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Akers, Randall
Winds of Change: Implementing the Spirit Lake Nation Recovery Plan

Anderies, Marty
Current Directions in Resilience Research

Angelo, Dara
Presentations by New Researchers

Anzalone, Jono
Current and Emerging Partnership Arrangements: How Effective Are They?

Applegate, David
Monday Keynote

Ashley, Erin
Green Building Codes and Standards: Improving Hazard Resistance or Creating Design Challenges?

Augustine, Lauren Alexander
Current Directions in Resilience Research


Badurek, Christopher
GIS and Disasters Roundtable

Barrios, Roberto
Disaster Management Norms and Ethics

Becker, Bill
Sustaining Resilience Over Time

Benthien, Mark
Role of the Public in Loss-Reduction Policy and Practice

Birkland, Tom
Evolving Conceptions of Governance

Theorizing Disaster Recovery

Boyd, Allison
Practicing Disaster Recovery

Brenkert-Smith, Hannah
Resilience in Different Regions and at Different Scales

Browning, Tom
Impediment to Action: The Specter of Regulatory Takings

Button, Gregory
Risk Perception: Historical and Cultural Influences

Butts, Carter
Disciplinary Perspectives on Resilience


Campbell, Matt
Recovery Planning in the Trenches

Winds of Change: Implementing the Spirit Lake Nation Recovery Plan

Castaldi, Andy
Understanding Risk and Responsibility through the NFIP Reform Process

Chapman-Henderson, Leslie
National Initiatives: Public-Private Partnerships

Cordova, Abby
Plenary: The 2010 Haiti Earthquake: Impacts and Ongoing Recovery Challenges

Cutter, Susan
Assessing Resilience

Czajkowski, Jeffrey
Understanding Risk and Responsibility through the NFIP Reform Process


DeGroot, William
Sustaining Resilience Over Time

Delgado, Jesús
Governance, Accountability, and Disaster Risk Reduction: Observations and Experiences from Latin America and the Caribbean

DeRouen, JoAnne
Theorizing Disaster Recovery

Dobalian, Aram
Current and Emerging Partnership Arrangements: How Effective Are They?

Dornstauder, Alex
Silver Jackets Interagency Flood Risk Management Case Studies


Edwards, Warren
Current Directions in Resilience Research

Eller, Warren
Assessing the Role and Performance of Voluntary Nonprofits in Disaster Relief and Recovery


Fowke, Margaret
Public vs. Clinical Health Emergency Preparedness and Response: Which is the Most Effective?

Flanagan, Ron
Recovery Planning in the Trenches

Frazier, Sr., Ernest R.
Challenges in Making and Using Risk Assessments

Freitag, Wendy
National Initiatives: Public-Private Partnerships


Gall, Melanie
Assessing the Role and Performance of Voluntary Nonprofits in Disaster Relief and Recovery

Gaynor, John
Public vs. Clinical Health Emergency Preparedness and Response: Which is the Most Effective?

Gerber, Brian
Assessing the Role and Performance of Voluntary Nonprofits in Disaster Relief and Recovery

Current and Emerging Partnership Arrangements: How Effective Are They?

Glantz, Mickey
The Integrated Risk Governance and Integrated Research on Disaster Risk Projects


Handmer, John
Assessing Resilience

Hart, Michael
Impediment to Action: The Specter of Regulatory Takings

Hausler, Elizabeth
Sunday Keynote

Hayashi, Haruo
Plenary: Catastrophe in Japan: A Preliminary Assessment

Helbrecht, Karen
Evaluating the Impacts of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000

Practicing Disaster Recovery

Hoberman, Gabriela
Governance, Accountability, and Disaster Risk Reduction: Observations and Experiences from Latin America and the Caribbean

Hoffman, Susanna
Risk Perception: Historical and Cultural Influences

Hokanson, Barry
Recovery Planning in the Trenches

Hooke, William
Current and Emerging Partnership Arrangements: How Effective Are They?

National Initiatives: Public-Private Partnerships

Houck, Kevin
Impediment to Action: The Specter of Regulatory Takings

Howard, Jo Ann
Understanding Risk and Responsibility through the NFIP Reform Process


Ingargiola, John
Green Building Codes and Standards: Improving Hazard Resistance or Creating Design Challenges?


Jakes, Pam
Assessing Resilience

Jimenez, Virginia
Governance, Accountability, and Disaster Risk Reduction: Observations and Experiences from Latin America and the Caribbean

Johnson, Manuela
Silver Jackets Interagency Flood Risk Management Case Studies

Johnston, David
Plenary: The Christchurch, New Zealand, Earthquakes of September 2010 and February 2011

Jutro, Peter
Risk Perception: Historical and Cultural Influences


Kendra, James
Disciplinary Perspectives on Resilience

Kirsch, Tom
Disaster Management Norms and Ethics

Klima, Kelly
Presentations by New Researchers

Kolasky, Robert
Challenges in Making and Using Risk Assessments

Kreisberg, Debra
Public vs. Clinical Health Emergency Preparedness and Response: Which is the Most Effective?


Lane, Cynthia
Water Sector Resilience

Laska, Shirley
Role of the Public in Loss-Reduction Policy and Practice

Disaster Management Norms and Ethics

Recovery Planning in the Trenches

Lindell, Michael
Understanding Risk and Responsibility through the NFIP Reform Process

Little, Charles
Public vs. Clinical Health Emergency Preparedness and Response: Which is the Most Effective?

Lovell, Timothy
Sustaining Resilience Over Time

Current and Emerging Partnership Arrangements: How Effective Are They?

Luber, George
Public vs. Clinical Health Emergency Preparedness and Response: Which is the Most Effective?

Lueck, Michelle
Presentations by New Researchers


Medlock, Sam Riley
Policies to Connect Flood Risk Management to Ecologically Responsible Development

Meshkati, Najmedin
Plenary: Catastrophe in Japan: A Preliminary Assessment

Miles, Scott
Assessing Resilience

Mileti, Dennis
Plenary: The Christchurch, New Zealand, Earthquakes of September 2010 and February 2011

Miullo, Nat
Winds of Change: Implementing the Spirit Lake Nation Recovery Plan

Morrow, Betty
Role of the Public in Loss-Reduction Policy and Practice Disaster Management Norms and Ethics


O'Connor, Robert
Resilience in Different Regions and at Different Scales

Olson, Richard
Plenary: The 2010 Haiti Earthquake: Impacts and Ongoing Recovery Challenges

Governance, Accountability, and Disaster Risk Reduction: Observations and Experiences from Latin America and the Caribbean

Olonilua, Oluponmile
Evaluating the Impacts of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000


Parker, Stephan
Challenges in Making and Using Risk Assessments

Patton, Ann
Sustaining Resilience Over Time

Park, Jae
Green Building Codes and Standards: Improving Hazard Resistance or Creating Design Challenges?

Peek, Lori
Plenary: The Christchurch, New Zealand, Earthquakes of September 2010 and February 2011

Pinter, Nicholas
Policies to Connect Flood Risk Management to Ecologically Responsible Development

Porco, John
Water Sector Resilience

Punchard, Darrin
Evaluating the Impacts of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000


Richter, Roxane
Gender and Disasters Roundtable

Roberts, Patrick
Evolving Conceptions of Governance

Robinson, Scott
Assessing the Role and Performance of Voluntary Nonprofits in Disaster Relief and Recovery

National Initiatives: Public-Private Partnerships

Rockman, Marcy
Risk Perception: Historical and Cultural Influences

Rozdilsky, Jack
Resilience in Different Regions and at Different Scales

Rubin, Claire
Evolving Conceptions of Governance


Sarmiento, Juan Pablo
Governance, Accountability, and Disaster Risk Reduction: Observations and Experiences from Latin America and the Caribbean

Schelling, John
Assessing Resilience

Schwab, James
Recovery Planning in the Trenches

Practicing Disaster Recovery

Shi, Peijun
The Integrated Risk Governance and Integrated Research on Disaster Risk Projects

Skalak, Jerry
Silver Jackets Interagency Flood Risk Management Case Studies

Smilowitz, Ben
Disaster Management Norms and Ethics

Smith, Gavin
Theorizing Disaster Recovery

Smith, Michael
Challenges in Making and Using Risk Assessments

Smith, Richard
Plenary: The Christchurch, New Zealand, Earthquakes of September 2010 and February 2011

Slepski, Lynn
Healthcare Research and Disasters Roundtable

Stanley, Ellis
Challenges in Making and Using Risk Assessments

Sutton, Jeannette
Resilience in Different Regions and at Different Scales

Sutton, Mari
Winds of Change: Implementing the Spirit Lake Nation Recovery Plan

Szoke, Steve
Green Building Codes and Standards: Improving Hazard Resistance or Creating Design Challenges?


Tatsuki, Shigeo
Plenary: Catastrophe in Japan: A Preliminary Assessment

Thomas, Edward
Policies to Connect Flood Risk Management to Ecologically Responsible Development

Impediment to Action: The Specter of Regulatory Takings

Sustaining Resilience Over Time

Thompson, Trent
National Initiatives: Public-Private Partnerships

Tierney, Kathleen
Plenary: Catastrophe in Japan: A Preliminary Assessment

Topping, Kenneth
Evaluating the Impacts of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000

Practicing Disaster Recovery


Udvardy, Shana
Policies to Connect Flood Risk Management to Ecologically Responsible Development


de Ville de Goyet, Claude
Plenary: The 2010 Haiti Earthquake: Impacts and Ongoing Recovery Challenges


Wachtendorf, Tricia
Plenary: Catastrophe in Japan: A Preliminary Assessment

Wang, Ming
The Integrated Risk Governance and Integrated Research on Disaster Risk Projects

Waugh, William
Evolving Conceptions of Governance

Webb, Gary
Disciplinary Perspectives on Resilience

Wenger, Dennis
Presentations by New Researchers

Theorizing Disaster Recovery

Wescoat, James
Disciplinary Perspectives on Resilience

Whitler, John
Water Sector Resilience

Whitney, Scott
Silver Jackets Interagency Flood Risk Management Case Studies

Wilbanks, Tom
Current Directions in Resilience Research

Williams, Daniel
Green Building Codes and Standards: Improving Hazard Resistance or Creating Design Challenges?

Practicing Disaster Recovery

Wood, Michele
Role of the Public in Loss-Reduction Policy and Practice Disaster Management Norms and Ethics

Wright, Roy
Understanding Risk and Responsibility through the NFIP Reform Process


Ye, Qian
The Integrated Risk Governance and Integrated Research on Disaster Risk Projects