Kirrilly is a Senior Researcher and was one of ABC's Top 5 scientists under 40 for 2015.
She is a trained anthropologist who uses ethnographic methods to research the cultural dimensions of risk-perception and safety. Kirrilly has particular interests in human-animal interactions, high risk interspecies activities and equestrianism. She has proposed the 'Pets as Protective Factor' principle, based on a DECRA project identifying how animal attachment can be re-considered as a protective factor for human survival of natural disasters.
Project leadership
Research team
Type | Project | Research team |
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CRC Core Project | Managing animals in disasters: improving preparedness, response, and resilience through individual and organisational collaboration | kthompson, pburns, geustace |
Resources credited
Type | Released | Title | Download | Key Topics |
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HazardNoteEdition | 30 Jun 2017 | Community taking lead in emergency planning for their animals |
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animals, communication, communities |
HazardNoteEdition | 21 Oct 2015 | Turning warnings into action |
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communication, tsunami, warnings |
Presentation-Slideshow | 10 Apr 2015 | Managing Animals in Disasters 2015 NSW RAF Presentation |
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animals, emergency management, response |
HazardNoteEdition | 19 Mar 2015 | How three South Australian communities responded to the 2014 bushfires |
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communication, communities, warnings |
Presentation-Audio-Video | 27 Oct 2014 | Out of sight, out of mind: Increasing the disaster resilience of homeless people | animals, risk management | |
Presentation-Slideshow | 27 Mar 2014 | Managing animals in disasters |
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animals, communities, resilience |