BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Dyah Rahmawati Hizbaron is a lecturer at Faculty of Geography and Research Fellow at Research Centre for Disaster Universitas Gadjah Mada. She acts as Director for International Affairs at her Faculty (2012-2016), and is appointed as Vice Dean for Research, Community Services, Cooperation and Alumni of the Faculty of Geography. She gained her BA from the Faculty of Geography, UGM majoring in Regional Development, and finalized her Master Program from the Institut Technology Bandung and the University of Groningen, majoring in Infrastructure and Environmental Planning. She gained her PhD. from the Universitas Gadjah Mada sandwich program with the University of Innsbruck, Austria, majoring in Environmental Science. Her main interest is disaster studies, especially vulnerability assessment, urban risk management, and to broaden coastal and watershed management.