An International Research Symposium
The Global Katrina Effect, 2005-2015:
Hurricane Katrina’s Impact on Disaster Management Systems Worldwide
Symposium Agenda
Center for Disaster Research and Education
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Welcome and Symposium Introduction
9:00am
9:30am
Sepideh Yalda, Robert Bookmiller and Kirsten Bookmiller
Center for Disaster Research and Education
Lehr Room, Bolger Conference Center, Gordinier Hall
Please note that all sessions will take place in Lehr.
The Effects of Katrina on Forecasting and Managing the Risk Associated
with Storm Surge
9:30am 10:45pm
Bill Read, Director, US National Hurricane Center (Retired)
Kenneth Graham, Meteorologist-in-Charge, National Weather Service, Baton Rouge, LA Office
Alan Gerard, Meteorologist-in-Charge, National Weather Service, Jackson, MS Office
11:00am 12:15pm
The Hurricane Katrina Influence on
Disaster Case Management Programs and Process
Jane Kushma, Associate Professor, Emergency Management, Jacksonville State University
Scott Manning, D.Sc. Candidate in Emergency Management, Jacksonville State University
2:30pm
3:45pm
Can Local Government Reduce Social Vulnerability to Climate Related
Extreme Events?
A Critical Assessment of Capacity in the Context of Climate and Disaster
Law and Policy
Paul J Govind, Lecturer, Centre for Environmental Law, Macquarie University Law School and Doctoral
Candidate, Australian National University College of Law and the Crawford School of Public Policy,
Australia
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Thursday, October 2, 2014 (cont.)
Animals in Disaster: From Katrina to the Canterbury Earthquakes
4:00pm
5:15pm
Steve Glassey, Associate Director, Risk, Resilience and Renewal Centre, University of Canterbury,
New Zealand
(virtual presentation live from New Zealand)
Symposium Keynote
Hurricane Katrina, 2005-2015: Louisiana’s Lessons Learned
7:00pm
8:15pm
Colonel (Retired) Earl “Pat” Santos, Jr.
Former Chief of Homeland Security, Former Deputy Director and Former Interim Director of
Emergency Management,
Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP)
Director of Business Development, Stephenson Disaster Management Institute
Louisiana State University
Friday, October 3, 2014
9:00am 10:15am
Lessons From the Katrina Experience in New Orleans La.
to Better Anticipate and Manage the Issue of Crime During and After
Disasters
Pauline Cotelle, PhD candidate and Instructor, Geography, Université Paul Valéry and member, Joint
Research Unit for Governance, Risk, Environment and Development (GRED), Montpellier,
France
Wealthy Countries as International Aid Recipients:
The United States and the Lessons of Katrina
11:00am 12:15pm
Kirsten Nakjavani Bookmiller, Professor of Government and Director, Global Partnerships Initiative,
Center For Disaster Research and Education, Millersville University
Robert J. Bookmiller, Associate Professor of Government and International Studies and Faculty
Associate, Center For Disaster Research and Education, Millersville University
12:15pm 12:30pm
Closing Remarks