Speakers and Presenters

Kayode Nelson Adeniji, East Carolina University

• Bill Anderson Fund Lightning Talks

Supriya Akerkar, Oxford Brookes University

• Helping the Helpers: The People Behind Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

Maggie Allen, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Planning for Complex, Cascading Drought Hazards

Carlene Anders, Disaster Leadership Team

• Partnerships for the Long Haul: Lessons From Disaster Recovery Groups

Deserai Anderson, University of Colorado Denver

• Purpose and Pathways for More Impactful Natural Hazards Research

David Applegate, U.S. Geological Survey

• Professional Pathways in the Hazards and Disaster Field

Katie Arrington, Boulder County

• Collaborations to Strengthen Resilience at Home and Abroad

Yajaira Ayala, The Bill Anderson Fund

• Harnessing Philanthropic Partnerships for Robust Disaster Planning

Mei Azaad, Campaign to Fight Toxic Prisons

• Coalition-Driven Research: Insights from Campaigns to End Inhumane Incarceration in a Changing Climate

Sanchita Balachandran, Smithsonian Institution

• Disaster Risk Reduction: Tools, Theory, and Technology for a Safer World

Jeff Baranyi, Esri

• Disaster Risk Reduction: Tools, Theory, and Technology for a Safer World

Thomas Barnes, Arizona State University

• Helping the Helpers: The People Behind Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

Beth Bartel, U.S. Geological Survey

• Enhancing Preparedness for Volcanic Eruptions

Hamilton Bean, University of Colorado Denver

• Resilience Through Effective Early Warnings

Gina Belair, University of Montana

• Improving Tools to Understand, Monitor, and Respond to Geologic Hazards

Miriam Belblidia, Gulf Research Program

• Animal Inclusive Approaches to Disaster Response

Noldy Belizaire, Stantec

• Mapping Connections: Interactive Strategies for Coalition Building in Disaster Risk Reduction

Genevieve Biggs, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

• Sparking Coalitions for Wildfire Risk Reduction and Resilience

Thomas Birkland, Natural Hazards Review

• Publishing for Disaster Risk Reduction

Giovanna Biscontin, National Science Foundation

• From Perishable Data to Disaster Preparedness: Quick Response Research in Texas

Charis Ford Morrison Boke, Dartmouth College

• Rural Strengths and Capacities for Flood Resilience

Ashley Bosa, Boise State University

• Putting Community First When Building Resilience
• Planning for Complex, Cascading Drought Hazards

Juan Bossano, KB Advising

• Enhancing Education and Training for Disaster Risk Reduction
• Professional Pathways in the Hazards and Disaster Field

Brittany Brand, Boise State University

• Enhancing Preparedness for Volcanic Eruptions

Edith Bretherton, GNS Science

• Creative Approaches for Disaster Communication

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

• Building Partnerships Through Data Collection and Sharing

Valerie Brown, California Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster

• Partnerships for the Long Haul: Lessons From Disaster Recovery Groups

Krystal Brown, Gunnison High School

• Disaster Risk Reduction From the Heart

Tanya Brown-Giammanco, National Institute of Standards and Technology

• Building Partnerships Through Data Collection and Sharing

Lily Bui, SoCal Grantmakers

• Partnerships for the Long Haul: Lessons From Disaster Recovery Groups

Courtney Byrd, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Shaping Federal Interventions for Future Coastal Flood Hazards

Debbie Cabrales, Centro De Servicios Para Campesinos

• Helping the Helpers: The People Behind Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

Nnenia Campbell, Natural Hazards Center

• Student Orientation
• Harnessing Philanthropic Partnerships for Robust Disaster Planning

Hannah Campbell, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Purpose Driven Planning and Coordination Strategies

Terry Cannon, Institute of Development Studies

• Purpose Driven Planning and Coordination Strategies

Divya Chandrasekhar, University of Utah

• Partnerships for Urban Transformation
• Creating Guardrails for Using Artificial Intelligence

Mike Chard, Boulder County

• Organizational Structures, Staffing, and Capacity in Emergency Management

Jennifer Charlton-Faia, Texas Division of Emergency Management

• Collaborations to Strengthen Resilience at Home and Abroad

Denise Chavez Reyes, Kansas State University

• Bill Anderson Fund Lightning Talks

Bhargavi Chekuri, University of Colorado Anschutz

• Building Resilient, Practice-Ready Disaster Medicine Programs

Chen Chen, Oklahoma State University

• Building Wildfire Coalitions to Reduce Risk

Guangzhao Chen, Texas Tech University

• Disaster Risk Reduction: Tools, Theory, and Technology for a Safer World

Hannah Christen, American Red Cross

• Key Moments and Methods for Wildfire Risk Messaging

Carlo Chunga Pizarro, University of California, Irvine

• Disaster Planning With Systems-Impacted Communities

David Ciplet, University of Colorado Boulder

• Coalition-Driven Research: Insights from Campaigns to End Inhumane Incarceration in a Changing Climate

Dana Clawson, New England Municipal Sustainability Network

• Rural Strengths and Capacities for Flood Resilience

Michael Clifton, University of Colorado Anschutz

• Coalition-Driven Research: Insights from Campaigns to End Inhumane Incarceration in a Changing Climate

Brian Collins, Earth Fire Alliance

• Sparking Coalitions for Wildfire Risk Reduction and Resilience

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

• Collaborations to Strengthen Resilience at Home and Abroad

Santina L. Contreras, University of Southern California

• Partnerships for the Long Haul: Lessons From Disaster Recovery Groups

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

• Establishing a Unified Approach for Disaster Data Collection

Liz Cox, North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies

• Game Night: Building Community and a Culture of Disaster Resilience Through Play

Shane Crawford, Federal Emergency Management Agency

• Establishing a Unified Approach for Disaster Data Collection

Allison Crimmins, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Plenary: Scientific Coalitions for Disaster Risk Reduction

BJ Cummings, University of Washington

• Commitment to Communities: Duwamish Valley Coalition Building

Susan Cutter, University of South Carolina

• Women of Invention: Pioneering Contributions to Hazards Research and Its Applications

Isabella Cámara Torres, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez

• From Research to Real-World Resilience: Coalitions for a Hazard Ready Nation

Mike Dacey, Community Resilience for the Waterbury Area

• Rural Strengths and Capacities for Flood Resilience

Yvonne Dadson, State University of New York at Albany

• Disaster Planning With Systems-Impacted Communities

Imani Daniel, Virgin Islands Institute for Social Impact, Opulence, and Noetics

• Strengthening Community and Volunteer Networks for Disaster Response

Cassandra Davis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• A Community Cultural Framework for Equitable Disaster Recovery

Lindsay Davis, U.S. Geological Survey

• Professional Pathways in the Hazards and Disaster Field

Katherine Dickinson, University of Colorado Anschutz

• Building Wildfire Coalitions to Reduce Risk

Amite Dominic, Texas Prison Community Advocates

• Coalition-Driven Research: Insights from Campaigns to End Inhumane Incarceration in a Changing Climate

Annika Doneghy, Case Western Reserve University

• Disaster Planning With Systems-Impacted Communities

Jennifer Dopkowski, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Purpose Driven Planning and Coordination Strategies

Noah Dormady, The Ohio State University

• Transpacific Coalitions: Strengthening U.S.-Japan Partnerships in Disaster Science

Christopher Emrich, University of Central Florida

• International Practices to Estimate Hazards Losses

Nicole Errett, University of Washington

• Commitment to Communities: Duwamish Valley Coalition Building

Monica Farris, University of New Orleans

• Durable Disaster Resilience: Lessons From a 20-Year Collaboration

Shirley Feldmann-Jensen, California State University, Long Beach

• Building Wildfire Coalitions to Reduce Risk
• Cultivating Ethics for Emergency Management

Brian Fenessy, United States Wildland Fire Service

• Purpose Driven Planning and Coordination Strategies

Brian Fennessy, United States Wildland Fire Service

• Sparking Coalitions for Wildfire Risk Reduction and Resilience

Lawrence Frank, AtkinsRéalis

• Filling Funding Gaps: Collaborations, Networks, and Private Support

Suzanne Frew, The Frew Group

• Language Rights Are Human Rights: Exciting Initiatives to Overcome Language and Access Barriers

Carol Friedland, Louisiana State University

• Durable Disaster Resilience: Lessons From a 20-Year Collaboration

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

• Partnerships for Urban Transformation

America Gaviria Pabón, The Bill Anderson Fund

• Bill Anderson Fund Lightning Talks
• Disaster Planning With Systems-Impacted Communities

Brian Gerber, Arizona State University

• Purpose and Pathways for More Impactful Natural Hazards Research

Jeffrey Giering, Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

• Durable Disaster Resilience: Lessons From a 20-Year Collaboration

Jeremiah Goulka, Northeastern University

• Helping the Helpers: The People Behind Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

Sara Hamideh, Stony Brook University

• Building Partnerships Through Data Collection and Sharing
• Partnerships for Urban Transformation

John Hammond, U.S. Geological Survey

• Improving Tools to Understand, Monitor, and Respond to Geologic Hazards

Cat Hebson, Footprint Project

• Engaging Communities in Risk Reduction Through the Built Environment

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

• From Perishable Data to Disaster Preparedness: Quick Response Research in Texas

Emily Himmelstoss, U.S. Geological Survey

• Shaping Federal Interventions for Future Coastal Flood Hazards

Lori Hodges, Larimer County

• Organizational Structures, Staffing, and Capacity in Emergency Management

Susanna Hoffman, International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences

• Women of Invention: Pioneering Contributions to Hazards Research and Its Applications

Amelia Hoppe, Emergency Legal Responders

• Collaborations to Strengthen Resilience at Home and Abroad

Nicholas Hoskins, Texas A&M University

• Establishing a Unified Approach for Disaster Data Collection

Nyla Howell, Rutgers University

• Disaster Planning With Systems-Impacted Communities

Bryan Hubbel, Resources for the Future

• Disaster Risk Reduction: Tools, Theory, and Technology for a Safer World

Heidi Huber-Stearns, University of Oregon

• Game Night: Building Community and a Culture of Disaster Resilience Through Play

Tom Hughes, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency

• Enhancing Education and Training for Disaster Risk Reduction
• Professional Pathways in the Hazards and Disaster Field

Daire Jansson Glanville , Lincoln Memorial University

• Disaster Risk Reduction: Tools, Theory, and Technology for a Safer World

Steven Jensen, California State University, Long Beach

• Cultivating Ethics for Emergency Management

Chris Jones, Conversa Corps

• Collaborations to Strengthen Resilience at Home and Abroad

Susanne Jul, Creative Crisis Leadership

• Game Night: Building Community and a Culture of Disaster Resilience Through Play

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

• Learning From Past Disasters to Reduce Future Risks

Sandra Katz, Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains

• Helping the Helpers: The People Behind Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

Amanda Keen-Zebert, Desert Research Institute

• From Research to Real-World Resilience: Coalitions for a Hazard Ready Nation

Sayma Khajehei, Towson University

• Collaborations to Strengthen Resilience at Home and Abroad

Shunichi Koshimura, Tohoku University

• Transpacific Coalitions: Strengthening U.S.-Japan Partnerships in Disaster Science

Randall Kuhn, University of California, Los Angeles

• Protecting Health and Reducing Harm: The Heath and Extreme Weather Research Award Program

Rebecca Laberenne, U.S. Green Building Council

• Engaging Communities in Risk Reduction Through the Built Environment

Megan Lacey, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• A Community Cultural Framework for Equitable Disaster Recovery

Shirley Laska, Lowlander Center

• Rooted in People and Place: Lessons From Successful Disaster Nonprofits

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

• Planning for Complex, Cascading Drought Hazards

Rebecca Leitschuh, Stantec

• 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

• Harnessing Philanthropic Partnerships for Robust Disaster Planning

Eric Letvin, Tidal Basin Group

• Engaging Communities in Risk Reduction Through the Built Environment

Connor Lewis, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Shaping Federal Interventions for Future Coastal Flood Hazards

Maggie León-Corwin, Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis

• Harnessing Philanthropic Partnerships for Robust Disaster Planning

Joel Lisonbee, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Planning for Complex, Cascading Drought Hazards

Paulina Lopez, Duwamish River Community Coalition

• Commitment to Communities: Duwamish Valley Coalition Building

Lindy Lowe, Eastern Research Group, Inc.

• Building Wildfire Coalitions to Reduce Risk

Alex Lundy, Salt Lake City Corporation

• Building Partnerships Through Data Collection and Sharing

Kathleen Lynch, New York University

• Protecting Health and Reducing Harm: The Heath and Extreme Weather Research Award Program

Carson MacPherson-Krutsky, Natural Hazards Center

• First-Timers' Orientation

Marísa Macías, U.S. Geological Survey

• Improving Tools to Understand, Monitor, and Respond to Geologic Hazards

Julie Maldonado, Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network

• Rooted in People and Place: Lessons From Successful Disaster Nonprofits

Brigid Mark, University of Colorado Boulder

• Sharing and Co-Creating Disaster Scholarship Through Zines

Jack Martin, Sustainable Jack

• Engaging Communities in Risk Reduction Through the Built Environment

Carrie McDougall, University of Colorado Boulder

• Disaster Risk Reduction From the Heart

Shelley McMullen, University of Colorado Denver

• Disaster Risk Reduction: Tools, Theory, and Technology for a Safer World

Kate McNeely, Natural Hazards Center

• Sharing and Co-Creating Disaster Scholarship Through Zines

Danielle McNutt, City of Boulder Fire-Rescue

• Establishing a Unified Approach for Disaster Data Collection

Mitchell Meads, Boise State University

• Putting Community First When Building Resilience

Sara Meerow, Arizona State University

• Purpose Driven Planning and Coordination Strategies

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

• Resilience Through Effective Early Warnings

Hannah Melville-Rea, Stanford University

• Helping the Helpers: The People Behind Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

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

Anne Meyers, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Creative Approaches for Disaster Communication

Aubrey Miller, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Kristy Mitchell, Huxly Global

• Key Moments and Methods for Wildfire Risk Messaging

Madison Mooney, Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network

• Rooted in People and Place: Lessons From Successful Disaster Nonprofits

Javier Morales Riech, Texas Tech University

• From Perishable Data to Disaster Preparedness: Quick Response Research in Texas

Scott Morrill, West Regional Wildfire Council

• Disaster Risk Reduction From the Heart

Johann Mortensen, Gunnison High School

• Disaster Risk Reduction From the Heart

Rubayet Bin Mostafiz, Louisiana State University

• Durable Disaster Resilience: Lessons From a 20-Year Collaboration

Cristina Muñoz De La Torre, Just Solutions Collective

• Professional Pathways in the Hazards and Disaster Field

Robert Olshansky, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• Partnerships for Urban Transformation

Yuichi Ono, Tohoku University

• Transpacific Coalitions: Strengthening U.S.-Japan Partnerships in Disaster Science

Ufuoma Ovienmhada, University of Arizona

• Coalition-Driven Research: Insights from Campaigns to End Inhumane Incarceration in a Changing Climate

Monica Owens Doyle, American Red Cross

• Key Moments and Methods for Wildfire Risk Messaging

Mary Angelica Painter, Natural Hazards Center

• First-Timers' Orientation

Lauren Palermo, U.S. Geological Survey

• Improving Tools to Understand, Monitor, and Respond to Geologic Hazards

Brittney Parker, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Shaping Federal Interventions for Future Coastal Flood Hazards

Resham Patel, University of Washington

• Commitment to Communities: Duwamish Valley Coalition Building

Walter Gillis Peacock, Texas A&M University

• Publishing for Disaster Risk Reduction

Lori Peek, Natural Hazards Center

• Welcome and Self-Introductions
• Wrap-Up and Call to Action
• Plenary: Scientific Coalitions for Disaster Risk Reduction

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

• Enhancing Preparedness for Volcanic Eruptions

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

• Rooted in People and Place: Lessons From Successful Disaster Nonprofits

Louisa Pitney, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Shaping Federal Interventions for Future Coastal Flood Hazards

Lisa Platt, University of Florida

• Engaging Communities in Risk Reduction Through the Built Environment

Keith Porter, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction

• International Practices to Estimate Hazards Losses

Peter Powers, U.S. Geological Survey

• Improving Tools to Understand, Monitor, and Respond to Geologic Hazards

Zachary Provant, Boise State University

• Putting Community First When Building Resilience

Roger Pulwarty, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Learning From Past Disasters to Reduce Future Risks

Prithila Datta Purkayastha, Boise State University

• Putting Community First When Building Resilience

Omar Pérez-Figueroa, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• Partnerships for Urban Transformation

Dave Ramsey, U.S. Geological Survey

• Improving Risk Communication Through Monitoring and Evaluation
• Enhancing Preparedness for Volcanic Eruptions

Pria Ranganath, SaferHomes

• Engaging Communities in Risk Reduction Through the Built Environment

Elizabeth Reddy, Colorado School of Mines

• Resilience Through Effective Early Warnings

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

• Organizational Structures, Staffing, and Capacity in Emergency Management

Dinah Rode, Deutscher Wetterdienst, DWD

• Resilience Through Effective Early Warnings

Anaís Delilah Roque, Duke University

• Helping the Helpers: The People Behind Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

David Roueche, Auburn University

• Establishing a Unified Approach for Disaster Data Collection

Michelle Ruiz, University of Florida

• Language Rights Are Human Rights: Exciting Initiatives to Overcome Language and Access Barriers

Andrew Rumbach, Urban Institute

• Learning From Past Disasters to Reduce Future Risks

Suzue Saito, Columbia University

• Strengthening Community and Volunteer Networks for Disaster Response

Maribel Sandoval Contreras, University of California, Irvine

• Bill Anderson Fund Lightning Talks

Alka Sapat, Florida Atlantic University

• Transpacific Coalitions: Strengthening U.S.-Japan Partnerships in Disaster Science

Amanda Savitt, Argonne National Laboratory

• Organizational Structures, Staffing, and Capacity in Emergency Management

Paul Schlatter, National Weather Service

• Resilience Through Effective Early Warnings

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, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Disaster Risk Reduction From the Heart

Jennifer Schroeder Tyson, Appalachian State University

• Protecting Health and Reducing Harm: The Heath and Extreme Weather Research Award Program

David Schwartz, Rochester Institute of Technology

• Game Night: Building Community and a Culture of Disaster Resilience Through Play

Justin Sefcik, Oceans and Wildlife Institute

• Animal Inclusive Approaches to Disaster Response

Eileen Shader, American Rivers

• Purpose Driven Planning and Coordination Strategies

Vivi Siegel, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Creative Approaches for Disaster Communication

Virginia Silvis, Pennsylvania State University

• Protecting Health and Reducing Harm: The Heath and Extreme Weather Research Award Program

Arthur Simental, EM Disaster Gaming

Adam Smith, Climate Central

• International Practices to Estimate Hazards Losses

Austin Snowbarger, Center for Disaster Philanthropy

• Filling Funding Gaps: Collaborations, Networks, and Private Support

Oleg Sokolsky, National Science Foundation

• Transpacific Coalitions: Strengthening U.S.-Japan Partnerships in Disaster Science

Kelly Stettner, Black River Action Team

• Rural Strengths and Capacities for Flood Resilience

Wendy Stovall, U.S. Geological Survey

• Improving Risk Communication Through Monitoring and Evaluation

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

• Portraits and Portals—Disability, Disaster Justice, and Artistic Expression of Being Differently Abled

Danielle Sumy, National Science Foundation

• From Research to Real-World Resilience: Coalitions for a Hazard Ready Nation

Tomohiro Tanaka, Kyoto University

• Transpacific Coalitions: Strengthening U.S.-Japan Partnerships in Disaster Science

Shana Tarter, University of Colorado Anschutz

• Building Resilient, Practice-Ready Disaster Medicine Programs

Hirokazu Tatano, Kyoto University

• Transpacific Coalitions: Strengthening U.S.-Japan Partnerships in Disaster Science

Shigeo Tatsuki, Doshisha University

• Collaborations to Strengthen Resilience at Home and Abroad

Abdul-Hai Thomas, Youth Participatory Action Network

• Co-Producing Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction: Housing, Climate, and Health in Florida

Issa Thullah, Virginia Commonwealth University

• Bill Anderson Fund Lightning Talks

Kathleen Tierney, University of Colorado Boulder

• Women of Invention: Pioneering Contributions to Hazards Research and Its Applications

Jenna Tilt, Oregon State University

• Language Rights Are Human Rights: Exciting Initiatives to Overcome Language and Access Barriers

Alonso Brenes Torres

• Learning From Past Disasters to Reduce Future Risks

Bill Tripp, Karuk Tribe Department of Natural Resources

• Sparking Coalitions for Wildfire Risk Reduction and Resilience

Elan Tulberg, University of Texas at Austin

Laura Twidle, Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc.

• International Practices to Estimate Hazards Losses

Matthew Van, University of Delaware

• Student Orientation

Shannon Van Zandt, Texas A&M University

• Partnerships for Urban Transformation
• Purpose and Pathways for More Impactful Natural Hazards Research

Nalini Venkatasubramanian, University of California, Irvine

• Transpacific Coalitions: Strengthening U.S.-Japan Partnerships in Disaster Science

Karina Vielma, University of Texas at San Antonio

• Purpose and Pathways for More Impactful Natural Hazards Research

Melissa Villarreal, Natural Hazards Center

• Bill Anderson Fund Lightning Talks

Olivia Vilá, Argonne National Laboratory

• Organizational Structures, Staffing, and Capacity in Emergency Management

Jason von Meding, University of Florida

• Co-Producing Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction: Housing, Climate, and Health in Florida

Tricia Wachtendorf, University of Delaware

• Language Rights Are Human Rights: Exciting Initiatives to Overcome Language and Access Barriers

Di Wang, University of Utah

• Creating Guardrails for Using Artificial Intelligence

Joseph Wartman, University of Washington

• Purpose and Pathways for More Impactful Natural Hazards Research

Maria Watson, University of Florida

• Engaging Communities in Risk Reduction Through the Built Environment

William Waugh, Georgia State University

Sarah Whitaker, Boise State University

• Putting Community First When Building Resilience

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

• Building Wildfire Coalitions to Reduce Risk
• Enhancing Preparedness for Volcanic Eruptions

Greg Witkowski, Kean University

• Filling Funding Gaps: Collaborations, Networks, and Private Support

Katy Wood, Independent

• Creative Approaches for Disaster Communication

Haorui Wu, Dalhousie University

• Animal Inclusive Approaches to Disaster Response

Yi-Chen Yang, Lehigh University

• Transpacific Coalitions: Strengthening U.S.-Japan Partnerships in Disaster Science

Tessa Yip, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources

• Rural Strengths and Capacities for Flood Resilience

McKenna Young, Gunnison High School

• Disaster Risk Reduction From the Heart

Jiang Zheng, Texas A&M University

• From Perishable Data to Disaster Preparedness: Quick Response Research in Texas

Ariela Zycherman, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Purpose Driven Planning and Coordination Strategies