Carolina Distinguished Professor, Director of the Hazards Vulnerability & Resilience Institute, University of South Carolina
Dr. Susan Cutter is a Carolina Distinguished Professor of Geography at the University of South Carolina and co-director of the Hazards Vulnerability & Resilience Institute (HVRI). Her research focuses on vulnerability and resilience science with specific reference to methods, models, and metrics. Her scientific contributions include the hazards of place model of vulnerability, the disaster resilience of place model, as well as tools for assessing spatial and temporal variability in vulnerability (Social Vulnerability Index or SoVI®) and resilience (Baseline Resilience Indicators for Communities [BRIC] Index). She continues to lead investigations of the disproportionate spatial and temporal impacts of disasters on vulnerable populations and the places where they live.
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