Kyle Breen, PhD.

Postdoctoral Fellow at Dalhousie U. PhD in Sociology from LSU. Mixed Methodologist. Disasters, EJ, Education, Volunteerism & Social Movements.

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Cool to have a disaster movie back as a big event giving us Hazards, EM, & Weather folks a movie to discuss and dissect!

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I enjoyed Twisters quite a bit. As @SamLMontano said, the PhDs from FEMA line was odd but I’m hoping they meant people who have PhDs who work at FEMA, NOAA, NWS.

As a sociologist, pieces with the chasers reminded me of some of what I saw with my research on Volunteer SAR orgs—

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Branded groups and orgs using social media to build following (in volunteer SAR’s case, a volunteer/donation/asset base) using the resources gained to assist communities after disaster like hot meals. So that was interesting to me.

All in all a fun time at the movies and

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#HazWs

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Standing room only for the session on Humor (wow!! @DisastrousComms & @vonmeding) —I think this tells you volumes about how important it is to laugh every now and then, especially in the face of all the hard topics we study.

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Standing room only for the session on Humor (wow!! @DisastrousComms & @vonmeding) —I think this tells you volumes about how important it is to laugh every now and then, especially in the face of all the hard topics we study.

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Really excited about this session on films! If only the workshop were a week later so we could have had a group field trip to Twisters!!

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It’s such a blessing to have James Rattling Leaf here at the #HazWs again. I’m so happy that we are finally beginning to acknowledge traditional, Indigenous knowledges in spaces it has historically been left out of.

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Thanks to Dr. Aldrich for boosting our article! We’re hopeful to start some important conversations about the social capital older adults can provide in disaster scenarios.

[Daniel P. Aldrich urbanists.social/web/@dpaldrich @DanielPAldrich]

New #article from @DrKyleBreen et al: “If Somebody Needed Help, I Went Over”: Social Capital and Therapeutic Communities
TL;DR: using their bonding social capital, farmers transformed their deep-rooted connections into post-disaster assistance
https://t.co/C5veFR7CQv

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We have a new article looking at how older adult farmers leveraged their social capital to recover following floods in BC. This article, along with all others in this issue, are open access for all to read. https://t.co/fegqC4BSDU

[Get Em Mo! @DrMcD_N_Action]

🚨📢 New Publication Alert

Your fav child support/ Black fatherhood researcher is officially in her policy brief bag.

https://t.co/0MmgMm5Qsv

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I collaborated with @BettySLai and @_mauriciomontes on a new article and it's *free* to access 😄https://t.co/KkI9NzkvWR

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Our Partnership Engage Grant proposal was ranked #2 of the 55 submissions this cycle 🤓🥳

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Flight delayed x2
Get on the plane, have to deplane
Flight delayed again
Missed the connection
Spending the night in YVR

Tumultuous.

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I had to catch my flight home so I didn’t get to stay for the closing of the Researcher’s Meeting, but I want to thank @sarahamide and @sab_loos for another year of their wonderful leadership. I’m so happy I got to see them in person and can’t wait for next year 🙂

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This #HazWs has been incredible 🥳

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Such a perfect way to close our 48th #HazWs — hearing Norma share about Bill and how important raising the voices of those who have historically been excluded in the hazards research and workforce space is. @BAFFellows @HazCenter

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@BettySLai Thank you ☺️

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I’m very proud to share that I found out that I am the first postdoc at Dalhousie to be a PI on an Insight Development Grant.

I’ll be framing university labor disruption as a hazard that uniquely impacts those residing in a dual role as instructor (strike actor) and student.

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Hopefully, I’ll be able to share this at a future Hazards Workshop.