Dr Carina Fearnley
Associate Professor in Science and Technology Studies, Department of Science and Technology Studies, University College London
Speaker's biography
Dr Carina Fearnley is Director and founder of the UCL Warning Research Centre, Associate Professor in Science and Technology Studies at the UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies, and an Honorary Research Associate at the UCL Hazard Centre. She is an interdisciplinary researcher, drawing on relevant expertise in the social sciences on scientific uncertainty, risk, and complexity to focus on how natural hazard early warning systems can be made more effective, specifically alert level systems. She also has an interest in the transdisciplinary potential of art and science collaborations around environmental hazards. Carina studied Geology and Mining at Imperial College London prior to working in London City’s financial sector. She completed her PhD at the UCL Hazard Research Centre before lecturing at Aberystwyth University. Carina is a regular consultant for Bournemouth University Disaster Management Centre and frequently appears on national and international media following significant hazard events. Carina also established the World Organisation of Volcano Observatories Volcano Alert Level Working Group and edited the first publication dedicated to Volcanic Crisis Communication ‘Observing the Volcano World: Volcanic Crisis Communication’ (Springer). She frequently conducts public engagement activities such as Science Showoff, Soapbox Science, Pint of Science, Athena SWAN initiatives, and more recently MUSO IMPROPERA.