Disaster & Emergency Management Assistant Professor Evalyna Bogdan is the co-designer of the Flood Resilience Challenge (FRC) Game, a serious game designed to engage business, government and community leaders in scenario-based planning for various types of flooding. Players assume different stakeholder roles, discuss flood risk management measures, and evaluate their past decisions to make informed […]
On November 23-24, the School of Administrative Studies and the University of Guelph’s Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics are co-hosting the Qualitative Accounting Research Symposium. 18 academics from across the globe will showcase groundbreaking research in the accounting field. The event will take place at the Second Student Centre, with both in-person […]
Disaster And Emergency Management Conference (DEMCON) - International Centre Toronto, Oct 24-25, 2023. York University’s Disaster and Emergency Management program sponsored four undergraduate students to gain professional exposure and network with experts in the field. They reflect on their experiences. Michelle WienchBDEM, 3rd Year Taking part in DEMCON allowed me to learn about the latest […]
Disaster & Emergency Management Assistant Professor Evalyna Bogdan has co-authored a new report that came out at the end of December. "We’re Ready! Plus Report A Practicum On Community Disaster Preparedness Workshop In Inglewood Community, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada" details the community disaster preparedness workshops co-developed with community members from High River following the 2013 Alberta […]
DEM Associate Professor Ali Asgary was quoted in a Scientific American article, “What to Do if You’re Trapped in a Surging Crowd,” where he discussed crowd management following Seoul’s deadly crowd crush on October 29. “In a situation like this, it is hard to say exactly what went wrong. There are typically investigations planned and […]
Disaster & Emergency Management Assistant Professor Evalyna Bogdan has co-authored a research paper, “Building new relationships and connections in emergency management: The role of social work practitioners and human service professionals in disaster recovery,” in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Management. “Spurred by the climate crisis, disasters are growing in frequency and severity around the […]
The fifth annual Dean’s Award for Research Excellence (DARE) winners were recognized in a special celebration by the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS). Thirty-eight recipients showcased their exceptional work completed over the summer under the leadership of LA&PS professors. “It’s so wonderful to be able to celebrate student achievements in person once again,” […]
School of Administrative Studies professor Richard Leblanc was quoted in a Global News article, “Hockey Canada faces ‘long road ahead’ as organization seeks new leadership“, where he discussed the organizational changes that are coming for Hockey Canada as it seeks a new direction and ways to enact necessary reforms. “It’s a long road ahead. A […]
Disaster & Emergency Management Assistant Professor Evalyna Bogdan has co-authored a research paper, “A Serious Role-Playing Game as a Pedagogical Innovation to Strengthen Flood Resilience,” in IEEE Technology and Society Magazine. According to the article’s abstract, it discusses how flooding, a global emergency concern, has “prompted the development of innovative approaches to flood resilience”, that […]
School of Human Resources Management Professor Duygu Biricik Gulseren and School of Administrative Studies student Zanta Yee Fong, have published an article in Psychology Today titled, “Social-Media Content Creation and the Threat of Cyberaggression,” discussing their research on how content creators can be susceptible to cyberaggression. “Online content creation is a growing type of gig […]