Career Options in Disaster and Emergency Management

This list is not exhaustive but provides an idea of the options graduates have and what they have gone on to do. Some options are more directly associated with a Disaster and Emergency Management degree than others.

  • Anti-Terrorism Emergency Manager
  • Business Continuity Planner
  • Business Risk Manager
  • Campus Emergency Manager
  • Crisis Communication Specialist
  • Disaster Recovery Coordinator
  • Disaster Risk Specialist
  • Emergency Management Policy Advisor
  • Emergency Public Health Manager
  • Emergency Social Services Manager
  • Emergency Telecommunications Manager
  • Environmental Emergencies Specialist
  • Event Safety and Emergency Manager
  • Hospital Emergency Manager
  • Humanitarian Assistance Professional
  • Industrial Emergency Manager
  • International Aid Director
  • International Development
  • NGO Disaster Relief Coordinator
  • Oil and Gas Emergency Manager
  • Professor
  • Project Manager
  • Public Policy Analyst
  • Public Relations Representative
  • Public Safety Consultant
  • Researcher
  • Safety Analyst
  • Social Program Director
  • Teacher
  • Trauma Centre Supervisor

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Flooding & Climate Change

Climate change is driving more inland and coastal flooding across the U.S., sometimes in communities with no history of flooding. How does a heating planet contribute to more flooding, and

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Experiential Learning through Immersive Research in Iceland

One thing that the University of Georgia’s Institute for Disaster Management (IDM) stresses is giving students the opportunity to learn by doing. For two weeks this past May and June,

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Since 1949, May has been observed as Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States. During this month, we amplify the importance of reducing stigma and advocate for policies to