Speakers and Presenters
Click on the names below to learn more about the our 2026 Natural Hazards Workshop Speakers and Presenters.
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Kayode Nelson Adeniji, East Carolina University
Supriya Akerkar, Oxford Brookes University
Maggie Allen, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Kate Allstadt, U.S. Geological Survey
Carlene Anders, Disaster Leadership Team
Deserai Anderson, University of Colorado Denver
David Applegate, U.S. Geological Survey
Katie Arrington, Boulder County
- Collaborations to Strengthen Resilience at Home and Abroad
- Third Assessment of Natural Hazards Working Session: Recovering from Disaster
Yajaira Ayala, The Bill Anderson Fund
Mei Azaad, Campaign to Fight Toxic Prisons
B. Kainoa Azama, Olohana Foundation
Sanchita Balachandran, Smithsonian Institution
Thomas Barnes, Arizona State University
Isabel Barrios, Greater New Orleans Foundation
Beth Bartel, U.S. Geological Survey
- Enhancing Preparedness for Volcanic Eruptions
- Improving Tools to Understand, Monitor, and Respond to Geologic Hazards
Hamilton Bean, University of Colorado Denver
Gina Belair, U.S. Geological Survey
Miriam Belblidia, Gulf Research Program
Maraya Ben-Joseph, Olohana Foundation
Chad Berginnis, Association of State Floodplain Managers
Genevieve Biggs, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Thomas Birkland, North Carolina State University
Giovanna Biscontin, National Science Foundation
Lauren Bissonnette, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Charis Ford Morrison Boke, Dartmouth College
Ashley Bosa, Boise State University
- Enhancing Education and Training for Disaster Risk Reduction
- Professional Pathways in the Hazards and Disaster Field
Brittany Brand, Boise State University
Garry Briese, Colorado State Fire Chiefs
- Disaster Risk Reduction: Tools, Theory, and Technology for a Safer World
- Understanding the State of Emergency Management in the United States
Carla Brisotto, University of Florida
Valerie Brown, California Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster
Krystal Brown, Gunnison High School
Tanya Brown-Giammanco, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Daniel Burger, The National Academies
Courtney Byrd, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Debbie Cabrales, Centro De Servicios Para Campesinos
Nnenia Campbell, Natural Hazards Center
Hannah Campbell, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Terry Cannon, Institute of Development Studies
Divya Chandrasekhar, University of Utah
Mike Chard, Boulder Office of Disaster Management
Jennifer Charlton-Faia, Texas Division of Emergency Management
Denise Chavez Reyes, Kansas State University
- Bill Anderson Fund Lightning Talks
- Helping the Helpers: The People Behind Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
- Building Wildfire Coalitions to Reduce Risk
Bhargavi Chekuri, University of Colorado Anschutz
Chen Chen, Oklahoma State University
Guangzhao Chen, Texas Tech University
Hannah Christen, American Red Cross
Carlo Chunga Pizarro, University of California, Irvine
- Disaster Planning With Systems-Impacted Communities
- Partnerships for the Long Haul: Lessons From Disaster Recovery Groups
- Partnerships for Urban Transformation
David Ciplet, University of Colorado Boulder
Dana Clawson, New England Municipal Sustainability Network
Michael Clifton, University of Colorado Anschutz
Brian Collins, Earth Fire Alliance
Louise Comfort, University of Pittsburgh
- Student Orientation
- Publishing for Disaster Risk Reduction
- Women of Invention: Pioneering Contributions to Hazards Research and Its Applications
Michèle Companion, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Santina L. Contreras, University of Southern California
Kara Cook-Schultz, Greater Houston Community Foundation
Erin Coryell, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies
- Harnessing Philanthropic Partnerships for Robust Disaster Planning
- Partnerships for the Long Haul: Lessons From Disaster Recovery Groups
Tiffany Cousins, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Liz Cox, North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies
Shane Crawford, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Allison Crimmins, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
BJ Cummings, University of Washington
Susan Cutter, University of South Carolina
Isabella Cámara Torres, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez
Mike Dacey, Community Resilience for the Waterbury Area
Yvonne Dadson, State University of New York at Albany
- Disaster Planning With Systems-Impacted Communities
- Helping the Helpers: The People Behind Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
- Women of Invention: Pioneering Contributions to Hazards Research and Its Applications
Imani Daniel, Virgin Islands Institute for Social Impact, Opulence, and Noetics
Cassandra Davis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lindsay Davis, U.S. Geological Survey
Julie Demuth, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Katherine Dickinson, University of Colorado Anschutz
Maria Dillard, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Amite Dominick, Texas Prison Community Advocates
Annika Doneghy, Case Western Reserve University
- Disaster Planning With Systems-Impacted Communities
- Strengthening Community and Volunteer Networks for Disaster Response
- Understanding the State of Emergency Management in the United States
Jennifer Dopkowski, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Noah Dormady, The Ohio State University
Christopher Emrich, University of Central Florida
Nicole Errett, University of Washington
Monica Farris, University of New Orleans
Shirley Feldmann-Jensen, California State University, Long Beach
Brian Fennessy, United States Wildland Fire Service
Aaron Flores, Arizona State University
Carol Friedland, Louisiana State University
Jack Friedman, U.S. Geological Survey
- Improving Risk Communication Through Monitoring and Evaluation
- From Research to Real-World Resilience: Coalitions for a Hazard Ready Nation
Melanie Gall, Arizona State University
- Professional Pathways in the Hazards and Disaster Field
- Durable Disaster Resilience: Lessons From a 20-Year Collaboration
N. Emel Ganapati, Florida International University
America Gaviria Pabón, The Bill Anderson Fund
- Bill Anderson Fund Lightning Talks
- Disaster Planning With Systems-Impacted Communities
- Improving Risk Communication Through Monitoring and Evaluation
- Filling Funding Gaps: Collaborations, Networks, and Private Support
Brian Gerber, Arizona State University
Jeffrey Giering, Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
David Gilkeson, Community Foundation of South Alabama
Jeremiah Goulka, Northeastern University
Bill Hahnenberg, Fire Adapted Colorado
Sara Hamideh, Stony Brook University
John Hammond, U.S. Geological Survey
Jennifer Helgeson, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Establishing a Unified Approach for Disaster Data Collection
- International Practices to Estimate Hazards Losses
Rodolfo Hernandez Perez, Howard University
Emily Himmelstoss, U.S. Geological Survey
Lori Hodges, Larimer County Office of Emergency Management
Susanna Hoffman, International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences
Timothy Hoheneder, Heartland Consulting
Amelia Hoppe, Emergency Legal Responders
Nicholas Hoskins, Texas A&M University
Nyla Howell, Rutgers University
- Disaster Planning With Systems-Impacted Communities
- Processes for Culturally Responsive Coalition Building
- Sparking Coalitions for Wildfire Risk Reduction and Resilience
Bryan Hubbel, Resources for the Future
Heidi Huber-Stearns, University of Oregon
Tom Hughes, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
- Enhancing Education and Training for Disaster Risk Reduction
- Professional Pathways in the Hazards and Disaster Field
- Third Assessment of Natural Hazards Working Session: Recovering from Disaster
Daire Jansson Glanville , Lincoln Memorial University
Steven Jensen, California State University, Long Beach
Alessandra Jerolleman, Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network
Susanne Jul, Creative Crisis Leadership
Shefali Juneja Lakhina, Wonder Labs
- Game Night: Building Community and a Culture of Disaster Resilience Through Play
- Key Moments and Methods for Wildfire Risk Messaging
Rhea Katsanakis, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Sandra Katz, Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains
Amanda Keen-Zebert, Desert Research Institute
Sayma Khajehei, Towson University
Karl Kim, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Shunichi Koshimura, Tohoku University
Alison Krepp, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Randall Kuhn, University of California, Los Angeles
Rebecca Laberenne, U.S. Green Building Council
Megan Lacey, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- A Community Cultural Framework for Equitable Disaster Recovery
- Building Partnerships Through Data Collection and Sharing
Shirley Laska, Lowlander Center
Jennifer Lawrence, University of Virginia
- Co-Producing Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction: Housing, Climate, and Health in Florida
- Sharing and Co-Creating Disaster Scholarship Through Zines
Ronald (Ronnie) Leeper, North Carolina State University
- Mapping Connections: Interactive Strategies for Coalition Building in Disaster Risk Reduction
- Filling Funding Gaps: Collaborations, Networks, and Private Support
Judanne Lennox-Morrison, Texas A&M University
Eric Letvin, Tidal Basin Group
Connor Lewis, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Maggie León-Corwin, Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis
- Harnessing Philanthropic Partnerships for Robust Disaster Planning
- Coalition-Driven Research: Insights from Campaigns to End Inhumane Incarceration in a Changing Climate
Joel Lisonbee, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Paulina Lopez, Duwamish River Community Coalition
Lindy Lowe, Eastern Research Group, Inc.
Kathleen Lynch, New York University
Carson MacPherson-Krutsky, Natural Hazards Center
Marísa Macías, U.S. Geological Survey
Julie Maldonado, Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network
Brigid Mark, University of Colorado Boulder
Gari Mayberry, U.S. Geological Survey
Sara McBride, U.S. Geological Survey
Carrie McDougall, University of Colorado Boulder
Shelley McMullen, University of Colorado Denver
Kate McNeely, Natural Hazards Center
Danielle McNutt, City of Boulder Fire-Rescue
Mitchell Meads, Boise State University
Sara Meerow, Arizona State University
Haleh Mehdipour, University of Florida
- Co-Producing Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction: Housing, Climate, and Health in Florida
- Game Night: Building Community and a Culture of Disaster Resilience Through Play
Florian Meissner, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Hannah Melville-Rea, Stanford University
Michelle Meyer, Texas A&M University
- Partnerships for the Long Haul: Lessons From Disaster Recovery Groups
- From Perishable Data to Disaster Preparedness: Quick Response Research in Texas
- Third Assessment of Natural Hazards Working Session: Recovering from Disaster
- Big Ideas for Reducing Disaster Risk: Introducing the Natural Hazards Center Solutions Fund
Anne Meyers, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Madison Mooney, Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network
Scott Morrill, West Region Wildfire Council
Johann Mortensen, Gunnison High School
Rubayet Bin Mostafiz, Louisiana State University
Robert Olshansky, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Mark Osler, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Ufuoma Ovienmhada, University of Arizona
Monica Owens Doyle, American Red Cross
John O’Donnell, Baton Rouge Area Foundation
Geraldine O’Mahony, Guidehouse
Mary Angelica Painter, Natural Hazards Center
Lauren Palermo, U.S. Geological Survey
Brittney Parker, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Resham Patel, University of Washington
Walter Gillis Peacock, Texas A&M University
Lori Peek, Natural Hazards Center
- Welcome and Self-Introductions
- Wrap-Up and Call to Action
- Scientific Coalitions for Disaster Risk Reduction
- Third Assessment of Natural Hazards Working Session: Recovering from Disaster
- Big Ideas for Reducing Disaster Risk: Introducing the Natural Hazards Center Solutions Fund
Alice Pennaz, U.S. Geological Survey
- Improving Risk Communication Through Monitoring and Evaluation
- From Research to Real-World Resilience: Coalitions for a Hazard Ready Nation
Barry Periatt, Hawaii County Civil Defense
Kristina Peterson, Lowlander Center
- Rooted in People and Place: Lessons From Successful Disaster Nonprofits
- Women of Invention: Pioneering Contributions to Hazards Research and Its Applications
Rosina Philippe, First Peoples' Conservation Council
Louisa Pitney, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Lisa Platt, University of Florida
Keith Porter, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
Duane Poslusny, Wildfire Partners
Peter Powers, U.S. Geological Survey
Zachary Provant, Boise State University
Roger Pulwarty, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Prithila Datta Purkayastha, Boise State University
Omar Pérez-Figueroa, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Ashlinn Quinn, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Dave Ramsey, U.S. Geological Survey
- Improving Risk Communication Through Monitoring and Evaluation
- Enhancing Preparedness for Volcanic Eruptions
Elizabeth Reddy, Colorado School of Mines
Danielle Rivera, University of California, Berkeley
- Partnerships for Urban Transformation
- Co-Producing Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction: Housing, Climate, and Health in Florida
Josh Roberts, Larimer County Office of Emergency Management
Dinah Rode, Deutscher Wetterdienst, DWD
Anaís Delilah Roque, Duke University
David Roueche, Auburn University
Michelle Ruiz, University of Florida
- Language Rights Are Human Rights: Exciting Initiatives to Overcome Language and Access Barriers
- From Research to Real-World Resilience: Coalitions for a Hazard Ready Nation
- Creative Approaches for Disaster Communication
Andrew Rumbach, Urban Institute
Suzue Saito, Columbia University
Maribel Sandoval Contreras, University of California, Irvine
Jenniffer Santos-Hernández, University of Delaware
Alka Sapat, Florida Atlantic University
- Transpacific Coalitions: Strengthening U.S.-Japan Partnerships in Disaster Science
- Third Assessment of Natural Hazards Working Session: Recovering from Disaster
Amanda Savitt, Argonne National Laboratory
Jackie Schaeffer, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Paul Schlatter, National Weather Service
Katya Schloesser, University of Colorado Boulder
- Game Night: Building Community and a Culture of Disaster Resilience Through Play
- Disaster Risk Reduction From the Heart
Sarah Schoedinger, Thalassa Strategies
Jennifer Schroeder Tyson, Appalachian State University
David Schwartz, Rochester Institute of Technology
Justin Sefcik, Oceans and Wildlife Institute
Eileen Shader, American Rivers
Vivi Siegel, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Virginia Silvis, Pennsylvania State University
Austin Snowbarger, Center for Disaster Philanthropy
Oleg Sokolsky, National Science Foundation
Kelly Stettner, Black River Action Team
Wendy Stovall, U.S. Geological Survey
Mitchell Stripling, Columbia University
- Strengthening Community and Volunteer Networks for Disaster Response
- Filling Funding Gaps: Collaborations, Networks, and Private Support
Patricia Stukes, Royal Roads University
Danielle Sumy, National Science Foundation
William Sweet, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Tomohiro Tanaka, Kyoto University
Shana Tarter, University of Colorado Anschutz
Hirokazu Tatano, Kyoto University
Shigeo Tatsuki, Doshisha University
Ramsay Taum, Life Enhancement Institute of the Pacific
Abdul-Hai Thomas, Youth Participatory Action Network
Issa Thullah, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Bill Anderson Fund Lightning Talks
- Collaborations to Strengthen Resilience at Home and Abroad
- International Practices to Estimate Hazards Losses
Kathleen Tierney, University of Colorado Boulder
Jenna Tilt, Oregon State University
Bill Tripp, Karuk Tribe Department of Natural Resources
Laura Twidle, Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc.
Matthew Van, University of Delaware
Carolina Van Horn, Colorado Office of Climate Preparedness and Disaster Recovery
Shannon Van Zandt, Texas A&M University
- Partnerships for Urban Transformation
- Purpose and Pathways for More Impactful Natural Hazards Research
- Big Ideas for Reducing Disaster Risk: Introducing the Natural Hazards Center Solutions Fund
Karina Vielma, University of Texas at San Antonio
Melissa Villarreal, Natural Hazards Center
Olivia Vilá, Argonne National Laboratory
Jason von Meding, University of Florida
Tricia Wachtendorf, University of Delaware
Joseph Wartman, University of Washington
Maria Watson, University of Florida
Sarah Whitaker, Boise State University
Janna Wilkinson, Utah Division of Emergency Management
- Creating Guardrails for Using Artificial Intelligence
- Sparking Coalitions for Wildfire Risk Reduction and Resilience
Jay Wilson, Clackamas County Disaster Management
Greg Witkowski, Kean University
Haorui Wu, Dalhousie University
Yi-Chen Yang, Lehigh University
Tessa Yip, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
Saki Yotsui, The University of Tokyo
McKenna Young, Gunnison High School
Jiang Zheng, Texas A&M University
- From Perishable Data to Disaster Preparedness: Quick Response Research in Texas
- Big Ideas for Reducing Disaster Risk: Introducing the Natural Hazards Center Solutions Fund
Ariela Zycherman, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration