IDM Represents at EMAG 2025
Over 20 Institute for Disaster Management faculty, staff, and students headed down to Jekyll Island the second week of April for the 2025 Emergency Management Summit and Training Sessions (EMAG).
Alumni spotlight: William Burke (MPH ’21)
When looking back on his education and career, William Burke credits a particular quality with finding the right path: curiosity. Burke came to the University of Georgia for his Masters
Shelter from the storm
How UGA’s Institute for Disaster Management is keeping Georgia’s nursing homes safe. Curt Harris doesn’t care for the word, “No.” In his mind, it is often a barrier to progress.
Graduate Certificate in Crisis, Risk, and Disaster Communication approved for Fall 2024
The University of Georgia has been approved to offer a Graduate Certificate in Crisis, Risk, and Disaster Communication (CRDC), a program that will educate students in skills needed for proactive,
Student Spotlight: Jada Smith
It’s a common misconception: disaster management is a one-minded field. A branch of public health, disaster management is nothing if not multidisciplinary. It is everywhere and in everything. Its principles
Alumni Spotlight: Ansu Karim (MPH ’23)
Ansu Karim, MPH ’23 In February 2021, I was awarded a Fulbright scholarship through the U.S. Department of State to study for a master’s degree in the United States. It
Alumni Spotlight: Morgan Taylor (MPH ’19, PhD ’23)
Morgan Taylor, BS ’16, MPH ’19, PhD ’23 My first exposure to the Institute for Disaster Management (IDM) occurred in those five minutes of small talk before a meeting begins.
Student Profile: Morgan Taylor
Morgan Taylor, a doctoral student studying in the Institute for Disaster Management, is expanding her expertise in data analysis and modeling in order to work on research projects that apply a range
Getting to Know You: Jeannette David
The College of Public Health has welcomed ten new faculty this fall who we want to introduce to the wider CPH community. Up this week is Jeannette David, who has joined the Institute
New initiative aims to address CNA shortages
A growing shortage of qualified health care workers in long-term care facilities has spurred a team of researchers at the University of Georgia College of Public Health to take action.
Dr. Curt Harris on Operation Wesley
Conducted November 4 – 8, 2019, Operation Wesley was the largest mock Ebola patient transportation exercise to date. Dr. Curt Harris, IDM director and principal investigator for the project, gives
Institute prepares for handling disease disasters
Ebola simulation gives disaster and health professionals hands-on experience On the morning of Nov. 4, 2019, Anna Chocallo arrived at a local health care facility. She had a fever, and
