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Dr Jane Sexton

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Queensland Fire Department
Project and roles

Dr Jane Sexton joined the Queensland Fire Department (QFD) in 2022 after 20 years with the Australian Government delivering scientific products and advice to support the government’s policies in disaster resilience, national security and science and innovation. Jane was responsible for delivering national natural hazard assessments, providing advice to national committees and forums, and collaborating with local and state government to translate national data for local application. Since joining QFD, Jane has been involved in a range of disaster risk management activities including local, state and national exercises, state-wide hazard and risk assessments and impact forecasting tools across multiple hazards.

Project title Project team
Modelling impacts of natural hazards on interconnected infrastructure networks Dr Matthew Mason , Dr David Lange , Prof Paula Jarzabkowski , Prof Mark Hickman , Dr Jurij Karlovsek , Dr Ben Seligmann , Dr David Henderson , Prof Mark Stewart , Dr Hao Qin , Dr Ryan Crompton , Dr Mingzhu Wang , Dr Jane Sexton , Ella Harrison