Richard Krajeski
Richard L. Krajeski has served the Presbyterian Church and the ecumenical community as an ordained pastor for more than 40 years and the disaster response community for 35 years. Krajeski’s academic background includes degrees in philosophy and theology. His doctoral studies were in the area of applied technology, sustainable development, and ethics.
Krajeski has been a disaster resource specialist for Church World Service (CWS) with special skills in the areas of long-term spiritual and emotional health, long-term disaster response and preparedness, and mitigation. His most recent publication, with Kristina J. Peterson, is a chapter in “Women and Disaster: From Theory to Practice,” ‘But She Is a Woman and This Is a Man’s Job’: Lessons for Participatory Research and Participatory Recovery. Krajeski was awarded the Disaster Response Meritorious Service Award by CWS in 1999 for his work in developing the long-term response of the religious community and his advocacy with marginalized people.
Krajeski was a founding member of the Gender and Disaster Network and Natural Hazard Mitigation Association. He has been a regular presenter at the Natural Hazards Workshop in Boulder for more than 20 years.
Krajeski can be found at the Center for Hazard Assessment Response and Technology (CHART) at the University of New Orleans, where he listens to graduate students, cheers them on, and says “Have you thought about…?” a lot and gets involved in some of CHART’s research. He is a fellow in the Society for Applied Anthropology and enjoys being a resident hazard research center philosopher.