Faculty and Staff - Emergency Management

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.

Administration

Tanveer Islam, PhD, CFM
Department Head,
Doctoral Program Director
tislam@jsu.edu

Ms. Hollie Arrington
Administrative Assistant
256-782-5925
harrington1@jsu.edu

Scott Manning

Dr. Scott Manning
Assistant Doctoral Program Director
srmanning@jsu.edu

Denise DaSilva, MPA
Undergraduate & MSEM Program Director
ddasilva@jsu.edu

Kelly Moses
Kellee Moses
Undergraduate Program Advisor (New Students)
kjmoses@jsu.edu

Hughes
Kirsten Hughes , MSW
Career Advisor
khughes6@jsu.edu

Faculty

Professors	Education	Specialization/Research Interests
Bill Lowe CV	D.B.A. 2000 - Nova Southeastern University	Homeland Security Terrorism Response Mitigating, Preventing, Responding, and Recovering from Active Shooters Incidents
Tanveer Islam CV	Ph.D. 2006 - Texas Tech University	Hazard Mitigation Vulnerability Assessment Community Resilience Social Media GIS applications
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

Associate Professors
Mark Landahl CV	Ph.D 2015 - Oklahoma State University	Identity Management Incident Response Preparedness Targeted Violence Teaching and Learning in Emergency Management Education and Training
Chongming Wang CV	Ph.D 2016 - Pennsylvania State University	Evacuation Behaviors & Preparedness Vulnerability of Elderly Populations GIS Applications in Social Science
Laura Olson CV	Ph.D 2012 - George Washington University	Disaster Risk Reduction Climate Change Adaptation Disaster Recovery
Assistant Professors

Chan Wang CV	Ph.D 2023 - Arizona State University	Crisis Policy Making Emergency Preparedness and Response Risk Communication Qualitative Comparative Analysis Social Network Analysis
Scott Manning Visiting Assistant Professor CV	D.Sc. 2017 - Jacksonville State University	Strategic Planning Leadership Theory and Organizational Behavior Homeland Security Planning and Preparedness
Arjola Balilaj CV	Ph.D 2020 - Florida Atlantic University	Diversity Mediation & Conflict Resolution Program Evaluation Public Budgeting and Management
Instructor

Denise DaSilva CV	MPA/EM 2002 - Jacksonville State University	Social dimensions of disaster Preparedness and planning

Emeritus Faculty
A. Barry Cox IEP Director Emeritus	Ph.D 1968 - University of South Carolina	Safety and Environmental Health Issues Hazardous Materials Management
Jane Kushma Professor Emerita & CDCR Director CV	Ph.D. 2001 - University of Texas at Arlington	Emergency Management Policy Disaster Management Nonprofit organizations and volunteer management Service learning
Jeff Ryan Professor Emeritus	Ph.D 1996 - North Carolina State University	Public Health Preparedness Biosecurity Military Role in Disaster Response

Distinguished Affiliate Professor/Affiliate Faculty

David McEntire Distinguished Affiliated P rofessor CV	Ph.D 2000 - University of Denver	Emergency Management Theory Vulnerability Reduction Community Preparedness Response Coordination International Disasters Terrorism and Homeland Security
Alessandra Jerolleman CV	Ph.D. 2013 - University of New Orleans	Privatization of Emergency Management Disaster Resilience Hazard Mitigation
David Thornton CV	Ph.D 2008 - Auburn University	Serious Games Gamification Multimodal and Speech-enabled Interfaces Human-Computer Interaction

Adjunct Faculty

Michael Barton CV	MPA 2024- JSU Graduate Certificate, Criminal Justice Education 2010- University of Virginia BA Emergency Mgt. 2005- JSU	Crisis Leadership Risk Communication Organizational Leadership and Management in Public Safety Response and Recovery Security Hazards and Vulnerability Assessment
Rhonda Braudis CV	MA/EM 2012 - American Public University	Public Safety Telecommunications Disaster Operations Clinical Incident Stress Management -Crisis Negotiations
Jonathan Gaddy CV	MA 2016 - U.S. 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
Andre Jones CV	Ph.D 2021 - Walden University	Management Systems in Disaster Major Incident Response Emergency Operations Center Management
Matthew McFall CV	MS 2014 - Jacksonville State University	Business and Academic Continuity Cyber Security Risk Perceptions
Brad McGriff	MS 2007 - Jacksonville State University	Cyber Security Computer Systems & Software Design
Melissa Pinke-Daley CV	D.Sc. 2017- Jacksonville State University	Organizational readiness for disasters Hospital disaster preparedness & response CBRNE preparedness & response Responder & staff training Large venue emergency preparedness Special needs populations
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