Virtual EPICentre Seminar Series on Disaster Resilience: A Social Scientific Perspective

Each virtual session comprises a 30-minute talk by leading experts on an aspect of their research within the area of disaster resilience, followed by 30-minutes of discussion and question and answer. Through this series, we will engage in multidisciplinary discussion regarding fostering disaster resilience in a range of settings affected by hazards, such as earthquakes, tsunami, flooding, and wildfires.

2021 Speakers

Professor George Bonanno
Professor of Clinical Psychology
Columbia University, United States of America 
tc.columbia.edu/faculty/gab38/

Dr Julia Becker
Senior Lecturer in Psychology
Joint Centre for Disaster Research, Massey University, New Zealand
massey.ac.nz/massey/expertise/profile.cfm?stref=627122

Professor Michael Ungar
Professor of Social Work
Resilience Research Centre, Dalhousie University, Canada
dal.ca/faculty/health/socialwork/faculty-staff/our-faculty/michael-ungar.html

For assistance, please contact p.beharry@ucl.ac.uk

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