Sally PotterHazard and Risk Management Researcher

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Hazard and Risk Social Science

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Biography

Sally is a Senior Social Scientist at GNS Science. She conducts research on the effectiveness of warnings and forecasts across all hazards, including impact-based warnings, risk perceptions and behavioural responses. She applies the results to improve communication products and science advice. Sally is co-chair of the World Meteorological Organization's WWRP High Impact Weather project. Sally is co-located with Emergency Management Bay of Plenty in Tauranga, New Zealand.

Qualifications

BSc, Geology
BSc, Hons
PhD

Areas of expertise

Geology: Volcanology
Social Science: Survey design
Social Science: Interviewing
Social Science: Effective Warning Response
Social Science: Survey data analysis
Social Science: Natural Hazards Research
Social Science: Emergency Management
Social Science: Disaster risk management
Social Science: Risk Communication
Social Science: Focus Groups
Social Science: All-hazards Warning Systems
Social Science: Participatory Action Research
Social Science: Disaster Impact Reduction
Social Science: Outreach
Social Science: Impact-based warnings

Major Publications

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Potter, S.H.; Harrison, S.E.; Kreft, P. 2021. The benefits and challenges of implementing impact-based severe weather warning systems: Perspectives of weather, flood, and emergency management personnel, Weather, Climate, and Society 13(2): p. 303-314. DOI: 10.1175/WCAS-D-20-0110.1. p. 303-314
Becker, J.S.; Potter, S.H.; McBride, S.K.; Doyle, E.E.H.; Gerstenberger, M.C.; Christophersen, A. 2020. Forecasting for a fractured land : a case study of the communication and use of aftershock forecasts from the M7.8 2016 Kaikoura earthquake in Aotearoa New Zealand, Seismological Research Letters 91(6): p. 33433357. DOI: 10.1785/0220190354. p. 33433357
Potter, S.H.; Kreft, P.V.; Milojev, P.V.; Noble, C.; Montz, B.; Dhellemmes, A.; Woods, R.J.; Gauden-Ing, S. 2018. The influence of impact-based severe weather warnings on risk perceptions and intended protective actions, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 30A: p. 34-43. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2018.03.031. p. 34-43
Potter, S.H. 2018. Recommendations for New Zealand agencies in writing effective short warning messages DOI: 10.21420/G20H08. 28 p.
Potter, S.H.; Kreft, P.V.; Milojev, P.; Noble, C.; Montz, B.; Dhellemmes, A. 2017. Impact-based severe weather warnings in New Zealand : Survey data DOI: 10.21420/G2001G. 36 p.
Potter, S.H.; Scott, B.J.; Jolly, G.E.; Johnston, D.M.; Neall, V.E. 2015. A catalogue of caldera unrest at Taupo Volcanic Centre, New Zealand, using the Volcanic Unrest Index (VUI), Bulletin of Volcanology 77(9): article no. 78. DOI: 10.1007/s00445-015-0956-5. article no. 78
Potter, S.H.; Becker, J.S.; Johnston, D.M.; Rossiter, K.P. 2015. An overview of the impacts of the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquakes, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 14(1): p. 6-14. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2015.01.014. p. 6-14
Potter, S.H.; Scott, B.J.; Jolly, G.E.; Neall, V.E.; Johnston, D.M. 2015. Introducing the Volcanic Unrest Index (VUI) : a tool to quantify and communicate the intensity of volcanic unrest, Bulletin of Volcanology 77(9): article no. 77. DOI: 10.1007/s00445-015-0957-4. article no. 77
Scott, B.J.; Potter, S.H. 2014. Aspects of historical eruptive activity and volcanic unrest at Mt. Tongariro, New Zealand : 18462013, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 286: p. 263-276. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2014.04.003. p. 263-276
Potter, S.H.; Jolly, G.E.; Neall, V.E.; Johnston, D.M.; Scott, B.J. 2014. Communicating the status of volcanic activity : revising New Zealands volcanic alert level system, Journal of applied volcanology 3(1): article 13 (16 p.). DOI: 10.1186/s13617-014-0013-7. article 13 (16 p.)

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