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The Nuclear Oracles: A Political History of the Atomic Energy Commission General Advisory Committee, 1947-1977. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1987.
Cities and Disaster: North American Studies in Emergency Management with William L. Waugh, Jr. Springfield, Ill.: Charles C. Thomas Publishers, 1990.
Disaster Management in the United States and Canada: Politics, Policy, Administration, Study and Instruction of Emergency Management. Springfield, Il: Charles C. Thomas Publishers, 1996.
Disaster Policy and Politics: Emergency Management and Homeland Security. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, a division of Congressional Quarterly Inc., 2008.
Homeland Security and Emergency Management: A Public Budgeting Perspective (1/2 complete) (Under contract with Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann).
"FEMA, Katrina, and Operations Research," The Public Manager, spring 2008 (forthcoming).
"U.S. Disaster Policy and Management in an Era of Homeland Security," Ch. 10, 142-160, Disciplines, Disasters, and Emergency Management, edited by David A. McEntire. Springfield, Ill.: Charles C. Thomas Publishers, 2007.
"Presidential Disaster Declaration Decisions, 1953-2003: What Influences Odds of Approval?" with Zoltan Buzas, in State and Local Government Review, Vol. 39, No. 1, (2007): 3-15. (blind refereed)
"Budgeting for Local Emergency Management and Homeland Security," Ch. 15, 299-318, in Emergency Management: Principles and Practice for Local Government, 2nd Kathleen Tierney and William L. Waugh, Jr. Washington, DC: International City Management Association, 2007.
Symposium Editor (solo), Special Issue, Emergency Preparedness of State and Local Governments, State and Local Government Review, Vol. 39, No. 1, (2007). Edited three published works, all of them after blind refereed acceptance. One by Prof. Jason Mycoff.
"Federal Emergency Management Comes of Age: 1979 to 2001," Ch. 5, 111-160, in Emergency Management: The American Experience, edited by Claire B. Rubin. Alexandria, Va: Public Entity Risk Institute, 2007.
"President Bush and Hurricane Katrina: A Presidential Leadership Study," in the Annals of Political and Social Science, March 2006.
“Why Revolutionary Change is Needed in Emergency Management,” Journal of Emergency Management, Vol. 3, No. 6 November/December 2005, pgs. 15-18.
“A Précis on Political Theory and Emergency Management,” Journal of Emergency Management, Vol 2, No. 3 Summer 2004, pgs 27-32.
“Reducing Future Flood Losses: The Role of Human Actions,” with P. Kershaw, Summary of a Workshop, March 2, 2004. National Research Council of the National Academies. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press, 2004. 1-21.
“FEMA’s Place in Policy, Law, and Management: A Hazardous Materials Perspective 1979–2003,” with William C. Cumming, in Homeland Security Law and Policy. Ed. by William Nicholson. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas Publishers, 2004, pp. 23-55.
“FEMA’s Path to Homeland Security,” with W. Cumming, in Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. E-Journal. Berkeley, CA: Bepress Inc., 2004.
“Department of Homeland Security: Questions for President Bush and Secretary Ridge,” in Journal of Emergency Management. Vol. 1, No. 1 Spring, 2003: 8-10.
“U.S. International Environmental Policy,” in Security, Economics, and Morality in American Foreign Policy, William H. Meyer ed. Ch. 12, 289-300. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice-Hall, 2004.
Hazards Watch: Reducing Disaster Losses through Improved Earth Observations. Summary of a Workshop,” with Dr. Helen Wood, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Washington, D.C.: National Research Council of the National Academies, The National Academies Press, 2003.
“Organizing the War on Terrorism,” with W.L. Waugh, Public Administration Review, Vol 62 (Special Issue, September 2002): 81-89. Reprinted in Annual Editions: Homeland Security
"Scientists, Policymakers, and Operations Decision Makers: Building Inter-community Cooperation," with Anthony Socci, Roger Pulwarty, and Roger Street, Science, Climate Extremes series, forthcoming and subject to refereeing.
"An Introduction to Trends in Extreme Weather and Climate Events," with Jerry Meehl, et al., Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, forthcoming.
"Human Factors Explain the Increased Losses from Climate Extremes,"with Stabley A. Changnon, Roger A. Pielke, Jr., David Changnon, and Roger Pulwarty," Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Vol. 81, No. 3 (March 2000) 437-442.
"U.S. Disasters and Climate Research," Aspen Global Change Institute, 1998 Proceedings, forthcoming.
"How the EXXON VALDEZ Disaster Changed America's Oil Spill Emergency Management," Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, March, 1998, Vol 16, No. 1, pp. 13-43.
"U.S. Emergency Management System and Earthquake Disaster," for Proceedings of the U.S./Japan Workshop on Emergency Information, Emergency Management, and Rapid Damage Assessment, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, 1998.
"The Politics and Political Geography of Presidential Disaster Declarations," Brookings Proceedings of the IISIS Conference at University of Pittsburgh, June 5-7, 1997.
"American Terrorism Disaster Lessons," Proceedings from the International Conference on Crisis Management at the National Level, Ingrid Johansson and Per Skoglund (eds.), Stockholm, Sweden, March 20-22, 1996, pp. 111-115.
"California Flood Lessons," Proceedings from the International Conference on Crisis Management at the National Level, Ingrid Johansson and Per Skoglund (eds.), Stockholm, Sweden, March 20-22, 1996, pp. 256-260.
"Funding Options Aim to Reduce the Need for Emergency Disaster-Aid Measures, "Emergency Preparedness News, April 17, 1995, pp. 67-8.
"Republican Tide May Bring Cutbacks in Emergency Management Programs, "Emergency Preparedness News, November 28, 1994, p. 206.
"World Trade Center Disaster: A Normal Accident?" special issue of Disaster Management, Vol. 6 No. 3 [London], 1994, pp. 123-27.
"Ferment at FEMA: Reforming Emergency Management," Public Administration Review (May/June 1994):303-7.
"Advice on FEMA Reorganization," Hazard, Vol. XIII, No. 6 (June 1993):8-12. Reprinted in PA Times, March/April 1993.
"Twin Towers Disaster Lessons," Wilmington News Journal, March 3, 1993.
"Emergency Response: How Emergency Management Officials Address Disasters in the Delaware Estuary," In Delaware Estuary Situation Reports (September 1992), sponsored by NOAA Office of Sea Grant, Department of Commerce, under grant No. NA86AA-D-SGO40.
"Adopting Integrated Emergency Management in the U.S.A.: Political and Organizational Challenges," In the International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, Vol. 9, No. 3 (November 1991):413-425.
"Earthquake Disaster Policy: Rescue, Re-engineer, Rebuild, and Reinsurance." In Handbook of Emergency Management Policies and Programs, Edited by William L. Waugh, Jr. and Ronald J. Hy. (Westport, Conn.: The Greenwood Press, 1991).
"Political Climate Is Turning Green." In The World & I Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 10 (October 1990):46-51.
with T. Pavlak. "The Big Apple and Disaster Aversion: How New York City Handles Major Emergencies," pp. 185-220 and with J. Scanlon, "Conflict and Coordination in Responding to Aviation Disaster: The San Diego and Gander Experiences Compared," pp. 109-129. In Cities and Disaster: North American Studies in Emergency Management. Edited by Richard T. Sylves and William L. Waugh, Jr. Springfield, Il: Charles Thomas Publishing Co., 1990.
Guest editor with J. LaPlante, International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disaster, Vol. 7, No. 2 (August 1989).
"Federal Preparedness for Hazardous Substance Accidents." In Managing Disaster, pp. 147-59. Edited by Louise Comfort. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1988.
"Political, Social, and Economic Factors to be Addressed in Developing A Program to Abate Seismic Hazards to Electric Power Lifelines." In Abatement of Seismic Hazards to Lifelines, Vol 6., Earthquake Hazard Reduction Series 31. Washington, D.C.: Building Seismic Safety Council for the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, 1987.
"Advice to Administrators on Television Interviews." In Public Administration Times, Vol. 10, No. 16 (21 August 1987) and continued in a three part series over two subsequent issues.
"A Political History of Project Plowshare: Peaceful Use of Nuclear Explosives," pp. 135-60. In The Politics of Energy Research and Development, Energy Policy Studies Series, No. 3. Edited by John Byrne and Daniel Rich. New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Books, 1985).
"Nuclear Power Plants and Emergency Planning: An Intergovernmental Nightmare." Public Administration Review, Vol. 44, No. 5 (September/October 1984):393-401. Reprinted in Public Administration: Politics and the People, pp. 110-20. Edited by Dean Yarwood. New York: Longman Press, 1986.
with T.B. Priest and D.F. Scudder. "Large Corporations and Federal Advisory Committees." Social Science Quarterly, Vol. 65, No. 1 (March 1984):100-111.
"Nuclear Power Emergency Response Planning: A Program in Disarray." The Journal of Mass Emergencies, Vol. 2, No. 1 (March 1984):185-196.
"National Politics and the Solar Energy Transition." in The Solar Energy Transition: Implementation and Policy Implications, pp. 49-75. Edited by Daniel Rich, et al. Washington, D.C.: American Academy for the Advancement of Science/Westview Press, 1983.
"Congress, EPA, the States, and the Fight to Decentralize Water Pollution Grant Policy," pp. 109-25. In Environmental Policy Implementation. Vol. 2. Edited by Dean E. Mann. Lexington, Mass.: Lexington Books, 1982.
with J.B Johnson. "Public Participation in Power Plant Siting Decisions: The Case of the Mid-Atlantic Region." In Energy Policy and Public Administration. Edited by Gregory A. Daneke and George K. Legassa. Lexington, Mass.: Lexington Books, 1982.
"Objective Need Versus Political Interference: The Administration of the New York State Pure Waters Program," pp. 117-36. In Political Benefits: Empirical Studies of American Public Programs. Edited by Barry S. Rundquist. Lexington, Mass.: D.C. Heath and Company, 1980.
"Carter's Nuclear Licensing Reform vs. Three Mile Island." Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Vol. 10, No. 1 (Winter 1980):69-79.
"Energy Demand Management: The Next Phase?" Public Administration Review, Vol. 39, No. 4 (July/August 1979):395-399.
with P. Kerkhoven. "Nuclear Licensing Non-Reform: TMI and Federal State Relations." In Proceedings of the First National Energy Policy Conference. Morgantown, W.V.: West Virginia University, 1-3 May 1980.
"Political Ramifications of Rapid Solar Energy Development." In Abstracts of Papers of the 146th National Meeting. Edited by Arthur Herschman. Washington, D.C.: American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1980.
"National Energy Policy and Social Equity (1977-78)." In Short Essays in Political Science from the 1979 Spring Conference of the National Capital Area Political Science Association, Vol. VII. Washington, D.C.: NCPSA, 1979.
"Federal Solar Energy R & D: The Political Incentives of Congress and the President." In Proceedings, HELIOS: From Myth to Solar Energy. Albany, N.Y.: Institute for Humanistic Studies, SUNY at Albany, 1978.
Review of Lessons of Disaster: Policy Change after Catastrophic Events, by Thomas A. Birkland, Washington D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2007 in Public Administration Review, spring 2008 (forthcoming).
Review of System under Stress: Homeland Security and American Politics, by Donald F. Kettl. Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. E-Journal. Berkeley, CA: Bepress Inc., 2004.
Review of Russian Emergency Management, by Boris Porfiriev. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, Spring 2000.
Review of Natural Hazard Policy Setting: Identifying Supporters and Opponents of Nonstructural Hazard Mitigation, by Elliot Mittler. International Journal Of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, Spring 1994.
Review of Nuclear Crisis Management: A Dangerous Illusion, by Richard Ned Lebow. Journal of Politics, Vol. 50, No. 4 (November, 1988):1122,1123.
Review of The Politics of Industrial Change: Railway Policy in North America, by A. Kent Weaver. American Political Science Review Vol. 80, No. 4 (December 1986):1422-24.
Review of Nuclear Power: Assessing and Managing Hazardous Technology, edited by M.J. Pasqualetti and K.D. Pijawka. Emergency Management Dispatch, Vol. 2, No. 2 (October 1985):1-2.
Review of Global Fission: The Battle Over Nuclear Power, by Jim Falk. American Political Science Review, Vol. 77, No. 3 (September 1983):806-7.
Review of Nuclear Regulatory Safety: On the History of the Regulatory Process, by David Okrent. American Political Science Review, Vol. 76, No. 2 (June 1982):420.
Creator and editor of EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DISPATCH. A quarterly newsletter directed to professors of public administration, public affairs, and public policy, as well as professional emergency managers and officials, engaged or interested in scholarly research of emergency management, disaster policies and programs, and related issues. Continuous publication 1984-2000.
The newsletter currently has 230 paid subscribers representing 48 states and six foreign countries. The newsletter was the official publication arm of the American Society for Public Administration's Section on Emergency and Crisis Management.
Department of Homeland Security, FEMA Higher Education Workshop, "Researching Presidential Disaster Declarations, My PERI Site," DHS/FEMA NETC-EMI, Emmitsburg, MD: June 7, 2007.
National Academy of Public Administration, Annual Society Equity Conference, "Social Equity Issues of Hurricane Katrina." Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Commonwealth University. February 16, 2007.
"Public Management in Catastrophic Disasters," for the Panel "Collaborative Leadership in Dynamic Environments of Disasters and Crisis," Chaired by Professor William L. Waugh, Jr. At the American Society for Public Administration, Annual Conference of March, 2007, Washington, D.C.
Department of Homeland Security, FEMA Higher Education Workshop, "Clash of Cultures in Homeland Security," DHS/FEMA NETC-EMI, Emmitsburg, MD: June 7, 2006.
Panel Paper Presentation, 2006 American Society for Public Administration, "The New Role of the Presidency in National Disaster Management," Denver, Colorado: April 1-4, 2006.
Public Speech, John Carroll University, 2006 Annual Woelfl Seminar in Public Policy, "President Bush and Hurricane Katrina: A Presidential Leadership Study, Cleveland, OH, March 29, 2006. Est. 324 attended.
Public Speech, Taft Foundation Speaker, “Presidential Management of Catastrophic Disasters,” University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, January 5, 2005.
Roundtable discussion participant and panel presenter, National Academy of Science, Natural Disaster Roundtable,“The Future of Flood Disasters.” I also participated in the symposium, I wrote up a transcription of the event, and I was invited to provide an editorial critique of the report published from the symposium. March 2004.
University of Colorado Hazards Center workshop, Boulder, July 8-15, 2004. Chaired and moderated a panel regarding Revision of the National Response Plan.
Roundtable discussion participant and panel moderator, National Academy of Science, Natural Disaster Roundtable. “The National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program.” I also participated in the symposium, I wrote up a transcription of the event, and I was invited to provide an editorial critique of the report published from the symposium. February 2003.
Roundtable discussion participant and panel moderator, National Academy of Science, Natural Disaster Roundtable. “The Emergency Manager of the Future.” I also participated in the symposium, I wrote up a transcription of the event, and I was invited to provide an editorial critique of the report published from the symposium. June 2003.
Roundtable discussion participant and panel moderator, National Academy of Science, Natural Disaster Roundtable. Earth Watch: Earth Observation Systems. I also participated in the symposium, wrote up a transcription of the event, and I was invited to provide an editorial critique of the report published from the symposium. October 2003.
Workshop presenter, American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, “Disaster Policy and Politics: Strategies for Research and Teaching,” August 27, 2003.
National Academy of Science, Disasters Roundtable Forum, Panel Chair, “Alerting America: Counter Terrorism in the U.S.,” March 2002.
Discussant, "Current Issues in Environmental Management," American Political Science Association annual conference, Washington, D.C., August 31, 2000.
Remarks, PPP2000 Forum, Natural Disaster Reduction: Challenges for the Next Century, World Bank Headquarters, January 27, 1999.
"Examining the Economics and Costs of Natural Disasters," Hazards Workshop of the University of Colorado Natural Hazards Research Center, Boulder, CO, July 12-15, 1998.
"Presidential Disaster Declarations and the Human Impact of Disasters," at the Aspen Global Change Institute, Aspen, Co., August 7, 1998.
"The Political Geography of Presidential Declarations of Disaster," at the American Society for Public Administration annual conference, Philadelphia, Pa., July 28, 1997.
"The Politics and Economics of U.S. Emergency Management," Hazards Workshop of the University of Colorado Natural Hazards Research Center, Denver, Colorado, July 15, 1997.
"The Politics of Disaster Mitigation: A Local Perspective," at the IISIS Conference, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., June 5-7, 1997.
"Re-Designing and Administering Federal Emergency Management," with W. Waugh, at the Trinity Symposium on Research in Public Management, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, July 23, 1995.
"The Continuing Search for More Effective Organizational Designs: Inventing and Reinventing Emergency Management," with W. Waugh, at the Southern Political Science Association annual meeting, Atlanta, November 4, 1994.
"Reforming FEMA: Renewed or Re-packaged?," at the National Emergency Management Association annual meeting, Baltimore, September 13, 1994.
"Renewing FEMA: Re-Making Emergency Management," at the American Society for Public Administration annual conference, Kansas City, July 25, 1994.
"How the EXXON VALDEZ Accident Changed America's Oil Spill Emergency Preparedness," at the American Society for Public Administration annual conference, San Francisco, July 17, 1993.
"Emergency Preparedness and Response on the Delaware: The Case of the President Rivera Oil Spill," 17th Annual Hazards Research and Applications Workshop," Boulder, Colorado, 12-15 July 1992.
"Academicians and Weaponeers: The U.S. Defense Science Board," American Political Science Association convention, Washington, D.C., 30 August 1991.
"Adopting Integrated Emergency Management in the U.S.A.: Political and Organizational Challenges," XIIth World Congress of Sociology, Research Committee on Disasters, Madrid, Spain, 9-13 July 1990.
Discussant, "Budgeting and Public Policy," Northeastern Political Science Association meetings, Philadelphia, Pa., 9-11 November 1989.
"Conflict and Coordination in Responding to Aviation Disaster: The San Diego and Gander Experiences Compared," International Association of Conflict Management, Athens, Ga., 6-10 June 1989.
"Academicians and Weaponeers: Technical Knowledge Acquisition Through the U.S. Defense Science Board," TECH 88 Conference, Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom), 18-21 August 1988.
"The Big Apple and Disaster Planning: How New York City Manages Major Emergencies," American Society for Public Administration national conference, Miami, Fla., 27 March-1 April 1988.
"U.S. Defense Policy Making and the Pentagon’s Defense Science Board," with T.B. Priest, Southern Political Science Association meetings, Atlanta, Georgia, 7-9 November 1986.
"Political, Social, and Economic Factors to be Addressed in Developing a Program to Abate Seismic Hazards to Electric Power Lifelines," Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC), Workshop on Development of an Action Plan, Denver, Colorado, 5-7 November 1986. (All expenses paid by BSSC).
"Federal Preparedness for Hazardous and Toxic Waste Disaster," Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Washington, D.C., 7-9 October 1985.
"U.S. Nuclear Exotica: Peaceful Use of Nuclear Explosives," Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, 18-20 April 1985.
"The Subnational Politics of U.S. Nuclear Power Emergency Response Planning," American Political Science Association convention, Washington, D.C., 30 August-2 September, 1984.
"Project Gabriel: U.S. Secret Science Advice and Radioactive Fallout, 1950-1963, Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, 11-14 April 1984.
"Nuclear Advice: Corporate Representation on the General Advisory Committee of the Atomic Energy Commission (1946-1977)," with T.B Priest, American Society for Public Administration annual conference, New York, 16-19 April 1983.
"Nuclear Power and the States: A Typology of State Regulatory Instruments and How They Have Been Used," American Political Science Association annual conference, Denver, Colorado, 2-5 September 1982.
Discussant, "Federalism and Change," Northeastern Political Science Association meetings, New Haven, Conn., 22 November 1980.
"Political Ramifications of Rapid Solar Energy Development," American Association for the Advancement of Science, San Francisco, Calif., 3-8 January 1980.
Panel Chair, "Urban Development Policy," Northeastern Political Science Association meetings, Newark, N.J., 8-10 November 1979.
"National Energy Policy and Social Equity," National Capital Area Political Science Association conference, Washington, D.C., 5 May 1979.
"The Diffusion of Energy Resource Recovery Innovations Among American Cities," and panel chair of "State Initiatives in U.S. Energy Policy," Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Il, 19-21 April 1979.
"Public Participation in Energy Facility Siting Decisions: The Case of the Mid-Atlantic Region," with J. Johnson, American Society for Public Administration, Baltimore, Md., 25 March 1979.
"The Diffusion of Solid Waste Energy-Conservation Innovations Among American Cities," Southwestern Social Science Association, Hyatt Regency, Houston, Texas, 12-15 April 1978.
"Current State of Energy Management in the Department of Energy," Western Social Science Association, Denver, Colorado, 27-29 April 1978.
"Objective Need Vs. Political Interference: The Administration of the New York State Pure Waters Program," Western Social Science Association convention, Denver, Colorado, 21-23 April 1977.
"Industrial Air Pollution Enforcement in New York State: Reality of Illusion?" American Society for Public Administration, Atlanta, Georgia, 5-8 April 1977.
"Bureaucratic Decision Theory and Distributive Politics in Municipal Water Pollution Control," Southern Political Science Association 48th meeting, Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, Georgia, 4-6 November 1976.
Average MA Analytical Paper defense committee or thesis committee averages 11 students per year, chiefly through the Environmental and Energy Policy MA and PhD program and through Political Science, Marine Policy, and Sociology master's & doctoral dissertation defense committees.
Undergraduate Courses
In 2007, ASPA Social Equity Conference invited speaker, University of Richmond, Va.
In 2006, Woefl Seminar Speaker, John Carroll University, "President Bush and Hurricane Katrina: a Leadership Study," ($3500) 300 in attendance.
Invited Guest of Honor and Speaker, Research Day, State University of New York at Cortland, April 2006.
In July 2005, I participated in the Natural Hazards Workshop held on the campus of University of Colorado, Boulder. There I moderated a panel entitled, "Revision of the National Response Plan." My duties involved summarizing the panel in written form for the proceedings publication of the workshop.
In July 2001, I attended the Natural Hazards Workshop held on the campus of University of Colorado, Boulder. There I served as "recorder" for a panel entitled, "An Update on the Congressional Natural Hazards Caucus." My duties involved summarizing the panel in written form for the proceedings publication of the workshop.
I am a board member of the ASPA Section on Emergency Management. I am a member of the ASPA Section on Natural Resources and Environmental Adm., a member of APSA's sections on Public Policy, Public Administration, and in Science & Technology sections, among others.
On December 2, 2001, I was one of 10 people invited to NAS to help plan a Counter-terrorism Forum on lessons learned from natural disaster research. The planning meeting took place in DC, December 18, 2001 (self-funded travel). My write up of the meeting is in the research packet submitted with this letter. The Counter-terrorism Forum itself took place February 28 and March 1, 2002 at NAS headquarters in Washington. Many Bush administration officials attended, including several from the Homeland Security Office. I moderated two panels on March 1 regarding capacity building at the state and local level. I gave a 20-minute presentation on the subject as well.
In early June 2001, the National Academy of Science (one of three professional groups directing the work of the National Research Council) invited me to make a presentation on the Bush/Cheney Energy Report and its linkage to natural disasters. I successfully delivered that speech at their symposium on June 14. Since then, I have supplied them a full extract of my speech and they have asked me to review the book manuscript they are preparing on the subject.
I served as a peer reviewer for the National Science Foundation. We met at NSF headquarters in Arlington, VA. The review was done for the Information Technology division's "E-Government" program office. Roundtable discussion participant and panel moderator, National Academy of Science, Natural Disaster Roundtable, “The National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program.” I also participated in the symposium, I wrote up a transcription of the event, and I was invited to provide an editorial critique of the report published from the symposium. February 2003.
Presentation, "Presidential Disaster Declarations and Human Impacts of Disaster," Workshop on Second Assessment of the IPCC and Human Impacts," Aspen Global Change Institute, Aug. 6-14, 1998.
Panel Chaired, "The Economics and Budgeting of Disaster," Natural Hazards Workshop, Hazards Research Center, University of Colorado, July 12, 1998.
Panel Chaired, "Disaster Mitigation for the 21st Century," American Society for Public Administration national conference, Seattle, WA., May 9-13, 1998.
Paper, "A Theory of Presidential Disaster Declaration Politics and Administration," Natural Hazards Workshop and Symposium, Natural Hazards Research and Applications Center, University of Colorado, July 8, 1996.
Featured Interview for Bill Kurtis Productions, Arts & Entertainment Network, "Investigative Reports - Disasters: America's Stormy Dilemma," broadcast within 1-hour program aired nationally September 29 and 30, 1995. [Phil O'Connor Producer].
Chair, "Federal, State, and Local Emergency Management Reforms," National Conference, American Society for Public Administration, San Antonio, Texas, July 25, 1995.
Sponsored Guest Speaker, "FEMA Region X State Director's Meeting," Anchorage, Alaska, July 6-7, 1995.
Invited Participant and Commentator, "U.S. Natural Hazards Symposium, National Press Club, Washington, D.C., March 15, 1995.
Keynote Speaker, Annual Meeting of the National Emergency Management Association, Baltimore, Maryland, October 3, 1994.
Panel Chair, "Intergovernmental Partnerships and Area Planning for Disaster," American Society for Public Administration, Kansas City, Missouri, July 25, 1994.
Speech before Marine Policy Seminar, "Disaster Studies and Their Relevance in the Study of Marine Policy," for University of Delaware Marine Studies College, September 20, 1994.
Testimony, "FEMA Reform," Hearing of the U.S. Senate Governmental Affairs Committee," [Now in print by GPOI Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., 18 May 1993.]
On-air News Interview, "Twin Towers Disaster and NYC Emergency Management," WHYY TV-12 Public Television News, 5:30 p.m., 3 March 1993.
Chair, "Management of Water-Related Emergencies in the Mid-Atlantic Region," Region IV Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Harrisburg, Penn., 5-7 October 1988.
Chair, "Cities and Disaster Preparedness," American Society for Public Administration national conference, 27 March-1 April 1988.
Keynote Speaker, New York State Emergency Management Office Planning Conference, Rensselaer Institute Training Center, Rensselaerville, N.Y., 22-26 September 1986. (Contact person, Richard Hershkowitz).
Speech, Spring 1986 Environmental Engineering Seminar Series presentation, "Federal Preparedness for Hazardous and Toxic Waste Disaster, 25 April 1986.
Chair, "The Politics and Policy of Presidential Disaster Declarations," American Society for Public Administration annual conference, Anaheim, Calif., 13-16 April 1986.
Speech, Univ. of Delaware Science, Society, and Sandwiches speaker on, "H-Bomb development and the issue of morality and ethics in government advisement by scientists," approximately 150 people attended, 25 September 1984.
Speech, Science and Culture Seminar presentation "Evacuation Planning Since Three Mile Island: Political Protest and Regulatory Prolixity," 4 May 1983.
Chair, "Urban Development Policy," Northeastern Political Science Association annual conference, Gateway Hilton, Newark, N.J., 8-10 November 1979.
Discussant, "Federalism and Change," Northeastern Political Science Association annual conference, Gateway Hilton, Newark, N.J., 8-10 November 1979.
Chair, "State-Local Initiatives in U.S. Energy Policy," Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, III., 19-21 April 1979.
Chair, "Theories of Political-Administrative Linkage," Western Social Science Association convention, Denver, Colorado, 21-23 April 1977.
Chair, "Theories of Environmental Policy-Making: A Conflict of Perspectives and Cases," Southern Political Science Association 48th meeting, Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, Georgia, 4-6 November 1976.
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