How can the question of “what if?” change the way communities approach disaster risk and resilience?
In this talk, Dr. Lin will discuss new approaches to catalyze active hope in the
field of disaster science through counterfactual thinking and co-created scenario
development. By applying a lens of hope to traditional disaster risk assessment
and reduction methods, this work can support more equitable decision making and help prepare communities for uncertain futures in the face of natural hazards and disaster risks.
Dr. Yolanda Lin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and
Environmental Studies at the University of New Mexico. She is an interdisciplinary
scholar in hazards, disasters, and risk. Prior to UNM, she was a postdoctoral
fellow at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. She holds a PhD in
Civil Engineering from Cornell University and an MS in Civil Engineering from the
University of Colorado Boulder.