
Allison Deese
Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow
- Email: donine.a@northeastern.edu
Allison D. Deese is a doctoral student in the Sociology department at Northeastern University. She is passionate about strengthening organizational resilience and empowering community-based organizations in disaster-prone regions. Allison received an en-route MA in Sociology from Northeastern University and a BA in Environmental Policy from Pitzer College. Allison brings an extensive background in community-based research, over 500 hours served in disaster response, with extensive public service and volunteer experience in Southeast Asia and the United States. At Pitzer College, Allison focused her research on the gendered impacts of climate change and disasters in Nepal and Sri Lanka. Following her undergraduate studies, she advanced community-level disaster adaptation and response efforts as a regional preparedness coordinator for the American Red Cross and as a Coastal Resources Management volunteer with the Peace Corps in the Philippines. She is committed to developing sustainable, community-centered strategies that enhance resilience and support long-term recovery efforts. Her research interests include the social impacts of cumulative disaster exposure, climate change adaptation, organizational resilience, communities of practice, and mixed-methods analysis.