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Appendix C Committee Biographical Information
Pages 83-90

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... Dr. Vaux has served on the NRC committees on Assessment of Water Resources Research, Western Water Management, Ground Water Recharge, and Sustainable Underground Storage of Recoverable Water.
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From page 84...
... His primary research fields are the economics of natural hazards and environmental economics where his research has focused on integrated modeling of direct economic losses associated with natural hazard event occurrences such as hurricanes, flood, and hail; quantifying riskbased insurance premiums related to catastrophic events; estimating the benefits associated with short- and long-term natural hazard preparation and mitigation activities; modeling and understanding economic decision making in the presence of a natural disaster; and economic valuation of environmental goods via revealed and stated preference techniques. Prior to his position at the Risk Center, Dr.
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... Dr. Hirsch has received numerous honors from the federal government and from nongovernmental organizations, including the 2006 American Water Resources Association's William C
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... He has published extensively on various topics in insurance and its regulation, including the structure and performance of insurance markets, solvency regulation, monitoring competition, price regulation, catastrophe risk, homeowners insurance, urban insurance issues, workers compensation, life insurance, and international insurance regulation. He has also testified frequently at legislative and regulatory hearings on significant issues affecting insurance consumers and the industry.
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... Dr. Knight finished her federal career as the deputy associate administrator for mitigation at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, responsible for the nation's floodplain mapping, management and mitigation grants supporting the National Flood Insurance Program, environmental compliance for the agency, and oversight of the National Dam Safety Program.
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... She is a registered professional engineer in the State of Illinois, a certified floodplain manager, and a Diplomate, Water Resources Engineer.
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From page 89...
... and Collaborative Governance: Private Roles for Public Goals (2011)
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