Research & Reports

2023

Brady, K., Gibbs. L, Harms, L. "Recovery workers who have also been personally affected by disasters: Exploring the perspective of people who have dual experiences of disaster recovery." Australasian Journal of Disaster & Trauma Studies 27, no. 1 (2023). Available here

Brady K., Gallagher H.C, Morrice H., Gibbs L., (2023) Community-led Recovery: Evidence, dimensions and supports Phase 2 ReGroup Final Report, VIC. Available here

Gallagher, H.C, Brady, K., Molyneaux, R., O’Donnell, M.L, Glenister, K., Harms, L., Leppold, C., Gibbs, L. (2023) Community Recovery study: Recovery from the 2019-2020 bushfires. Report for Emergency Recovery Victoria. University of Melbourne. Available here

Brady, K., Gibbs, L., Harms, L. (2023). Who is worst off after a disaster?. Australian Journal of Emergency Management38(1), 21. Available here

2022

Australia-New Zealand Emergency Management Committee. (2022). Australian Disaster Recovery Framework. Australia-New Zealand Emergency Management Committee. (Contributing author) Available here

Brady, K., Gallagher, H. C., Kwong, E., Quinn, P., Bowen, K., MacDougall, C. Lok, M., Hosseini, A., Harms, L., Gibbs, L. Building and Sustaining Community Support through Crisis. Final Report to Department of Defence by the Child and Community Wellbeing Unit, Melbourne School of Population Health, University of Melbourne. May 2022

Brady, K., Reeves, J., Wright, W., Foliente, G., Gibbs, L. The overwhelm of black and the joy of Green: Experiences of members of Landcare and other environmentally focused community groups after the 2019-2020 bushfires. Final report to Landcare by the University of Melbourne and Federation University. April 2022. Available here

2021

Brady K, Gibbs L, Harms L. Hierarchies of affectedness. Health and Place. 2021; Available here

Gibbs, L., Gallagher, H.C, Brady, K., Leppold,C., Ireton, G., Haywood, A.,  Clarke, Y., Davies, S.,  Norton, F. and Brandenburg, V. (2021). Community-led Recovery: Evidence, dimensions, and supports for Community Recovery Committees. Victoria, Australia, BNHCRC. Available here

Harms, L., Gibbs, L., Ireton, G., MacDougall, C., Brady, K., Kosta, L., ... & Bryant, R. (2021). Stressors and supports in postdisaster recovery: Experiences after the Black Saturday bushfires. Australian Social Work74(3), 332-347.

Gibbs, L., Molyneaux, R., Harms, L., Gallagher, H. C., Block, K., Richardson, J. F., Brandenburg, V., O’Donnell, M., Kellett, C., Quinn, P., Kosta, L., Brady, K., Ireton, G., MacDougall, C., & Bryant, R. A. (2021). 10 Years Beyond Bushfires Report. Available here

Brady K, Quinn P, Gibbs L. Understanding Recovery Factsheet for Bushfire Recovery Victoria. April 2021, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Leppold C, Gibbs L, Ireton G, Brady K. Community Recovery Committees in Post-Disaster Settings Factsheet. Victoria: University of Melbourne, May 2021.

Quinn P, Gibbs L, Brady K. Mental Health Factsheet for Bushfire Recovery Victoria. March 2021, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Quinn P, Gibbs L, Brady K. Social Capital Factsheet for Bushfire Recovery Victoria. September 2020, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

2020

Brady, K, Reifels, L., Block, K., Harms, L., O’Brien, P., Atkinson, L., & Gibbs, L. (2020). Lived experience of mental health and well-being after disasters: A report to support the development of the NMHC National Natural Disaster Mental Health Framework. Available here

Brady, K. (2020). What do people who have been affected by a disaster consider to be helpful and unhelpful in their recovery? [University of Melbourne Doctoral Thesis].

Leppold, C., Gibbs, L., Ireton, G., & Brady, K. (2020). Community Recovery Committees in Post-Disaster Settings: Rapid Review.

Brady, K. (2020, October 27). Dear Australia, your sympathy helps, but you can’t quite understand Melbourne’s lockdown experience. The Conversation. Available here

Eriksen, C., Simon, G. L., Roth, F., Lakhina, S. J., Wisner, B., Adler, C., Thomalla, F., Scolobig, A., Brady, K., Bründl, M., Neisser, F., Grenfell, M., Maduz, L., & Prior, T. (2020). Rethinking the interplay between affluence and vulnerability to aid climate change adaptive capacity. Climatic Change, 161(4). Available here

2019

Gibbs, L., Johnston, D., Brady, K., Quinn, P., Blake, D., & Campbell, E. (2019). Recovery Capitals (ReCap): Applying a Community Capitals Framework to Disaster Recovery. BNHCRC project annual report 2018/2019.

2018

Brady, K., Randrianarisoa, A., & Richardson, J. F. (2018). Best practice guidelines: Supporting communities before, during and after collective trauma events. Australian Red Cross.

Brady, K. (2018). Collective trauma events: towards best practice. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 33(4).

Brady, K. (2018). Disaster recovery: Are we doomed to repeat the same mistakes? Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 33(3), 10.

Silveira, C., O’Hara, D., & Brady, K. (2018). Red Cross Osmington homicide support: A collective trauma case study. Australian Red Cross.

2016 & Earlier

Gibbs, L., Bryant, R. A., Harms, L., Forbes, D., Block, K., Gallagher, H. C., Ireton, G., Richardson, J. F., Pattison, P., MacDougall, C., Lusher, D., Baker, E., Kellett, C., Pirrone, A., Molyneaux, R., Kosta, L., Brady, K., Lok, M., Van Kessell, G. isela, & Waters, E. (2016). Beyond Bushfires: Community resilience and recovery final report. University of Melbourne.

Hallwright, J., & Brady, K. (2016). 2015 Resilience Roundtable: co-working as a way of enhancing collaboration in post-disaster environments. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 31(1).

Hallwright, J., Brady, K., & Whitton, S. (2016). Co-working in disaster recovery: 2015 National Disaster Resilience Roundtable Report. Australian Red Cross.

Brady, K. (2015). The words we use and the stories we tell: The impacts language has on the actions and perceptions of emergency managers. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 30(4), 55–57.

Eyre, A., & Brady, K. (2013). Addressing psychosocial and community recovery in emergency management. International Journal of Emergency Services.

Whitton, S., Burke, S., & Brady, K. (2013). Psychological First Aid: An Australian guide to supporting people affected by disaster. Australian Red Cross.

Whitton, S., & Brady, K. (2012). Community Recovery Information Series: Facilitators Guide. Australian Red Cross.

Brady, K. (2010). The Peter Mitchell Churchill Fellowship to study disaster recovery services following a variety of emergencies - USA, UK, China.

Gracie, L., Brady, K., & Hackett, L. (2010). Communicating in Recovery. Australian Red Cross.

Hackett, L., & Brady, K. (2010). After the Emergency: Podcast. Australian Red Cross.

Hackett, L., Brady, K., & Wraithe, R. (2010). Helping children and young people cope with crisis: Information for parents and caregivers. Australian Red Cross.