September 2023 – Portfolio

2023 Fall Week 3 thoughts

Catherine September 30, 2023 0 Comments

This is the week where students review both FEMA's Whole Community approach and Amanda Ripley's video on her book "The Unthinkable". I wonder if students see the connection between those two products. While the Whole Community approach is about preparedness and "The Unthinkable" is about response, there is still an element of community for those who must react to the immediate situation. ...

Our World in Data

Catherine September 24, 2023 0 Comments

OWD is one of my favorite data blogs to follow. They are open access and open source. They've updated their pages on a few topics that are relevant for this class. Terrorism Causes of Death Influenza Take a look at their primary site if you are seeking data for your decision brief. Cheers! Catherine

2023 Fall Week 1 reflections on the differences between Crisis and Risk Communication…

Catherine September 9, 2023 0 Comments

I appreciate revisiting seminal papers often when I’m thinking through key risk concepts. This document represents the state of the art of risk communication thinking in 2012 and was available as an open educational resource - a crucial element for me in designing a course. One of the many questions that I’m intrigued by is the difference between crisis and risk communication. I...

Balance – Having it all doesn’t mean having it all at once!

Catherine September 9, 2023 0 Comments

Life has been a whirlwind as we've been designing what life in VT could look like. I'm grateful for so many things - the fact that my mother can make the trip with us - that I'll be able to continue to work remotely - and most of all, that we'll be closer to family. Preparing for this move feels as if it's taken a lifetime, and perhaps it has - as we continue to evaluate what makes the cut to...