Professor Briony Rogers
Monash Sustainable Development Institute, CEO Fire to Flourish
Briony Rogers is a Professor at the Monash Sustainable Development Institute (MSDI), where she is the CEO of Fire to Flourish and Director of MSDI Water.
As CEO of Fire to Flourish, a community disaster resilience program, Briony leads a transdisciplinary team of community members, researchers and practitioners to advance community-led disaster resilience through a focus on strengthening community leadership, capabilities and social capital. The program has a particular emphasis on addressing cycles of disadvantage and systemic inequities in communities affected by bushfire.
Briony’s research career is focused on strengthening the capabilities and pathways for communities and practitioners to influence institutional, policy and regulatory conditions for thriving futures. She is interested in how transformative change can be catalysed and governed, with emphasis on collaborative processes and tools that support change in policy and practice. Through this lens, Briony has worked with cities and communities across Australia and internationally in action research settings to develop strategic guidance and practical support for pursuing visions of sustainable and resilient futures.
Briony has a PhD in Environmental Sociology, a Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Science, and a background in engineering consulting. This has given her deep experience of interdisciplinary research and practice to drive system change.