U.S. News & World Report has ranked six UNT College of Health & Public Service graduate programs in the top 10 in the State of Texas for 2024. The Department of Public Administration M.P.A. program came in at No. 1 in Texas and No.
Dr. Dash is an expert in emergency management and has personally experienced how good intentions can
sometimes go awry
D
ENTON (UNT), Texas — University of North Texas Emergency Management and Disaster Science associate professor Tristan Wu is studying evacuees and the emergency response from Hurricane Laura to create new protocols for emergency managers facing mass evacuations in the time of COVID-19.
DENTON (UNT), Texas — A University of North Texas professor, who studies the role of land buyouts in disaster recovery and hazard mitigation, has been recognized as one of the nation’s top scientific leaders researching ways to improve the wellbeing of coastal communities and ecosystems.
Dr. H-C. Tristan Wu is an Associate Professor of Emergency Management and Disaster Science. He is also the co-editor of the International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. Prior to coming to UNT, he was a faculty member in the Fire and Emergency Management Administration Program and the Center for the Study of Disasters and Extreme Events at Oklahoma State University. He has also held research positions at Texas A&M’s Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center.
The two graduated from UNT on May 11.
Dr. Elyse Zavar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Management and Disaster Science at the University of North Texas. Earning her Ph.D. from Texas State University’s Department of Geography, her research employs mixed-methods to examine hazard mitigation and long-term disaster recovery, especially related to flood buyout and climate-induced acquisition programs. Of particular interest are the ways in which communities commemorate past loss, including relocations, and the role of commemoration in reducing risk to future events.
President: Georgia Green
Vice President: Morgan Greenwood
Treasurer: Anna Grace Hinshaw
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Dr. Nicole Dash is Dean of the UNT College of Health & Public Service. Prior to that, she served as the Associate Dean of the college for more than a decade. Her limited research time focuses on partnering with Dr. Gary Webb on the NSF funded project examining Native American community disaster preparedness.
