Alfi Rahman

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  • Senior Lecturer and Director of the Research Center for Social and Cultural Studies (PRISB) at Universitas Syiah Kuala, Indonesia, and a researcher at the Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Research Center (TDMRC), Universitas Syiah Kuala

Alfi Rahman is Senior Lecturer and Director of the Research Center for Social and Cultural Studies (PRISB) at Universitas Syiah Kuala (USK), Banda Aceh, Indonesia. He also researches at the Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Research Center (TDMRC). At USK, he teaches in the Master's Program in Peace and Conflict Resolution and in the Master’s and Doctoral Programs in Disaster Science. Alfi earned his PhD from Tohoku University, Japan (2018), a Master’s in Disaster Science from Universitas Syiah Kuala (2014), and a Bachelor’s in Communication.

His research focuses on how Acehnese communities understand, remember, and respond to disaster and conflict, with specific attention to the intergenerational transmission of memories from the Aceh conflict and the 2004 tsunami. He applies sociological and anthropological approaches to examine the impact of culture, communication, and indigenous knowledge on disaster resilience and community preparedness.

Alfi participates in international research collaborations, including projects with the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAENG) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), focusing on digital disaster risk reduction and resilient school communities. His research often uses community-based approaches to disaster mitigation and post-conflict recovery in disaster-prone areas such as Aceh.

He is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Disaster Management (IJDM), a journal advancing research in disaster studies and risk reduction.

Experience

  • 2018–present
    Lecturer, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of Syiah Kuala University
  • 2013–present
    Researcher, Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Research Center (TDMRC) of Syiah Kuala University

Education

  • 2018 
    Tohoku University, International Cultural Studies, Human Security and Society
  • 2014 
    Syiah Kuala University, Disaster Science

Publications

  • 2019
    ISLAM AND DISASTER: A REFINED CONCEPT THROUGH COMMUNITY’S DISASTER PERCEPTION OF POST THE 2004 INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI, Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews
  • 2019
    Urban Water Management Issues and Challenges After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Recovery: Lessons Learned from Banda Aceh City, Indonesia. In: Ray B., Shaw R. (eds) Urban Drought. Disaster Risk Reduction (Methods, Approaches and Practices), Springer Singapore
  • 2018
    The analysis of the development of the Smong story on the 1907 and 2004 Indian Ocean tsunamis in strengthening the Simeulue island community's resilience, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
  • 2017
    Roles of Traditional Coastal Management Institution for Mangrove Rehabilitation and Restoration in Aceh Province, Indonesia, Springer
  • 2017
    Indigenous knowledge management to enhance community resilience to tsunami risk: lessons learned from Smong traditions in Simeulue island, Indonesia, IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science 56(1):012018

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