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Dr David Johnston
Associate Professor
Director of the Joint Centre for Disaster Research
BSc MSc (Hons) Canterbury PhD Massey |
| Position |
Associate Professor, Director of the Joint
Centre for Disaster Research |
| Qualifications |
BSc MSc (Hons) Canterbury PhD Massey |
| Location |
School of Psychology
Wellington Campus
Rm T27n
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| Contact Information |
Phone: |
+64 4 801 5799, Ext 62168 |
| Fax: |
+64 4 570 4600 |
| Email: |
D.M.Johnston@massey.ac.nz |
| Expertise |
Social and economic impacts of disasters, warning
systems, hazards education design and evaluation |
| Consultancy Experience |
Marketing, leadership & teamwork and selection |
| Cultural Knowledge |
Australia, Western Europe (Britain, France, Italy), United
States, Canada, Turkey |
| Professional Interests |
Improved individual and community preparedness,
response and recovery from disasters |
Recent Publications
Books
Paton, D & Johnston, D (2006) Disaster Resilience: An integrated
approach. Springfield, Ill., Charles C. Thomas.
Ronan, K. R., Johnston, D. M. (2005) Promoting community resilience
in disasters: the role for schools, youth, and families. New York,
NY: Springer, 210p.
Peer Reviewed Journals
Johnston, D., Becker, J., Gregg, C., Houghton, B., Paton, D., Leonard,
G., Garside, R. (in press). Developing warning and disaster response
capacity in the tourism sector in coastal Washington, USA. Disaster
Prevention and Management
Johnston, D.M, Ronan, K.R., Finnis, K., Leonard, G., Forsyth, J.
(in press). Children’s understanding of natural hazards in
Te Anau, New Zealand, following the 2003 earthquake. Australasian
Journal of Disasters and Trauma Studies
Johnston, D., Paton, D., Crawford, G. L., Ronan, K., Houghton,
B., Bürgelt, P. (2005). Measuring tsunami preparedness in Coastal
Washington, United States. Natural Hazards 35(1): 173 –
184.
Becker, J., Johnston, D., Paton, D., Hancox, G., Davies, T., McSaveney,
M., Manville, V. (in press) Response to landslide dam failure emergencies:
issues resulting from the October 1999 Mt Adams landslide and dam-break
flood in the Poerua River, Westland, New Zealand. Natural Hazards
Review.
Becker, J., Johnston, D., Lazrus, H., Crawford, G., Nelson, D.
(in press). Use of traditional knowledge in emergency management
for tsunami hazard: A case study from Washington State in the Pacific
Northwest. Disaster Prevention and Management.
Gregg, CE, Houghton, BF.., Paton, D., Lachman, R., Lachman, J.,
and Johnston, D.M. (2006). Natural Warning Signs of Tsunamis: Human
sensory and response during the December 26, 2004 earthquake and
tsunamis. Spectra 22: S671-S691.
Paton, D., Gregg, C.E., Houghton, B.F., Lachman, R., Lachman, J.,
Johnston, D.M., Wongbusarakum, S. (in press). The impact of the
December 26th 2004 tsunami on coastal Thai communities: Assessing
adaptive capacity. Disasters.
Saunders, W., Forsyth, J., Johnston, D., & J. Becker (in press).
Strengthening linkages between land-use planning and emergency management
in New Zealand. Australian Journal of Emergency Management.
Stewart, C., Johnston, D.M., Leonard, G., Horwell, C.J., Thordarsson,
T., Cronin, S. (2006). Contamination of water supplies by volcanic
ashfall: a literature review and simple impact model. Journal
of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 158: 296-3006
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