NAAHDRI Rising Star Student Poster Prize
The North American Alliance of Hazards and Disaster Research Institutes (NAAHDRI) is proud to announce the 2026 winners of the NAAHDRI Rising Star Student Poster Prize! The awardees will present their posters as part of the Poster Session at the Natural Hazards Workshop on Monday, June 15, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. MDT.
The three selected posters demonstrate work with the potential to foster communication, connection, and cooperation across disciplinary or organizational boundaries. Prize winners will be awarded $500 each and be honored at the Workshop Awards Ceremony on Monday, June 15, at 5:10 p.m. MDT.
2026 Winners
Elisabet De Jesús-Otero, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Workplace Safety in Extreme Weather: Institutional Gaps in Protecting Multilingual Immigrant Workers
By Elisabet De Jesús-Otero, Joseph E. Trujillo-Falcón, Anthony L. Corrales, América Gaviria Pabón, Samuel T. Halvorson, Salvatore Callesano, Liam E. Llewellyn, and Eduardo Muñoz Suáreze
Julie Elliot, University of North Texas
Exploring Emergency/Disaster Managers’ Perceptions of Burnout
By Julie Elliott, James Kendra, Tricia Wachtendorf, Jennifer Trivedi, Sarah DeYoung, and Simon Andrew
Sara Muntz, University of Delaware
Making Research Accessible: DRCit! Approach to Sharing Disaster Social Science
By Sara Muntz, Daeun Kim, and Tricia Wachtendorf
More than 50 students submitted posters to be considered for the prize and the selection committee was impressed by their quality and rigor. Choosing three winners from so many outstanding entries was exceptionally difficult. We thank every student who submitted a poster for participating and for your inspiring commitment to advancing hazards and disaster research.
NAAHDRI Chair
Jason von Meding, University of Florida
Previous Prize Winners
2025 Winners
Mary-Claire Erskine
Three Case Studies: Mitigation of Extreme Heat in Historically Redlined Communities
By Miranda Lao, Mary-Claire Erskine, Maggie Ayers, and Charlie Cross
Kin Long Lei
Are Plans Integrated for Community Hazard Resilience in Indigenous Communities?
By Kin Long Lei, Siyu Yu, Michelle Meyer, and Maria Koliou
Margaret Miles
Understanding Challenges in Community Adoption of Parametric Insurance in High-Risk Regions
By Margaret Miles, Julia Kramer, Guillermo Franco, and Sabine Loos
Photos of Prize Recipients at the 2025 Workshop Awards Ceremony
Questions
If you have any questions regarding the NAAHDRI Rising Star Student Poster Prize or your eligibility, contact us at workshop@colorado.edu.