JSU | Emergency Management | Faculty and Staff

JSU Emergency Management Educators are Leaders in the Field

Students in Emergency Management programs benefit from the dedication and expertise of a faculty and staff who have more than 200 years of combined experience. All professors and instructors hold doctorate and/or master degrees and many have hands-on experience in their field outside of academia, uniquely qualifying them to teach Emergency Management courses.

Faculty/Staff Listing

Department Head		Specialization/Research Interests
Tanveer Islam CV	Ph.D. 2006 - Texas Tech University	Hazard Mitigation Vulnerability Assessment Community Resilience Social Media GIS applications

Professors
A. Barry Cox IEP Director Emeritus CV	Ph.D 1968 - University of South Carolina	Safety and Environmental Health Issues Hazardous Materials Management
Jane Kushma Doctoral Program Director CV	Ph.D. 2001 - University of Texas at Arlington	Emergency Management Policy Disaster Management Nonprofit organizations and volunteer management Service learning

Bill3 Bill Lowe
CV

D.B.A. 2000 - Nova Southeastern University

Homeland Security
Terrorism
Response
Mitigating, Preventing, Responding, and Recovering from Active Shooters Incidents

Associate Professors
Shih-Kai Huang CV	Ph.D. 2014 - Texas A & M University	Risk Perception Risk Communication Warning Response Cross-national Comparisons in Disaster Research Quantitative Research Method
Alessandra Jerolleman CV	Ph.D. 2013 - University of New Orleans	Privatization of Emergency Management Disaster Resilience Hazard Mitigation
Jeff Van Slyke CV	ED.D 2007 - University of Texas	Response Terrorism Campus Safety Homeland Security Threat Assessment
Assistant Professors

Allison Newton MPA Director CV	Ed.D. 2017 - University of Alabama	Student Veteran issues e.g. transitioning to civilian life, etc. Hazard Mitigation and Recovery Issues to include Federal/State Mitigation Programs and Emergency Relief The Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project
Chongming Wang CV	Ph.D 2016 - Pennsylvania State University	Evacuation Behaviors & Preparedness Vulnerability of Elderly Populations GIS Applications in Social Science

Staff

Denise2 Denise DaSilva
Emergency Management Specialist/Academic Advisor
ddasilva@jsu.edu

MPA/EM 2002 - Jacksonville State University

Social dimensions of disaster
Preparedness and planning

Lora Lora Spivey
Secretary

lspivey@jsu.edu

Distinguished Affiliated Professors


David McEntire CV	Ph.D 2000 - University of Denver	Emergency Management Theory Vulnerability Reduction Community Preparedness Response Coordination International Disasters Terrorism and Homeland Security
Laura Olson CV	Ph.D 2012 - George Washington University	Disaster Risk Reduction Climate Change Adaptation Disaster Recovery
Jeff Ryan CV	Ph.D 1996 - North Carolina State University	Preparedness Bioterrorism response Homeland Security
David Thornton CV	Ph.D 2008 - Auburn University	Serious Games Gamification Multimodal and Speech-enabled Interfaces Human-Computer Interaction

Adjunct Faculty


Jonathan Gaddy CV	MA/Security Studies 2016 - Naval Postgraduate School	Policy and strategy in homeland security/emergency management Emerging trends and challenges in disaster preparedness and response The role of science and technology in man-made and natural hazards Novel applications of leadership/management/program development models in public sector
Rhonda Harper CV	MA/EM 2012 - American Public University	Public Safety Telecommunications Disaster Operations Clinical Incident Stress Management -Crisis Negotiations
Andre Jones CV	MPA/EM 2013 - Jacksonville State University	Management Systems in Disaster Major Incident Response Emergency Operations Center Management
Scott Manning CV	D.Sc. 2017 - Jacksonville State University	Strategic Planning Leadership Theory and Organizational Behavior Homeland Security Planning and Preparedness
Eugene Rothman CV	MS/EM 2013 - Jacksonville State University	Public Safety Response
Laura Ann Martin Sullins CV	MA in Communication Management 2014 - University of Alabama at Birmingham MA in English 2006 - Jacksonville State University	Technical Writing Interpersonal Communications