Dr Kate Delmo
The University of Technology Sydney
About
Dr. Kate Delmo is the Head of Strategic Communication Discipline in the School of Communication, University of Technology Sydney. Her research interests explore the intersection of data, technology, and people. Anchored in the UN Sustainable Development Goals on Sustainable Communities and Climate Action, her projects examine the ecology of crisis, emergency, and disaster risk resilience. Her research in these areas embodies a multisectoral approach by examining resilience of both emergency and disaster responders and the communities that they serve.
Kate has managed funded research projects such as cultural competency of emergency responders in emergency preparedness and spontaneous volunteerism in Australia. Kate is intrigued by the role that digital technology plays in encouraging stakeholder coordination and engagement across crises, emergencies, and disaster life cycles. She also investigates social media in reshaping cultures and empowering change.
She teaches into the postgraduate and undergraduate programs in Strategic Communication.