Alessandra Jerolleman

Chief Disaster Mitigation Advisor. PhD/J.D

Dr. Alessandra Jerolleman is an Assistant Professor in Jacksonville State University’s Emergency Management Department. She is a community resilience specialist and applied researcher at the Lowlander Center, as well as a co-founder of Hazard Resilience, a United States based consultancy providing leadership and expertise in disaster recovery, risk reduction, and hazard policy.

Dr. Jerolleman is one of the founders of the Natural Hazard Mitigation Association (NHMA) and served as its Executive Director for its first seven years. Dr. Jerolleman is a subject matter expert in climate adaptation, hazard mitigation, and resilience with a long history of working in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.

She is the co-author of two textbooks, “Natural Hazard Mitigation,” and , “The Private Sector’s Role in Disasters,” published by CRC Press.