Jordan Burns is a researcher in the Resilient Systems Design and Engineering Group within NREL's Energy Security and Resilience Center. Her areas of expertise include natural hazard risk modeling, mapping, mitigation planning, stakeholder engagement, and communicating technical information to decision makers. Jordan focuses on helping communities quantify and communicate the benefits of energy resilience. She joined NREL after spending several years as a risk analyst and project manager for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Research Interests

Quantifying the social and economic benefits of resilience projects and policies

The effect of urban development, climate change, and policy on the creation and mitigation of risk

The relationship between quantitative information, community planning, and policymaking

Education

M.S., Geography, University of Arkansas

B.S., Earth Science, University of Arkansas

Associations and Memberships

Commercial Director, American Association of Geographers Geographic Information Systems Specialty Group

Member, American Planning Association

Member, American Geophysical Union

Featured Work

Computing Indirect Economic Losses From Catastrophic Events United Nations Global Assessment Report (2022)

A Domestic Earthquake Impact Alert Protocol Based on the Combined USGS PAGER and FEMA Hazus Loss Estimation Systems, Earthquake Spectra (2020)

Risk Assessment Tools From FEMA's Hazus Program, The GIS Professional (2020)

FEMA's National Risk Index: A Baseline Multi-hazard Risk Assessment for the United States and an Interactive Web Platform To Visualize It, American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting (2018)

Awards and Honors

FEMA Risk Management Directorate Gold Medal Award (2018)

FEMA Region 8 Most Innovative Award (2017)