Speakers and Presenters
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Amer Hamad Issa Abukhalaf, Clemson University
Rachel Adams, Natural Hazards Center
Jamie Albrecht, City of Berkeley
Latasha Allen, Indiana University Indianapolis
Kelly Anderson, National Institute of Standards and Technology
María Arce, University of Missouri
Katrina Arras, Portland Public Schools
Lauren Alexander Augustine, The National Academies
Jessica Austin, Natural Hazards Center
Beth Bartel, U.S. Geological Survey
Burcak Basbug, Middle East Technical University
- Navigating the Data Deluge: Towards Practical Decision-Support Tools
- Capturing Disaster Data Before It Disappears: The Quick Response Research Award Program
Julia Becker, Massey University
Amir Behzadan, University of Colorado Boulder
Sara Belligoni, University of Central Florida
DeeDee Bennett Gayle, State University of New York at Albany
Chad Berginnis, Association of State Floodplain Managers
- The Future of Flood Risk Reduction, Recovery, and Adaptation
- Withstanding the Water: A New National Standard for Flood Resilience
Thomas Beveridge, Royal Roads University
Noah Bezanson, Colorado School of Mines
Charis Boke, Dartmouth College
Francis Bouchard, Marsh McLennan
- First-Timers' Orientation
- From Awareness to Action: Community Engagement for Advancing Risk Communication
Michel Bruneau, State University of New York at Buffalo
Elizabeth Bubel, American Red Cross
James Buika, Maui County Planning Department
Christina Cain, The Foundation for Advancement in Conservation
Nnenia Campbell, Natural Hazards Center
- Student Orientation
- Plenary: Imagining Future Possibilities—Moving From Vision to Reality
- Third Assessment of Natural Hazards Working Session—Part II
Terry Cannon, Institute of Development Studies
Max Cawley, The Museum of Life and Science
Divya Chandrasekhar, University of Utah
Chingwen Cheng, Pennsylvania State University
Carlo Chunga Pizarro, University of California, Irvine
Christopher Clavin, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Louise Comfort, University of Pittsburgh
Santina Contreras, University of Southern California
- Home-Grown Resilience: Local Solutions for Disaster Management
- Reducing Risk and Saving Lives: The Mitigation Matters Research Award Program
Terry Cooper, Adelphi University
Erin Coryell, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies
Daniel Cox, Oregon State University
Michael Craig, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Matt Crawford, Kentucky Geological Survey
Matt Crayne, State University of New York at Albany
Julia Crowley, University of Missouri–Kansas City
Susan Cutter, University of South Carolina
Lindsay Davis, U.S. Geological Survey
Cassandra Davis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Robert de Groot, U.S. Geological Survey
Breiana DeGrate, Texas A&M University
Julie Demuth, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Maria Dillard, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Manann Donoghoe, Brookings Institution
Oronde Drakes, U.S. Geological Survey
- Social Science Saves Lives: A Human-Centered Approach to Landslide and Wildfire Research
- Training Session: Communication and Decision-Making Tools for Geohazards
Christopher Emrich, University of Central Florida
- TED-Style Talks: Using Data and Technology to Understand Disaster
- Third Assessment of Natural Hazards Working Session—Part I
Hannah Fattor, Oregon Department of Emergency Management
Shirley Feldmann-Jensen, California State University, Long Beach
Allison Ferreri, King County Office of Emergency Management
Aaron Flores, Arizona State University
David Flores, U.S. Forest Service
Carol Friedland, Louisiana State University
Jack Friedman, U.S. Geological Survey
Melanie Gall, Arizona State University
- Data for a Hazard Ready Nation
- Professional Pathways in the Hazards and Disaster Field
- Third Assessment of Natural Hazards Working Session—Part I
Serena Galleshaw, Sasaki Associates
N. Emel Ganapati, Florida International University
Andrew Gissing, Natural Hazards Research Australia
Tara Goddard, Texas A&M University
Marcelo Gonzalez Galvez, The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Himanshu Grover, Alabama A&M University
Margot Habets, University of South Carolina
Jennifer Haney, Commonwealth University - Bloomsburg
Marguerite Harden, Colorado Department of Local Affairs
Azia Harris-Martin, University of Michigan
Jennifer Helgeson, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Marccus Hendricks, University of Maryland, College Park
- Federal Social Science: Sustaining Collaboration for a Safer Nation
- Plenary: Imagining Future Possibilities—Moving From Vision to Reality
Ruby Hernandez, Texas A&M University
Miyuki Hino, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
William Hooke, American Meteorological Society
Jennifer Horney, University of Delaware
Michaela Howells, Colorado State University
Qian Hu, George Mason University
Heidi Huber-Stearns, University of Oregon
Tasnim Tarannum Isaba, University of Utah
Kanako Iuchi, Tohoku University
- Training Session: Increasing Collaboration in Disasters Through Scenario-Based Planning
- Plenary: Assessing Current Conditions—Challenges to Emergency Management
Laurie Johnson, Laurie Johnson Consulting
Jacquita N. Johnson, Texas A&M University
David Johnson, Purdue University
Katherine Johnson, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Amidu Kalokoh, Virginia Commonwealth University
Ömer Cem Karacaoglu, University of Delaware
Sandra Katz, Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains
Sayma Khajehei, Towson University
- Home-Grown Resilience: Local Solutions for Disaster Management
- Reducing Risk and Saving Lives: The Mitigation Matters Research Award Program
Karl Kim, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Kristina Kintziger, University of Nebraska Medical Center
- Advancements for Disaster and Public Health Practice
- Health Outcomes in Disasters: A Special Call of the Quick Response Research Award Program
Lisa Knoblauch, City of Longmont
Scott Knowles, Drexel University
Sierra Kos, Extreme Weather Survivors
Shrushti Kothari, Legal Services Corporation
Paul Kovacs, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
Daphne LaDue, University of Oklahoma
Shirley Laska, Lowlander Center
Jorge León, Federico Santa María Technical University
Maggie León-Corwin, University of Oklahoma
Michael Lindell, University of Washington
Hans Louis-Charles, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Bill Anderson Fund Lightning Talks
- Plenary: Imagining Future Possibilities—Moving From Vision to Reality
Lindy Lowe, Eastern Research Group, Inc.
Maya MacHamer, ISET-International
Carson MacPherson-Krutsky, Natural Hazards Center
- First-Timers' Orientation
- From Awareness to Action: Community Engagement for Advancing Risk Communication
Marísa Macías, U.S. Geological Survey
Talmadge Magno, Hawaii County Civil Defense
Andrew Makdisi, U.S. Geological Survey
Julie Maldonado, Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network
Natasha Malmin, Georgia State University
Sienna Mark, Northeastern University
Maryia Markhvida, New York University
Melina Matos, Florida Atlantic University
Kate Maxwell, News Go Bag Project
Sara McBride, U.S. Geological Survey
- Social Science Saves Lives: A Human-Centered Approach to Landslide and Wildfire Research
- Data for a Hazard Ready Nation
- Training Session: Communication and Decision-Making Tools for Geohazards
David McEntire, Utah Valley University
Seth McKinney, Boulder County Sheriff’s Office
Samantha Medlock, Federal Emergency Management Agency (Former)
Michelle Meyer, Texas A&M University
- TED-Style Talks: Improving Practice Through Disaster Case Studies
- Third Assessment of Natural Hazards Working Session—Part II
Michael Michaud, State University of New York at Albany
Aubrey Miller, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Anne Miller, Colorado Department of Local Affairs
Jenny Mills, Colorado Department of Public Safety
TyKeara Mims, Texas A&M University
Todd Miner, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Gabi Mocatta, University of Tasmania
Christopher Moore, International Science Reserve
Meghan Mordy, Natural Hazards Center
Farinaz Motlagh, Stony Brook University
Molly Mowery, Wildfire Planning International
Njoki Mwarumba, Empire State University
Michael Méndez, University of California, Irvine
Mahbuba Nasreen, University of Dhaka
Mary Nelan, University of North Texas
Nikole Nelson, Frontline Justice
Michael Newman, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
- Making the Most of Disaster Dollars
- Plenary: Assessing Current Conditions—Challenges to Emergency Management
Erin Lorann 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
Walter Gillis Peacock, Texas A&M University
Lori Peek, Natural Hazards Center
- Welcome and Self-Introductions
- Wrap-Up and Call to Action
- Plenary: Taking Stock—The First, Second, and Third Assessments of Natural Hazards
- Third Assessment of Natural Hazards Working Session—Part II
- Third Assessment of Natural Hazards Working Session—Part I
Samantha Penta, State University of New York at Albany
Caroline Persson, Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Nicholas Porter, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Darrin Punchard, Punchard Consulting
Carlee Purdum, University of Houston
Jasmine Yiyuan Qin, re+connect
Jessica Radbord, Legal Services Corporation
Hayden Ramsey, Montana Legal Services Association
Sydney Reichin, North Carolina State University
Corey Reynolds, Independent Consultant
Peter Rinkleff, U.S. Geological Survey
Danielle Rivera, University of California, Berkeley
Fernando Rivera, University of Central Florida
- Plenary: Looking Back—Disasters as Turning Points
- Third Assessment of Natural Hazards Working Session—Part I
Anaís Delilah Roque, Duke University
Michelle Ruiz, University of Florida
Melanie Sands, Eastern Research Group, Inc.
Alka Sapat, Florida Atlantic University
- Insuring a Safe Future: Affordable Recovery and Resilient Housing in a Riskier World
- Third Assessment of Natural Hazards Working Session—Part II
Sarah Elizabeth Scales, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Katya Schloesser, University of Colorado Boulder
Max Schneider, U.S. Geological Survey
Monica Schoch-Spana, Texas A&M University
James Schwab, Jim Schwab Consulting
Blake Scott, University of South Florida
Ted Serrant, University of the West Indies
- Community-Based Research: The Public Health Disaster Research Award Program
- TED-Style Talks: Engagement, Ethics, and Collaboration in Local Disaster Management
Julie Shiyou-Woodard, Smart Home America
Hugo Sindelar, Montana State University
Liz Skilton, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Gavin Smith, North Carolina State University
Adam Smith, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Former)
Austin Snowbarger, Center for Disaster Philanthropy
Robin Soler, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Erica Solove, Extreme Weather Survivors
Alaina Stern, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Heather Stone, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Mercedes Stroeve, King County Office of Emergency Management
Jeannette Sutton, State University of New York at Albany and The Warn Room
- The State-of-the-Art in Alerts and Warnings
- Third Assessment of Natural Hazards Working Session—Part II
Eric Tate, Princeton University
Shigeo Tatsuki, Doshisha University
David Taylor, David Taylor Productions
Lakelyn E. Taylor, University of Vermont
Amanda Thiel, Oregon State University
Kathleen Tierney, University of Colorado Boulder
Jeannette Torrents, American Society of Civil Engineers
Matthew Van, University of Delaware
Bethany Van Brown, Sacred Heart University
Shannon Van Zandt, Texas A&M University
Leah Varjacques, Extreme Weather Survivors
Margaret Vinci, California Institute of Technology
Tricia Wachtendorf, University of Delaware
Caitlyn Wan Smith, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Aleeza Wilkins, U.S. Geological Survey
Janna Wilkinson, Utah Division of Emergency Management
Jay Wilson, Clackamas County Disaster Management
Greg Witkowski, Columbia University
Michele Wood, California State University, Fullerton
H. Tristan Wu, University of North Texas
Kristopher Young, University of Utah