Professional positions held
- Since February 2020: Professor of Geography, School of Environment, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
- Since February 2019: Extraordinary Professor, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, South Africa
- Since April 2017: International Associate, African Centre for Disaster Studies, North-West University, South Africa
- Since March 2021: International Research Fellow, University of the Philippines Resilience Institute, University of the Philippines
- Since November 2016: Senior Research Fellow, Resilience Development Initiative, Indonesia
- Since February 2021: Permanent Member of the Laboratoire de Géographie et d’Aménagement de Montpellier, Université Paul Valéry – Montpellier III, France
- Since December 2019:: Member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Disaster Preparedness: http://www.cdp.org.ph/


Participatory mapping and community-based disaster risk reduction training for NGOs and other Civil Society Organisations
- New Zealand: Council for International Development
- Philippines: DRRNetPhils, Center for Disaster Preparedness, Ecoweb, Integrated Rural Development Foundation, People’s Development Institute, Buklod Tao, Concern, Igorota Foundation, Yaman
- Cambodia: DPA
- Nepal: Koshi Victims Society, Leaders Nepal
- UK: CAFOD
- France: Comité Catholique contre la Faim et pour le Développement, Pôle Grenoblois d’Etude et de Recherche pour la Prévention des Risques Naturels


Participatory mapping and community-based disaster risk reduction training for communities and local governments
- Philippines: Borongan (Eastern Samar), Dagupan (Pangasinan), Masantol (Pampanga), Irosin (Sorsogon), Josefina (Zamboanga del Sur), La Carlota City (Negros Occidental), San Mateo (Rizal), Tublay (Benguet), La Trinidad (Benguet), Talalora (Samar), Baybay (Leyte), Mercedes (Camarines Norte) and Benguet Provincial Government.
- Cambodia: Gati (Mondulkiri)
- Nepal: Odraha (Saptari)
- France: Bourg Saint-Maurice (Savoie), Névache (Hautes Alpes)
- New Zealand: Hastings (Hawke’s Bay), Franz Josef (West Coast)


Editor of Disaster Prevention and Management: www.emeraldinsight.com/loi/dpm (http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journal/dpm)

Member of the board of referees of the following journals: Disasters: The Journal of Disaster Policy, Studies and Management; Environmental Hazards; Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies; International Journal of Disaster Risk Science; Journal of Alpine Research; Social Science Diliman; Philippine Geographical Journal; Alaya: Kapampangan Research Journal; Malay; Innovative Technology and Management Journal; Tarlac State University Research Journal


Qualifications

PhD (Doctorat) in Geography, Université de Savoie, Chambéry, France (2001) / MSc in Geography (Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies), Université de Savoie, Chambéry, France (1997) / PGDipSc in Geography (Maîtrise), Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France (1996) / BSc (Licence) in Geography, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France (1996)