A Department of Homeland Security Emeritus Center of Excellence led by the University of Maryland

Monica Schoch-Spana

Monica Schoch-Spana

Former Investigator

Lead Investigator on START Research Projects

Best Practices for Preparing Communities: Citizen Engagement in Public Health Planning

May 2005 to May 2008

Organizational Factors in the Successful Application of 'Community Engagement' Principles for Bioterrorism Preparedness

June 2008 to December 2011

Preparedness for Catastrophic Events

November 2008 to November 2010

Selected Publications

A Public Health Systems View of Risk Communication About Zika (Journal Article)

Influence of Community and Culture in the Ethical Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in a Pandemic Situation: Deliberative Democracy Study (Journal Article)

The SPARS Pandemic 2025–2028: A Futuristic Scenario to Facilitate Medical Countermeasure Communication (Journal Article)

Top-Down and Bottom-Up Measurement to Enhance Community Resilience to Disasters (Journal Article)

Too Many Patients…A Framework to Guide Statewide Allocation of Scarce Mechanical Ventilation During Disasters (Journal Article)

How Prepared Are the Public and Responders for Nuclear Terrorism? (Journal Article)

Lessons From the Domestic Ebola Response: Improving Health Care System Resilience to High Consequence Infectious Diseases (Journal Article)

The Community Speaks: Understanding Ethical Values in Allocation of Scarce Lifesaving Resources during Disasters (Journal Article)

Local Health Department Capacity for Community Engagement and Its Implications for Disaster Resilience (Journal Article)

Resilient American Communities: Progress in Practice and Policy (Journal Article)

Expanding the Public's Role in Health Emergency Policy (Journal Article)

Community Resilience Roundtable on the Implementation of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 21 (HSPD-21) (Report)

Community Resilience for Catastrophic Health Events (Journal Article)

Community Engagement: Leadership Tool for Catastrophic Health Events (Journal Article)

Influenza Vaccine Scarcity 2004–05: Implications for Biosecurity and Public Health Preparedness (Journal Article)

News References

Researcher Spotlight: Monica Schoch-Spana (People Spotlight)

START participates in risk communication conference (News)

START Partner Center for Biosecurity Launches (News)

START Releases 2011 Research Review (Featured Research)

START Research Team to Develop Risk Communication Training Program (News)

Recommendations from START-sponsored Working Group on Community Engagement in Health Emergency Planning (Featured Research)

Government Executive: Quarantine (START in the News)

START Research Symposium: Wednesday, June 28th (News)

U.S. House of Representatives brief: Gaps in the National Flu Preparedness Plan: Social Science Planning and Response (START in the News)

Christian Science Monitor: The real first responders: citizens? (START in the News)