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Professor Ed Galea

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
Sarah DeYoung

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
Tricia Wachtendorf

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
Xilei Zhao

Xilei Zhao

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Xilei Zhao focuses on developing and applying data and computational science methods to tackle problems in transportation and resilience.

Machine LearningPublic TransitHurricane EvacuationCommunity ResilienceArtificial Intelligence
Joseph E. Trainor

Joseph E. Trainor

Interim Dean and Professor, Biden School of Public Policy & AdministrationUniversity of Delaware

Can discuss behavioral responses to disasters, including household risk management and decision making about warnings and evacuation orders.

Public and organizational behavior in disastersDisaster MitigationSmart Warning SystemsMobile Warning SystemsDisaster Warning Systems
Marieke Van Willigen

Marieke Van Willigen

Department Chair, Sociology and AnthropologyGeorgia Southern University

Marieke Van Willigen writes about the mental and physical health of adolescents, women and disaster survivors.

Natural Disaster AssessmentSocial StatisticsGender and SocietyMental Health
Jase Bernhardt

Jase Bernhardt

Associate Professor of Geology, Environment, and SustainabilityHofstra University

Dr. Bernhardt has had a lifelong passion for studying weather and climate. His current research focuses hurricane preparedness.

Rip Tide safetyHurricanesClimatologyClimate ChangeWeather
Jennifer Trivedi

Jennifer Trivedi

Assistant Professor, Anthropology; Core Faculty Member, Disaster Research CenterUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Trivedi's research explores disaster vulnerability, response, recovery, resilience and decision-making.

Disaster Resilience‎Disaster ResponseDisaster VulnerabilityDisaster RecoveryHurricanes
Philip La Duke

Philip La Duke

Safety Iconoclast & Culture Transformation ArchitectERM

One of the most informative, entertaining, and engaging speakers you're likely to ever find

Talent & GamificationTalent ManagementCross generational training and managementPlanningCorporate Culture
Corene Matyas

Corene Matyas

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Corene Matyas researches the spatial analysis of rainfall from tropical cyclones.

RainfallSevere WeatherTropical Cyclones