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Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
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Research Interests
- Public risk communication regarding warnings and motivating non-event specific preparedness
Topics of Interest
- Community resilience
- Emergency management
- Emergency preparedness
- Natural hazards
- Public warnings/public communications
- September 11th
Regions of Interest
Education
- University of Colorado at Boulder, Ph.D. 1974
- California State University at Los Angeles, M.A. 1971
- University of California at Los Angeles, B.A., 1968
Professional Experience
- Member, Advisory Council, Designing for Disasters Exhibition, National Building Museum, Washington, D.C., 2009.
- Organizer and Presider, Session on How to Survive the Big One, Resiliency Summit, Center for Bio-security, University of Pittsburg Medical Center, Washington, D.C., December 2009.
- Organizer and Presider, Rethinking the Emergency Alert System, 34th Annual Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, Boulder, CO, July 2009.
- Member, Committee on Tsunami Warning and Forecast System and Overview of the Nation’s Tsunami Preparedness, Ocean Studies Board, Earth and Life Sciences Division, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, 2008–2010.
- Organizer and Presider, Defining and Developing Disaster Resilience, Annual Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, July, 2008.
- Organizer and Presider, Conference on Risk Perception and Communication, Inter-University Centers of Excellence Conference, Department of Homeland Security, Cambridge, MD, July 2007.
- Member, Advisory Council, Southern California Earthquake Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA., 2007–2010.
- Commissioner, California Seismic Safety Commission, State of California, Sacramento, CA, 2005–2009.
- Member, American Society of Civil Engineers External Review Panel for the Army Corps of Engineers Performance Evaluation of the New Orleans and South East Louisiana Hurricane Protection Projects. Washington, D.C., 2005–2006.
- Member, Panel on the Implementation into Codes and Standards of Recommendations from the NIST World Trade Center Investigation, National Institute of Building Sciences, Washington, D.C., 2005–2009.
- Organizer and Presider, Session on Consequences of Disaster Myths, Annual Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, Boulder, CO, July 2005.
- Organizer and Presider, Session on the State of Research in Human Factors and Egress Modeling, Emergency Evacuation of People with Disabilities from Buildings, Interagency Committee on Disability Research, Rockville, MD, October, 2004.
- Member, Expert Advisory Task Force on Emergency Planning at the Indian Point Nuclear Reactor. Entergy, Inc., White Plains, NY, 2003–2005.
- Member, Social Science Research Board, Learning from Earthquakes Project, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Oakland, CA, 2002–2003.
- Advisor, National Institute for Standards and Technology, Project 7: Evacuation of the World Trade Center Towers on 9/11, Gaithersburg, MD, 2002–2005.
- Member, E.L. Quarantelli Award for Social Science Disaster Theory Committee, Research Committee on Disasters, International Sociological Association, 2002.
- Member, Board of Trustees, Partnership for Public Warnings, the Mitre Corporation, Washington, D.C., 2001–2003.
- Member, Steering Committee, Evaluation of the National Flood Insurance Program, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, D.C., 2001–2006.
- Member, Advisory Board, Decision-Making in Lifeline Organizations, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California at Berkeley, 2001–2002.
- Judge, Annual International Environmental Award Committee, The Pacific Basin Economic Council, Honolulu, HI, 2000.
- Member, Board of Directors, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Oakland, California, 2000–2003.
- Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Multi-Disciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 2000–2002.
- Member, Steering Committee on Research Grants, Center for Disaster Management and Assistance, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 2000–2002.
- Organizer and Presider, Session on Disasters, Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Washington, D.C., August, 2000.
- Member, Board of Directors, Multi-Hazard Mitigation Council, National Institute of Building Sciences, Washington, D.C., 1998–2010.
- Member, Committee on the True Costs of Coastal Natural Hazards, Heinz Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment, Washington, D.C., 1998–1999.
- Member, Advisory Board, Mid-America Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1997–2007.
- Member, Panel on Human Dimensions of Seasonal to Inter-Annual Climate Variability, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Commission on Behavioral Sciences and Education, Washington, D.C., 1997–1999.
- Member, Working Group on Warning Systems, United Nations, International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, Geneva, Switzerland, 1997–1999.
- Member, Board of Editors, Routledge Press, Disasters Series, London, England, 1996–1998.
- Member, Advisory Committee, Consortium of California Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering, 1996–1998.
- Member, Steering Committee, Colorado Natural Hazards Mitigation Council, Denver, Colorado, 1995–1997.
- Organizer and Presider, Session on Program Simplification, Annual National Flood Conference, Federal Insurance Administration, St. Louis, MO, June, 1995.
- Organizer and Presider, Session on Environment, Hazards and Disasters, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, IL, April, 1995.
- Member, Board of Visitors, Chair 1996–1997, Emergency Management Institute, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emmitsburg, Maryland, 1994–1997.
- Organizer and Presider, Panel on Hazards and Environment Change in Colorado, Fourth Annual Global Change and Environmental Quality Symposium, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, April 1994.
- Member, Board of Directors, International Sociological Association, Research Committee on Disasters, 1994–1997.
- Member, Steering Committee, Environmental Studies Program, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1994–1997.
- Professor (Chair 1997–2004), Department of Sociology, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1994–2004.
- Director, Natural Hazards Center, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1994–2003.
- Member, Nominating Committee, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Oakland, California, 1993–1994.
- Member, Steering Committee, National Earthquake Education Program, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, D.C., 1991–1993.
- Organizer and Presider, Session on Policy and the Loma Prieta Earthquake, Annual Meeting of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, February, 1991.
- Member, Committee on Technology Transfer, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Oakland, California, 1991–1996.
- Member, Advisory Council, Southern California Earthquake Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 1991–2002.
- Organizer and Presider, Plenary Session on Hazards Prediction and Perception, Annual Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, Boulder, CO, July 1991.
- Organizer and Presider, Session on Natural Disaster Reduction, Pan American Federation of Engineering Societies, Washington, D.C., August, 1990.
- Member, Committee on Natural Disasters, Chair 1989–1991. National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Washington, D.C., 1984–1992.
- Member, Program Committee for the Annual Meeting in Spokane, Pacific Sociological Association, 1989–1990.
- Member, Advisory Committee, Natural Hazards Center, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1989–1993.
- Organizer and Presider, Session on the Sociology of Disaster, Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, New York City, NY, August, 1986.
- Organizer and Presider, Session on Nuclear Power, Third International Congress on Emergencies, Washington, D.C., May 1985.
- Member, Subcommittee on Earthquakes, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, Board on Earth Sciences, Washington, D.C., 1984–1988.
- Organizer and Presider, Session on Applied Sociology, Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, Seattle, WA, April, 1984.
- Organizer and Presider, Session on Theoretical Assessments, Western Social Science Association, San Diego, CA, April, 1984.
- Organizer and Presider, Session on Methodological Approaches in the Study of Health Care Delivery Systems, Western Social Science Association, San Diego, CA, April, 1984.
- Member, Nominations Committee for the Standing Committees for 1983, Pacific Sociological Association, 1982–1983.
- Chair, Committee on Social Science Research, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Berkeley, California, 1982–1984.
- Organizer and Presider, Session on Earthquake Hazard Reduction, Annual Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, Boulder, CO, July, 1982.
- Organizer and Presider, Session on Disasters and Cataclysms, Pacific Sociological Association, San Diego, CA, April, 1982.
- Member, Earthquake Studies Program Advisory Panel, U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C., 1981–1983.
- Member, Program Committee for the 1982 Meeting, Pacific Sociological Association, 1981–1982.
- Member, Threat and Reconstruction Committees, Governor’s Emergency Task Force on Earthquakes, State of California, Sacramento, 1981–1982.
- Member, Governor’s Science and Technology Advisory Council, State of Colorado, Committee on Uranium Mill Tailings, Denver, Colorado, 1980–1981.
- Organizer and Presider, Session on Collective Behavior, American Sociological Association, New York City, NY, August, 1980.
- Organizer and Presider, Session on Complex Organizations, Pacific Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA, April, 1980.
- Organizer and Presider, Session on Complex Organizations, Western Social Science Association, Tempe, AZ, April, 1976.
- Member, Committee on Fire Safety and Disaster Preparedness, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, D.C., 1979.
- Member, Committee on Socioeconomic Effects of Earthquake Prediction, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Commission on Sociotechnical Systems, Washington, D.C., 1976–1978.
- Professor, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University, 1974–1993.
Major Recognitions and Honors
- Excellence in Teaching, Research and Service Award, College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State University, 1979
- Alumni Honor Faculty Award, Colorado State University Alumni Association, 1984
- Oliver P. Pennock Distinguished Service Award, Colorado State University, 1991
- Excellence in Research and Creativity Award, College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State University, 1992
- Eric Noji Award for Pioneering Multi-disciplinary Teaching and Research in Disaster Management, Center of Excellence in Disaster Management, World Health Organization, 1999.
- Research Award for Sustainable Hazards Mitigation, International Engineering Association of Structural Safety and Reliability, 2001.
- Outstanding Civilian Service Medal, U.S. Department of the Army, Army Corps of Engineers, 2007.Panel
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