Kate Akers

PhD student
communication, communities, emergency management
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Kate Akers

Kate Akers is currently completing her PhD at Massey University, New Zealand on the public’s needs and expectations for information and how the public interprets and responds to different forms of information in an emergency.

She has obtained her Bachelor of Science in ecology and geology in Scotland and a Master of Arts in politics and psychology. She has a keen interest in environmental education and has worked with communities to develop response plans and assist with their local understanding of hazards and resilience.

31 Aug 2020
Understanding the need for, availability of, and interpretation of information by the public during large scale hazard events.
multi-hazard
Key findings: The project will be assessing the relationship that people have with natural hazards...
27 Sep 2019
Understanding the need for, availability of, and interpretation of information by the public during large scale hazard events
multi-hazard
The project will be assessing the relationship that people have with natural hazards in their...

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