Yung-Fang Chen

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disaster management, emergency planning, training exercising for emergency response, disaster risk education

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Biography

Dr Yung-Fang Chen is Senior Lecturer in Disaster Management and Emergency Planning at Coventry University. The focus of her research is on the risk communication and methodology of planning and evaluating emergency/crisis response training and exercises. Her current projects include tasks for post disaster assistance, in particular, community resilience, reconstruction and social vulnerability. She is also interested in disaster risk reduction education pedagogy. Other research interests include e-learning pedagogy, risk assessment and management. She has been involved in a few community resilience building projects.

Research Interests

Training exercise and simulation; disaster risk reduction education; post disaster reconstruction; community resilience; urban resilience; computer aided teaching; pedegogy; Serious Games; rlood management; risk communication; corporate governance; risk, crisis and disaster management

Education/Academic qualification

MA, Coventry University

Award Date: 30 Sep 2010

Doctorate, University of Portsmouth

Award Date: 30 Jan 2007

MA, Tunghai University

Award Date: 31 Jan 1999

Degree, Tunghai University

Award Date: 18 Jun 1995

External positions

External examiner

30 Sep 2016 → 30 Sep 2020

Senior consultant, Emergency Management & Security Affair Consultants Co,. Ltd.

11 Mar 2014 → 10 Mar 2018

External examiner, University of Huddersfield

30 Sep 2011 → 30 Sep 2015

Keywords

JA Political science (General)
L Education (General)
G Geography (General)

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18 Citations
2 h-Index
11 Article
4 Chapter
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Enhancing school safety through university engagement in DRR education
Chen, Y. F. & Adefila, A., 1 Apr 2020, In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 44, 101386.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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2 Citations (Scopus)

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A Case Study of University Involvement in Community-Based Reconstruction: The Coventry University Model
Chen, Y-F., 2017, Community-Based Reconstruction of Society. Hokugo, A. & Kaneko, Y. (eds.). Springer, p. 61-66 6 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
How the Chinese government responded to the Wenchuan Earthquake
Chen, Y-F., 2017, Community Engagement in Post Disaster Recovery. Marsh, G., Ahmed, I., Mulligan, M., Donovan, J. & Barton, S. (eds.). Routledge, p. 55-65 11 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Post-disaster reconstruction strategies: a case study in Taiwan
Chen, Y-F., 2017, Climate Hazard Crises in Asian Societies and Environments. Sternberg, T. (ed.). Oxon: Routledge, p. 11-33 23 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Post disaster reconstruction in Taiwan
Chen, Y-F., 2016, Asian Law in Disasters: Toward a human-centred recovery. Kaneko, Y., Matsuoka, K. & Toyoda, T. (eds.). Oxon: Routledge, p. 302-314 12 p. 16
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

7 Participation in conference

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Higher Education Academy Conference
Yung-Fang Chen (Speaker) & Matthew Blackett (Speaker)
1 Feb 2017
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
CDMHR 2015 Conference: Training Exercises for Disaster Resilience
Yung-Fang Chen (Organising Committee)
16 Jul 2015 → 17 Jul 2015
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
3rd World Conference in Disaster Risk Reduction
Yung-Fang Chen (Speaker)
14 Mar 2015 → 18 Mar 2015
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
5th International Disaster and Risk Conference
Yung-Fang Chen (Speaker) & Daniel Watson (Speaker)
24 Aug 2014 → 28 Aug 2014
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
2nd International Conference on Disaster Management and Human Health: Reducing Risk, Improving Outcomes
Yung-Fang Chen (Speaker)
11 May 2011 → 13 May 2011
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference