Department Profile

Michael Lindell

Affiliate Professor, Urban Design & Planning

Michael K. Lindell has conducted research on emergency preparedness and response for a wide range of natural and technological hazards over the past 40 years. He has conducted research or provided technical services to 40 different organizations in the public and private sectors. He has provided technical assistance on radiological emergency preparedness for the International Atomic Energy Agency, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Department of Energy, and nuclear utilities and also worked on hazardous materials emergency preparedness with State Emergency Response Commissions, Local Emergency Planning Committees, and chemical companies. He has served eight times as a consultant to National Research Council committees examining environmental hazards, and has been a member of three National Research Council committees—Disasters Research in Social Sciences, Assessing Vulnerabilities Related to the Nation’s Chemical Infrastructure, and Inherently Safer Chemical Processes: The Use of Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) at Bayer CropScience. In addition, he has reviewed research proposals for 20 different foreign, federal, and state agencies as well as performed manuscript reviews for over 75 different journals in the social and environmental sciences and engineering. He has written extensively on emergency management and is the author of 80 technical reports, 125 journal articles and book chapters, and nine books.

Publications

2023

Depari, Catharina D.A., & Lindell, Michael K. (2023). "Moving or not?": Factors affecting community responses to environmental disruption. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 95, 103898. View Publication

Chen, Chen; Koll, Charles; Wang, Haizhong; Lindell, Michael K . 2023. “An Interdisciplinary Agent-Based Evacuation Model: Integrating the Natural Environment, Built Environment, and Social System for Community Preparedness and Resilience.” Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 23 (2). View Publication

Lindell, Michael K; Jung, Meen Chel; Prater, Carla S; House, Donald H (2023). Evaluation of Hazard Brochures Using Topic Viewing Durations: Application to Tsunami Evacuation Brochures. Risk Analysis. View Publication

Lindell, Michael K., Meen Chel Jung, Carla S. Prater, and Donald H. House. 2023. “US Pacific Coast Communities’ Past Preparedness and Preparedness Intentions for Cascadia Subduction Zone Tsunamis.” International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 84. View Publication

2022

Lindell, Michael K.; Prater, Carla S.; House, Donald H. (2022). Cascadia Subduction Zone Residents' Tsunami Evacuation Expectations. Geosciences (2076-3263), 12(5). View Publication

Lindell, Michael K.; Jung, Meen Chel; Prater, Carla S.; House, Donald H. (2022). Improving Cascadia Subduction Zone Residents' Tsunami Preparedness: Quasi-experimental Evaluation of an Evacuation Brochure. Natural Hazards, 114(1), 849-881. View Publication

Chen, Chen; Wang, Haizhong; Lindell, Michael K.; Jung, Meen Chel; Siam, M. R. K. (2022). Tsunami Preparedness And Resilience: Evacuation Logistics And Time Estimations. Transportation Research Part D-transport And Environment, 109. View Publication

2021

Peers, Justin B.; Lindell, Michael K.; Gregg, Christopher E.; Reeves, Ashleigh K.; Joyner, Andrew T.; Johnston, David M. (2021). Multi-hazard Perceptions At Long Valley Caldera, California, Usa. International Journal Of Disaster Risk Reduction, 52. View Publication

Peers, Justin B.; Gregg, Christopher E.; Lindell, Michael K.; Pelletier, Denis; Romerio, Franco; Joyner, Andrew T. (2021). The Economic Effects Of Volcanic Alerts-a Case Study Of High-threat Us Volcanoes. Risk Analysis, 41(10). View Publication

Chen, Chen; Lindell, Michael K.; Wang, Haizhong. (2021). Tsunami Preparedness And Resilience In The Cascadia Subduction Zone: A Multistage Model Of Expected Evacuation Decisions And Mode Choice. International Journal Of Disaster Risk Reduction, 59. View Publication

2020

Lindell, Michael K.; Sorensen, John H.; Baker, Earl J.; Lehman, William P. (2020). Community Response To Hurricane Threat: Estimates Of Household Evacuation Preparation Time Distributions. Transportation Research Part D-transport And Environment, 85. View Publication

Doyle, Emma E. H.; Mcclure, John; Potter, Sally H.; Lindell, Michael K.; Becker, Julia S.; Fraser, Stuart A.; Johnston, David M. (2020). Interpretations Of Aftershock Advice And Probabilities After The 2013 Cook Strait Earthquakes, Aotearoa New Zealand. International Journal Of Disaster Risk Reduction, 49. View Publication

Hua, Chunlin; Huang, Shih-kai; Lindell, Michael K.; Yu, Chin-hsien. (2020). Rural Households' Perceptions And Behavior Expectations In Response To Seismic Hazard In Sichuan, China. Safety Science, 125. View Publication

2019

Lindell, Michael K.; House, Donald H.; Gestring, Jordan; Wu, Hao-che. (2019). A Tutorial On Dynasearch: A Web-based System For Collecting Process-tracing Data In Dynamic Decision Tasks. Behavior Research Methods, 51(6), 2646 - 2660. View Publication

Lindell, Michael K.; Arlikatti, Sudha; Huang, Shih-kai. (2019). Immediate Behavioral Response To The June 17, 2013 Flash Floods In Uttarakhand, North India. International Journal Of Disaster Risk Reduction, 34, 129 - 146. View Publication

Jon, Ihnji; Huang, Shih-kai; Lindell, Michael K. (2019). Perceptions And Expected Immediate Reactions To Severe Storm Displays. Risk Analysis, 39(1), 274 - 290. View Publication

2018

Doyle, Emma E. H.; Mcclure, John; Potter, Sally H.; Becker, Julia S.; Johnston, David M.; Lindell, Michael K.; Johal, Sarbjit; Fraser, Stuart A.; Coomer, Maureen A. (2018). Motivations To Prepare After The 2013 Cook Strait Earthquake, N.z. International Journal Of Disaster Risk Reduction, 31, 637 - 649. View Publication

Jon, Ihnji; Huang, Shih-kai; Lindell, Michael K. (2018). Perceptions And Reactions To Tornado Warning Polygons: Would A Gradient Polygon Be Useful? International Journal Of Disaster Risk Reduction, 30, 132 - 144. View Publication

2017

Lindell, Michael K.; Mumpower, Jeryl L.; Huang, Shih-kai; Wu, Hao-che; Samuelson, Charles D.; Wei, Hung-lung. (2017). Perceptions Of Protective Actions For A Water Contamination Emergency. Journal Of Risk Research, 20(7), 887 - 908. View Publication

Huang, Shih-kai; Wu, Hao-che; Lindell, Michael K.; Wei, Hung-lung; Samuelson, Charles D. (2017). Perceptions, Behavioral Expectations, And Implementation Timing For Response Actions In A Hurricane Emergency. Natural Hazards, 88(1), 533 - 558. View Publication

Brody, Samuel D.; Highfield, Wesley E.; Wilson, Morgan; Lindell, Michael K.; Blessing, Russell. (2017). Understanding The Motivations Of Coastal Residents To Voluntarily Purchase Federal Flood Insurance. Journal Of Risk Research, 20(6), 760 - 775. View Publication

Cova, Thomas J.; Dennison, Philip E.; Li, Dapeng; Drews, Frank A.; Siebeneck, Laura K.; Lindell, Michael K. (2017). Warning Triggers In Environmental Hazards: Who Should Be Warned To Do What And When? Risk Analysis, 37(4), 601 - 611. View Publication

2016

Jon, Ihnji; Lindell, Michael K.; Prater, Carla S.; Huang, Shih-kai; Wu, Hao-che; Johnston, David M.; Becker, Julia S.; Shiroshita, Hideyuki; Doyle, Emma E. H.; Potter, Sally H.; Mcclure, John; Lambie, Emily. (2016). Behavioral Response In The Immediate Aftermath Of Shaking: Earthquakes In Christchurch And Wellington, New Zealand, And Hitachi, Japan. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 13(11). View Publication

Ge, Yue 'gurt'; Lindell, Michael K. (2016). County Planners' Perceptions Of Land-use Planning Tools For Environmental Hazard Mitigation: A Survey In The Us Pacific States. Environment And Planning B-planning & Design, 43(4), 716 - 736. View Publication

Lindell, Michael K.; Prater, Carla S.; Wu, Hao Che; Huang, Shih-kai; Johnston, David M.; Becker, Julia S.; Shiroshita, Hideyuki. (2016). Immediate Behavioural Responses To Earthquakes In Christchurch, New Zealand, And Hitachi, Japan. Disasters, 40(1), 85 - 111. View Publication

Lindell, Michael K.; Huang, Shih-kai; Wei, Hung-lung; Samuelson, Charles D. (2016). Perceptions And Expected Immediate Reactions To Tornado Warning Polygons. Natural Hazards, 80(1), 683 - 707. View Publication

Huang, Shih-kai; Lindell, Michael K.; Prater, Carla S. (2016). Who Leaves And Who Stays? A Review And Statistical Meta-analysis Of Hurricane Evacuation Studies. Environment And Behavior, 48(8), 991 - 1029. View Publication

2015

Lindell, Michael K.; Mumpower, Jeryl L.; Huang, Shih-kai; Wu, Hao-che; Samuelson, Charles D. (2015). Exposure Path Perceptions And Protective Actions In Biological Water Contamination Emergencies. Environmental Health Insights, 9, 13 - 21. View Publication