Christa Court
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Christa Court is director of the UF/IFAS Economic Impact Analysis Program, which focuses on disaster impacts to the state of Florida.
Hurricane Effects on Florida Agriculture Economic Modeling Supply Chain Aquaculture Forestry
Sydney Finkelstein
Associate Dean for Executive Education; Steven Roth Professor of Management · Dartmouth College
Leadership and strategy expert focusing on the strengths and weaknesses of executive talent
Corporate Strategy Strategic Leadership Mergers & Acquisitions Executive Talent Board Effectiveness
Mika McKinnon
Geophysicist · Independent
Field geophysicist, disaster researcher, scifi science consultant, science writer, public speaker, irrepressible educator.
Disaster Risk Reduction Geophysics Science and Policy Science Fiction Science Fiction Film and Tv
Dr Breno Nunes
Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Operations Management · Aston University
Dr Nunes investigates sustainability strategies, environmental decision making processes, and green technology management.
Sustainable Development Policies Green Technology Management Green Operations Sustainability Strategies Sustainable Production Systems and Supply Chains
Isabella Weber
Associate Professor of Economics · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Economist Isabella Weber has gained international attention and accolades for her ground-breaking ideas on price controls and inflation.
Price Caps Seller's Inflation Inflation History of Economic Thought
Morris Ratner
Academic Dean and Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: ratnerm@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8853 / Office 354-200
Higher Education Administration Civil Procedure Legal Ethics Law Practice Management Complex Litigation
Ken Keen
Associate Professor in the Practice of Organization & Management; Associate Dean for Leadership; Lieutenant General, USA (Retired) · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Leadership Special Forces Leader Development Crisis Relief
J. Adam Langley, PhD
Professor of Biology | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Adam Langley, PhD, focuses his research on how ecosystems respond to, and may determine the severity of, environmental change.
Wetlands Climate Change Global Change Ecology Carbon Cycling Coastal Wetland Sustainability
John Higgs
President · Frontline Research
I'll show you how to develop a straightforward mindset to be aware of your surroundings, make simple plans, and know when to execute them.
Personal Security
Afsar Ali
Research Associate Professor · University of Florida
Afsar Ali researches disease spillover from environment to humans and how to mitigate cholera and diarrheal diseases.
Diarrheal Disease Cholera Algal Blooms Flesh Eating Bacteria Environmental Disasters
Ken Foote, Ph.D.
Professor of Geography · University of Connecticut
Ken Foote has studied sites associated with individual murders, as well as those associated mass murder and many other events.
Genocide Individual Murders Memorials Violence and Tragedy Natural Disasters
Mohamed Gad-el-Hak, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Fluid mechanics expert, with a penchant for nanotechnology and microelectromechanical systems
Fluids in motion Turbulence and flow control Viscous pumps and microturbines Micro- and nanotechnology Large-scale disasters
Rachel Davidson
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Core Faculty, Disaster Research Center · University of Delaware
Prof. Davidson conducts research on natural disaster risk modeling and civil infrastructure systems.
Disaster Research Natural Disaster Risk Modeling Civil Infrastructure Systems Lifelines
Mark Skidmore
Professor · Michigan State University
Expert in Public finance and budgeting, regional economics, economics of natural disasters
Economics of Natural Disasters Public Finance and Budgeting Regional Economics
Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD
Professor; Co-Director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing · Villanova University
Dr. McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN is an expert in environmental health, global health, and public health nursing
Lead Exposure Climate Change Fracking and Health Immigrant Health Public Health
Gisli Olafsson
Emergency Response Director · NetHope
Leading expert in the use of technology in disaster response. Expert and author in the area of crisis leadership.
Technology Use in Disasters Digital Volunteers Crisis Leadership
Nancy Pineda-Madrid
Professor and T. Marie Chilton Chair of Catholic Theology · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Systematic Theology North American Pragmatism and Religious Thought Feminist Theologies (U.S. and Third World) Soteriology U.S. Latino/a Theologies
Jason Kaiser
Department Chair Geosciences/Associate Professor of Geology · Southern Utah University
Specializing in volcanoes and understanding how and why magma accumulates in the Earth’s crust
Structural Geology Chemistry of Minerals Potential Natural Disasters in Southern Utah Potential Geological Hazards in Southern Utah Volcanology
Jase Bernhardt
Associate Professor of Geology, Environment, and Sustainability · Hofstra University
Dr. Bernhardt has had a lifelong passion for studying weather and climate. His current research focuses hurricane preparedness.
Rip Tide safety Hurricanes Climatology Climate Change Weather
Stephen M. Strader, PhD
Associate Professor of Geography and the Environment | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Stephen Strader, PhD, is an expert on the interaction of climate change, natural hazards, and society.
Tornadoes Geographic Information Systems Natural Hazards Hazards and Society Severe Weather