Speakers and Presenters

Amer Hamad Issa Abukhalaf, Clemson University

• Health Outcomes in Disasters: A Special Call of the Quick Response Research Award Program

Jamie Albrecht, City of Berkeley

• From Spark to Smolder: Wildfires Across the Disaster Lifecycle

María Arce, University of Missouri

• Training Session: Communicating About Disasters in a Dynamic Media Landscape

Jessica Austin, Natural Hazards Center

• Capturing Disaster Data Before It Disappears: The Quick Response Research Award Program

Brad Bartholomew, IEM International, Inc.

• Making the Most of Disaster Dollars

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

• Planning for Hazards: Lessons From International Contexts

Amir Behzadan, University of Colorado Boulder

• Artificial Intelligence for Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

Sara Belligoni, University of Central Florida

• Hazards and Disaster Research by New Professionals

Thomas Beveridge, Royal Roads University

• Home-Grown Resilience: Local Solutions for Disaster Management

Noah Bezanson, Colorado School of Mines

• Reducing Risk and Saving Lives: The Mitigation Matters Research Award Program

Charis Boke, Dartmouth College

• Building a Weather Ready Nation: The Weather Ready Research Award Program

Francis Bouchard, Marsh McLennan

• Insuring a Safe Future: Affordable Recovery and Resilient Housing in a Riskier World

Jolie Breeden, Disasterly

• First-Timers' Orientation
• From Awareness to Action: Community Engagement for Advancing Risk Communication

Edith Bretherton, GNS Science

• TED-Style Talks: Improving Practice Through Disaster Case Studies

Ayeisha Brinson, Institute for Defense Analyses

Elizabeth Bubel, American Red Cross

• TED-Style Talks: Using Data and Technology to Understand Disaster

Christina Cain, The Foundation for Advancement in Conservation

• Developing Community-Led Mitigation Plans for Hazards Resilience

Nnenia Campbell, Natural Hazards Center

• Student Orientation

Terry Cannon, Institute of Development Studies

• Planning for Hazards: Lessons From International Contexts

Chingwen Cheng, Arizona State University

• Networking Roundtable: Conducting Ethical Work in Changing Environments

Louise Comfort, University of Pittsburgh

• Student Orientation
• Fifty Years of Hazards and Disasters Research: Where Do We Go From Here?

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, University of New Haven

• TED-Style Talks: Engagement, Ethics, and Collaboration in Local Disaster Management

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

• Insuring a Safe Future: Affordable Recovery and Resilient Housing in a Riskier World

Caroline Cunningham, Stantec

• Networking Roundtable: Expecting the Unexpected in Hazard Mitigation

Cassandra Davis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Networking Roundtable: Conducting Ethical Work in Changing Environments

Breiana DeGrate, Texas A&M University

• Building a Weather Ready Nation: The Weather Ready Research Award Program

Julie Demuth, National Center for Atmospheric Research

• TED-Style Talks: Using Data and Technology to Understand Disaster

Manann Donoghoe, Brookings Institution

• Home-Grown Resilience: Local Solutions for Disaster Management

Oronde Drakes, U.S. Geological Survey

• Social Science Saves Lives: A Human-Centered Approach to Landslide and Wildfire Research

Michael Dunaway, National Institute of Standards and Technology

• Artificial Intelligence for Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

John Eidleman, Legal Services Corporation

Christopher Emrich, University of Central Florida

• TED-Style Talks: Using Data and Technology to Understand Disaster

Shirley Feldmann-Jensen, California State University, Long Beach

• From Spark to Smolder: Wildfires Across the Disaster Lifecycle

Allison Ferreri, King County Office of Emergency Management

• TED-Style Talks: Engagement, Ethics, and Collaboration in Local Disaster Management

David Flores, Center for Progressive Reform

• Social Science Saves Lives: A Human-Centered Approach to Landslide and Wildfire Research

Maureen Fordham, Gender Etc.

• Networking Roundtable: Conducting Ethical Work in Changing Environments

Serena Galleshaw, Sasaki Associates

• Navigating the Data Deluge: Towards Practical Decision-Support Tools

Andrew Gissing, Natural Hazards Research Australia

• Community-Led Relocation: Lessons From 20 Years of International Research

Tara Goddard, Texas A&M University

• Health Outcomes in Disasters: A Special Call of the Quick Response Research Award Program

Marcelo Gonzalez Galvez, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

• TED-Style Talks: Engagement, Ethics, and Collaboration in Local Disaster Management

Himanshu Grover, University of Washington

• Planning for Hazards: Lessons From International Contexts

Jennifer Haney, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

• TED-Style Talks: Engagement, Ethics, and Collaboration in Local Disaster Management

Azia Harris-Martin, University of Michigan

• Hazards and Disaster Research by New Professionals

Jennifer Helgeson, National Institute of Standards and Technology

• Artificial Intelligence for Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

Ruby Hernandez, Texas A&M University

• Bill Anderson Fund Lightning Talks

Jennifer Horney, University of Delaware

• Home-Grown Resilience: Local Solutions for Disaster Management

Qian Hu, George Mason University

• Artificial Intelligence for Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

Heidi Huber-Stearns, University of Oregon

• TED-Style Talks: Improving Practice Through Disaster Case Studies

Tasnim Tarannum Isaba, University of Utah

• Building a Weather Ready Nation: The Weather Ready Research Award Program

Kanako Iuchi, Tohoku University

• Fifty Years of Hazards and Disasters Research: Where Do We Go From Here?

Jessica Jensen, RAND Corporation

• Training Session: Increasing Collaboration in Disasters Through Scenario-Based Planning
• Plenary: Assessing Current Conditions—Challenges to Conventional Approaches to Emergency Management

Laurie Johnson, Laurie Johnson Consulting

• Fifty Years of Hazards and Disasters Research: Where Do We Go From Here?

Katherine Johnson, National Institute of Standards and Technology

• Training Session: Communicating About Disasters in a Dynamic Media Landscape

David Johnson, Purdue University

• Developing Community-Led Mitigation Plans for Hazards Resilience

Jacquita N. Johnson, Texas A&M University

• Bill Anderson Fund Lightning Talks

Dayo Kadree, Legal Services Corporation

Amidu Kalokoh, Virginia Commonwealth University

• Bill Anderson Fund Lightning Talks

Ömer Cem Karacaoglu, University of Delaware

• Planning for Hazards: Lessons From International Contexts

Eric Kennedy, York University

• Navigating the Data Deluge: Towards Practical Decision-Support Tools

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

• Developing Community-Led Mitigation Plans for Hazards Resilience

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

Shrushti Kothari, Legal Services Corporation

• Training Session: Cultivating Community-Based Disaster Legal Services

Paul Kovacs, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction

• Developing Community-Led Mitigation Plans for Hazards Resilience

Rebecca Leitschuh, Stantec

• Networking Roundtable: Charting a Course—Developing Goals for Your Future

Hans Louis-Charles, Virginia Commonwealth University

• Bill Anderson Fund Lightning Talks

Lindy Lowe, Eastern Research Group, Inc.

• Developing Community-Led Mitigation Plans for Hazards Resilience

Maya MacHamer, ISET-International

• From Spark to Smolder: Wildfires Across the Disaster Lifecycle

Carson MacPherson-Krutsky, Natural Hazards Center

• First-Timers' Orientation
• From Awareness to Action: Community Engagement for Advancing Risk Communication

Julie Maldonado, Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network

• Networking Roundtable: Community-Led Solutions for Compounding, Complex, and Cascading Disasters

Maryia Markhvida, New York University

• Artificial Intelligence for Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

Melina Matos, Florida Atlantic University

• Navigating the Data Deluge: Towards Practical Decision-Support Tools

Kate Maxwell, News Go Bag Project

• Training Session: Communicating About Disasters in a Dynamic Media Landscape

Michelle Meyer, Texas A&M University

• TED-Style Talks: Improving Practice Through Disaster Case Studies

Aubrey Miller, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

• Health Outcomes in Disasters: A Special Call of the Quick Response Research Award Program

Deborah Mills, Dewberry

• From Spark to Smolder: Wildfires Across the Disaster Lifecycle

TyKeara Mims, Texas A&M University

• Bill Anderson Fund Lightning Talks

Todd Miner, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

• Community-Based Research: The Public Health Disaster Research Award Program

Christopher Moore, International Science Reserve

• Training Session: Increasing Collaboration in Disasters Through Scenario-Based Planning

Molly Mowery, Wildfire Planning International

• Film Screening: Planning to Turn the Tide: Creating Resilient Communities

Njoki Mwarumba, Empire State University

• TED-Style Talks: Improving Practice Through Disaster Case Studies

Michael Méndez, University of California, Irvine

• TED-Style Talks: Engagement, Ethics, and Collaboration in Local Disaster Management

Mary Nelan, University of North Texas

• Networking Roundtable: Creating Sustainable Funding Strategies for Hazards and Disaster Resilience

Erin Nuckols, University of Victoria

• Hazards and Disaster Research by New Professionals

Sara O'Connor, California State University, Long Beach

• Capturing Disaster Data Before It Disappears: The Quick Response Research Award Program

Oluponmile Olonilua, Texas Southern University

• Health Outcomes in Disasters: A Special Call of the Quick Response Research Award Program

Robert Olshansky, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• Fifty Years of Hazards and Disasters Research: Where Do We Go From Here?

Anna Osland, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

• Film Screening: Hurricane Katrina at 20: Reflections from Policy Makers and Practitioners

Monica Owens Doyle, American Red Cross

• TED-Style Talks: Improving Practice Through Disaster Case Studies

Mary Angelica Painter, Natural Hazards Center

• First-Timers' Orientation

Sangung Park, University of Florida

• TED-Style Talks: Using Data and Technology to Understand Disaster

Caroline Persson, Denver Health and Hospital Authority

• Advancements for Disaster and Public Health Practice

Nicholas Porter, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

• Advancements for Disaster and Public Health Practice

Darrin Punchard, Punchard Consulting

• Film Screening: Planning to Turn the Tide: Creating Resilient Communities

Jasmine Yiyuan Qin, re+connect

• Community-Based Research: The Public Health Disaster Research Award Program

Danielle Rivera, University of California, Berkeley

• Capturing Disaster Data Before It Disappears: The Quick Response Research Award Program

Fernando Rivera, University of Central Florida

• TED-Style Talks: Engagement, Ethics, and Collaboration in Local Disaster Management
• Plenary: Looking Back—Disasters as Turning Points

Anaís Delilah Roque, Duke University

• Community-Based Research: The Public Health Disaster Research Award Program

Michelle Ruiz, University of Florida

• Bill Anderson Fund Lightning Talks

Melanie Sands, Eastern Research Group, Inc.

• Navigating the Data Deluge: Towards Practical Decision-Support Tools

Alka Sapat, Florida Atlantic University

• Insuring a Safe Future: Affordable Recovery and Resilient Housing in a Riskier World

Sarah Elizabeth Scales, University of Delaware

• Advancements for Disaster and Public Health Practice

Katya Schloesser, University of Colorado Boulder

• Training Session: Gamifying Wildfire Resilience

James Schwab, Jim Schwab Consulting

• Film Screening: Planning to Turn the Tide: Creating Resilient Communities

Blake Scott, University of South Florida

• Advancements for Disaster and Public Health Practice

Ted Serrant, Houston Independent School District

• 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

• Insuring a Safe Future: Affordable Recovery and Resilient Housing in a Riskier World

Hugo Sindelar, Montana State University

• Film Screening: One in Five Hundred: Lessons From the 2022 Yellowstone Floods

Liz Skilton, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

• Film Screening: Hurricane Katrina at 20: Reflections from Policy Makers and Practitioners

Gavin Smith, North Carolina State University

• Community-Led Relocation: Lessons From 20 Years of International Research

Richard Smith, GNS Science

• Community-Led Relocation: Lessons From 20 Years of International Research

Austin Snowbarger, Center for Disaster Philanthropy

• Networking Roundtable: Creating Sustainable Funding Strategies for Hazards and Disaster Resilience

Heather Stone, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

• Film Screening: Hurricane Katrina at 20: Reflections from Policy Makers and Practitioners

Mercedes Stroeve, King County Office of Emergency Management

• TED-Style Talks: Improving Practice Through Disaster Case Studies

Shigeo Tatsuki, Doshisha University

• Planning for Hazards: Lessons From International Contexts

David Taylor, David Taylor Productions

• Film Screening: Planning to Turn the Tide: Creating Resilient Communities

Amanda Thiel, Oregon State University

• From Spark to Smolder: Wildfires Across the Disaster Lifecycle

Matthew Van, University of Delaware

• Student Orientation

Bethany Van Brown, Sacred Heart University

• Networking Roundtable: Conducting Ethical Work in Changing Environments

Shannon Van Zandt, Texas A&M University

• Fifty Years of Hazards and Disasters Research: Where Do We Go From Here?

Greg Witkowski, Columbia University

• Networking Roundtable: Creating Sustainable Funding Strategies for Hazards and Disaster Resilience

Xilei Zhao, University of Florida

• Building a Weather Ready Nation: The Weather Ready Research Award Program