Description
A peer reviewed article reporting interviews and classroom observations in eleven primary and secondary schools across the Bega Valley and Eurobodalla, carried out two years after the 2019 to 2020 Black Summer fires. The study examines what students retained from bushfire preparedness lessons, how teachers managed student distress, and where school emergency plans diverged from Rural Fire Service advice. Written for education departments and hazard communication staff.
Contributor
Studies how households decide to rebuild or relocate after floods, using repeat survey panels in northern New South Wales. Leads the recovery survey work and advises recovery agencies on questionnaire design. Based at University of New England.
Principal Investigator
Researches how schools teach bushfire and flood preparedness, and how teachers support students after an event. Has worked with school communities on the New South Wales Far South Coast since 2021. Based at University of New England.