Anna Nagurney
Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies, Isenberg School of Management · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Anna Nagurney studies network systems with applications including congested urban transportation networks, disaster relief and supply chains
War in in Ukraine and supply issues Cold Chain Logistics Supply Chain and Logistics Management Sustainable Supply Chains COVID-19 and supply chains
Pamela Grothe
Assistant Professor · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Grothe's research focuses on climate change, specializing in past climates.
Oceanography Global Warming Climate Change Science Atmospheric Science Geology
Maria Watson
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Maria Watson is an urban planner with expertise in disaster recovery.
Disaster Assistance Disaster Recovery Small Business Recovery
Alicia Partnoy
Professor Emeritus of Modern Languages and Literatures - Spanish · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Writing and Political Repression Testimonio Women Writers Social Semiotics Contemporary Latin American Literature
José Holguín-Veras
Director, Center for Infrastructure, Transportation, and the Environment (CITE) & William H. Hart Chair Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
He is a world expert in freight transportation planning and policy and disaster response logistics
Management of Panic Buying Transportation Planning Disaster Response Logistics Sustainable Freight Transportation Impacts of Ecommerce
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
Tricia Wachtendorf
Director / Professor, Disaster Research Center / Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice · University of Delaware
Prof. Wachtendorf expertise lies in the social, organizational, and decision-making aspects of disasters.
evacuations Multi-organizational coordination and responses in disasters Transnational crises Improvisation and adaptation Community-based approaches to preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation
Nigel Raab
Professor of History · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Theories of Civil Society Habermas 19th Century Russia Urban History Global Encounters
Monica Escaleras, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director of the Business and Economics Polling Initiative · Florida Atlantic University
Monica Escaleras is an expert in natural disasters and political economy.
Decentralization Business Administration Business and Economics Polling Natural Disasters Political Economy
Mehrdad Aghagholizadeh
Assistant Professor of Structural Engineering · Loyola Marymount University
Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Performance-Based Design Structural Health Monitoring Earthquake Engineering Structural Engineering Structural Dynamics
Benjamin Hebblethwaite
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Ben Hebblethwaite's research focuses on the languages and cultures of Haiti, Jamaica, France, Germany and the Netherlands.
Creole Linguistics and Historical Linguistics Cannabis in the Caribbean Caribbean Music and Culture Haitian Culture Jamaica
Sarah DeYoung
Associate Professor, Sociology & Criminal Justice · University 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-making Companion Animals in Disasters Maternal & Infant Health in Disasters Refugee & Immigrant Well-being Psychological Sense of Community
Warren Faidley
Severe weather survival expert, media & corporate consultant / spokesperson, Tactical EMT · Self-employed
Storm and disaster survival expert - media / corporate consultant & spokesperson - storm chasing personality
On Air Personality Automotive Testing Media Consultant Storm Chaser Meteorology
Tarek Abdoun
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Specializes in centrifuge modeling, soil-structure interaction, soil remediation, field advanced sensing, and data visualization
Data Visualization Soil Remediation Centrifuge Modeling Soil-Structure Interaction Field Advanced Sensing
Ethan Segal
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Japanese history, politics, foreign relations, society, social issues, earthquakes & tsunami, food, film and pop culture, women and gender.
Japan Constitution Ancient History (Japan) Tsunami Earthquakes Japanese History East Asia
Dr Haris Alexakis
Lecturer, Civil Engineering · Aston University
Dr Alexakis conducts research on smart/digital infrastructure for sustainable civil engineering systems.
Ageing Infrastructure Smart Bridges Structural Health Monitoring Structural Analysis of Masonry/Historic Structures Signal Processing and Data Analytics
Jessica Millward
Associate Professor of History and African American Studies · UC Irvine
Her research focuses on comparative slavery and emancipation, African American history, gender and the law.
Anti-Black violence African American History Humanities U.S. History Juneteenth
Yuichi Motai, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Associate Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Virginia Commonwealth University.
System Safety Intelligent Systems with Adaptive Tracking Online Classification Methodologies Medical Imaging Pattern Recognition
Jean-Paul Pinelli, Ph.D.
Professor | Mechanical and Civil Engineering · Florida Tech
Dr. Pinelli studies wind-structure interaction, hurricane field and lab experimentation, hurricane risk analysis and vulnerability models.
Storm Mitigation Measures Insurance Loss Data Management Rain Interior Damage Vulnerability Models
Rima Taher
Senior University Lecturer · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Professor Taher focuses on structural technology, stability of structures, architectural cognizance and engineering standards
Hurricanes Structural Engineering Engineering & Technical Design Structural Design Engineering