Poster Showcase Entries and Results

Practitioners, Academics and Students participated in the Poster Showcase in both the competitive and non-competitive divisions.

The participants in the competitive division showcased their posters during an evaluation session before a group of judges on Monday evening during the Annual Conference

The participants were evaluated on the content and display of their poster, as well as their oral presentation of research and findings.

The participants in the Competitive Division received the following recognition:

COMPETITIVE DIVISION
Name	Recognition	Title
Roni Fraser, Graduate Student, The University of Delaware	Gold	Demons of Disaster- Predictors Post-Traumatic Stress Following Hurricane Ike
Jessica Gottesman and Brandy Stottlemyer, Office of Disability Integration, FEMA	Gold	Survivors with Disabilities: Elucidating Variations in FEMA Recovery Program Utilization
Kristy Copic, Graduate Student, Georgetown University	Sliver	Social and Economic Programs Increase Individual Resiliency Following a Disaster
Shayna Goldfine, MPH, NRP, Graduate Student, Tulane University	Silver	Income, Employment and Individual Preparedness among Adults in the U.S.
Eric Marble, Graduate Student, Jacksonville State University	Silver	Public Health Emergency Management Decision Support Using Geographical Information
Michael Apollo, Undergraduate Student, University of Albany	Sliver	Utilization of Open-Source Intelligence by Emergency Managers During Severe Weather Events
Nate Baird, MSc, Emergency Preparedness Planner, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia	Silver	Decentralizing Mass Casualty Incident Planning at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Susan Fisher, Emer. Preparedness Coordinator, Lecturer, CA State Univ., Fullerton	Silver	Confronting Building Evacuation Challenges for Wheelchair Users
LT. Amber Larson, Incident Management & Crisis Response Division, U.S. Coast Guard	Silver	The Community Inventory Worksheet: Empowering Hazard Mitigation Planners
Wesley McDermott, MSPH, CEM, Ofc. of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Div. of Emer. Ops., CDC	Silver	Operational Readiness Initiative for Public Health Liaison Officers and Agency Representatives
Lucia Velotti, Ph.D., Ass't. Prof., Dept. of Security, Fire and Emer. Mgt., John Jay College of Criminal Justice	Silver	Volunteer Management Systems during response and recovery: challenges and opportunities
Julie Malingowski, Meteorologist (Emergency Response Specialist), Regional Operations Center, NWS	Bronze	Lightning Safety Policy Needs for Outdoor Events
Barbara Payne, MPA, IA Info Man/Planning Manager, FEMA	Bronze	Measuring Destruction and Recuperation at Oregon's Critical Energey Infrastructure Hub
Geoffrey Bartlett, AEM, Independent Consultant	Participant	Using Maps to Enhance Understanding of Hazards in a Campus Community
Joel Curtis, MS, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NWS, Juneau Weather Forecast Ofc	Participant	After the Waves: What's in YOUR Tsunami Emergency Operations Plan?
Una Smith, Ph.D., MS, Field Coordinator, Incident Commander, New Mexico Search and Rescue	Participant	Evolution of a State Agency Volunteer Search and Rescue Program
Robert Womack, CEM, Emergency Services Coordinator, Town of Truckee	Participant	Developing an Emergency Messaging Campaign and Notification System for Practitioners

NON-COMPETITIVE DIVISION
Name	Title
Benjamin Berger, MA, Regional and Stakeholder Lead, Individual and Community Preparedness Div., FEMA	Community Based Organizations: Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Preparedness
Andrew Burrows, MA, Emer. Mgt. Specialist, Individual and Community Preparedness, FEMA	Empowering the Uninjured: You Are the Help Until Help Arrives
Scott Carpenter, Regional Response & Preparedness Specialist /(IMET), NOAA/NWS	Improving IDSS across Western Region by Supporting Exercises and Large Events from the Regional Operations Center
Mariel Fonteyn, Preparedness Specialist, Americares	Americares Preparedness Bootcamps for Safety Net Health Centers
Kelsey Irvine, Extension Agent I/4-H Youth Development, Nassau County Extension.	Whole Community Preparedness and Resilience Starts with Youth
Matthew Lyttle, MSc, Deputy Director, Individual and Community Preparedness Division, FEMA	Community Emergency Response Teams: Asset for Building Resilient Communities
Sarah McNelis, MSSA, Individual and Community Preparedness Division, FEMA	Lifesaving Skills: Simple, Low-cost Activities for Individual and Community Preparedness
Dawn Skaggs, MA, Nat'l. Dir. of Whole Community Planning and Training, BCFS Health and Human Srvs.	Building Shelter Capacity through Whole Community Partnerships
Rachel Slotter, MS, Doctoral, Univ. of Delaware, Disaster Research Center	Coordination of Faith-Based Organizations Following Hurricane Florence
Darrell Small, CEM, City of Laurel, MD. Office of Emer. Mgt.	A Roadmap in Forming an Integrated Emergency Support Service Network
Sebra Yen, Emergency Management Specialist, Individual and Community Preparedness Division, FEMA	Preparing for the True Cost of Disasters

Poster Showcase Entries and Results

COMPETITIVE DIVISION

NON-COMPETITIVE DIVISION