Researcher

Biography

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...view more

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’.


My Qualifications

 

Doctor of Philosophy

2021

University of Melbourne

 

Bachelor of Arts (Soc/IR/HRM) (Hons)

2003

University of Sydney

 


My Awards

2023

Natural Hazards Research Australia ECR Fellowship 2023

2022

Australian Podcast Awards: Finalist (Best New Podcast)

2022

Emergency Media & Public Affairs Media Award

2021

University of Melbourne CCW Knowledge Translation Award

2015

Mary Fran Meyers international scholarship

2014

Emergency Media & Public Affairs Fellow Award

2013

Resilient Australia Award

2011

Australian Safer Community Award

2011

New Zealand Red Cross Meritorious Service Award (Christchurch Earthquakes)

2011

International Association of Emergency Managers Public Information award

2010

Churchill Fellowship

2010

International Association of Emergency Managers Innovation Award

2010

Australian Red Cross Meritorious Service Award (Black Saturday bushfires)

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