Marion Lara Tan

I am a lecturer at the Joint Centre for Disaster Research, Massey University, New Zealand. My research contributes to enhancing resilience by understanding the intersection between human behaviour and technology during disasters.

I am proud to be part of CRISiSLab

ORCID: 0000-0003-0309-4121

Recent Publications

Tsunami evacuation modelling: Expert elicitation workshops results
Estimating S-wave amplitude for earthquake early warning in New Zealand: Leveraging the first 3 seconds of P-Wave
Tsunami resilience: Aotearoa New Zealand's path to integrated risk management and engineering design
Exploring the roles and challenges of disruptive technologies for emergency management in Aotearoa New Zealand
Adapting PLUM: Earthquake early warning with node-level processing in New Zealand
Social media use by multiple stakeholders and rightsholders during the Fort McMurray wildfires
Balancing human needs with technology” – a design-led approach for exploring an earthquake early warning system in Aotearoa New Zealand
The public's perception of an earthquake early warning system: A study on factors influencing continuance intention
Knowledge, perceptions, and behavioral responses to earthquake early warning in Aotearoa New Zealand
Enhancing the value of weather and climate services in society - identified gaps and needs as outcomes of the 1st WMO WWRP/SERA "Weather and Society" Conference
Exploring the role of citizen science in the warning value chain for high impact weather

See the full list of all my publications here.

Education background:

- PhD (2020), Massey University
- MSc Programme and Project Management (2012), University of Warwick
- BS Management (2008), Ateneo de Manila University

Interesting facts:

- I gave a TEDx Mount Victoria talk!
- Originally from the Philippines, I am happy to identify as a Pinoy Scientist!
- I am a recipient of the 2016 NZIDRS scholarships.
- My work contributes to the wider resilience research in New Zealand.

Other Projects

CRISiSLab Challenge