Degree program: Ph.D.
Year accepted: 2019
Advisor: Austin Becker
Research: Storm hazard vulnerability assessment
Background: Roger Williams University, Bachelor of Science in Historic Preservation, 1996
Master of Public Administration, American Public University, 2011
His research addresses the vulnerability of coastal communities as a function of critical infrastructure dependencies and the cascading consequences of storm hazards.
He also serves as the University’s full-time Emergency Management Director and Assistant Director of Public Safety where he oversees campus emergency management and fire safety programs. He has worked in various aspects of emergency management, public safety, and healthcare for more than 25 years and is a past president of the Rhode Island Association of Emergency Managers.
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