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{{Short description|American risk analyst (1938–2021)}}
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| workplaces = [[Michigan State University]] <br />[[Clark University]] <br />[[University of Connecticut]] <br />[[National Academy of Sciences]]<br />[[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]]
| field = [[Risk]], [[Geography]]
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| alma_mater = [[University of Chicago]] <br />[[Clark University]]
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| institutions = [[Michigan State University]] <br />[[Clark University]] <br />[[University of Connecticut]] <br />[[National Academy of Sciences]]<br />[[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]]
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| known_for = [[Risk Analysis]] <br />[[Risk Assessment]]<br />[[Risk perception]]<br />[[Social Amplification and Attenuation of Risk]]
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| alma_mater = [[University of Chicago]] <br />[[Clark University]]
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| known_for = [[Risk Analysis]] <br />[[Risk Assessment]]<br />[[Risk perception]]<br />[[Social Amplification and Attenuation of Risk]]
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'''Roger Kasperson''' (March 29, 1938<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=phIQbS5U-TkC&q=Roger+Kasperson+March+29+,+1938|title=Contemporary Authors|isbn=9780810300354|last1=Evory|first1=Ann|date=April 1978}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.morrillfuneralhome.com/obituary/dr-roger-kasperson | title=Obituary for Dr. Roger e. Kasperson at Daniel T. Morrill Funeral Home }}</ref> – April 10, 2021) was an American risk analyst, a distinguished academic and professor at [[Clark University]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clarku.edu/faculty/facultybio.cfm?id=68|title=Roger Kasperson, PhD: Research Professor and Distinguished Scientist|author=Clark University|publisher=Clark University|date=30 September 2015|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://thebulletin.org/bio/roger-e-kasperson|title=Roger Kasperson|author=Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists|journal=Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists|date=1 May 2012|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref> and was one of the proponents of [[risk perception]] studies with his work on The Social Amplification/Attentuation of Risk Framework (SARF).<ref>{{cite journal|title=The Social Amplification of Risk: A Conceptual Framework|author= Kasperson, Roger E. |author2= Renn, Ortwin |author3= Slovic, Paul |author4= Brown, Halina S. |author5= Emel, Jacque |author6= Goble, Robert |author7= Kasperson, Jeanne X. |author8= Ratick, Samuel |journal=Risk Analysis|date=1988|doi=10.1111/j.1539-6924.1988.tb01168.x |volume=8 |issue = 2|pages=177–187|url= http://elib.uni-stuttgart.de/handle/11682/7238 |doi-access= free }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://paul-hadrien.info/backup/LSE/IS%20490/The%20social%20amplifciation%20and%20attenuation%20of%20risk.pdf|title=The Social Amplification and Attenuation of Risk|author1= Kasperson, Roger E. |author2= Kasperson, Jeanne X.|publisher=Sage Publications Inc. (in association with the American Academy of Political Science and Social Science)|date=May 1996|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref>


'''Roger Kasperson''' is a Professor at [[Clark University]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clarku.edu/faculty/facultybio.cfm?id=68|title=Roger Kasperson, PhD: Research Professor and Distinguished Scientist|author=Clark University|publisher=Clark University|date=30 September 2015|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref> and is one of the distinguished proponents of [[Risk perception]] studies with his work on The Social Amplification/Attentuation of Risk Framework (SARF)<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1539-6924.1988.tb01168.x/abstract|title=The Social Amplification of Risk: A Conceptual Framework|author= Kasperson, Roger E. |author2= Renn, Ortwin |author3= Slovic, Paul |author4= Brown, Halina S. |author5= Emel, Jacque |author6= Goble, Robert |author7= Kasperson, Jeanne X. |author8= Ratick, Samuel |journal=Risk Analysis|date=1988|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://paul-hadrien.info/backup/LSE/IS%20490/The%20social%20amplifciation%20and%20attenuation%20of%20risk.pdf|title=The Social Amplification and Attenuation of Risk|author1= Kasperson, Roger E. |author2= Kasperson, Jeanne X.|publisher=Sage Publications Inc. (in association with the American Academy of Political Science and Social Science)|date=May 1996|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref>. Honored by the [[Association of American Geographers]] for his research on hazards <ref>{{cite url=http://www.aag.org/cs/honors|author= [[Association of American Geographers]]|publisher=Association of American Geographers|date=1991|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref>, he also served on various committees of the U.S. [[National Research Council]] as well as the council of the [[Society for Risk Analysis]]<ref>{{cite url=http://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/bilder-pressemitteilungen/kasperson|author= [[University of Bonn]]|publisher=University of Bonn|date=30 January 2014|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref> and was given the 2006 Distinguished Achievement Award of the SRA<ref>{{cite url=http://www.sra.org/awards|author= [[Society for Risk Analysis]]|publisher=[[Society for Risk Analysis|date=2006|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref>. He is an elected member of the [[National Academy of Sciences]] <ref>{{cite url=http://www.aag.org/cs/about_aag/grants_and_awards/aag_honors/other_honors_for_geographers|author= [[Association of American Geographers]]|publisher=Association of American Geographers|date=2004|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref> and was a previous director at the [[Stockholm Environment Institute]]<ref>{{cite url=http://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/bilder-pressemitteilungen/kasperson|author= [[University of Bonn]]|publisher=University of Bonn|date=30 January 2014|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref>.
He was born in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]]. Honored by the [[Association of American Geographers]] for his research on hazards,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aag.org/cs/honors|title=Honors of the Association of American Geographers|author= Association of American Geographers|publisher=Association of American Geographers|date=1991|accessdate=30 September 2015|author-link=Association of American Geographers}}</ref> he also served on various committees of the U.S. [[National Research Council (United States)|National Research Council]] (a.k.a., [[National Science Foundation]]) as well as the council of the [[Society for Risk Analysis]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/bilder-pressemitteilungen/kasperson|title=Closing the science/practice gap: exploring approaches to vulnerability and resilience|author= University of Bonn|publisher=University of Bonn|date=30 January 2014|accessdate=30 September 2015|author-link=University of Bonn}}</ref> and was given the 2006 Distinguished Achievement Award of the SRA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sra.org/awards|title=Awards|author= Society for Risk Analysis|publisher=[[Society for Risk Analysis]]|date=2006|accessdate=30 September 2015|author-link=Society for Risk Analysis}}</ref> He was an elected member of the [[National Academy of Sciences]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aag.org/cs/about_aag/grants_and_awards/aag_honors/other_honors_for_geographers|title=Geographer Members of the National Academy of Science|author= Association of American Geographers|publisher=Association of American Geographers|date=2004|accessdate=30 September 2015|author-link=Association of American Geographers}}</ref> and served as executive director for the [[Stockholm Environment Institute]] 2000–2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/bilder-pressemitteilungen/kasperson|title=Closing the science/practice gap: exploring approaches to vulnerability and resilience|author= University of Bonn|publisher=University of Bonn|date=30 January 2014|accessdate=30 September 2015|author-link=University of Bonn}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Clark University]]
*[[Clark University]]
*[[Society for Risk Analysis]]
*[[Society for Risk Analysis]]

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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.clarku.edu Clark University]
*[http://www.clarku.edu Clark University]
*[http://sra.org/ Society for Risk Analysis]
*[http://sra.org/ Society for Risk Analysis]

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Latest revision as of 19:17, 18 February 2023

Roger Kasperson
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Clark University
Known forRisk Analysis
Risk Assessment
Risk perception
Social Amplification and Attenuation of Risk
Scientific career
FieldsRisk, Geography
InstitutionsMichigan State University
Clark University
University of Connecticut
National Academy of Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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]

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]

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  1. ^ Evory, Ann (April 1978). Contemporary Authors. ISBN 9780810300354.
  2. ^ "Obituary for Dr. Roger e. Kasperson at Daniel T. Morrill Funeral Home".
  3. ^ Clark University (September 30, 2015). "Roger Kasperson, PhD: Research Professor and Distinguished Scientist". Clark University. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  4. ^ Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (May 1, 2012). "Roger Kasperson". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  5. ^ Kasperson, Roger E.; Renn, Ortwin; Slovic, Paul; Brown, Halina S.; Emel, Jacque; Goble, Robert; Kasperson, Jeanne X.; Ratick, Samuel (1988). "The Social Amplification of Risk: A Conceptual Framework". Risk Analysis. 8 (2): 177–187. doi:10.1111/j.1539-6924.1988.tb01168.x.
  6. ^ Kasperson, Roger E.; Kasperson, Jeanne X. (May 1996). "The Social Amplification and Attenuation of Risk" (PDF). Sage Publications Inc. (in association with the American Academy of Political Science and Social Science). Retrieved September 30, 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ Association of American Geographers (1991). "Honors of the Association of American Geographers". Association of American Geographers. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  8. ^ University of Bonn (January 30, 2014). "Closing the science/practice gap: exploring approaches to vulnerability and resilience". University of Bonn. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  9. ^ Society for Risk Analysis (2006). "Awards". Society for Risk Analysis. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  10. ^ Association of American Geographers (2004). "Geographer Members of the National Academy of Science". Association of American Geographers. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  11. ^ University of Bonn (January 30, 2014). "Closing the science/practice gap: exploring approaches to vulnerability and resilience". University of Bonn. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
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