Roger Kasperson
American risk analyst (1938–2021)
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Roger Kasperson (March 29, 1938[1][2] – April 10, 2021) was an American risk analyst, a distinguished academic and professor at Clark University[3][4] and was one of the proponents of risk perception studies with his work on The Social Amplification/Attentuation of Risk Framework (SARF).[5][6]
Clark University
Risk Assessment
Risk perception
Social Amplification and Attenuation of Risk
Roger Kasperson | |
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| Alma mater | University of Chicago Clark University |
| Known for | Risk Analysis Risk Assessment Risk perception Social Amplification and Attenuation of Risk |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Risk, Geography |
| Institutions | Michigan State University Clark University University of Connecticut National Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. Honored by the Association of American Geographers for his research on hazards,[7] he also served on various committees of the U.S. National Research Council (a.k.a., National Science Foundation) as well as the council of the Society for Risk Analysis[8] and was given the 2006 Distinguished Achievement Award of the SRA.[9] He was an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences[10] and served as executive director for the Stockholm Environment Institute 2000–2004.[11]