Disasters are Awful: What comes after doesn't have to be.
In a world where the frequency of disasters is rising at an alarming speed, the way we support people in the aftermath is changing much more slowly.
Over a decade leading the Australian Red Cross disaster recovery program, Dr. Kate Brady has seen firsthand the challenges and opportunities in disaster response. Now, Kate is bringing that experience to inform UNSW's recently launched How We Survive initiative, as Senior Research Fellow.
At our final alumni networking event of 2024, Kate will share her unique insights, highlighting some of the predictable consequences of disasters and exploring how we can better support those affected. This event offers a valuable and timely opportunity to learn about how we can and should redefine disaster recovery, for the benefit of us all.
Dr. Kate Brady has had a distinguished career in disaster recovery operations, programming and research. Kate is the Senior Research Fellow for the UNSW How We Survive initiative, is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne, and is the Technical Adviser to Australian Red Cross Emergency Services, where she established and led the disaster recovery program for 12 years.
Most of Kate’s work focuses on what people find helpful and unhelpful after disasters. Throughout her career, Kate has had significant influence on State and National emergency management policy and has an international profile in collective trauma, resilience and in disaster recovery programming and policy. Kate is a co-author on the Australian Disaster Recovery Framework, the Australian Community Recovery Handbook and was an advisor in the development of the National Disaster Mental Health Framework. In 2021, she became the host for ABC’s podcast 'After the Disaster'.
