Katsuya Yamori obtained his PhD in Social Psychology from Osaka University, Japan. He worked as an Associate Professor at the Department of Social Research, Nara University for 12 years (1992–2003) before serving at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University. Currently he is working as a Professor at the DPRI, Kyoto University. He is also a Senior Researcher at the Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institute, Kobe, and a Visiting Professor at Shizuoka University, Kwansei Gakuin University, Hyogo Prefectural University, and Kobe Gakuin University. His fields of interest include disaster risk communication, disaster reduction education, and disaster information studies. He is also involved in several disaster management committees at the national and local level in Japan.

• Pitfall of Disaster Information: From the Perspective of Double-bind Theory.- Single-person Drill for Tsunami Evacuation and Disaster Education.-  Using Computer Simulation for Effective Tsunami Risk Communication.- Gaming Approach to Disaster Risk Communication: Development and application of "Crossroad Game".- Local Weather Information: Collaboration between Weather Forecasters and Information Users.- Disaster Education based on Legitimate Peripheral Participation Theory: A New Model of Disaster Science Communication.- Do Developed Countries Learn DRR from Developing Countries?.-  Communicating Warnings in an Immanent Time Frame: Earthquake Early Warning and Short-Term Forecasting in Japan and the US.