Josh DeVicenzo, Ed.D.
Dr. Joshua L. DeVincenzo is the Assistant Director of Applied Research, Education, and Training at the National Center for Disaster Preparedness and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Columbia Climate School, specializing in disaster risk reduction, behavioral science, and organizational development. His work centres on translating complex policy and scientific data into scalable, measurable professional and organisational development programmes, and he leads instructional design for the centre's climate resilience and disaster preparedness initiatives. He teaches multisectoral audiences on economic recovery and equitable preparedness, drawing on research grounded in adult learning theory and cognitive science to understand how practitioners actually absorb and act on risk information. A frequent lecturer and published author, he speaks to global audiences on post- disaster recovery and climate communication, with a consistent emphasis on making high-level policy discussions accessible to learners from very different professional backgrounds.