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Director - Dr Carina Fearnley |  | c.fearnley@ucl.ac.uk | Associate Professor in Science and Technology Studies (Department of Science and Technology Studies) Carina is an interdisciplinary researcher, drawing on relevant expertise in the social sciences on scientific uncertainty, risk, and complexity to focus on how natural hazard early warning systems can be made more effective, specifically alert level systems. She also has interest in the transdisciplinary potential of art and science collaborations around environmental hazards. Carina established the World Organisation of Volcano Observatories Volcano Alert Level Working Group, and edited the first publication dedicated to Volcanic Crisis Communication (Observing the Volcano World: Volcanic Crisis Communication). She is the founder of the UCL Warning Research Centre. Full profile: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/people/dr-carina-fearnley |
| Deputy Director - Professor Ilan Kelman |  | i.kelman@ucl.ac.uk | Professor of Disasters and Health (Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction and Institute of Global Health) llan Kelman http://www.ilankelman.org and Twitter/Instagram @ILANKELMAN is Professor of Disasters and Health at University College London, England and a Professor II at the University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway. His overall research interest is linking disasters and health, including the integration of climate change into disaster research and health research. That covers three main areas: (i) disaster diplomacy and health diplomacyhttp://www.disasterdiplomacy.org ; (ii) island sustainability involving safe and healthy communities in isolated locations http://www.islandvulnerability.org ; and (iii) risk education for health and disasters http://www.riskred.org Full profile: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/risk-disaster-reduction/people/dr-ilan-kelman |
| Dr Ayesha Ahmad |  | a.ahmad@ucl.ac.uk | Honorary Lecturer at Institute of Global Health Institute and UCL Centre for Gender and Global Health, Dr Ayesha Ahmad is a Senior Lecturer in Global Health at St Georges University of London, Honorary Lecturer at the Institute for Global Health, University College London, and Associate Research Fellow at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Her background is Philosophy and Medical Ethics, and her areas of specialisation are conflict, health, and humanitarianism with a particular focus on psychological trauma and gender-based violence. She is the co-editor of the edited book volume Humanitarian Action and Ethics and also provides expert reports for asylum seeker cases in the United Kingdom. Full profile: http://www.ighgc.org/fellows/dr-ayesha-ahmad |
| Dr Bayes Ahmed |  | bayes.ahmed@ucl.ac.uk | Lecturer in Risk and Disaster Science (Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction) My background includes research into the field of landslide early warning system development, community vulnerability assessment, GIS and remote sensing, climate change adaptation, and forced migration. I obtained a PhD in Disaster Risk Reduction from UCL, a joint MSc degree in Geospatial Technologies from Spain, Germany, and Portugal; and a Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Full profile: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/risk-disaster-reduction/people/bayes-ahmed |
| Professor David Alexander |  | david.alexander@ucl.ac.uk | Professor of Risk and Disaster Reduction (Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction) David Alexander has conducted research on disasters since 1980. His main foci of interest are emergency management and planning, earthquake science, disaster epidemiology, and theoretical issues in disaster risk reduction. |
| Dr Gemma Cremen |  | g.cremen@ucl.ac.uk | Research Fellow in Earthquake Engineering (Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering) I am a Research Fellow in Earthquake Engineering at University College London, developing statistical tools to support decision-making related to seismic activity. My research interests include seismic hazard characterisation, probabilistic seismic risk analysis, and disaster resilience. Full profile: https://sites.google.com/stanford.edu/gemmacremen |
| Dr Jessica Field |  | jessica.field@ucl.ac.uk | Lecturer in Humanitarian Studies Dr Jessica Field is an interdisciplinary humanities scholar interested in humanitarian history, policy and practice. Dr Field currently focuses on Indian humanitarianism and has published research on humanitarian assistance, refugee self-reliance, and the politics of disaster governance in South and Southeast Asia. Full profile: TBC |
| Professor Maureen Fordham |  | m.fordham@ucl.ac.uk | Maureen Fordham has a strong interest in broadening access to warning systems for excluded and marginalized social groups including women and youth. |
| Dr Carmine Galasso |  | c.galasso@ucl.ac.uk | Associate Professor of Catastrophe Risk Engineering (Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering) My research focuses on the development and use of probabilistic and statistical tools for modelling and managing risk caused by extreme loads on the built environment, with emphasis on developing new tools for hazard-consistent seismic input assessment, engineering applications of earthquake early warning systems, structural reliability, wind and flood risk assessment. Full profile: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/risk-disaster-reduction/people/dr-carmine-galasso |
| Professor Paul Gill |  | paul.gill@ucl.ac.uk | Professor of Security and Crime Science (Department of Security and Crime Science) Conducts inter-disciplinary research on the behavioural underpinnings of violent extremism with a view to optimising risk assessment and management processes. Full profile: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/security-crime-science/people/dr-paul-gill |
| Professor Lucie Green |  | lucie.green@ucl.ac.uk | Professor of Physics (Department of Physics) A solar physicist and space weather scientist whose research focuses on the origin of solar activity and its impact on the geomagnetic environment. Lucie is also heavily active in public engagement and public policy. Full profile: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/mssl/people/prof-lucie-green |
| Professor Muki Haklay |  | m.haklay@ucl.ac.uk | Professor of Geographical Information Science |
Dr Sarah Jenkins |  | sarah.jenkins@ucl.ac.uk | Research Associate, UCL Dept of Experimental Psychology. I am an interdisciplinary researcher investigating the communication of risk and uncertainty across a variety of contexts, including natural hazards, food safety and medicine. Using a variety of social science methods, I am interested in exploring how such communications can be improved to guide decision-making. I am currently working with the UK Met Office on a project investigating impact-based forecasting and warnings in South East Asia. I am specifically exploring the interpretation of these warnings by both forecasters and stakeholders, with the aim of developing ways to enhance their effectiveness. Full profile: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/research/experimental-psychology/person/sarah-jenkins/ |
| Dr. Cassidy Johnson |  | cassidy.johnson@ucl.ac.uk | Professor of Urbanism and Disaster Risk Reduction (Bartlett Development Planning Unit) My academic interests are linked by a commitment to improve the quality of life and livelihoods of low-income groups living in urban areas. My research contributes to the area of disaster risk reduction and recovery and to the role of local governments and civil society in this – and to integrating an understanding of disaster-risk into development. Full profile: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/development/dr-cassidy-johnson |
| Professor Chris Kilburn | c.kilburn@ucl.ac.uk | Professor of Volcanology and Geophysical Hazards (UCL Hazard Centre, Earth Sciences) | |
| Professor Patty Kostkova |  | p.kostkova@ucl.ac.uk | Professor of Digital Health (Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction) |
| Professor Mark Maslin |  | m.maslin@ucl.ac.uk | Professor of Climatology (Department of Geography) Mark Maslin is a Professor of Earth System Science at UCL. He also co-founded Rezatec Ltd which is one of the world’s leading geospatial analytics company providing AI “big data” environmental solutions for companies, NGOs, and local and national Governments and is currently valued at £30-50m. Maslin is a leading scientist with particular interest in understanding the Anthropocene and the major challenges facing humanity in the 21st century. Full profile: http://www.geog.ucl.ac.uk/~mmaslin/ |
| Professor Bill McGuire |  | w.mcguire@ucl.ac.uk | Professor Emeritus of Geophysical & Climate Hazards (UCL Hazard Centre, Earth Sciences) Bill McGuire is an academic, activist, broadcaster, blogger and writer of popular science and speculative fiction. His non-fiction books include A Guide to the End of the World: Everything you Never Wanted to Know and Surviving Armageddon: Solutions for a Threatened Planet. His current books are Waking the Giant: How a Changing Climate Triggers Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Volcanoes – ranked 5th in a Guardian list of the best ever eco books – and Global Catastrophes: a Very Short Introduction. |
| Dr. Gianluca Pescaroli | g.pescaroli@ucl.ac.uk | Lecturer in Business Continuity and Organisational Resilience (Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction) | |
| Professor Arthur Petersen |  | arthur.petersen@ucl.ac.uk | Professor of Science, Technology and Public Policy (Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy). Arthur Petersen joined UCL STEaPP fulltime in September 2014 after more than 13 years’ work as scientific adviser on environment and infrastructure policy within the Dutch Government. He served as Chief Scientist of the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (2011–2014). Most of his research is about dealing with uncertainty. Full profile: https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=APETE53 |
| Dr Indrani Roy |  | indrani.roy@ucl.ac.uk | Honorary Visiting Researcher (Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction) Indrani is a climate scientist and undertook her PhD at Imperial College, London, within the Space and Atmospheric Physics Group. Since receiving her PhD, she has worked in various research organisations including Imperial College and the University of Exeter and has also previously worked for the India Meteorological Department. |
| Dr Katerina Stavrianski |  | uceskss@ucl.ac.uk | Lecturer in Risk Analysis (IRDR and Department of Statistical Science) I am jointly appointed between the Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction (IRDR) and the Department of Statistical Science at UCL. My research focuses on the topic of natural hazards using a statistical, geophysical and experimental approach. |
| Professor John Twigg |  | j.twigg@ucl.ac.uk | Honorary Professor (EPICentre) John Twigg is an Honorary Professor at University College London, an independent researcher and consultant on disaster risk reduction, and a co-editor of the journal Disasters. His research interests include community-based approaches, early warning systems, socio-economic vulnerability to disasters, policy and institutional aspects of disaster management, post-disaster transitions and urban resilience. Full profile: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/epicentre/people/john-twigg |
| Dr Punam Yadav |  | p.yadav@ucl.ac.uk | Lecturer in Humanitarian Studies (Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction) Dr Punam Yadav is a Lecturer in Humanitarian Studies and Co-director of the IRDR Centre for Gender and Disaster. She is also the Research Director of the GRRIPP project – the UKRI Collective Fund award (2019-2023). Dr Yadav is interested in examining the impacts of conflict and disaster through a gender lens. |
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