DISCUSSANT AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES

Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Panel: International Organizations and Cooperation, 2022

Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base Research Showcase, Panel: Strategic Directions for Blood Banks, 2021

CHAIR AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES

Southwestern Social Science Association (SSSA) Conference, Panel: Community and Activism, 2025

Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) Conference, Panel: Puerto Rico and the Politics of Statehood, 2025

Southern Political Science Association (SPSA)’s Conference Within a Conference: The Politics of Disasters, Panel: The Details Matter. How the Nuances of the Political Economic Environment are Critical to Preparedness and Recovery, 2025

Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Conference, Panel: International Organizations and Cooperation, 2022

Southern Political Science Association (SPSA)’s Conference Within a Conference: Disasters and Politics, Panel: The Role of Emergent Groups and Entrepreneurship in Disaster Response and Recovery, 2020

PRESENTER AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES

Belligoni, S. “Re-thinking Hurricane Categorization: Warning the Public About Growing Hurricane Flood Risks” Invited by and presented at the Natural Hazards Workshop, Broomfield, Colorado, USA. Upcoming July 2025.

Rivera, F. I., Belligoni, S., Hernandez Mendez, D., Morales, E. “Puerto Rico Disaster Research Network (PR-DRN):​ Bringing Scholars Together to Strengthen the Disaster Risk Reduction Efforts on the Island​.” Presented at the Natural Hazards Workshop, Broomfield, Colorado, USA. Upcoming, July 2025

Belligoni, S., Serpas-Medina, D., Sulkouskaya, D., Beltran-Caballero, I. A., Rodriguez, L., Merritt, R., Nannuri, V., Grisales, M. F., Londoño, E., Rivera, F. I.  “Voices of the Puerto Rican Diaspora in Florida: A Focus Group Study on Political and Socioeconomic Issues.” Presented at the 2025 Southwestern Social Science Association (SSSA) Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. April 2025.

Nussbaum, B. H., Belligoni, S. “Soldiers in the City: A Comparative Analysis of Domestic Deployment of Military Personnel for Urban Security and Safety in Italy and the United States.” Presented by my co-author at the 2025 International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, USA. March 2025.

Belligoni, S. “Re-thinking Hurricanes Categorization: Why the Saffir-Simpson Scale Is ‘Not Enough’ Anymore.” Presented at the 2025 Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA. January 2025.

Belligoni, S., Serpas-Medina, D., Sulkouskaya, D., Beltran-Caballero, I. A., Rodriguez, L., Merritt, R., Nannuri, V., Grisales, M. F., Londoño, E., Rivera, F. I.  “Survey of Puerto Ricans in Florida: Perspectives on Political and Social Issues During the 2024 Election Year.” Presented at the 2025 Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA. January 2025.

Stevens, K. A., Belligoni, S., “Policy Making in the Dark: The Impact of Information Asymmetry on Power Outages in Local Government Resilience Efforts.” Presented by my co-author at the 2023 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Atlanta, GA. November 2023.

Belligoni, S. “Understanding Household Level Decision Making Towards Climate Change Adaptation Measures.” Presented at the 2023 New Jersey Climate Change Research Symposium, New Brunswick, NJ. June 2023.

Belligoni, S., Stevens, K. A. “Clean, Affordable, and Resilient Energy Systems (CARES) for Socially Vulnerable and At-Risk Communities in Florida.” Presented at the 2023 Governor’s Hurricane Conference, Palm Beach, FL. May 2023.

Belligoni, S. “Darker or Brighter. Governing Institutions and Post-Disaster Recovery Paths in Florida and Puerto Rico after Hurricane Michael and Maria (Poster Presentation).” Presented at the 2022 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Higher Education Symposium, Emmitsburg, MD. June 2022.

Belligoni, S. “When State Capacity Challenges Civil-military Humanitarian Coordination.” Presented at the 2022 Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, IL. April 2022.

Belligoni, S. “Governing Institutions and Emergency Management Procedural Arrangements in the Cases of Florida and Puerto Rico.” Presented at the 2022 Florida Political Science Association Meeting, Daytona, FL. March 2022.

Belligoni, S. “Investigating Differences in the Recovery Paths in Florida after Hurricane Michael and in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.” Presented at the 2021 Public Administration Research Conference, Orlando, FL (remote due to the COVID-19 pandemic). March 2021.

Belligoni, S. “What Does Challenge Civil-military Humanitarian Coordination?” Presented at the 2020 International Conference on Sustainable Development, New York, NY (remote due to the COVID-19 pandemic). September 2020.

Belligoni, S. “Why Has Puerto Rico Faced a Delayed and (un)Coordinated Emergency Response to Hurricane Maria?” Presented at the 2020 Southern Political Science Association Meeting, San Juan, PR. January 2020.

Belligoni, S. “Strengthening Civil-military Humanitarian Coordination When Responding to Complex Emergencies.” Presented at the 2019 Inter-university Seminar on Armed Forces and Society Meeting, Reston, VA. November 2019.

Belligoni, S. “Civil-military Humanitarian Coordination: The Role of the UN-CMCoord.” Presented at the 2019 American Political Science Association Meeting, Washington DC, DC. September 2019.

Belligoni, S. “Re-Thinking the Leadership: Rebel Groups, Women Commanders, and Sexual Violence against Civilians, Cases of Colombia and Sierra Leone.” Presented at the 2019 Florida Political Science Association Meeting, Tampa, FL. March 2019.