Rowena Hill

Rowena Hill is a Professor of Psychology at Nottingham Trent University's School of Social Sciences, specializing in disaster psychology and emergency response systems. She holds key roles including ESRC Policy Fellow for Climate Change, Honorary Research Lead for the Fire Fighters Charity, and Chair of the National Fire Chiefs Council's Academic Collaboration Group. Her work bridges academic research with policy, focusing on resilience strategies for emergency responders, community risk management, and mental health support systems.

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Her research emphasizes psychological health in emergency contexts, including pandemic response, climate adaptation, and familial impacts of frontline work. She has led over 60 evidence-based reports for UK pandemic policy during her 2020–21 secondment to the C19 National Foresight Group. Key interests include humanitarian assistance frameworks, public risk communication, and organizational resilience in critical sectors.

Recent publications analyze firefighter wellbeing, police resilience training, and extreme weather preparedness. Notable achievements include establishing evaluation frameworks for fire service interventions and advising national security inquiries.

• Awards: Fellow of the British Psychological Society, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Dr. Hill collaborates with governmental bodies and emergency services, contributing to policy development through evidence synthesis. Her work addresses systemic challenges in emergency service collaboration, climate change adaptation, and psychological support structures for responders and affected communities.

She leads the NTU Emergency Services Research Unit, focusing on operational learning and health strategies for emergency personnel. Current projects explore long-term resilience in post-pandemic recovery and climate-related disaster preparedness.