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Jason von Meding

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Jason von Meding is an expert in how disaster affects people.

Disaster and Public Health PreparednessNatural Disaster AssessmentDisaster Risk ReductionDisaster ManagementSustainability
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Tricia Wachtendorf

Director / Professor, Disaster Research Center / Department of Sociology & Criminal JusticeUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Wachtendorf expertise lies in the social, organizational, and decision-making aspects of disasters.

evacuationsMulti-organizational coordination and responses in disastersTransnational crisesImprovisation and adaptationCommunity-based approaches to preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation
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Luke Stowe

Web Communications CoordinatorCity of Evanston, IL

Digital Services Coordinator at City of Evanston | Starter League (Code Academy) Alum

Social MediaHootsuiteCitizen Engagement
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Professor Ed Galea

Director of the Fire Safety Engineering GroupUniversity of Greenwich

His research and software tools inform disaster management and crowd safety, and the design of safe buildings, aircraft and ships, globally

Fire and EvacuationEvacuationComputational Fire EngineeringFire SafetyCivil Defence
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Sarah DeYoung

Associate Professor, Sociology & Criminal JusticeUniversity of Delaware

Prof. DeYoung's expertise is in maternal and child health in crisis and disaster settings, with a focus on infant feeding in emergencies.

Evacuation Decision-makingCompanion Animals in DisastersMaternal & Infant Health in DisastersRefugee & Immigrant Well-beingPsychological Sense of Community
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Curt Harris, PhD

Professor and Associate Dean of Community and Behavioral Health SciencesAugusta University

Dr. Harris is a disaster health scientist with internationally recognized expertise in public health preparedness and disaster management.

Disaster Health SciencesHealthcare PreparednessDisaster MedicineNuclear PreparednessDisaster Exercises
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Gisli Olafsson

Emergency Response DirectorNetHope

Leading expert in the use of technology in disaster response. Expert and author in the area of crisis leadership.

Technology Use in DisastersDigital VolunteersCrisis Leadership
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Liliane Binego

Researcher in Stabilisation AgricultureCoventry University

Liliane Binego's research work involves responding and building resilient food productions systems in fragile environments.

Sustainable livingAdaptive Management of Biotic StressorsPre and Post Disaster ResponseFood Security Fragile Environments