Susan Cutter
Susan Cutter is a Carolina Distinguished Professor of Geography at the University of South Carolina, where she directs the Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute. Her primary research interests are in disaster vulnerability/resilience science. She has authored or edited twelve books and more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. She serves on many national and international advisory boards and committees including those of the National Research Council, the National Science Foundation, the Natural Hazards Center, and the American Geophysical Union. Cutter serves as co-executive editor of Environment and is an associate editor of Weather, Climate, and Society. She is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1999), past President of the Association of American Geographers (2000), and past President of the Consortium of Social Science Associations (2008). Cutter holds the MunichRe Foundation Chair (2009-2012) on Social Vulnerability.
