BIO

Jennifer Wilson
Jennifer Wilson is currently an assistant professor and co-director of the Emergency Management Program at North Dakota State University. Previously, she was in senior management at the Florida Division of Emergency Management where she helped develop long-range program plans and budget justifications for the Division, coordinated with the Federal Emergency Management Agency on state programmatic grants and capability assessments, and contributed to many special projects of the Director including producing written testimony for the Florida Governor. As the Accreditation Manager, she was responsible for the state accreditation process as well as agency policy and strategic management and planning. In addition, she provided expertise and coordination to developing, new, and existing emergency management degree programs at Florida universities and colleges as the Higher Education Coordinator. She received her doctorate degree in Sociology from Florida International University. Her areas of research interest include the professionalization of emergency management and social vulnerability to disasters. She has extensive disaster research experience, i.e., Loma Prieta earthquake and Central Florida tornadoes, resulting in publications and presentations in national and international forums.