Welcome to the Institute for Disaster Management! We are excited that you are wanting to know more about IDM and are interested in ways to get involved while furthering your education. At UGA, there are several student organizations offering various experiences to empower students to be contributors, leaders, and difference-makers within the State of Georgia, the United States, and the globe.

Whatever your interest is, I encourage you to get involved! We encourage you to get connected, get involved, and leave your mark here in Athens. The lessons learned, the experiences shared, and the relationships built while involved in a student group will help form the community leader you will become and cultivate professional relationships that you can carry with you throughout your career.

If you are unsure of where to start with student involvement, please contact me!

Kelli McCarthy
Clinical Assistant Professor

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Student Spotlight: Alif Indiralarasati, MD

Student Spotlight: Alif Indiralarasati, MD A Defining Moment What started as an ordinary morning in 2006 became a defining moment for Alif Indiralarasati. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake had struck her hometown

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Dr. Curt Harris to depart IDM after 7 years as director

Dr. Curt Harris to depart IDM after 7 years as director After seven years of dedicated leadership, Dr. Curt Harris will be departing the Institute for Disaster Management in February

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Faculty Spotlight: James P. O’Neal

Clinical professor’s lifetime of service in US Air Force, emergency medicine, public health Since the age of 6 James Patrick O’Neal has had a penchant for flying. “It was just