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

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

Brad Bartholomew, CDM Smith

Burcak Basbug, Middle East Technical University

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

Thomas Beveridge, Royal Roads University

Noah Bezanson, Colorado School of Mines

Charis Boke, Dartmouth College

Francis Bouchard, Marsh McLennan

Steve Bowen, Gallagher Re

Jolie Breeden, Disasterly

Edith Bretherton, GNS Science

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

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

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

Caroline Cunningham, Stantec

Susan Cutter, University of South Carolina

Lindsay Davis, U.S. Geological Survey

Cassandra Davis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Jennifer Davis, ICF

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

Michael Dunaway, Independent

Christopher Emrich, University of Central Florida

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

Maureen Fordham, Gender Etc.

Lawrence Frank, AtkinsRéalis

Carol Friedland, Louisiana State University

Jack Friedman, U.S. Geological Survey

Melanie Gall, Arizona State University

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

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

Jessica Jensen, RAND

Laurie Johnson, Laurie Johnson Consulting

Jacquita N. Johnson, Texas A&M University

David Johnson, Purdue University

Katherine Johnson, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Bruce Jones, Midland

Amidu Kalokoh, Virginia Commonwealth University

Ömer Cem Karacaoglu, University of Delaware

Sandra Katz, Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains

Eric Kennedy, York University

Sayma Khajehei, Towson University

Karl Kim, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Kristina Kintziger, University of Nebraska Medical Center

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

Rebecca Leitschuh, Stantec

Jorge León, Federico Santa María Technical University

Maggie León-Corwin, University of Oklahoma

Michael Lindell, University of Washington

Hans Louis-Charles, Virginia Commonwealth University

Lindy Lowe, Eastern Research Group, Inc.

Maya MacHamer, ISET-International

Carson MacPherson-Krutsky, Natural Hazards Center

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

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

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

Deborah Mills, Dewberry

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

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

Samantha Penta, State University of New York at Albany

Manny Perotin, CDM Smith

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

Liesel Ritchie, Virginia Tech

Danielle Rivera, University of California, Berkeley

Fernando Rivera, University of Central Florida

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 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

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)

Alexandra Smoldt, HDR Inc.

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

Dori Stiefel, Thrivner

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

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

Izzy Williamson, Project 60

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

Eileen Young, RAND

Xilei Zhao, University of Florida

Christopher Zobel, Virginia Tech