Blog Posts & Articles

NIST playbook advises local communities on disaster resilience, Federal News Radio, Christopher Clavin, February 10, 2021, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2021/02/nist-playbook-advises-local-communities-on-disaster-resilience/

Community Resilience: A New Challenge to the Practice of Structural Engineering, Structure Magazine, Bruce Ellingwood, John van de Lindt, Therese McAllister, November 2020, https://www.structuremag.org/?p=16798

Natural disaster plans may aid businesses’ pandemic response, NOAA Research News, Jennifer Helgeson, October 19, 2020, https://research.noaa.gov/article/ArtMID/587/ArticleID/2682/Natural-disaster-plans-may-aid-businesses%E2%80%99-pandemic-response

Insights Into Behavior During Chimney Tops 2 Fire Could Improve Evacuation Planning, Sep 02, 2020, https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2020/09/insights-behavior-during-chimney-tops-2-fire-could-improve-evacuation

Resilient Cedar Rapids: Rebuilding Better Pays Off, NIST, Taking Measure Blog, Juan Fung, Economist, NIST, Aug 12, 2020.  https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/resilient-cedar-rapids-rebuilding-better-pays

How can states get the most bang for their disaster recovery buck?, Federal News Radio, Jennifer Helgeson, April 27, 2020, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/technology-main/2020/04/how-can-states-get-the-most-bang-for-their-disaster-recovery-buck/

Embracing Resilience: Collaborative and Equitable Resilience Practices, NewCities, Resilience in Cities, Therese McAllister, NIST, Oct 8, 2019, https://newcities.org/the-big-picture-embracing-resilience-collaborative-and-equitable-resilience-practices  

Toward a Resilient Nashua, New Hampshire, NIST, Taking Measure – Just a Standard Blog, Justin Kates, Nashua Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Director, Nashua, NH, Sep 4, 2019. https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/toward-resilient-nashua-new-hampshire

TSEC 05: Community Resilience in Structural Engineering with Dr. Therese McAllister of NIST, Engineering Management Institute, Jul 25, 2019. https://engineeringmanagementinstitute.org/tsec-05-community-resilience-structural-engineering-therese-mcallister-nist/

Building Codes, Planning Key to Community Resilience, NIST, Taking Measure – Just a Standard Blog, Dominic Sims, Chief Operating Officer, International Code Council, Sep 21, 2016.  https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/building-codes-planning-key-community-resilience

T. P. McAllister (2016) Guide for Community Resilience Planning Offers Improved Event Response through Recovery Planning, IAEM Bulletin, International Association of Emergency Managers, 201 Park Washington Ct, Falls Church, VA, 22046-4527