Choosing Appropriate Research Keywords—CONVERGE Extreme Events Research Check Sheets Series

This check sheet is intended to aid hazards and disaster researchers in selecting keywords for scholarly publications, grant proposals, and other academic purposes. Specifically, it describes useful keyword creation strategies for researchers who want to better connect with their intended audiences. About the CONVERGE Extreme Events Research Check Sheets Series: The National Science Foundation-supported CONVERGE facility at the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado Boulder has developed a series of brief check sheets that are meant to be used as researchers design their studies, prepare to enter the field, conduct field research, and exit the field. The series offers best practices for extreme events research and includes check sheets that are free to the research community. More information is available at: https://converge.colorado.edu/resources/check-sheets.