Professor Lucy Easthope on disaster recovery, emergency planning, risk, the Grenfell and Hillsborough disasters in the UK, humanitarian disasters, pregnancy loss, hope and wellbeing

The Death Studies Podcast

What's the episode about? In this episode, hear Professor Lucy Easthope discuss disaster recovery, emergency planning, risk, the Grenfell and Hillsborough disasters in the UK, humanitarian disasters, pregnancy loss, hope and wellbeing.

Who is Lucy?

Lucy Easthope is a UK expert and adviser on emergency planning and disaster recovery.

She is a Professor in Practice of Risk and Hazard at the University of Durham, and co-founder of the After Disaster Network at the university.

She is also a Visiting Professor in Mass Fatalities and Pandemics at the Centre for Death and Society at the University of Bath, a researcher at the Joint Centre for Disaster Research at Massey University, a former Senior Fellow of the Emergency Planning College, and a member of the Cabinet Office National Risk Assessment Behavioural Science Expert Group.

She is the author of When the Dust Settles: Stories of Love, Loss and Hope from an Expert in Disaster and The Recovery Myth: The Plans and Situated Realities of Post-Disaster Response.

How do I cite the episode in my research and reading lists?

To cite this episode, you can use the following citation:

Easthope, L. (2024) Interview on The Death Studies Podcast hosted by Michael-Fox, B. and Visser, R. Published 1 February 2024. Available at: www.thedeathstudiespodcast.com, DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.25092782

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