Guest Lectures at FIBER

Fall 2024

December 13, 2024

Prof. Claudia Bernasconi and Dr. Libby Blume University of Detroit Mercy

Transformative Pedagogies: the Value of Transformative and Community Engaged Learning
9:00am-10:00am EST
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December 13, 2024
November 22, 2024

Dr. Daniel Orellana – University of Cuenca

Interdisciplinary Approaches and Geo-Based Tools for Urban Studies:
Insights from Intermediate Andean Cities

11:00am-12:00pm EST

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November 22, 2024
November 1, 2024

Dr Thomas Cooper-Johnson – University of Newcastle, Australia

Drivers of Disaster Vulnerability in Displaced Settlements: A Humanitarian Operations Analysis
9:00am-10:00am EST
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November 1, 2024

SPRING 2024

March 29, 2024

Lisa Platt

An Examination of the Impacts of Housing Design on Community Health Outcomes
This research update emphasizes the critical role of housing resilience in community health. It employs quantitative modeling to assess Florida-based regional risk factors influenced by climate and human activities, alongside qualitative inquiry to delve into a Jacksonville urban core community’s lived experiences regarding housing’s effects on physical and mental wellbeing.
9:00am-10:00am EST
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March 29, 2024
January 26, 2024

Alessandro Raffa – Fullbright Scholar at FIBER, University of Basilicata

Design urban water circularity with nature-based solutions in a changing climate in the case of Matera (Italy) 
9:00am EST
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January 26, 2024
January 12, 2024

Willow Forsyth – University of Newcastle, Australia

Research challenges and implications of a Qualitative Study to conceptualize Household Flood Preparedness and explaining attitudes, coping strategies and information needs.
4:00PM EST

January 12, 2024

FALL 2023

December 1, 2023

Yu Han – University of Twente, Netherlands

Integrating social-physical-natural systems to measure community risk mitigation strategies for natural hazards
10:30am EST
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December 1, 2023
November 17, 2023

Jason von Meding, Haleh Mehdipour, Carla Brisotto,
Colin Lasch – FIBER

Disasters “Through the Looking Glass”
12:00pm EST

November 17, 2023
October 20, 2023

Sara Meerow – Arizona State University

Planning Urban Green Infrastructure to Enhance Urban Resilience
11:45am EST
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October 20, 2023

SPRING 2023

April 20, 2023

Leigh Scott and Kenjee Roker – Community Spring

Knowing our communities series: Links not Locks

April 20, 2023
April 6, 2023

Mr. Abdul-Hai Thomas

Knowing our communities series: Center for Children’s Rights Jacksonville
8:30am EST

April 6, 2023
March 2, 2023

Professor Satoru Nishikawa – Disaster Mitigation Research Center, Nagoya University, Japan

The Evolution of Business Continuity Planning to Area-Wide Resilience

March 2, 2023

Fall 2022

October 20, 2022

Prof. Ge (Gaby) Ou – University of Florida

Challenges and Opportunities in Building an Hazard Resilient City
8:30am EST

October 20, 2022
September 22, 2022

Prof. Carlo Prati – University of Chieti-Pescara

Architecture beyond the End of the World
8:30am EST

September 22, 2022

Spring 2022

April 27, 2022

Dr. Daan Liang and Dr. Yueyue Fan

Advise on NSF Grant Writing.

April 27, 2022
April 13, 2022

Mr. Jonathan Leslie

Knowing our communities series: Project Youth Build

April 13, 2022
March 16, 2022

Mr. Kevin Scott

Knowing our communities series: Just Income Gainesville

March 16, 2022
February 16, 2022


Prof. Sarah Gamble – University of Florida

Community Design and Walking as Research Practice

February 16, 2022
January 26, 2022

Prof. Joy Losee – University of Dayton

Risk Perception and Decision Making

January 26, 2022

Fall 2022

December 3, 2021

Brad Pollitt, Kim Shinn, Keith Besserud, Lesa Lorusso, Lauren Seydewitz

Round table/Panel discussion on improving Community Health through Investment in Resilient Infrastructure

December 3, 2021
October 29, 2021

Dr. Karla Saldaña Ochoa

AI in design practices at urban and building scale

October 29, 2021

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