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Dr Melissa Parsons

Supervisor
The University of New England
The University of New England
Project and roles
Project title Project team
Why do people drive through floodwater? Utilising virtual reality to assess motivations and behaviour associated with driving through floodwater Shauntelle Benjamin , Dr Amy Lykins , Dr Melissa Parsons
The Australian Disaster Resilience Index Dr Melissa Parsons , Dr Johan Boshoff
Publications
Type Year Citation
Journal article 07/2022 Why take the risk? Exploring the psychosocial determinants of floodwater driving
Report 07/2020 The Australian Disaster Resilience Index
Report 07/2020 The Australian Disaster Resilience Index: Volume I
Report 07/2020 The Australian Natural Disaster Resilience Index: Volume II
Report 07/2020 The Australian Natural Disaster Resilience Index: Volume II
Report 07/2020 The Australian Natural Disaster Resilience Index: Volume II
Report 07/2020 The Australian Natural Disaster Resilience Index: Volume II
Report 07/2020 The Australian Natural Disaster Resilience Index: Volume II
Report 07/2020 The Australian Natural Disaster Resilience Index: Volume II
Report 07/2020 The Australian Natural Disaster Resilience Index: Volume II
Journal article 08/2021 Disaster resilience in Australia: A geographic assessment using an index of coping and adaptive capacity
Journal article 05/2021 Local Government Capacity and Land Use Planning for Natural Hazards: A Comparative Evaluation of Australian Local Government Areas
Journal article 03/2018 From academic to applied: operationalising resilience in river systems
Journal article 08/2018 Extreme floods and river values: A social–ecological perspective
Journal article 10/2016 Top-down assessment of disaster resilience: A conceptual framework using coping and adaptive capacities
Report 17/06/2025 The State of Disaster Resilience in Australia 2025
Resources
Type Released Title Key Topics
Presentation 2 July 2025 Melissa Parsons - Natural Hazards Research Forum 2025 presentation Communities, Resilience
Presentation 19 June 2025 Melissa Parsons & Johan Boshoff - Natural Hazards Research Forum 2025 presentation Resilience