Anna Gjedrem
About
Anna Marie Gjedrem is from a small town in Norway, she grew up on a farm. Anna is a postdoctoral research fellow in wildfire management and social resilience at The University of Tasmania. She undertook a PhD at HVL, Haugesund, Norway and the European University of Cyprus, CERIDES conducting interdisciplinary research to understand which parameters can lead to disastrous Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires and how to reduce this risk in coastal Norwegian heathlands. In Norway, Anna was involved in participatory and action research in collaboration with local civic groups. In collaboration with several other stakeholders, she investigated practical innovations for WUI fire prevention, such as NoFence a virtual fencing system, and approaches, techniques, and tools for landscape management. Anna has investigated previous major WUI fires on the West Coast of Norway, drawing lessons learned from these incidents to inform future preventive measures. She has participated in several prescribed burning operations and facilitated a drone community at the Haugesund campus. Anna is collaborating with HVL Media Lab to create a documentary on wildfires in Norway.
Currently, Anna is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Tasmania's Fire Centre. Her research navigates social resilience and community adaptation to wildland fires, in partnership with the Natural Hazards Research Australia. In addition, Anna is part of the NHMRC Australia-wide Healthy Environments and Lives (HEAL) Network, exploring bushfire-induced environmental and health issues.