The Grad Student Spotlight was a dynamic event where graduate student members of the UBC Disaster Resilience Research Network (DRRN) came together on January 28, 2025 to share highlights of their cutting-edge research. Each presenter had three minutes to showcase their work, offering insights into a wide range of disaster resilience-related topics across various disciplines.
Key Discussions
The event featured an impressive lineup of presenters and research topics:
| Name | Department | Subject | Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayfaa Abou Ibrahim | School of Community and Regional Planning | Polycrises, Collaboration, and Complex Governance: Exploring the Role of Shelter Non-profit Organizations in Crisis Response | View Presentation |
| Darren Blackburn | Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program | Professional Identity Formation in Canadian Emergency Managers | View Presentation |
| Aina Crozier | Civil Engineering | Operationalizing Resilience to Inform Urban Water Supply Planning and Management | |
| Maya Daurio | Anthropology | Convergence and Conflagration: Wildfires and Shifting Landscapes in the Cache la Poudre Canyon, Colorado | View Presentation |
| Tanya Dawar | Public Policy and Global Affairs | Multi-Hazard Governance across Multiple Jurisdictions for Community Resilience in Canada | |
| Jonathan Eaton | Anthropology | Anticipating Disaster: Uncertainty, Heritage, and Place-Making in Vancouver | View Presentation |
| Ehsan Hassanzadeh | Civil Engineering | Optimizing Wildfire Evacuation Strategies in Small Canadian Communities: An Integrated Agent-based Simulation Approach | View Presentation |
| Juri Kim | School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP) | Neighbourhood Effects on Business Recovery: A Mixed-Methods Study of COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery in Vancouver | View Presentation |
| Raul Benjamin Mendoza | Geophysics (Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences) | Revisiting the Seismic Risk of Southwest British Columbia Using Modern Datasets | |
| Sarah Smith-Tripp | Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry | Understanding the Future of Forest Recovery After Wildfires Using Space-Based Observation | View Presentation |
The Grad Student Spotlight was a fantastic opportunity for researchers to engage with peers, foster interdisciplinary discussions, and highlight the importance of disaster resilience research. The event successfully brought together emerging scholars, fostering a collaborative and supportive research community.
We are thrilled by the success of this event and look forward to hosting many more insightful and engaging research spotlights in the future. Stay tuned for more exciting opportunities to share and learn!