WORKSHOP CHAIRS & SPEAKERS
Additional speakers will be added as the workshop nears.
WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS
James Kendra
Director, Disaster Research Center
Professor, Joseph R. Biden Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration
University of Delaware
Tricia Wachtendorf
Director, Disaster Research Center
Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
University of Delaware
FIRESIDE CHAT
Hosted by the Biden Institute in Honor of the Disaster Research Center’s 60th Anniversary
Anthony Fauci
Formerly the director of the National Institutes Of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and currently a Distinguished University Professor at Georgetown University, Dr. Fauci is a renowned physician, immunologist and infectious disease researcher, and scientific leader. He has advised seven U.S. Presidents on multiple health crises such as HIV/AIDS, SARS, MERS, avian influenza, swine flu, Zika, Ebola and COVID-19, among emergent diseases.
Valerie Biden Owens
Valerie is Chair of the Biden Institute at the University of Delaware, a partner at Owens Patrick Leadership Seminars and a senior advisor to Diversified Search Group. Valerie sits on the Advisory Board of the Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children. For 20 years, she has managed or advised President Biden’s campaigns, she served as Executive Vice President of Joe Slade White & Co., a media consulting firm.
SPEAKERS
Additional speakers will be added as the workshop nears.
Tomohide Atsumi
Faculty of Human Sciences
Osaka University, Japan
Erik Auf der Heide
Retired
Center for Disease Control
Alejandro Garnica Andrade
Consultant
Mexico
DeeDee Bennett-Gayle
College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cyber-Security
University at Albany, SUNY
Eva Angelyna Bogdon
Disaster & Emergency Management/School of Administrative Studies
York University, Canada
Ray Chang
Department of Security and Emergency Services
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University
Rachel Davidson
Disaster Research Center
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Delaware
Hiroaki Daimon
Faculty of Regional Management
University of Fukuchiyama
Allison Deese
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Northeastern University
Hannah Frey
Department of Sociology
Texas A&M International University
Angela Gladwell
Office of Policy and Program Analysis
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Ziqiang Han
Center for Risk Governance and Emergency Management
School of Political Science and Public Administration
Shandong University, China
Felicia Henry
Disaster Research Center
Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice
University of Delaware
Jessica Jensen
Homeland Security Operations Center
RAND Corporation
Justin Kates
Senior Business Continuity Advisor
Wawa, Inc
President
International Association of Emergency Managers
Jennifer Lazo
Innovation and Technology Division, Emergency Management Department
City of Los Angeles
Giuseppe Lelow
Life and Environmental Sciences
Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
Maggie Leon-Corwin
Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis
University of Oklahoma
Minna Lundgren
Risk and Crisis Research Centre
Mid Sweden University, Sweden
Mary Nelan
Department of Emergency Management and Disaster Science
University of North Texas
Debra Hess Norris
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Art Conservation
University of Delaware
Valerie Marlowe
E.L. Quarantelli Collection
Disaster Research Center
University of Delaware
Tony McAleavy
Fire & Emergency Management Program
Oklahoma State University
Michelle Meyer
Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center
Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning
Texas A & M University
Lori Peek
Natural Hazards Center
University of Colorado – Boulder
Cornelia Posch
E.L. Quarantelli Collection
Disaster Research Center
University of Delaware
Everett Ressler
Executive Director
HDPI
Kasie Richards
Situational Awareness and Decision Support
American Red Cross
Nancy Rios-Contreras
Department of Sociology
Chapman University
Jason Rivera
Department of Public Management
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Patrick Roberts
Pardee RAND Graduate School
RAND Corporation
Havidán Rodríguez
President
University at Albany, SUNY
Juan Camilo Sanchez Gil
Industrial Engineering
Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia
Jenniffer Santos-Hernandez
Salvador Padilla Escabí Graduate School of Planning
University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras
A.R. Siders
Disaster Research Center
Joseph R. Biden School of Public Policy and Administration
Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences
Gerard J. Mangone Climate Change Science and Policy Hub
University of Delaware
Eric Stern
College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cyber-Security
University at Albany, SUNY
Jeff Stern
Emergency Management Institute
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Mitchell Stripling
Pandemic Response Institute
Columbia University
Shigeo Tatsuki
Department of Sociology
Doshisha University, Japan
Kathleen Tierney
Natural Hazards Center
Department of Sociology
University of Colorado – Boulder
Jonathan Tollefson
Department of Sociology
Brown University
Joseph Trainor
Interim Dean, Joseph R. Biden School of Public Policy and Administration
University of Delaware
Shiho Uchiyama
Faculty of Human Sciences
Osaka University, Japan
Carolina Velazquez-Calderon
Department of Geography
Florida State University
Dennis Wenger
Retired
NSF
FEATURED PRESENTATION CHAIR
Julie Elliott
Disaster Research Center
Disaster Science and Management
Joseph R. Biden School of Public Policy and Administration
University of Delaware
GRADUATE WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS
Jennifer Trivedi
Disaster Research Center
Department of Anthropology
University of Delaware
Roni Fraser
Disaster Research Center
Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice
University of Delaware
GRADUATE WORKSHOP SPEAKERS
Lauren Clay
Department of Emergency Services and Health Systems
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Sarah DeYoung
Disaster Research Center
Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice
University of Delaware
Tim Furlong
Delaware Bureau
NBC
Jenniffer Santos Hernadez
Salvador Padilla Escabí Graduate School of Planning
University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras
A.R. Siders
Disaster Research Center
Joseph R. Biden School of Public Policy and Administration
Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences
Gerard J. Mangone Climate Change Science and Policy Hub
University of Delaware
Rachel Slotter
Office of Emergency Management
University of Virginia
Tricia Wachtendorf
Disaster Research Center
Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
University of Delaware
Dana Veron
Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences
Gerard J. Mangone Climate Change Science and Policy Hub
University of Delaware
COASTAL COMMUNITIES FIELD TRIP LEADERS
Victor Perez
Disaster Research Center
Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
University of Delaware
RUSSELL DYNES FELLOWS
Supported by The Russell R. Dynes Fund for International Initiatives in Disaster Research
Alejandro Garnica Andrade
Consultant
Mexico
Juan Camilo Sanchez Gil
Industrial Engineering
Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia
Aditi Sharan
Environmental Science
University of Auckland
MEET the AUTHORS
Meet the authors of several important books in the field and chat about their important work. Some autographed copies will be available for (cash) purchase.
Louise Comfort
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
University of Pittsburgh
Hazardous Seas: A Sociotechnical Framework for Early Tsunami Detection and Warning
Nathan Jessee
High Meadows Environmental Institute
Princeton University
People or Property Legal Contradictions, Climate Resettlement, and the View from Shifting Ground
Lori Peek
Natural Hazards Center
University of Colorado – Boulder
The Continuing Storm: Learning from Katrina
Albert Samah
Delaware Emergency Management Agency
Smiles from Our Sirens: Poetry and Wise Sayings from Emergency Management
Amish Trivedi
Department of English
University of Delaware
FuturePanic
Tricia Wachtendorf and James Kendra
Disaster Research Center
University of Delaware
American Dunkirk: The Waterborne Evacuation of Manhattan on 9/11
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Kayode Adeniji
East Carolina University
Community Experiences with Hurricane Recovery Processes and Policies
Christopher Alegbeleye
University of Delaware
Predicting Hurricane Damage and Loss to Mobile Manufactured Homes
Yajaira Ayala
University of Delaware
Using Radical Ethnographic Methods to Analyze Compounded Disasters in Lake Charles, LA.
Thalia Balkaran
Columbia University
Evalyna Bogdan
York University
Disaster Education Through the Flood Resilience Challenge Serious Game
Thomas Birkland
North Carolina State University
Pamela Cisternas
Research Center for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (CIGIDEN)
How can residents and tourists be prepared for earthquakes and tsunamis in coastal communities?
Rithika Dulam
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Challenges of small business recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study on Charleston
Julie Elliott
University of Delaware
Highlighting Disaster Experiences of CHEER Hub Community Partners
Utkarsh Gangwal
University of Delaware
Interdependent human-infrastructure system modeling for resource disparity assessment
Puja Jani
University of Delaware
“Where can I go?” Finding Replacement Housing after a Rural Floodplain Buyout
Omer Kleinman
Reichman University
Maja Klinga
Mid Sweden University, Risk and Crisis Research Centre
Roberto Moris
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
CEGIR Regional Integrated Management Center & CAPCA Carrying Capacity Monitor
Lori Peek
University of Colorado Boulder
Lori Peek
University of Colorado Boulder
Maria Porada
University of Delaware
Patrick Roberts
RAND Corporation
New Missions in Emergency Management: Oral Histories of Emergency Managers in COVID-19 and Operation Allies Welcome
Sarah Scales
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Intra-Urban Temperature Variability and Vulnerable Populations in Knox County, TN
Kalim Shah
University of Delaware
How to Build a Better National Adaptation Plan: The Republic of the Marshall Islands Experience
Aditi Sharan
University of Auckland
Prabin Sharma
University of North Texas
Harman Singh
Penn State University
Causes, Impacts, and Mitigation Strategies of Urban Pluvial Floods in India: A Systematic Review
Jingya Wang
University of Delaware
Applying Adaptive Management to Surge and Waves Model for Protection Systems (SWaMPS)
Zachery White
University of Delaware
Caroline Williams
University of Delaware
A Decision-Support Tool for Testing Land Use Policies in the Context of Natural Hazard Risk
Jonathan Teye Yevuyibor
Louisiana State University
Examining Flood-Related Decision Making in the Aftermath of Hurricane Ida
