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    1. Sinha, P., Decker, E., Dey, R., Mathews, C. J., Lloyd, J., Cajka, J., Doraiswamy, P., & Cropper, M. (2026). The mortality and economic benefits of achieving air pollution standards in India. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 123 (8) e2522228123, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2522228123

    2. Sinha, P., Fry, M., Julius, S., Truesdale, R., Cajka, J., Eddy, M., Doraiswamy, P., Albright, R., Riemenschneider, J., Potzler, M., Lim, B., Richkus, J., & O’Neal, M. (2024). Building resilience to extreme weather events in Phoenix: Considering contaminated sites and disadvantaged communities. Climate Risk Management, 43, 100586. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2024.100586

    3. Sinha, P., Julius, S., Fry, M. Truesdale, R., Cajka, J., Eddy, M., Doraiswamy, P., & Womack, D. (2024). Assessing community vulnerability to extreme events in the presence of contaminated sites and waste management facilities: An indicator approach. Urban Climate, 53, 101800. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101800

    4. Sinha, P., Coville, R. C., Hirabayashi, S., Lim, B., Endreny, T. A., & Nowak, D. J. (2022). Variation in estimates of heat-related mortality reduction due to tree cover in US cities. Journal of Environmental Management, 301. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113751

    5. Sinha, P., Coville, R. C., Hirabayashi, S., Lim, B., Endreny, T. A., & Nowak, D. J. (2021). Modeling lives saved from extreme heat by urban tree cover. Ecological Modelling, 449(109553). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2021.109553

    6. Sinha, P., Caulkins, M., & Cropper, M. (2021). The value of climate amenities: A comparison of hedonic and discrete choice approaches. Journal of Urban Economics, 126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2021.103371 (Research Highlight in Nature Climate Change)

    7. Sinha, P., Ringold, P., Van Houtven, G., & Krupnick, A. (2018). Using a final ecosystem goods and services approach to support policy analysis. Ecosphere, 9(9), e02382. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2382

    8. Sinha, P., Caulkins, M., & Cropper, M. (2018). Household location decisions and the value of climate amenities. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 92, 608–637. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2017.08.005

    9. List, J. A., Sinha, P., & Taylor, M. H. (2006). Using choice experiments to value non-market goods and services: Evidence from field experiments. Advances in Economic Analysis and Policy, 6(2), Article 2, 1132.

    1. U.S. EPA. (2023). Handbook on indicators of community vulnerability to extreme events: Considering sites and waste management facilities (EPA/600/R-23/175). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. https://assessments.epa.gov/risk/document/&deid=358458

    2. Russell, M., Rhodes, C., Van Houtven, G. L., Sinha, P., Warnell, K., & Harwell, M. (2020). Ecosystem-based management and natural capital accounting. In T. G. O’Higgins, M. Lago, & T. H. DeWitt (Eds.), Ecosystem-based management, ecosystem services and aquatic biodiversity: Theory, tools and applications (1st ed., pp. 149–163). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45843-0_8

    3. Newcomer-Johnson, T., F. Andrews, J. Corona, Ted DeWitt, M. Harwell, C. Rhodes, P. Ringold, M. Russell, P. Sinha, and G. Van Houtven (2020). National Ecosystem Services Classification System (NESCS Plus). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-20/267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2021.103371 (Featured as a Research Highlight in Nature Climate Change)

    4. Sinha, P., & Van Houtven, G. L. (2015, September). National Ecosystem Services Classification System (NESCS): Framework design and policy application (Report No. EPA-800-R-15-002). Prepared for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

    5. Sinha, P., Braun, F. M., & Depro, B. (2010, July). Regulatory impact analysis (RIA) for existing stationary spark ignition RICE NESHAP (Report No. EPA 452/R-10-010). Prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

    6. Sinha, P., Depro, B., & Braun, F. M. (2010, January). Regulatory impact analysis (RIA) for existing stationary compression ignition engines NESHAP. (Report No. EPA 452/R-10-002) Prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

    7. Phelan, J. N., Simone, E. N., Sinha, P., Cajka, J., & Deerhake, M. E. (2009, September). Terrestrial acidification. Chapter 4.3 and Appendix 5 in Risk and exposure assessment for review of the secondary national ambient air quality standards for oxides of nitrogen and oxides of sulfur, final report. (Report No. EPA-452/R-09-008a) Prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.

    8. Van Houtven, G. L., Sinha, P., Mansfield, C. A., Phelan, J. N., Loomis, R. J., & Flight, M. (2009, June). Analysis of ecosystem services impacts for the NOx/SOx secondary NAAQS review. (Report No. EPA-452/R-09-008b) Prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

    9. Wise, M., Smith, S., Sinha, P., & Lurz, L.P. (2007). Long-term US industrial energy use and CO2 emissions. Washington, DC: Department of Energy. www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/926968-lXtbFJ/

    1. Oliver, L. Fry, M., & Thistle, J. (2025). Using geospatial indicators to guide decisions for brownfield assessment and redevelopment. Presented at Brownfields 2025, Chicago, IL. (Collaborator).

    2. Oliver, L., Fry, M., Sinha, P., Harriger, J., Thompson, J., Julius, S., Simone, M., Cajka, J., Reingold, B., Cowell, C., Decker, E., Warrier, R., Eddy, M., Bates, S., & Dey, R. (2024). Prioritizing overburdened and underserved areas for brownfield site assessment and redevelopment using geospatial indicators to assess community vulnerabilities and build infrastructure resilience. Poster presented at American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2024, Washington, DC.

    3. Sinha, P & Rajan A. (2025). Statistics and Potential Impacts of Urban Green Spaces in India. 4th Workshop of Asian Urban Forests Networks (AUFN) For People & Environment, 2025, Penang, Malaysia.

    4. Sinha, P. (2024). Assessing community vulnerability to extreme events in the presence of contaminated sites and waste management facilities: An indicator approach. 4th Global Congress on Climate Change (GCCC-2024), Lisbon, Portugal.

    5. Sinha, P. (2024). Variation in estimates of heat-related mortality reduction due to tree cover in U.S. cities. 4th Global Congress on Climate Change (GCCC-2024), Lisbon, Portugal.

    6. Sinha, P. (2024). Impacts of trees on air temperature/quality and human health. 3rd Workshop of Asian Urban Forests Networks (AUFN) For People & Environment, 2024, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

    7. Sinha, P., Caulkins, M., & Cropper, M. (2019, February). Do discrete choice approaches to valuing urban amenities yield different results than hedonic models? Invited Speaker, Economics and Planning Unit Seminar series, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India.

    8. Sinha, P., & Julius, S. (2019). Assessing community vulnerability to pollutant releases from waste management facilities due to extreme events. Poster session presented at National Adaptation Forum (NAF), Madison, WI.

    9. Julius, S., Sinha, P., & Schmeltz, M. (2018). Methodology for assessing community vulnerability to pollutant releases from waste management facilities due to extreme events: Case studies from Waterbury CT and Phoenix AZ. Poster session presented at American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2018, Washington, DC.

    10. Julius, S., Sinha, P., Schmeltz, M., Lim, B. B-L., Richkus, J. S., Truesdale, R. S., ... Allpress, J. L. (2018). Case study: A community assessment of hazardous waste site vulnerabilities due to extreme events - Waterbury, CT and Phoenix, AZ. Presented at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

    11. Schmeltz, M., Sinha, P., Julius, S., Truesdale, R., Womack, D., Eddy, M., ... Richkus, J. S. (2018). Assessing community vulnerability to pollution releases due to extreme events. Presented at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

    12. Sinha, P., Richkus, J., Lim, B., Nowak, D. J., Endreny, T., & Coville, R. (2018). Modeling, mapping, and valuing air temperature effects of urban vegetation on human health. Presented at A Community on Ecosystem Services (ACES), Washington, DC.

    13. Sinha, P., Caulkins, M., & Cropper, M. (2018, June). Do discrete choice approaches to valuing urban amenities yield different results than hedonic models? Presented at WCERE 6th World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists, Gothenburg, Sweden.

    14. Sinha, P., Richkus, J., & Lim, B. (2017, March). Urban case study: Methodology to quantify avoided heat-related health effects due to tree cover. Presented at Quantifying Ecosystem Services and Co-Benefits of Nutrient and Sediment Pollutant Reducing BMPs, Annapolis, MD.

    15. Sinha, P., & Cropper, M. L. (2016, June). Household location decisions and the value of climate amenities. Presented at Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Summer Conference, Breckenridge, CO.

    16. Richkus, J. S., & Sinha, P. (Invited Speaker). (2016, January). Expanding urban ecosystem service evaluation. Poster presented at RTI Innovation Showcase, Research Triangle Park, NC.

    17. Sinha, P., Cropper, M., & Caulkins, M. (2015, January). Why do discrete choice approaches to valuing urban amenities yield different results than hedonic models? Presented at meetings of the Allied Social Science Associations, Boston, MA.

    18. Sinha, P., & Van Houtven, G. L. (2014, December). National Ecosystem Services Classification System (NESCS). Presented at A Community on Ecosystem Services (ACES) Conference, Washington, DC.

    19. Sinha, P., & Van Houtven, G. L. (2013, September). National Ecosystem Services Classification System (NESCS). Presented at the NESCS Workshop II: Progress and Prospects, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.

    20. Phelan, J. N., Sinha, P., Van Houtven, G. L., Deerhake, M. E., Waite, R., Rea, A., & Tennant, G. (2012). Impacts of nitrogen and sulfur deposition on the growth of red spruce and sugar maple in the United States. In Moving from Status to Trends: Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Symposium, pp. 367–370.

    21. Heller, K., Cunningham, J. H., Lawrence, S. E., Lowry, M. I., Poehlman, J. A., & Sinha, P. (2011, December). Presentation of study findings: Socioeconomic impacts of proposed Coles Hill uranium mine and mill. Presented to the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce, Danville, VA.

    22. Rowe, B. R., Sinha, P., Depro, B., Kandilov, A. M., & Nourani, V. (2010, December). Migrant population characteristics and flows. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security BORDERS Center of Excellence, El Paso, TX.

    23. Sinha, P., & Cropper, M. (2010, June). The value of climate amenities: Evidence from U.S. migration decisions. Presented at the 4th World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists, Montreal, Canada.

    24. Sinha, P., & Cropper, M. (2010, May). The value of climate amenities: Evidence from U.S. migration decisions. Presented at a seminar of the National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.

    25. Sinha, P., & Cropper, M. (2010, January). The value of climate amenities: Evidence from U.S. migration decisions. Presented at meetings of the Allied Social Science Associations, Atlanta, GA.

    26. Phelan, J. N., Sinha, P., Cajka, J., Van Houtven, G. L., Deerhake, M. E., Waite, R. G., Rea, A. W., & Tennant, G. M. (2009, November). Impacts of nitrogen and sulfur deposition on the growth of sugar maple and red spruce in the United States. Poster presented at Workshop on Nitrogen, Critical Loads and Biodiversity, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

    27. Phelan, J. N., Sinha, P., Cajka, J., Van Houtven, G. L., Deerhake, M. E., Waite, R. G., Rea, A. W., & Tennant, G. M. (2009, October). Impacts of nitrogen and sulfur deposition on the growth of sugar maple and red spruce in the United States. Poster presented at the National Atmospheric Deposition’s Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium, Saratoga Springs, NY.

    28. Sinha, P., & Cropper, M. (2009, August). The value of climate amenities: Evidence from U.S. migration decisions. Presented at Camp Resources XVI, Asheville, NC.

    29. Phelan, J. N., Sinha, P., Cajka, J., Van Houtven, G. L., Deerhake, M. E., Waite, R. G., Rea, A. W., & Tennant, G. M. (2009, August). Impacts of nitrogen and sulfur deposition on the growth of sugar maple and red spruce in the United States. Poster presented at the Ecological Society of America Conference, Albuquerque, NM.

    30. Sinha, P., & Cropper, M. (2009, June). The value of climate amenities: Evidence from U.S. migration decisions. Presented at the 84th Annual Conference of Western Economic Association International, Vancouver, Canada.

    31. Sinha, P. (2006, November). Amenity values: A disequilibrium approach. Presented at the 76th Meeting of the Southern Economic Association, Charleston, SC.

    32. Sinha, P., Wise, M., Smith, S. & Lurz, J. (2006, May). Long term US industrial energy use and carbon dioxide emissions. Presented at the 28th Conference of Industrial Energy Technology, New Orleans, LA.

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