What factors allow people to prepare for and recover from natural disasters? Chenyi Ma, a research assistant professor at Penn’s School of Social Policy and Practice (SP2), conducts interdisciplinary research that investigates the role of inequality in disasters’ impact and points to policy solutions. Having first come to SP2 as a Ph.D. in social welfare student, he now teaches SP2 students while conducting research on disaster risk reduction and sustainable development. Read more at Penn Today.