Eric Kennedy, PhD
Dr. Eric Kennedy is an Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management at York University. Kennedy serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Emergency Management, as well as Associate Director of York University’s Emergency Mitigation, Engagement, Governance, Response Institute (Y-EMERGE). Kennedy’s work focuses on wildfire management and the human and social dimensions of fire. In particular, his lab works on decision-making and use-of-evidence for wildfire preparedness, response, and recovery. Kennedy conducts extensive work in the context of wildfire management, exploring how communities and governments can better prepare for a changing climate and increasing fire load. He has also led a national COVID-19 monitoring project, tracking the public attitudes, risk perceptions, and knowledge related to the pandemic. In all his work, he focuses on producing research that addresses real-world needs, supports government decision-making, and helps create a safer and more equitable world. Living with Wildfire in a Flammable Future
Dr. Eric Kennedy is an Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management at York University. Kennedy serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Emergency Management, as well as Associate Director of York University’s Emergency Mitigation, Engagement, Governance, Response Institute (Y-EMERGE).
Kennedy’s work focuses on wildfire management and the human and social dimensions of fire. In particular, his lab works on decision-making and use-of-evidence for wildfire preparedness, response, and recovery. Kennedy conducts extensive work in the context of wildfire management, exploring how communities and governments can better prepare for a changing climate and increasing fire load.
He has also led a national COVID-19 monitoring project, tracking the public attitudes, risk perceptions, and knowledge related to the pandemic. In all his work, he focuses on producing research that addresses real-world needs, supports government decision-making, and helps create a safer and more equitable world.
Living with Wildfire in a Flammable Future
In this presentation, Dr. Eric Kennedy will share information about the past, present, and future of wildfire in Canada. Canada is a country shaped by - and dependent on - fire, but climate change and other stressors are leading to more dangerous and destructive fires than before. In this presentation, we’ll focus on some of the challenges in “learning to live with fire,” and some of the tensions and paradoxes of trying to figure out how to navigate our flammable future.
This event is part of the Winter 2025 Speaker series.
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