DRC Alumni Profiles: 36
Farah Nibbs
DEGREE: 2024, Ph.D., Disaster Science and Management
JOB TITLE: Assistant Professor, UMBC
Colten James Strickland
DEGREE: 2022, Ph.D., Epidemiology
JOB TITLE: COVID-19 Epidemiology and Surveillance Manager, San Francisco Department of Public Health
Nancy Rios-Contreras
DEGREE: 2021, Ph.D., Criminology
JOB TITLE: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Chapman University
Samantha Penta
DEGREE: 2017, Ph.D., Sociology
JOB TITLE: Assistant Professor, University at Albany, State University of New York
Anthony Cario
DEGREE: 2016, M.S., Disaster Science and Management
JOB TITLE: Project Lead, IT Team, All Hands and Hearts
Paige Fitzgerald
DEGREE: 2016, M.S., Disaster Science and Management
JOB TITLE: Senior Administrator, Delaware Emergency Management Agency
Mary (Maggie) Nelan
DEGREE: 2016, Ph.D., Sociology
JOB TITLE: Assistant Professor, University of North Texas
Benjamin D. Wallace
DEGREE: 2016, M.S., Disaster Science and Management
JOB TITLE: International Practice Coordinator, SPIN Global
Hsien-Ho (Ray) Chang
DEGREE: 2015, Ph.D., Disaster Science and Management
JOB TITLE: Assistant Professor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide
Alex Greer
DEGREE: 2015, Ph.D., Disaster Science and Management
JOB TITLE: Assistant Professor, University at Albany, State University of New York
Danelle Nagele
DEGREE: 2015, Ph.D., Disaster Science and Management
JOB TITLE: Associate Program Officer, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
James B. Goetschius
DEGREE: 2014, Ph.D., Disaster Science and Management
JOB TITLE: Deputy Commander, U.S. Army Health Facility Planning Agency
Anne Goodman
DEGREE: 2014, M.S., Disaster Science and Management
JOB TITLE: Workers’ Compensation Claims Representative, Sedgwick Claims Management
Ziqiang Han
DEGREE: 2014, Ph.D., Disaster Science and Management
JOB TITLE: , Shandong University
Chunjing Liu
DEGREE: 2014, M.S., Disaster Science and Management
JOB TITLE: Chief of Staff, Department of Marine Forecast and Disaster Mitigation, State Oceanic Administration, China
Zack Adinoff
DEGREE: 2013, M.S., Disaster Science and Management
JOB TITLE: Emergency Planner, Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff, Emergency Services Division
Jennifer Deborah Lazo
DEGREE: 2013, M.S., Disaster Science and Management
JOB TITLE: Emergency Management Coordinator 1, City of Los Angeles
Josh Kelly
DEGREE: 2010, B.A., Sociology and Criminal Justice
JOB TITLE: Planning Supervisor, Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA)
Michael B. Clark
DEGREE: 2007, B.A., Sociology
JOB TITLE: Director of Data Science, Well and Lighthouse
Marcia Deppen
DEGREE: 2000, M.A., Sociology
JOB TITLE: Director of Consequence Management, Maryland Emergency Management Agency
Lisa M. Reshaur
DEGREE: 1999, M.A., Ph.D., Sociology
JOB TITLE: Senior Director, Governance, Risk, Continuity and Compliance at Microsoft
Angela R. Gladwell
DEGREE: 1998, M.A., Urban Affairs and Public Policy
JOB TITLE: Director, Hazard Mitigation Assistance, FEMA
Gary Webb
DEGREE: 1998, Ph.D., Sociology
JOB TITLE: Professor and Chair of Emergency Management and Disaster Science, University of North Texas
Jasmin R. Ruback
DEGREE: 1997, Ph.D., Social and Community Psychology
JOB TITLE: CEO, Ruback Associates
Henry (Hank) Fischer
DEGREE: 1986, Ph.D.,
JOB TITLE: Professor Emeritus, Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Brenda Phillips
DEGREE: 1985, Ph.D., Sociology
JOB TITLE: Dean, Indiana University South Bend
Kenneth E. Green
DEGREE: 1984, Ph.D., Rural Sociology
JOB TITLE: Provost, University of Fredericton
Quinten Johnson
DEGREE: 1979, M.S., Public Administration
JOB TITLE: Aviation Security Consultant,
Gary Kreps
DEGREE: 1971, Ph.D., Sociology
JOB TITLE: Retired Vice Provost and Professor of Sociology, College of William and Mary
Robert A. Stallings
DEGREE: 1971, Ph.D.,
JOB TITLE: Professor Emeritus, University of Southern California
Thomas E. Drabek
DEGREE: 1965, Ph.D.,
JOB TITLE: John Evans Professor and Professor Emeritus, University of Denver
Alumni are the university’s most valuable resources. By investing your time, talent and treasure, you make a deep impact that increases the value of a University of Delaware degree. View some of the ways we keep engaged below.
ABOVE: DRC faculty, students and alums at the Annual DRC Alumni Reception, 2019.
Each year DRC hosts the Annual DRC Alumni Reception at the Natural Hazards Workshop! This is a great opportunity to meet DRC alums and to connect/reconnect with old and new friends.
Share Your Knowledge
Each semester, we welcome our alumni to share their work, research, and experiences with our students. Whether they join us in person or virtually, our current students are always excited to hear from those in the expansive network of DRC alumni from around the world. Reach out to drc-mail@udel.edu! We would love to hear from you.
Inspire the Future
Our alumni value providing hands-on experiences for our students, be it through practicums, internships, and invitations for students to come and share their innovative research with the alum’s organization. Some have even designated awards to support students through assistantships, summer internship stipends, and travel support to attend conferences. Contact us at drc-mail@udel.edu if you have an idea of how you want to support this next generation of scholars and practitioners.
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