Kate Brady

Dr. Kate Brady serves as Senior Research Fellow for the UNSW "How We Survive" initiative within the Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture at the University of New South Wales, while also holding an Honorary Senior Research Fellow position at the University of Melbourne. She functions as Technical Adviser to Australian Red Cross Emergency Services, where she established and led the disaster recovery program for 12 years.

Education:

• Doctor of Philosophy (2021, University of Melbourne)
• Bachelor of Arts (Soc/IR/HRM) (Hons) (2003, University of Sydney)

Dr. Brady's research centers on understanding what people find helpful and unhelpful after disasters, with significant influence on State and National emergency management policy. She maintains an international profile in collective trauma, resilience, and disaster recovery programming. Her work bridges academic research with practical emergency response applications, focusing on community-centered recovery approaches and policy development.

Scientific Awards:

• Natural Hazards Research Australia ECR Fellowship (2023)
• Australian Podcast Awards: Finalist (Best New Podcast) (2022)
• Emergency Media & Public Affairs Media Award (2022)
• University of Melbourne CCW Knowledge Translation Award (2021)
• Mary Fran Meyers international scholarship (2015)
• Emergency Media & Public Affairs Fellow Award (2014)
• Resilient Australia Award (2013)
• Australian Safer Community Award (2011)
• New Zealand Red Cross Meritorious Service Award (Christchurch Earthquakes) (2011)
• International Association of Emergency Managers Public Information award (2011)
• Churchill Fellowship (2010)
• International Association of Emergency Managers Innovation Award (2010)
• Australian Red Cross Meritorious Service Award (Black Saturday bushfires) (2010)

Dr. Brady has made substantial contributions to disaster policy frameworks as co-author of the Australian Disaster Recovery Framework and Australian Community Recovery Handbook, and as advisor for the National Disaster Mental Health Framework. Since 2021, she has hosted ABC's podcast 'After the Disaster,' significantly expanding public understanding of post-disaster recovery processes through media engagement.