Speakers and Presenters

David Abramson, New York University

• Plenary: What’s New? Insights from U.S. Hazards Research Centers

Margarita Alario, University of Wisconsin at Whitewater

• Indigenous Communities and Disaster Risk: A Climate of Injustice

Norma Anderson, Bill Anderson Fund

• Diversity in Hazard and Disaster Research and Practice

Sarah Anderson, University of California Santa Barbara

• Issues in Emergency Management: Politics, Disaster Assistance, and Inter-Agency Preparedness

David Applegate, U.S. Geological Survey

• Implementing the Sendai Framework: U.S. National Platform Listening Session

Debra Ballen, Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety

• Developing in Flood-Prone Areas: Guidance and Best Practices

Miriam Belblidia, Water Works, L3C

• Issues in Emergency Management: Politics, Disaster Assistance, and Inter-Agency Preparedness

Ellen Berggren, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

• Practical Community Resilience

Chad Berginnis, Association of State Floodplain Managers

• Developing in Flood-Prone Areas: Guidance and Best Practices
• Plenary: The National Flood Insurance Program: Issues and Directions

Tom Birkland, North Carolina State University

• Issues in Emergency Management: Politics, Disaster Assistance, and Inter-Agency Preparedness

Mackenzie Boli, Resilience AmeriCorps VISTA

• Learning from Disasters to Enhance Resilience

Donna Boyce, Solix

• Enhancing Resilience through Research, Collaboration, and Advocacy

Kathleen Boyer, Federal Emergency Management Agency

• Metrics for Community Resilience: What Counts, Why, and How?

Dana Brechwald, Association of Bay Area Governments

• Metrics for Community Resilience: What Counts, Why, and How?

Jolie Breeden, Natural Hazards Center

• Rapid Disaster Response and Recovery Research: Evolution, Challenges, and Aspirations

Sherri Brokopp Binder, BrokoppBinder Research & Consulting

• Navigating the Future Landscape of Hazards Practice and Research

Katherine Browne, Colorado State University

• Plenary: The Relevance of Culture in Disaster: Expanding the Boundaries of Research and Practice

Robert Burhans, Independent Health Emergency Management Consultant

• Predicting Community Functioning and Resilience after Disasters: Composite of Post-Event Well-Being (CoPE-WELL)

Matthew Campbell, Federal Emergency Management Agency

• Interorganizational Coordination in Disasters

Nnenia Campbell, University of Colorado Natural Hazards Center

• Bill Anderson Fund Lightning Talks

Terry Cannon, Institute of Developmental Studies

• Three Myths of Disaster Risk Reduction: Problems of Priorities, Community, and Policy

Eric Carbone, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Rapid Disaster Response and Recovery Research: Evolution, Challenges, and Aspirations

Keith Carr, Boulder County Area Agency on Aging

• Disaster Vulnerability Across the Life Course

Stephen Cauffman, National Institute of Standards and Technology

• Resilience Performance Standards: Case Studies

Bo Chen, Beijing Normal University

• Climate Change Adaptation and Integrated Risk Governance in China

Michael Cohen, Renaissance Re

• The Business Case for Investing in Resilience

John Cooper Jr., Texas A&M University

• Bridging the Gap Between Climate Science and Application

Deserai Crow, University of Colorado Denver

• Enhancing Resilience through Research, Collaboration, and Advocacy

Harvey Cutler, Colorado State University

• Advances in Measuring Economic Resilience to Disasters

Susan Cutter, University of South Carolina

• Plenary: What’s New? Insights from U.S. Hazards Research Centers

Rob DeLeo, Bentley University

• Issues in Emergency Management: Politics, Disaster Assistance, and Inter-Agency Preparedness

Chloe Demrovsky, DRI International

• The Emerging Global Disaster Risk Management System

Holly Denning, University of Wisconsin at Whitewater

• Indigenous Communities and Disaster Risk: A Climate of Injustice

Scott Denning, Colorado State University

• Indigenous Communities and Disaster Risk: A Climate of Injustice

Sarah DeYoung, University of Georgia

• Disaster Vulnerability Across the Life Course

Alexa Dietrich, Wagner College

• Plenary: The Relevance of Culture in Disaster: Expanding the Boundaries of Research and Practice

Benika Dixon, Morgan State University

• Diversity in Hazard and Disaster Research and Practice
• Bill Anderson Fund Lightning Talks

Marya Doerfel, Rutgers University

• Interorganizational Coordination in Disasters

Oronde Drakes, University of Iowa

• Presentations by New Researchers

Wesley DuPont, Allied World Assurance Company Holdings

• The Business Case for Investing in Resilience

Elaine Enarson, Independent Scholar

• Memorializing Disaster: Monuments, Quilts, and Other Markers

Jason Enia, Sam Houston State University

• The Emerging Global Disaster Risk Management System

Annde Ewertsen, California Earthquake Authority

• Public Communication and Seismic Hazards

Shirley Feldmann-Jensen, California State University, Long Beach

• The Emerging Global Disaster Risk Management System

John Ferree, National Weather Service

• Expanding the Science Base for Actionable Risk Communication and Protective Action Guidance for the Public

Donovan Finn, Stony Brook University

• Enhancing Resilience through Research, Collaboration, and Advocacy

Tim Fox, Norad and U.S. Northern Command

• Whole-Community Approaches: Community Engagement and Participatory Action Research

Suzanne Frew, The Frew Group

• Social Media and Disasters

Brandi Gilbert, Urban Institute

• Non-Governmental, Community-Based, and Faith-Based Organizations: A Critical, Yet Hopeful, Look at Their Role in Disasters

Duane Gill, Oklahoma State University

• Metrics for Community Resilience: What Counts, Why, and How?

June Gin, Veterans Emergency Management Evaluation Center

• Whole Community Approaches: Engaging and Empowering Vulnerable Communities

Mickey Glantz, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research

• Climate Change Adaptation and Integrated Risk Governance in China

James Goltz, California Emergency Management Agency

• Public Communication and Seismic Hazards

Robert Greenbaum, Ohio State University

• Advances in Measuring Economic Resilience to Disasters

Beth Grote, HOK

• Building Pathways to More Sustainable and Resilient Building Infrastructure

Himanshu Grover, University of Washington

• Whole-Community Approaches: Community Engagement and Participatory Action Research

Gregory Guibert, City of Boulder, CO

• Building Pathways to More Sustainable and Resilient Building Infrastructure

Sophie Guilbault, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction

• Rapid Disaster Response and Recovery Research: Evolution, Challenges, and Aspirations

Caroline Hackerott, Arkansas Tech University

• Gender and Disasters Roundtable

Daniel Hahn, Santa Rosa County Emergency Management

• Whole-Community Approaches: Community Engagement and Participatory Action Research

Masahiko Hamada, Shigemastu Works

• Building Resilience to International CBRN Events

Sara Hamideh, Stony Brook University

• Learning from Disasters to Enhance Resilience

Carolyn Harshman, Emergency Planning Consultants

• Diversity in Hazard and Disaster Research and Practice

Haruo Hayashi, Kyoto University Disaster Prevention Research Institute

• Building Resilience to International CBRN Events

Edward Hecker, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

• Practical Community Resilience

Marccus Hendricks, University of Maryland, College Park

• Presentations by New Researchers

Lori Hodges, Larimer County Office of Emergency Management

• Learning from Disasters to Enhance Resilience

John Holmes, Port of Los Angeles (Ret.)

• Building Resilience to International CBRN Events

William Hooke, American Meteorological Society

• The Business Case for Investing in Resilience

Hsiaoming Hsu, National Center for Atmospheric Research

• Climate Change Adaptation and Integrated Risk Governance in China

Tom Hughes, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency

• Practical Community Resilience

Tom Inglesby, UPMC Center for Health Security

• Predicting Community Functioning and Resilience after Disasters: Composite of Post-Event Well-Being (CoPE-WELL)

Jessica Jensen, North Dakota State University

• Navigating the Future Landscape of Hazards Practice and Research
• Disaster Theory Roundtable

Steven Jensen, California State University, Long Beach

• The Emerging Global Disaster Risk Management System

Seth Jonas, Institute for Defense Analyses

• Space Weather Preparedness

Stephen Jordan, Institute for Sustainable Development

• The Business Case for Investing in Resilience

James Kendra, University of Delaware

• Rapid Disaster Response and Recovery Research: Evolution, Challenges, and Aspirations
• Predicting Community Functioning and Resilience after Disasters: Composite of Post-Event Well-Being (CoPE-WELL)

KyungWoo Kim, University of North Texas

• Risk Communication, Outbreaks, and Vulnerable Populations

Deb Kleinman, Model Forest Policy Program

• Bridging the Gap Between Climate Science and Application

Suraj Koirala, Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal

• Earthquake Recovery in Nepal

Carolyn Kousky, Resources for the Future

• Plenary: The National Flood Insurance Program: Issues and Directions

Richard Krajeski, Lowlander Center

• Indigenous Communities and Disaster Risk: A Climate of Injustice

Betty Lai, Boston College

• Disaster Vulnerability Across the Life Course

Heather Lazrus, National Center for Atmospheric Research

• Expanding the Science Base for Actionable Risk Communication and Protective Action Guidance for the Public

Ann Lesperance, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

• Building Resilience to International CBRN Events

Abbie Liel, University of Colorado Boulder

• Building Pathways to More Sustainable and Resilient Building Infrastructure

Herby Lissade, California Department of Transportation

• Explorations of Resilience Conceptualization and Measurement

Jeffrey Love, U.S. Geological Survey

• Space Weather Preparedness

Timothy Lovell, Disaster Resilience Network

• Non-Governmental, Community-Based, and Faith-Based Organizations: A Critical, Yet Hopeful, Look at Their Role in Disasters

Keri Lubell, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Risk Communication, Outbreaks, and Vulnerable Populations

Kristin Ludwig, U.S. Geological Survey

• Navigating the Future Landscape of Hazards Practice and Research

Ward Lyles, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Non-Governmental, Community-Based, and Faith-Based Organizations: A Critical, Yet Hopeful, Look at Their Role in Disasters

Karen MacClune, ISET International

• Enhancing Resilience through Research, Collaboration, and Advocacy

Deborah Matherly, The Louis Berger Group

• Risk Communication, Outbreaks, and Vulnerable Populations

Sean McGowan, Federal Emergency Management Agency

• Public Communication and Seismic Hazards

David Mendonca, National Science Foundation

• Presentations by New Researchers

Alexis Merdjanoff, New York University

• Disaster Vulnerability Across the Life Course

Jacqueline Meszaros, Office of Science and Technology Policy

• Implementing the Sendai Framework: U.S. National Platform Listening Session

Michelle Meyer, Hazard Reduction & Recovery Center, Texas A&M University

• Learning from Disasters to Enhance Resilience

Charlene Milliken, The National Academies

• The Business Case for Investing in Resilience
• Resilience Performance Standards: Case Studies

Henry Mitchell, Mental Health Partners

• Diversity in Hazard and Disaster Research and Practice

James Mitchell, Rutgers University

• Disaster Recovery Meets Health Impact Assessment

Judith Mitrani-Reiser, National Institute of Standards and Technology

• Predicting Community Functioning and Resilience after Disasters: Composite of Post-Event Well-Being (CoPE-WELL)

Steve Moddemeyer, CollinsWoerman

• Resilience Performance Standards: Case Studies

Anuradha Mukherji, East Carolina University

• Developing in Flood-Prone Areas: Guidance and Best Practices

Cristina Muñoz, University of Iowa

• Diversity in Hazard and Disaster Research and Practice

James Murley, Miami-Dade County

• Whole Community Approaches: Adaptation to Climate Variability and Extreme Events

Jane Murphy Thomas, Independent Anthropologist

• Plenary: The Relevance of Culture in Disaster: Expanding the Boundaries of Research and Practice

Bill Murtagh, National Weather Service

• Space Weather Preparedness

Franklin Nutter, Reinsurance Association of America

• Plenary: The National Flood Insurance Program: Issues and Directions

Terry Onsager, Space Weather Prediction Center

• Space Weather Preparedness

Sarah Opitz-Stapleton, INTASAVE Asia Pacific

• Climate Change Adaptation and Integrated Risk Governance in China

Jamie Padgett, Rice University

• Building Pathways to More Sustainable and Resilient Building Infrastructure

Stephan Parker, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies

• Explorations of Resilience Conceptualization and Measurement

Lori Peek, University of Colorado Natural Hazards Center

• Increasing Resilience to Natural Disasters: An Interactive Discussion on Data Availability and Needs

Kristina Peterson, Lowlander Center

• Non-Governmental, Community-Based, and Faith-Based Organizations: A Critical, Yet Hopeful, Look at Their Role in Disasters

Darrin Punchard, Punchard Consulting

• Issues in Emergency Management: Politics, Disaster Assistance, and Inter-Agency Preparedness

Liesel Ritchie, University of Colorado Natural Hazards Center

• Metrics for Community Resilience: What Counts, Why, and How?

Dale Rose, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Rapid Disaster Response and Recovery Research: Evolution, Challenges, and Aspirations

Adam Rose, University of Southern California

• Advances in Measuring Economic Resilience to Disasters

Jack Rozdilsky, Western Illinois University

• Navigating the Future Landscape of Hazards Practice and Research

Claire Rubin, Claire B. Rubin & Associates

• Interorganizational Coordination in Disasters

Andrew Rumbach, University of Colorado Denver

• Learning from Disasters to Enhance Resilience

Stacia Ryder, Colorado State University

• Presentations by New Researchers

Jessica Saba, Good Point Projects

• Whole Community Approaches: Engaging and Empowering Vulnerable Communities

Andrew Sabata, Federal Emergency Management Agency

• Space Weather Preparedness

Elizabeth Safran, Lewis & Clark College

• Public Communication and Seismic Hazards

Anne Sanquini, Stanford University

• Earthquake Recovery in Nepal

Garett Sansom, Texas A&M University

• Whole-Community Approaches: Community Engagement and Participatory Action Research

Rebecca Scheurer, American Red Cross

• The Emerging Global Disaster Risk Management System

Ronald Schumann, University of North Texas

• GIS and Disasters Roundtable

James Schwab, American Planning Association

• Whole Community Approaches: Adaptation to Climate Variability and Extreme Events
• Developing in Flood-Prone Areas: Guidance and Best Practices

Laura Seraydarian, BoCo Strong

• Interorganizational Coordination in Disasters

Ted Serrant, Houston Independent School District

• Risk Communication, Outbreaks, and Vulnerable Populations

Marc Settembrino, Southeastern Louisana University

• Disaster Vulnerability Across the Life Course
• Gender and Disasters Roundtable

Mahauganee Shaw, Miami University

• Memorializing Disaster: Monuments, Quilts, and Other Markers

Kimberley Shoaf, University of Utah

• Expanding the Science Base for Actionable Risk Communication and Protective Action Guidance for the Public
• Disasters and Public Health Roundtable

Sarah Sisco, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

• Predicting Community Functioning and Resilience after Disasters: Composite of Post-Event Well-Being (CoPE-WELL)

Heather Smith Kirkland, American University

• Bill Anderson Fund Lightning Talks

Jacqueline Snelling, Federal Emergency Management Agency

• Expanding the Science Base for Actionable Risk Communication and Protective Action Guidance for the Public

Jishnu Subedi, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

• Public Communication and Seismic Hazards

Nancy Suski, Georgetown University

• Bridging the Gap Between Climate Science and Application

Molly Tayer, Public Affairs Center

• Memorializing Disaster: Monuments, Quilts, and Other Markers

Edward Thomas, Natural Hazard Mitigation Association

• Whole Community Approaches: Adaptation to Climate Variability and Extreme Events
• Practical Community Resilience

Sarah Thompson, Toronto Office of Emergency Management

• Metrics for Community Resilience: What Counts, Why, and How?

Kathleen Tierney, University of Colorado Boulder

• Plenary: What’s New? Insights from U.S. Hazards Research Centers
• Plenary: The Relevance of Culture in Disaster: Expanding the Boundaries of Research and Practice

Jose Torres, Auburn University

• Bill Anderson Fund Lightning Talks

Joseph Trainor, University of Delaware

• Navigating the Future Landscape of Hazards Practice and Research

Terri Turner, Augusta-Richmond County Planning Commission

• Developing in Flood-Prone Areas: Guidance and Best Practices

Mari Tye, National Center for Atmospheric Research

• Bridging the Gap Between Climate Science and Application

Natasha Udu-gama, American Geophysical Union

• Enhancing Resilience through Research, Collaboration, and Advocacy

Shannon Van Zandt, Texas A&M University

• Increasing Resilience to Natural Disasters: An Interactive Discussion on Data Availability and Needs

David Vaughn, Clemson University

• Practical Community Resilience

Jamie Vickery, University of Colorado Natural Hazards Center

• Whole Community Approaches: Engaging and Empowering Vulnerable Communities

Jason Vogel, Abt Associates

• Whole Community Approaches: Adaptation to Climate Variability and Extreme Events

Maria Vorel, Catholic Charities USA

• Non-Governmental, Community-Based, and Faith-Based Organizations: A Critical, Yet Hopeful, Look at Their Role in Disasters

Tricia Wachtendorf, University of Delaware

• Interorganizational Coordination in Disasters

Charles Wallace, Grays Harbor County Emergency Management

• Whole Community Approaches: Engaging and Empowering Vulnerable Communities

Anne Wein, U.S. Geological Survey

• Advances in Measuring Economic Resilience to Disasters

Sarah Welsh-Huggins, University of Colorado Boulder

• Building Pathways to More Sustainable and Resilient Building Infrastructure

Courtney Welton-Mitchell, Natural Hazards Center

• Earthquake Recovery in Nepal
• Plenary: The Relevance of Culture in Disaster: Expanding the Boundaries of Research and Practice

Jim White, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research

• Bridging the Gap Between Climate Science and Application

Mary White, Independent Artist

• Memorializing Disaster: Monuments, Quilts, and Other Markers

Lee Wilkins, University of Missouri

• Risk Communication, Outbreaks, and Vulnerable Populations

Patricia Williams, Colorado Emergency Preparedness Partnership

• Whole-Community Approaches: Community Engagement and Participatory Action Research

Amy Wolkin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Expanding the Science Base for Actionable Risk Communication and Protective Action Guidance for the Public

Roy Wright, Federal Emergency Management Agency

• Plenary: The National Flood Insurance Program: Issues and Directions

Qian Ye, Integrated Risk Governance Project

• Climate Change Adaptation and Integrated Risk Governance in China