Biographical Profile
Interest Background
International Activity
Professional Preparation
Positions & Appointments
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
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Cutter, Susan
Professor
My primary research interests are in the area of disaster vulnerability/resilience science--what makes people and the places where they live vulnerable to extreme events and how vulnerability and resilience are measured, monitored, and assessed.
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Department
- Geography
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
International Activity
- International Activities
- Yes
- Type of Activity
- Research, Teaching, Service
- Countries
- Germany, Portugal, China, Vietnam, Taiwan, Panama
- Description
- 1. Serve on the Scientific Committee of the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk Programme (www.irdrinternational.org); Vice Chair (ongoing) 2. Research proposal reviewer 3. Coordinating lead author, IPCC Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX)
- Institution/Entity
- 1. ICSU (International Council of Science), ISSC (International Social Science Council), and UNISDR (United National International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction) 2. UK Economic & Social Research Council, European Commission, Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Global Earthquake Model Foundation
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Environmental Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Social Sciences
- Extended Residence in Foreign Country
- No
- Speaks Non-English Language
- No
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Undergraduates and Graduates
- Interest Keywords
- disasters, risk, vulnerability, community resilience, GIS
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Environmental Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Social Sciences
- Personal Focus Areas
- disasters, hazard vulnerability
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | University of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois | PhD | |
| 1974 | University of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois | MA | |
| 1973 | California State University, Hayward | Hayward, California | BA |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 - 1977 | Visiting Assistant Professor in Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Washington | |
| 1977 - 1993 | Assistant to Associate Professor, Chair, Director of Graduate Program, Rutgers University | |
| 1993 - 2000 | Professor and Chair, Department of Geography, University of South Carolina | |
| 1995 | Director, Hazards Research Lab, University of South Carolina | |
| Carolina Distinguished Professor | University of South Carolina |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Award | Russell Research Award for Humanities and Social Sciences | University of South Carolina |
| 2011 | Award | Lifetime Achievement Honor | Association for American Geographers |
| 2024 | Award | Elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences | American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
| 2024 | Award | National Academy of Arts and Sciences | National Academy of Arts and Sciences |
| 1999 | Fellowship | American Assn. for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) | American Assn. for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) |
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