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Dr Kate Brady

Dr Kate Brady

Senior Research Fellow

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Doctor of Philosophy

2021

University of Melbourne

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Bachelor of Arts (Soc/IR/HRM) (Hons)

2003

University of Sydney

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Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA)
School of Built Environment

Dr. Kate Brady has had a distinguished career in disaster recovery operations, programming and research. Kate is the Senior Research Fellow for the ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç How We Survive initiative, is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne and is the Technical Adviser to Australian Red Cross Emergency Services, where she established and led the disaster recovery program for 12 years.

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Most of Kate’s work focuses on what people find helpful and unhelpful after disasters. Throughout her career, Kate has had significant influence on State and National emergency management policy and has an international profile in collective trauma, resilience and in disaster recovery programming and policy. Kate is a co-author on the Australian Disaster Recovery Framework, the Australian Community Recovery Handbook and was an advisor in the development of the National Disaster Mental Health Framework. In 2021, she became the host for ABC’s podcast ‘After the Disaster’.
Phone
0431288736
E-mail
kate.brady@unsw.edu.au
  • Journal articles | 2025
    Leppold C; Morrice H; Brady K; Reifels L; Abeysinghe S; Quinn P; Gibbs L, 2025, 'Recovery work in cascading and compounding disasters: A qualitative study of community recovery workers in Australia', International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 116, pp. 105152,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Brady K; Gallagher C; Molyneaux R; Sanderson D; Heffernan T; Gibbs L, 2024, 'Improving long-term disaster recovery research in Australia through boosting dataset comparability', Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 39, pp. 79 - 80,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Pacella BJ; Cowlishaw S; Gibbs L; Bryant RA; Brady K; Gallagher C; Molyneaux R; Gibson K; Block K; Harms L; Forbes D; O'Donnell ML, 2024, 'Trajectory of adjustment difficulties following disaster: 10-year longitudinal cohort study', BJPsych Open, 10,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Brady K; Gibbs L; Harms L, 2023, 'Recovery workers who have also been personally affected by disasters: Exploring the perspective of people who have dual experiences of disaster recovery', Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies, 27,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Brady K; Gibbs L; Harms L, 2023, 'Who is worst off after a disaster?.', The Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 38, pp. 21 - 23,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Brady K; Gibbs L; Harms L, 2021, 'Hierarchies of affectedness after disasters', HEALTH & PLACE, 72,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Harms L; Gibbs L; Ireton G; MacDougall C; Brady K; Kosta L; Block K; Baker E; Colin Gallagher H; Kellett C; Forbes D; Bryant R, 2021, 'Stressors and Supports in Postdisaster Recovery: Experiences After the Black Saturday Bushfires', Australian Social Work, 74, pp. 332 - 347,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Eriksen C; Simon GL; Roth F; Lakhina SJ; Wisner B; Adler C; Thomalla F; Scolobig A; Brady K; Bründl M; Neisser F; Grenfell M; Maduz L; Prior T, 2020, 'Rethinking the interplay between affluence and vulnerability to aid climate change adaptive capacity', Climatic Change, 162, pp. 25 - 39,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Eyre A; Brady K, 2013, 'Addressing psychosocial and community recovery in emergency management', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, 2, pp. 60 - 72,
  • Conference Presentations | 2025
    Brady K, 2025, 'Bringing disaster recovery research, policy and practice together: Experiences from Australia', presented at Disaster Risk Management and Public Policies: A Global and Local Perspective., Mexico City, 24 April 2025 - 25 April 2025
    Conference Presentations | 2025
    Brady K, 2025, 'Prepared for the Hazard. What about the disaster?', presented at Collaborating for Inclusive Disaster Resilience symposium. Carers NSW, Sydney, Australia, 18 March 2025,
    Conference Presentations | 2025
    Brady K, 2025, 'We prepare to survive disasters but not to cope with what comes after', presented at TEDx, Sydney, 03 April 2025,
    Reports | 2024
    Bird E; D'Antoine D; Davis S; Leadbeater A; Harkin J; Keddle L; Moreton M; Pelly E; Aldrich D; O'Hara D; Sanderson D; Williamson B, 2024, Disaster Recovery Almanac, HowWeSurvive ºÚÁÏÍø´óʼÇ, Sydney, Volume 1, ,
    Reports | 2024
    Bird E; D'Antoine D; Davis S; Leadbeater A; Harkin J; Keedle L; Moreton M; Pelly E; Aldrich D; O'Hara D; Sanderson D; Williamson B, 2024, Disaster Recovery Almanac, ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç HowWeSurvive, Sydney, Australia, Volume 1,
    Conference Presentations | 2024
    Brady K; Coghlan A; Richardson J; Tehan B; Mackay A, 2024, '110 years of community resilience in Australia: Lessons from Australian Red Cross', presented at Australian Disaster Resilience Conference, Sydney, 03 September 2024 - 05 September 2024
    Conference Presentations | 2024
    Brady K; Gallagher C; Morrice H; Gibbs L, 2024, 'Community-Led Recovery: What do we agree on, disagree on and how can we make it easier?', presented at Australian Disaster Resilience Conference, Sydney, 03 September 2024 - 05 September 2024,
    Conference Presentations | 2024
    Brady K; Leppold C; Clive M-A; Wills J, 2024, 'Communicating Disasters Down Under: Lessons from Australia and New Zealand', presented at 49th Natural Hazards and Application Workshop, Boulder, USA, 14 July 2024 - 19 July 2024,
    Conference Presentations | 2024
    Brady K; Tilt J; Greer A; Edgeley C, 2024, 'Community Recovery: Experiences and Lessons Learned', presented at International Association for Social and Natural Resources conference, Cairns, QLD, 23 June 2024 - 27 June 2024
    Conference Presentations | 2024
    Brady K, 2024, ''They don't get it': Identifying enablers and barriers to stronger collaborations between disaster practitioners and researchers', presented at AFAC Conference, Sydney, 02 September 2024 - 05 September 2024
    Conference Presentations | 2024
    Brady K, 2024, 'Where are we and where are we going?', presented at Disaster Ready Together Lismore, Lismore, 07 March 2024 - 08 March 2024,
    Reports | 2023
    Brady K; Gallagher HC; Morrice H; Gibbs L, 2023, Community-led Recovery: Evidence, dimensions and supports Phase 2 ReGroup Final Report,
    Reports | 2023
    Gallagher HC; Brady K; Molyneaux R; O'Donnell M; Glenister K; Harms L; Leppold C; Gibbs L, 2023, Community Recovery study: Recovery from the 2019-2020 bushfires, 1,

2023

Natural Hazards Research Australia ECR Fellowship 2023

2022

Australian Podcast Awards: Finalist (Best New Podcast)

2022

Emergency Media & Public Affairs Media Award

2021

University of Melbourne CCW Knowledge Translation Award

2015

Mary Fran Meyers international scholarship

2014

Emergency Media & Public Affairs Fellow Award

2013

Resilient Australia Award

2011

Australian Safer Community Award

2011

New Zealand Red Cross Meritorious Service Award (Christchurch Earthquakes)

2011

International Association of Emergency Managers Public Information award

2010

Churchill Fellowship

2010

International Association of Emergency Managers Innovation Award

2010

Australian Red Cross Meritorious Service Award (Black Saturday bushfires)