Disaster management resilience research

Work with Griffith University to enable communities to build disaster resilience through research that leads to practical solutions.

Vision

Empowered leaders engaged in disaster management decision-making that produces resilient community outcomes

Mission

To empower decision-makers with evidence-based support and right-time right-place solutions, for disaster risk and consequences management and to build disaster resilience

Terms of Reference

  • Co-design  evidence-based support with frontline responders, local practitioners, industry and leaders
  • Connect and collaborate with industry and academic colleagues to enable  right-time right-place solutions for immediate take-up
  • Deliver tailored decision-making to help communities successfully navigate  disaster risk and consequences management  
  • Inform, share and translate research and experience to build disaster resilience

Our Team

Professor Cheryl Desha

Professor Cheryl Desha

Lead - Sciences

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Dr Jamie Ranse

Dr Jamie Ranse

Lead – Health

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Nancy Spencer

Dr Nancy Spencer

Lead – Griffith Business School

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Professor Jacqueline Ewart

Professor Jacqueline Ewart

Lead – Arts, Education and Law

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Professor Iain MacKenzie

Professor Iain MacKenzie

Professor of Practice in Disaster Management

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Dr Brit Winnen

Dr Brit Winnen

Research Development Manager

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Griffith University Expertise

Working with expertise from across the University to tackle challenges in disaster management.

  • Coastal and Marine Research Centre (CMRC)
  • Menzies Health Institute
  • Cities Research Institute (CRI)
  • Climate Action Beacon (CAB)
  • Inclusive Futures Beacon (IFB)
  • Institute for Integrated and Intelligent Systems (IIIS)
  • Australian Rivers Institute (ARI)
  • Centre for Environmental and Population Health (CEPH)
  • Griffith Criminology Institute (GCI)
  • Centre for Applied Energy Economics Policy and Research (CAEEPR)

MOU Partnerships

Griffith's Disaster Management network has a number of important MoU partnerships including;

  • Q1 Design
  • Australian Red Cross
  • Ausco Modular
  • Bentley

Other Key Partners

Working with experts to tackle challenges in disaster management.

  • HEAL Network
  • Mass Gathering Collaboration
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    If you have a question about Griffith's Disaster Management Network, please get in touch.