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Tropical cyclone Debbie: UQ Experts available for comment

28 March 2017

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The following experts are available to comment on the impacts of tropical cyclone Debbie.

This list will be updated.

Dr Matthew Mason

Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology

Expertise: Wind engineering, measuring winds during severe tropical Cyclones

Mobile: 0408 976 945
Email: matthew.mason@uq.edu.au

Professor Simon Bartlett

Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology

Expertise: disaster management of electricity systems

Mobile: 0411 600 584
Email: simon.bartlett@uq.edu.au

Dr David Callaghan

Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology

Expertise: beach erosion, storm surge

Phone: 0435 659 159

Email: dave.callaghan@uq.edu.au

Dr Manuel Gonzalez Rivero

Global Change Institute

Expertise: Coral reefs, Great Barrier Reef

Mobile: 0433 166 220

Email: m.gonzalezrivero@uq.edu.au

Dr Vanessa Cobham

Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences

Expertise: Child and youth disaster response, children and anxiety, Post-traumatic stress disorder

Mobile: 0403 083 193

Email: vanessa.cobham@mater.uq.edu.au

Dr Gabby Walters

Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

Expertise: Crises Management for the Tourism Industry, brand image recovery

Mobile: 0402 085 497

Email: g.walters@uq.edu.au

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