Speakers and Presenters

Click on the names below to learn more about the our 2025 Natural Hazards Workshop Speakers and Presenters.

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Amer Hamad Issa Abukhalaf, Clemson University

Jamie Albrecht, Impact360 Alliance

Maria Arce, University of Missouri

Jessica Austin, Natural Hazards Center

Brad Bartholomew, IEM International, Inc.

Burcak Basbug, Middle East Technical University

Julia Becker, Massey University

Amir Behzadan, University of Colorado Boulder

Sara Belligoni, University of Central Florida

Thomas Beveridge, Royal Roads University

Noah Bezanson, Colorado School of Mines

Charis Boke, Dartmouth College

Francis Bouchard, Marsh McLennan

Jolie Breeden, Disasterly

Edith Bretherton, GNS Science

Ayeisha Brinson, Institute for Defense Analyses

Elizabeth Bubel, American Red Cross

Christina Cain, The Foundation for Advancement in Conservation

Nnenia Campbell, Natural Hazards Center

Terry Cannon, Institute of Development Studies

Chingwen Cheng, Arizona State University

Louise Comfort, University of Pittsburgh

Santina Contreras, University of Southern California

Terry Cooper, University of New Haven

Michael Craig, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Caroline Cunningham, Stantec

Cassandra Davis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Breiana DeGrate, Texas A&M University

Julie Demuth, National Center for Atmospheric Research

Manann Donoghoe, Brookings Institution

Oronde Drakes, U.S. Geological Survey

Michael Dunaway, National Institute of Standards and Technology

John Eidleman, Legal Services Corporation

Christopher Emrich, University of Central Florida

Shirley Feldmann-Jensen, California State University, Long Beach

Allison Ferreri, King County Office of Emergency Management

David Flores, Center for Progressive Reform

Maureen Fordham, Gender Etc.

Serena Galleshaw, Sasaki Associates

Andrew Gissing, Natural Hazards Research Australia

Tara Goddard, Texas A&M University

Marcelo Gonzalez Galvez, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Himanshu Grover, University of Washington

Jennifer Haney, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Azia Harris-Martin, University of Michigan

Jennifer Helgeson, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Ruby Hernandez, Texas A&M University

Jennifer Horney, University of Delaware

Qian Hu, George Mason University

Heidi Huber-Stearns, University of Oregon

Tasnim Tarannum Isaba, University of Utah

Kanako Iuchi, Tohoku University

Jessica Jensen, RAND Corporation

Laurie Johnson, Laurie Johnson Consulting

Katherine Johnson, National Institute of Standards and Technology

David Johnson, Purdue University

Jacquita N. Johnson, Texas A&M University

Dayo Kadree, Legal Services Corporation

Amidu Kalokoh, Virginia Commonwealth University

Ömer Cem Karacaoglu, University of Delaware

Eric Kennedy, York University

Sayma Khajehei, Towson University

Karl Kim, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Kristina Kintziger, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Shrushti Kothari, Legal Services Corporation

Paul Kovacs, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction

Rebecca Leitschuh, Stantec

Hans Louis-Charles, Virginia Commonwealth University

Lindy Lowe, Eastern Research Group, Inc.

Maya MacHamer, ISET-International

Carson MacPherson-Krutsky, Natural Hazards Center

Julie Maldonado, Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network

Maryia Markhvida, New York University

Melina Matos, Florida Atlantic University

Kate Maxwell, News Go Bag Project

Michelle Meyer, Texas A&M University

Aubrey Miller, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Deborah Mills, Dewberry

TyKeara Mims, Texas A&M University

Todd Miner, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Christopher Moore, International Science Reserve

Molly Mowery, Wildfire Planning International

Njoki Mwarumba, Empire State University

Michael Méndez, University of California, Irvine

Mary Nelan, University of North Texas

Erin Nuckols, University of Victoria

Sara O'Connor, California State University, Long Beach

Oluponmile Olonilua, Texas Southern University

Robert Olshansky, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Anna Osland, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Monica Owens Doyle, American Red Cross

Mary Angelica Painter, Natural Hazards Center

Sangung Park, University of Florida

Caroline Persson, Denver Health and Hospital Authority

Nicholas Porter, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

Darrin Punchard, Punchard Consulting

Jasmine Yiyuan Qin, re+connect

Fernando Rivera, University of Central Florida

Danielle Rivera, University of California, Berkeley

Anaís Delilah Roque, Duke University

Michelle Ruiz, University of Florida

Melanie Sands, Eastern Research Group, Inc.

Alka Sapat, Florida Atlantic University

Sarah Elizabeth Scales, University of Delaware

Katya Schloesser, University of Colorado Boulder

James Schwab, Jim Schwab Consulting

Blake Scott, University of South Florida

Ted Serrant, Houston Independent School District

Julie Shiyou-Woodard, Smart Home America

Hugo Sindelar, Montana State University

Liz Skilton, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Gavin Smith, North Carolina State University

Richard Smith, GNS Science

Austin Snowbarger, Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Heather Stone, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Mercedes Stroeve, King County Office of Emergency Management

Shigeo Tatsuki, Doshisha University

David Taylor, David Taylor Productions

Amanda Thiel, Oregon State University

Matthew Van, University of Delaware

Bethany Van Brown, Sacred Heart University

Shannon Van Zandt, Texas A&M University

Greg Witkowski, Columbia University

Xilei Zhao, University of Florida