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Leadership and Executive Team

Leadership

  • Brittany Brand headshot

    Dr. Brittany Brand

    Executive Director

    Research Interest:
    • Volcanology
    • Effective hazard and risk communication strategies
    • Risk Perception
    • Preparedness Behavior
    • Community Resilience
    Department of Geosciences
    Research Interest:
    • Volcanology
    • Effective hazard and risk communication strategies
    • Risk Perception
    • Preparedness Behavior
    • Community Resilience
  • Kyle Peterson headshot

    Kyle Peterson, MPH

    Community Engagement Coordinator/Research Associate

    Research Interest:
    • Sustainability
    • Community Resilience
    • Mental Health
    • Creative Writing / Science Communications
    Geosciences
    Research Interest:
    • Sustainability
    • Community Resilience
    • Mental Health
    • Creative Writing / Science Communications

Executive Team

  • Jared Talley headshot

    Dr. Jared Talley

    Assistant Professor

    Research Interest:
    • Environmental Philosophy
    • Environmental Policy & Governance
    • Philosophy of Science and Technology
    • Place and Experience
    • Embodied Imagination
    Environmental Studies
    Research Interest:
    • Environmental Philosophy
    • Environmental Policy & Governance
    • Philosophy of Science and Technology
    • Place and Experience
    • Embodied Imagination
  • Lee Parton headshot

    Dr. Lee Parton

    Assistant Professor

    Research Interest:
    • Climate change adaptation
    • Climate change policy evaluation
    • Non-market valuation
    • Land use policy
    • Recreation
    Department of Economics
    Research Interest:
    • Climate change adaptation
    • Climate change policy evaluation
    • Non-market valuation
    • Land use policy
    • Recreation
  • Ben Wells headshot

    Ben Wells

    Assistant Director of Emergency Management

    Boise State Office of Emergency Management
  • Nick Hudyma headshot

    Dr. Nick Hudyma

    Professor

    Research Interest:
    • Assessment, characterization, prediction, and understanding rock related geologic hazards
    • Laboratory characterization of rock
    • Imaging techniques in geotechnical and geological engineering
    Civil Engineering
    Research Interest:
    • Assessment, characterization, prediction, and understanding rock related geologic hazards
    • Laboratory characterization of rock
    • Imaging techniques in geotechnical and geological engineering
  • Sarah Whitaker headshot

    Dr. Sarah Whitaker

    Post-doc

    Research Interest:
    • Climate change
    • Health and well-being
    • Decision-making under uncertainty
    • Flooding
    • Socio-ecological systems
    Anthropology
    Research Interest:
    • Climate change
    • Health and well-being
    • Decision-making under uncertainty
    • Flooding
    • Socio-ecological systems
  • Zachary Provant headshot

    Dr. Zachary Provant

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow

    Research Interest:
    • Disaster risk reduction
    • Hazard mitigation
    • Climate change adaptation
    • Risk and vulnerability mapping
    • Community resilience
    Department of Geosciences
    Research Interest:
    • Disaster risk reduction
    • Hazard mitigation
    • Climate change adaptation
    • Risk and vulnerability mapping
    • Community resilience
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