Professor David Johnston is a Senior Scientist at GNS Science (New Zealand’s Geological Survey) and Director of the Joint Centre for Disaster Research in the School of Psychology at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand. His research has developed as part of multi-disciplinary theoretical and applied research programme, involving the collaboration of physical and social scientists from several organisations and countries. His research focuses on human responses to volcano, tsunami and weather warnings, crisis decision-making and the role of public education and participation in building community resilience and recovery. David is the Chair of the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk Scientific Committee (IRDR), a programme co-sponsored by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the International Social Science Council (ISCC), and the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster reduction (UNISDR); on New Zealand’s Royal Society Social Science Advisory Panel; the Editor of The Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies; and founding Editor of the Journal of Applied Volcanology.

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Related Resources from David Johnston

Risk Interpretation and Action: A Conceptual Framework for Responses to Natural Hazards
With Richard Eiser, Ann Bostrom, Ian Burton, John McClure, Douglas Paton, Joop van der Pligt, and Mathew P. White
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, June 2012

Psychosocial Recovery from Disasters: A Framework Informed by Evidence
With Maureen F. Mooney, Douglas Paton, Ian de Terte, Sarb Johal, A. Nuray Karanci, Dianne Gardner, Susan Collins, Bruce Glavovic, Thomas J. Huggins, Lucy Johnston, and Ron Chambers
New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 2011