Disasters impact communities across the United States, with rural areas facing some of the greatest challenges in disaster planning, emergency response, and recovery. These communities frequently encounter capacity limitations and external barriers that hinder their access to necessary resources and support. Strengthening rural resilience is essential to preventing harm, saving lives, and restoring community infrastructure and social networks.
As rural communities continue to experience risks from floods, wildfires, extreme heat, and other disasters, enhancing preparedness and recovery efforts is critical. Achieving greater resilience requires systemic changes that address the unique needs and realities of rural areas.
Join us for a discussion with researchers and practitioners on effective strategies to support rural communities in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. Brandi & : Panelists will share successful approaches for stabilizing housing and water systems, as well as mobilizing and empowering youth and individuals with disabilities in planning and recovery efforts.
Join us on Monday, March 24th, at 1 pm EDT.
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Your Host
Corianne Payton Scally, Ph.D.
Principal Associate
Community Science
Corianne is an expert on affordable housing and community development policies and program implementation, from big cities to small rural towns. She leads research and evaluation using mixed methods and collaborative approaches and provides thought leadership and evidence to inform decision-making and investments. Corianne is passionate about translating knowledge to inspire actions that reduce racial, economic, and geographic disparities between places and populations.
Your Panelists
Brandi Gilbert, Ph.D.
Senior Associate
Community Science
Brandi brings expertise in researching topics and evaluating initiatives related community resilience, especially efforts that build community capacity to respond to natural disaster. She also has extensive experience working with youth to build their capacity to lead change in their community. She is actively involved in the evaluation profession, is a graduate of the American Evaluation Association (AEA) Graduate Education Diversity Internship (GEDI), and then led the program for six years.
Daniel Elkin, Ph.D.
Director of Policy, Impact, and Innovation
cdcb
Daniel has a Ph.D. in History from the University of Arkansas where he researched urban development along the U.S. Mexico border. His dissertation examined the politics of homeownership along the San Diego-Tijuana corridor. He is responsible for initiating cdcb’s research initiatives and advocates on behalf of policies that expand home ownership at the local, state, and federal level. In addition, he coordinates cdcb’s resource development and data collection efforts.