Producing a Flood-Specific Social and Environmental Vulnerability Index for South Central Louisiana. Submission for review 09/2026.

Graduate Research Thesis and Dissertation

Selena Hinojos (2025). Validating Social Vulnerability Index Models: A Multi-Faceted Comparison Analysis Across Scales, Indicators, Model Structures, and Expert Stakeholder Insights (Order No. 31931265). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (3184231648). https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/validating-social-vulnerability-index-models/docview/3184231648/se-2

Selena Hinojos (2022). Social and Environmental Vulnerability to Flooding: Investigating Cross-Scale Hypotheses. https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/27179sah6177