Victoria Heinrich
Associate student
Bureau of Meteorology
About
Victoria Heinrich is Policy Advisor in the Social Science and Service Policy team at the Bureau of Meteorology and a psychology PhD candidate at the University of Tasmania, Australia. Vicki worked as a weather observer with the Bureau of Meteorology in Australia and Antarctica for over 15 years. Drawing on her experience and interest in human behaviour and weather-related decision-making, Vicki’s research focuses on how, when, and why people use environmental information, their weather hazard risk perceptions, warning responses, and protective decisions. Vicki is a part of the steering group for the WMO's World Weather Research Programmes Polar Couple Analysis and Prediction for Services (PCAPS) project. Vicki holds bachelor degrees with honours in Environmental Science and Science (psychology).
Project and roles
| Project title |
Project team |
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Predictions in public: understanding the design, communication and dissemination of predictive maps to the public |
Dr Chloe Begg
,
Angela Gardner
,
Dr Erica Kuligowski
,
Dr Amy Griffin
,
A/Prof Paula Dootson
,
A/Prof Timothy Neale
,
Dr Graham Dwyer
,
A/Prof Deanna Grant-Smith
,
Gabrielle Miller
,
Gita Pupedis
,
Philippa Perry
,
Ryan Lawrey
,
Laurence McCoy
,
Don MacCorquodale
,
Mandy Price
,
Simeon Telfer
,
Mark Chladil
,
Phillip Brien
,
Jackson Parker
,
Leighton Bush
,
Monique De Silva
,
Deana Pullella
,
Ben Shepherd
,
Jennifer Kerr
,
Heather Stewart
,
Marc Unsworth
,
Victoria Heinrich
|
|
Flash flooding case studies to improve predictions and the communication of uncertainty |
Dr Carla Mooney
,
Dr Paul Fox-Hughes
,
Victoria Heinrich
,
Dr David Wilke
,
Dr Dragana Zovko-Rajak
,
Karen Hudson
,
Dr Carlos Velasco-Forero
,
Dr Wendy Sharples
|
|
Use of weather and climate information: risk perception and decision-making in Antarctica, the sub-Antarctic and Australia |
Victoria Heinrich
,
Prof Kimberley Norris
,
A/Prof James Sauer
|
