RAND Expert Biography
Charles Meade
Senior Physical Scientist
Office
Washington
Expertise
Federal and state policies for disasters and hazard loss reduction, scientific and technical aspects of natural hazards (earthquakes, hurricanes, volcanoes, tornados, and floods)
Recent Work
Broad analysis of the impacts and mitigation strategies for natural disasters; development of novel gaming and analytic methodologies to investigate the impacts of terrorist attacks
Education
Ph.D. in geology, B.S. in political economics, University of California, Berkeley
Publications of Interest
SB1953 and the Challenge of Hospital Seismic Safety in California, Charles Meade and Jonathan Kulik, The California HealthCare Foundation, Jan 2007
Considering the Effects of a Catastrophic Terrorist Attack, Charles Meade and Roger C. Molander, RAND Corporation, 2006
Strengthening Research and Development for Wind Hazard Mitigation (testimony presented by C. Meade to the House of Representatives Committee on Science, February 9, 2004), RAND Corporation, 2004
Assessing Federal Research and Development for Hazard Loss Reduction, Charles Meade and Megan Abbott, RAND Corporation, 2003
Assessing the Benefits and Costs of a Science Submarine, Charles Meade et al., RAND Corporation, 2001
Recent RAND Publications are listed here.
Recent Media Appearances
Interviews: National Journal; Palm Beach Post; WashingtonPost.com
Commentary: Los Angeles Times; Philadelphia Inquirer; The Times-Picayune, New Orleans
To arrange an interview:
Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.
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