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Research in Focus is a YFile series that explores the vibrant research landscape of 快播视频\u2019s Organized Research Units<\/a> (ORUs). <\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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These centers of research excellence serve as dynamic hubs where interdisciplinary experts collaborate with partners to tackle some of the globe\u2019s most pressing challenges. Each edition invites readers to explore the transformative work undertaken at 快播视频 through a Q-and-A with ORU directors. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This edition explores the mission and impacts of York Emergency Mitigation, Engagement, Response, and Governance Institute<\/a> (Y-EMERGE) and features director Eric Kennedy, <\/strong>a professor in the School of Administrative Studies<\/a> within the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q: What is the mission of your ORU and its core areas of research?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

A:<\/strong> Y-EMERGE has a clear mission: to support our local, national and global communities in reducing disaster risk, preparing for emergencies and creating a more equitable and resilient society in the face of tomorrow\u2019s hazards. We do so by bringing together a rich, interdisciplinary set of experts from across York whose research addresses disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. At Y-EMERGE, researchers and trainees are working on almost every different hazard \u2013 from catastrophic flooding to cyber security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q: How does your ORU foster collaboration and partnerships to enhance research impact?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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A:<\/strong> We think about collaboration and partnerships on many different scales. Perhaps most importantly, Y-EMERGE is fundamentally an action-oriented research centre: we care about addressing real-world problems with practitioners on the ground, at the frontlines of disaster mitigation and response. We work closely with local, provincial and federal governments; with small scale and global non-governmental organizations; and with businesses working to address \u2013 or simply prepare for \u2013 hazards in their own work. We also try to break down conventional silos in disaster studies, bringing together researchers and trainees from different hazards to work together and learn from each other. We cross disciplinary boundaries as well, bringing together mathematics and psychology, philosophy and engineering to address hazards in a holistic way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q: What real-world challenges is your ORU working to address and how does it align with York\u2019s institutional priorities?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

A:<\/strong> Unfortunately, every year there seem to be many new reminders that disasters are on the rise. Whether it is wildfires or flooding across Canada, the emergence and re-emergence of different viral pathogens, or societal instability, the impact and frequency of disasters is growing. As a result, you\u2019ll find our researchers on the front lines working to reduce these impacts on communities: working in disease modelling to support public health programs; working with meteorologists to improve evacuation planning; or working with fire managers to protect communities and ecosystems at the same time. This is exactly the kind of research that York is famous for \u2013 work that supports our communities, understands the human dimensions of complex challenges and works to build a more just and healthier tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q: What innovative approaches or methodologies distinguish your ORU\u2019s research? <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

A:<\/strong> The heart of what we do at Y-EMERGE is collaborative, use-driven and co-created research. We believe in tackling real-world questions that matter to communities, disaster survivors, emergency managers and other stakeholders in the hazard world. By centring their questions and their priorities, research can actually make a difference day-to-day. This commitment to communities and practitioners is key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also emphasize research that is \u201cfit for purpose.\u201d Because Y-EMERGE is such an interdisciplinary group, we\u2019re able to leverage expertise from every Faculty across York. This means being able to broaden questions in helpful and productive ways: layering in social dimensions and cognitive factors, developing engineered solutions and thinking about the historical, legal and institutional contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: What accomplishments or upcoming projects can you highlight and how do you see your ORU shaping the future? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A:<\/strong> One accomplishment for our ORU was bringing the Canadian Journal of Emergency Management<\/em><\/a> to 快播视频. This fully open access (free to both read and publish) journal embodies our approach to research: it is written for both researchers and practitioners alike, it includes case report formats where practitioners can share their experiences, and every article is translated into both official languages to encourage uptake. It is an attempt to do academic publishing differently \u2013 to focus on collaborative, impactful research rather than profits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re also building out significant supports for early career researchers, trainees and all York researchers. This year, we\u2019ll be running a full gamut of offerings, from writing workshops to reading groups to professional development sessions to a weekly seminar series. We\u2019d encourage anyone interested in this field to access these opportunities and join our action-based and collaborative approach to disaster research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about Research & Innovation<\/a> at 快播视频.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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