Qualifications
- PhD / DPhil (University Of Groningen)
Summary
Lecturer in Flood Resilience and Sustainable Transformations (research and teaching) at the Energy and Environment Institute.
Research focuses on governing flood resilience and sustainable transformations, justice and equality in flooding, climate adaptation, the roles and responsibilities of citizens and civil society, and international comparative research. Working on bridging the theory-practice gap in flood resilience as well as exploring the use of 'serious gaming' in flood risk management.
Previously worked at UJEP in the Czech Republic, University of Groningen in the Netherlands, and Collingwood Environmental Planning in the UK.
Academic lead for a project funded bythe Arriva Foundation on 'effective' post-flood recovery.
Programme Director for the MSc in Flood Risk Management.
Module leader for:
'Flood Resilience: Living with Water'
'Flood Adaptation and Mitigation'
'Managing Flood Incidents'
Supervised MSc dissertation students on flood resilience, flood risk perception, cascading disasters, public participation, climate adaptation, and tourism.
Journal Article
Expert-derived recommendations for designing and facilitating tabletop crisis exercises: A Delphi study
Wallace, K., Bollfrass, A., Cooper, O., Epstein, D., Forrest, S., Lukosch, H., Mason, R., Meesters, K., Reid, S., Waring, S., Widmer, N., & Noetel, M. (2025). Expert-derived recommendations for designing and facilitating tabletop crisis exercises: A Delphi study. Safety science, 189, Article 106898. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106898
Serious Gaming to Explore and Investigate Disaster Recovery Gaps
Forrest, S., De Ita, C., Smith, K., Davidson, G., & Amen-Thompson, E. (online). Serious Gaming to Explore and Investigate Disaster Recovery Gaps. Disaster Prevention and Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/DPM-01-2024-0035
Earth Observation to Address Inequities in Post-Flood Recovery
Friedrich, H. K., Tellman, B., Sullivan, J. A., Saunders, A., Zuniga-Teran, A. A., Bakkensen, L. A., Cawley, M., Dolk, M., Emberson, R. A., Forrest, S. A., Gupta, N., Gyawali, N., Hall, C. A., Kettner, A. J., Lozano, J. L., & Bola, G. B. (2024). Earth Observation to Address Inequities in Post-Flood Recovery. Earth's Future, 12(2), Article e2023EF003606. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023EF003606
Report
Research interests
I am currently pursuing further research into:
-Flood resilience and climate resilience
-Governance approaches and the role of civil society
-Sustainable transformations after disasters
-Socio-spatial inequalities and justice in flood risk management and climate adaptation
-Bridging the theory-practice gap in flood resilience
-International comparative research
-Serious gaming and its use in disaster resilience
I am open to research collaborations in other areas as well.
Lead investigator
Project
Funder
Grant
Started
Status
Project
Serious Gaming for Climate Resilience
Funder
JBA Consulting Ltd
Grant
£3,054.72
Started
1 August 2024
Status
Ongoing
Project
Personalising Future Education Pathways through AI
Funder
Advance HE
Grant
£14,325.26
Started
1 January 2025
Status
Ongoing
Project
Climate Engagement through Escape Room Games
Funder
Ferens Education Trust
Grant
£4,886.00
Started
1 March 2025
Status
Ongoing
Project
NERC Discipline Hopping: Pursuing a Climate Resilient AND Net Zero Future
Funder
Natural Environment Research Council
Grant
£4,000.00
Started
1 March 2022
Status
Complete
Project
Roleplay Evaluation for the Yorkshire Integrated Catchment Solutions Programme
Funder
University of Leeds
Grant
£3,469.00
Started
4 January 2021
Status
Complete
Project
HEIF: Pursuing a Climate Resilient and Net Zero Hull: Academics, Policymakers and Youth Voices
Funder
University of Hull
Grant
£41,112.00
Started
4 September 2023
Status
Complete
Co-investigator
Project
Funder
Grant
Started
Status
Project
Mapping Flood Recovery Gaps
Funder
AVIVA Foundation
Grant
£92,047.00
Started
1 March 2021
Status
Complete
Project
Yorkshire Integrated Catchment Solutions Programme
Funder
University of Leeds
Grant
£17,787.21
Started
4 January 2021
Status
Complete
Project
On the Edge: a co-created exploration of young people’s eco-anxiety in the face of climate uncertainty
Funder
Natural Environment Research Council
Grant
£10,000.00
Started
1 July 2021
Status
Complete
Project
Mapping Flood Recovery Gaps 2: Scaling up and creating legacy
Funder
AVIVA Foundation
Grant
£91,770.00
Started
1 May 2023
Status
Complete
Postgraduate supervision
I am interested in supervising projects relating to my research interests or in related areas. If you have an idea for a project then please email me with an outline of your project idea.