Brooke Rogers OBE, Chair, Behavioural Science and Security, King’s College London
Professor Brooke Rogers OBE is a Professor of Behavioural Science and Security and Vice-Dean of People & Planning in the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy at King’s College London. Professor Rogers specialises in risk communication, public and practitioner attitudes to, perceptions of, and responses to health and security risks. Her projects explore preparation for and responses to low likelihood, high-impact events such as chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) incidents, wide-scale power outages, communication with vulnerable groups, community and organisational resilience, and protecting crowded places. Professor Rogers chairs the Home Office Science Advisory Council (HOSAC) (since 2019), and the Cabinet Office Behavioural Science Expert Group (BSEG) (since 2013). She is an independent participant in the UK’s Science Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), co-chair of SAGE’s behavioural science sub-group (SPI-B), and a member of the Welsh government Technical Advisory Group during the COVID-19 pandemic. Professor Rogers also contributes evidence-based advice to national and international organisations including the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology (CST), Defra, UKHSA, the OECD, NATO, Department of Homeland Security, International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA), The International Olympic Committee, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and more.
