Dr Kirrilly Thompson

Dr Kirrilly Thompson

Researcher
About
Dr Kirrilly Thompson

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

This project was commissioned and funded entirely by the Country Fire Service, SA.
Managing Animals in Disasters (MAiD): Improving preparedness, response, and resilience through individual and organisational collaboration
29 Jun 2017
This project aims to identify and build best practice approaches to animal emergency management to...
Lisel O'Dwyer Conference Poster 2016
12 Aug 2016
Emergency responders (ERS) have identified horse owners and horses as a priority in animal...
Managing Animals in Disasters (MAiD): Improving Preparedness, Response, and Resilience through Individual and Organisational Collaboration
18 Aug 2015
The Managing Animals in Disasters project (MAiD) is seeking to identify and build best practice...
Managing animals in disasters (MAiD): Improving preparedness, response, and resilience through individual and organisational collaboration
25 Aug 2014
The Managing Animals in Disasters project (MAiD) is seeking to identify and build best practice...

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