Dr. Hao-Che Wu
University of North Texas
Emergency Management and Disaster Science
(940) 891-6719
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Education

PhD, Texas A&M University, 2013.
Major: Urban and Regional Science
Dissertation Title: Perceptions on Hurricanes Information and Tracking Maps
MA, Ming Chung University, 2004.
Major: Dept. of Economics
Dissertation Title: Financial Depth and Economic Growth in China
BS, Chinese Culture University, 2001.
Major: Dept. of Economics

Professional Positions

Academic - Post-Secondary
Associate Professor, University of North Texas. (September 1, 2019 – Present).
Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University. (September 01, 2018May 15, 2019).
Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University. (September 01, 2014May 15, 2018).
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Sam Houston State University. (September 01, 2013May 15, 2014).
Research Associate, Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center. (20092013).
Instructor, Ming Chuan University. (20052006).
Research Assistant, Ming Chuan University. (20012004).
Military
Private, Taiwan Coast Guard Administration. (20042005).
Professional
Secretary/Treasurer, International Sociological Association RC 39 Sociology of Disasters. (September 1, 2023 – Present).
Associate Editor, International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, SAGE Publication. (January 1, 2023 – Present).
Co-Editor, International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, International Sociological Association. (September 1, 2017December 31, 2022).
Editorial Assistant, International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, International Sociological Association. (20132014).

Licensures and Certifications

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Certificate, Oklahoma State University. (2015 – Present).

Certificate in Environmental Hazard Management, Texas A&M University. (2014 – Present).

Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems, Texas A&M University. (2014 – Present).

Community Planner, Taiwan Tao-Yuan Prefecture Government. (2008 – Present).

Japanese Language Proficiency Test: Level 1, National Interchange Association Japan. (2008 – Present).

Professional Memberships

Member, Southern Political Science Association. (January 2023 – Present).

Member, International Sociological Association. (2017 – Present).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas
EADP 3010, Principles of Emergency Management, 6 courses.
EADP 3020, Methods in Emergency Management, 4 courses.
EADP 3045, Disaster Response and Recovery, 1 course.
EMDS 5120, Applied Statistics in Disaster Science, 1 course.
EMDS 5800, Seminar in Emergency Management and Disaster Science, 2 courses.
EMDS 5950, Master's Thesis, 3 courses.
EMDS 6800, Seminar in Emergency Management and Disaster Science, 1 course.

Teaching at Other Institutions

Oklahoma State University, Disaster Response_Korea, FEMP 5213, Fall 2019.

Oklahoma State University, Quantitative Methods in Fire and Emergency Management, FEMP 5023, Spring 2019.

Oklahoma State University, Research Design, FEMP 5013, Spring 2019.

Oklahoma State University, Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Analysis_Korea, FEMP 5653, Fall 2018.

Oklahoma State University, Hazard, Vulnerability, and Risk Analysis, FEMP 5653, Fall 2018.

Oklahoma State University, Research Design, FEMP 5013, Fall 2018.

Oklahoma State University, Quantitative Methods, POLS 5013, Spring 2018.

Oklahoma State University, Disaster Response, POLS 5933, Fall 2017.

Oklahoma State University, Emergency Management in International Setting, POLS 5693, Summer 2017.

Oklahoma State University, Introduction to American Government, POLS 1113, Spring 2017.

Oklahoma State University, Quantitative Methods of Political Analysis, POLS 5013, Spring 2017.

Oklahoma State University, Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Analysis_Korea, FEMP 5653, Fall 2016.

Oklahoma State University, Quantitative Methods in Fire and Emergency Management, POLS 6123, Fall 2016.

Oklahoma State University, Introduction to American Government, POLS 1113, Spring 2016.

Oklahoma State University, Regulatory Risk Analysis, POLS 5643, Spring 2016.

Oklahoma State University, Disaster Response, POLS 5933, Fall 2015.

Oklahoma State University, Introduction to American Government, POLS 1113, Fall 2015.

Oklahoma State University, Disaster Recovery, POLS 5383, Spring 2015.

Oklahoma State University, Introduction to American Government, POLS 1113, Fall 2014.

Non-Credit Instruction

Guest Lecture, University of North Texas: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. (February 23, 2024February 23, 2024).

Guest Lecture, University of North Texas. (February 8, 2022February 8, 2022).

Guest Lecture, University of North Texas. (20192019).

Guest Lecture, Ewha Woman’s University. (20182018).

Continuing Education, Oklahoma State University. (20172017).

Continuing Education, Oklahoma State University. (20162016).

Guest Lecture, Ming Chuan University. (20162016).

Guest Lecture, Oklahoma State University. (20162016).

Guest Lecture, Oklahoma State University. (20162016).

Guest Lecture, Oklahoma State University. (20152015).

Guest Lecture, Texas A&M University. (20122012).

Guest Lecture, Texas A&M University. (20122012).

Directed Student Learning

Dissertation Committee Member,"TBA," Public Administration. (September 1, 2023 – Present).

Master's Thesis Committee Member,"TBA," Emergency Management and Disaster Science. (September 1, 2023 – Present).

Supervised Research, Public Administration. (2020 – Present).

Master's Thesis Committee Member,"Household evacuation destination choice and displacement patterns: Hurricane Harvey and the Texas Gulf Coast," Emergency Management and Disaster Science. (November 1, 2022May 1, 2023).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"Experience Effects on Risk Perception and Protective Action Decision Making while Facing an Unfamiliar and Developing Tornado Threat," Emergency Management and Disaster Science. (September 1, 2022May 1, 2023).

Dissertation Committee Chair,"Root Causes of Inconsistent Findings in the Protective Action Decision Making," Other - Outside UNT. (October 1, 2019May 1, 2023).

Dissertation Committee Member,"Serving Under the Influence," Other - Outside UNT. (October 17, 2016July 27, 2022).

Master's Thesis Committee Member,"The Decision-making Process of Transitioning to a Regenerative Agricultural System: How Disaster Resilience Fits in," Emergency Management and Disaster Science. (April 1, 2022May 6, 2022).

Dissertation Committee Member,"Thrive or survive?: A critical evaluation of the moderated meditating effects of job resources on employee psychological well-being leading to the intention-to-quit," Other - Outside UNT. (August 28, 2017April 14, 2022).

Dissertation Committee Member,"Emergency Operations Center Organizational Structure During Disasters: A Qualitative Study," Other - Outside UNT. (October 10, 2016March 21, 2022).

Master's Thesis Committee Member,"Understanding the Hazard Adjustments and Risk Perceptions of Stakeholders in El Reno, Oklahoma," Emergency Management and Disaster Science. (April 6, 2021December 2, 2021).

Master's Thesis Committee Member,"A 20/20 Hindsight Review of COVID-19: To Mask or Not To Mask? With a Political Twist," Other - Outside UNT. (October 9, 2020July 21, 2021).

Master's Thesis Committee Member,"Protective Action Decision-Making during the 2019 Dallas Tornado," Emergency Management and Disaster Science. (October 1, 2019March 15, 2021).

Master's Thesis Committee Member,"Tornado Warning Messaging Effectiveness in Oklahoma: How Does The Public Perceive Their Risk?," Other - Outside UNT. (September 11, 2018November 17, 2020).

Dissertation Committee Member,"Government Disaster Assistance: An Exploration of Expectations," Other - Outside UNT. (May 19, 2016November 13, 2020).

Master's Thesis Committee Member,"Identification of Tornado Protective Actions of Oklahoma State University Students: A Pilot Study," Other - Outside UNT. (September 10, 2019May 1, 2020).

Dissertation Committee Chair, Other - Outside UNT. (September 1, 2018April 30, 2020).

Dissertation Committee Chair,"Protective Action Decision Making and the Oroville Dam Incident," Other - Outside UNT. (September 1, 2017November 30, 2019).

Dissertation Committee Member,"Fire Department Fitness and Wellness Program Implementation," Other - Outside UNT. (August 10, 2018November 22, 2019).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"Tornado Threat Preparedness and Response of College Students with Companion Animals in Stillwater Oklahoma – A Pilot Study," Other - Outside UNT. (September 1, 2018August 30, 2019).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"Improving Readiness for Firefighting by Experiential Learning of Live-fire Training," Other - Outside UNT. (October 1, 2017November 30, 2018).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"Firefighter Occupational Cancer Risk Adjustment," Other - Outside UNT. (May 1, 2017April 30, 2018).

Dissertation Committee Chair,"The 2013 Floods in Boulder County Colorado: An Analysis of Governmental and Faith-based Organizations’ Post-disaster Planning for Housing Recovery," Other - Outside UNT. (May 1, 2016April 30, 2017).

Dissertation Committee Chair,"Gender and Representative Bureaucracy: Opportunities and Barriers in Local Emergency Management Agencies," Other - Outside UNT. (September 1, 2015April 30, 2017).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"Getting engaged: Facebook and the fire service," Other - Outside UNT. (May 1, 2015April 30, 2016).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapter
Brindle, T., Huang, S., Wu, H., Lin, C., Lu, J., Lindell, M. K., Davis, C. A., Yu, K., Taciroglu, E. (2022). Households’ Protective Actions in Response to a Nighttime Earthquake: The 2018 Eastern Taiwan Earthquake. Lifelines 2022: Advancing Lifeline Engineering for Community Resilience. (1), 397-410. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Press.
Wu, H., Huang, S., Lindell, M. (2020). Evacuation Planning. The Handbook of Urban Disaster Resilience: Integrating Mitigation, Preparedness and Recovery Planning. (1), 206-222. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group.
Wu, H., Arlikatti, S., Prelog, A., Wukich, C., Companion, M., Chaiken, M. (2017). Household response to flash flooding in the United States and India: A comparative study of the 2013 Colorado and Uttarakhand disasters. Understanding Vulnerability, Building Resilience: Responses to Disasters and Climate Change. (1ed), 37-48. New York, NY: CRC Press.
Wu, H., Lindell, M., Prater, C. (2014). The Logistics of Household Hurricane Evacuation during Hurricane Ike. Logistics: Perspectives, Approaches and Challenges. 127-140. Hauppauge, NY: NOVA Science Publishers.
Hung, C., Wu, H., Cao, M. J. (2014). The post-Olympic Games’ spatial socio-economic vulnerability and its restructure process: case study at a central area of the Olympic games in Beijing, China.. Urban Planning: Practices, Challenges and Benefits. 73-88. Hauppauge, NY: NOVA Science Publishers.
Journal Article
Li, Y., Greer, A., Wu, H. (2024). Applying Extended Parallel Process Model to Understand Households' Responses to Tornado and Earthquake Risks in Oklahoma. Risk Analysis. 44(2), 408-424.
Wu, H., Murphy, H., Greer, A., Clay, L. (2024). Evacuate or Social Distance? Modeling Evacuation Decisions in a Dual-Threat Environment. Risk Analysis. 44(3), 724-737.
Greer, A., Huntsman, D., Wu, H., Murphy, H., Clay, L. (2023). Household Hurricane Evacuation During a Dual-Threat Event: Hurricane Laura and COVID-19 Corresponding. Transportation Research Part D: Environment and Transportation. 121, 103820.
Li, Y., Wu, H., Greer, A., Huntsman, D. (2022). Drivers of Household Risk Perceptions and Adjustment Intentions to Tornado Hazards in Oklahoma. Weather, Climate and Society. 14(4), 1177–1199.
Caffee, B., Wu, H. (2022). Factors affecting firefighter occupational cancer risk adjustment. Other. 2(8), 1-7.
Strimaityte, D., Tu, C., Yanez, A., Itzhaki, I., Wu, H., Wu, J. C., Yang, H. (2022). Contractility and Calcium Transient Maturation in the Human iPSC-Derived Cardiac Microfibers.. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(31), 35376-35388.
Hyman, A., Arlikatti, S., Huang, S., Lindell, M. K., Mumpower, J., Prater, C. S., Wu, H. (2022). How Do Perceptions of Risk Communicator Attributes Affect Emergency Response? An Examination of a Water Contamination Emergency in Boston, USA. Water Resources Research. 58(1), e2021WR030669.
Huntsman, D., Wu, H., Greer, A. (2021). What Matters? Exploring Drivers of Basic and Complex Adjustments to Tornadoes Among College Students. Weather, Climate and Society.
Greer, A., Wu, H., Murphy, H. (2020). Household adjustment to seismicity in Oklahoma. Earthquake Spectra. 36(4), 2019-2032.
Wu, H., Greer, A., Murphy, H. (2020). Perceived stakeholder information credibility and hazard adjustments: a case of induced seismic activities in Oklahoma. Natural Hazards Review. 20(3), 04020017.
Chang, R., Greer, A., Murphy, H., Wu, H., Melton, S. (2019). Maintaining the status quo: understanding local use of resilience strategies to address earthquake risk in Oklahoma. Local Government Studies Journal. 45(3), 433-452.
Greer, A., Wu, H., Haley, M. (2018). A serendipitous, quasi-natural experiment: Earthquake risk perceptions and hazard adjustments among college students. Natural Hazards. 93(2), 987-1011.
Murphy, H., Greer, A., Wu, H. (2018). Trusting government to mitigate a new hazard: the case of Oklahoma earthquakes. Risk, Hazards and Crisis in Public Policy. 9(3), 357-380.
Aditya, A., Wu, H., Arora, H., Mukherjee, S. (2017). Amorphous metallic alloys: pathways for enhanced wear and corrosion resistance. JOM. 69(11), 2150--2155. Springer US.
Wei, H., Wu, H., Lindell, M., Prater, C., Shiroshita, H., Johnston, D., Becker, J. (2017). Assessment of households' responses to the tsunami threat: A comparative study of Japan and New Zealand.. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. (25), 274-282.
Aleski, J., Wu, H. (2017). Getting engaged: Facebook and the fire Service. Other. (11), 69-79.
Xia, C., Yu, J., Shi, S. Q., Qiu, Y., Cai, L., Wu, H., Ren, H., Nie, X., Zhang, H. (2017). Natural fiber and aluminum sheet hybrid composites for high electromagnetic interference shielding performance. Composites Part B: Engineering. 114, 121--127. Elsevier.
Xia, C., Yu, J., Shi, S. Q., Qiu, Y., Cai, L., Wu, H., Ren, H., Nie, X., Zhang, H. (2017). Natural fiber and aluminum sheet hybrid composites for high electromagnetic interference shielding performance. Composites Part B: Engineering. 114, 121--127. Elsevier.
Lindell, M., Mumpower, J., Huang, S., Wu, H., Samuelson, C., Wei, H. (2017). Perceptions of protective actions for a water contamination emergency. Journal of Risk Research. 20(7), 887-908. Taylor & Francis.
Huang, S., Wu, H., Lindell, M., Wei, H., Samuelson, C. (2017). Perceptions, behavioral expectations, and implementation timing for response actions in a hurricane emergency. Natural Hazards. 88(1), 533-558.
Wu, H., Greer, A., Murphy, H., Chang, R. (2017). Preparing for the new normal: Students and earthquake hazard adjustments in Oklahoma. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. (25), 312-323.
Steinberg, A., Wukich, C., Wu, H. (2016). Central social media actors in disaster information networks.. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. 34(1), 47-74.
Lindell, M. K., Prater, C., Wu, H., Huang, S., Johnston, D. M., Becker, J. S., Shiroshita, H. (2016). Immediate Behavioral Responses to Earthquakes in Christchurch New Zealand and Hitachi Japan,. Disasters. 40(1), 85-111.
Wu, H., Lin, C. (2016). The Ridership of Airport Rail Transit and Taoyuan.. Other. 1(1), 7-20.
Jon, I., Lindell, M. K., Prater, C. S., Huang, S., Wu, H., Johnston, D. M., Becker, J. S., Shiroshita, H., Doyle, E. E., Potter, S. H., McClure, J., Lambie, E. (2016). Behavioral Response in the Immediate Aftermath of Shaking: Earthquakes in Christchurch and Wellington, New Zealand, and Hitachi, Japan.. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 13(11), 1137.
Lindell, M. K., Mumpower, J. L., Huang, S., Wu, H., Samuelson, C. D. (2015). Exposure path perceptions and protective actions in biological water contamination emergencies. Other. (13-21), .
Lindell, M., Prater, C., Gregg, C. E., Apatu, E. J., Huang, S., Wu, H. (2015). Households' Immediate Responses to the 2009 Samoa Earthquake and Tsunami. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 12, 328-340.
Wu, H., Lindell, M., Prater, C. (2015). Process Tracing Analysis of Hurricane Information Display. Risk Analysis. 35(12), 2202-2220.
Wu, H., Lindell, M., Prater, C. (2015). Strike Probability Judgments and Protective Action Recommendations in a Dynamic Hurricane Tracking Task.. Natural Hazards. 79(1), 355-380.
Wu, H., Lindell, M., Prater, C. (2014). Effects of Track and Threat Information on Judgments of Hurricane Strike Probability. Risk Analysis. 34(6), 1025-1039.
Lin, C., Siebeneck, L. K., Lindell, M., Prater, C., Huang, S., Wu, H. (2014). Evacuees' information sources and reentry decision making in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. Natural Hazards. 70, 86882.
Siebeneck, L., Lindell, M. K., Prater, C., Wu, H., Huang, S. (2013). Evacuees’ reentry concerns and Experiences in the Aftermath of Hurricane Ike. Natural Product Communications. 65, 2267-2286.
Huang, S., Lindell, M. K., Prater, C., Wu, H., Siebeneck, L. (2012). Household Evacuation Decision Making in Response to Hurricane Ike. Natural Hazards Review. 13(4), 283-296.
Wu, H., Lindell, M. K., Prater, C. (2012). Logistics of Hurricane Evacuation in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Transportation Research. 15(4), 445–461.
Hung, C., Wu, H. (2005). Local State Governance and its Own Basic Industry: Case Study in Quemoy Kaoliang Liquor Inc. Other. 3(1), 26-31.
Research Report
Clay, L., Greer, A., Murphy, H., Wu, H. (2022). Risk Messaging During Syndemics. Other. 9, . Boulder, CO: Natural Hazards Center. https://hazards.colorado.edu/weather-ready-research/risk-messaging-during-syndemics

Presentations Given

Demonstration

Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Provencio, A. (Author), Prelog, A. (Author & Presenter), Weld County Commissioner Meeting, Emergency Evacuation Information Source during the 2013 Colorado Floods., Greeley, CO, United States of America. (20152015).

Keynote/Plenary Address

Wu, H. (Author), Disaster Management and Recovery: Creating Cooperative Opportunities, Session 1: Understanding the Current Landscape and Global Frameworks, The Hollings Center for International Dialogue and the University of Central Florida’s Office of Global Perspectives and International Initiatives, Istanbul, Türkiye, Turkey. (20242024).

Oral Presentation

Zhang, H. (Author & Presenter), Stander, B. (Author), Lin, C. (Author), Wu, H. (Author), Murphy, H. (Author), Huang, S. (Author), 2023 IRCD Researchers Meeting, Exploring the Impact of Hazard Information on Risk Perceptions During Rare Tornado Events: An Innovative Machine Learning Approach, International Research Committee on Disasters, Broomfield, CO, United States of America. (20232023).

Greer, A. (Author), Murphy, H. (Author), Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Clay, L. (Author), 10th International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology, Hurricane Evacuation, Sheltering, and Re-Entry Decision-Making in the Context of COVID-19, Melbourne, Australia, Australia. (20232023).

Li, Y. (Author & Presenter), Greer, A. (Author), Wu, H. (Author), 94th Annual Southern Political Science Association Conference, Applying the Extended Parallel Process Model to Understand Households' Responses to Tornado and Earthquake Risks in Oklahoma, Southern Political Science Association, St. Pete Beach, FL, United States of America. (20232023).

Stander, B. (Author & Presenter), Zhang, H. (Author & Presenter), Lin, C. (Author), Wu, H. (Author), Murphy, H. (Author & Presenter), Huang, S. (Author), 94th Annual Southern Political Science Association Conference, Experience Effects on Risk Perception and Protective Action Decision Making while Facing an Unfamiliar and Developing Tornado Threat, Southern Political Science Association, St. Pete Beach, FL, United States of America. (20232023).

Clay, L. (Author), Greer, A. (Author), Murphy, H. (Author & Presenter), Wu, H. (Author), 94th Annual Southern Political Science Association Conference, Greater household income protective against individual anxiety during dual hazards COVID-19 and Hurricane Laura, Southern Political Science Association, St. Pete Beach, FL, United States of America. (20232023).

Huntsman, D. (Author), Greer, A. (Author), Clay, L. (Author), Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Murphy, H. (Author), 2022 IRCD Researchers Meeting, Responding to a Syndemic: Evacuation Decisions During Hurricane Laura, International Sociological Association Research Committee on Disasters, Online, United States of America. (20222022).

Clay, L. (Author), Greer, A. (Author), Murphy, H. (Author & Presenter), Wu, H. (Author), 2022 Weather Ready Research Webinar, Risk Messaging During Syndemics: Hurricane Laura and COVID-19, Natural Hazards Center, Boulder, CO, United States of America. (20222022).

Wu, H. (Author), Murphy, H. (Author & Presenter), Greer, A. (Author), Clay, L. (Author), 93th Annual Southern Political Science Association Conference, Individual Emotional Responses During a Dual Threat of Hurricane and Pandemic, Southern Political Science Association, San Antonio, TX, United States of America. (20222022).

Greer, A. (Author), Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Murphy, H. (Author), 2021 IRCD Researchers Meeting, Does Etiology Matter? Exploring Attitudes Towards Tornado and Earthquake Hazards, International Sociological Association Research Committee on Disasters, Broomfield, CO, United States of America. (20212021).

Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Greer, A. (Author), 4th International Sociology Association Forum of Sociology, Earthquake Hazard Adjustment Differences between Communities, Online, Brazil. (20212021).

Greer, A. (Author & Presenter), Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Murphy, H. (Author & Presenter), 91st Annual Southern Political Science Association Conference, Hazards in Oklahoma: Exploring the Relationship between Political Attitudes and Hazard Information Sources, Southern Political Science Association, San Juan, PR, United States of America. (20202020).

Alex, G. (Author & Presenter), Wu, H. (Author), Murphy, H. (Author), The Fourth Northern European Conference on Emergency and Disaster Studies, A Tale of Two Cities: Household Adjustment to Seismicity in Oklahoma, Uppsala, Sweden, Sweden. (20192019).

Murphy, H. (Author & Presenter), Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Huang, S. (Author), Lin, C. (Author), 90th Annual Southern Political Science Association Conference, The Effect of Risk Communication in Tornado Scenarios on Individual Preparedness and Resilience, Austin, TX, United States of America. (20192019).

Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Caffee, B. (Author), 2018 Fire-Rescue International Conference & Expo, Firefighter occupational Cancer Risk Adjustment, Dallas, TX, United States of America. (20182018).

Jon, I. (Author), Huang, S. (Author), Lindell, M. (Author), Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), XIX International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology, Perceptions and Reactions to Tornado Warning Polygons: Would a Gradient Polygon be Useful?, Toronto, Canada, Canada. (20182018).

Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Murphy, H. (Author), Greer, A. (Author), 2018 Western Social Science Association Conference, Oklahomans’ Perceived Stakeholder Role Relationships: A Case of Induced Earthquake, San Antonio, TX, United States of America. (20182018).

Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), The Third Northern European Conference on Emergency and Disaster Studies, Households’ Disaster Memory Recollection after the 2013 Colorado Flood, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Netherlands. (20182018).

Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Greer, A. (Author), Murphy, H. (Author), 2017 Taiwan Urban and Regional Planning Conference, Perceived Stakeholders’ Trustworthiness of Earthquake Information: A Case of Induced Seismic Activities in Oklahoma, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan. (20172017).

Murphy, H. (Author & Presenter), Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Greer, A. (Author), Chang, R. (Author), 75th Annual Midwest Political Science Association Conference, The role of Individual Belief in Government’s Ability to Prevent Disasters on Household Preparedness, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (20172017).

Chang, R. (Author & Presenter), Greer, A. (Author & Presenter), Murphy, H. (Author), Wu, H. (Author), 88th Annual Southern Political Science Association Conference, Earthquake Mitigation and Preparedness in Oklahoma, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (20172017).

Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Lindell, M. (Author), Prater, C. (Author), Huang, S. (Author), Johnston, D. (Author), Becker, J. (Author), Shiroshita, H. (Author), 2016 Conference on Disaster Prevention and Protection, Immediate behavioral response to earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand, and Hitachi, Japan, Taiwan National Fire Association, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan. (20162016).

Wu, H. (Author), 2016 Oklahoma Political Science Association Conference, Oklahoma Disaster Roundtable, Oklahoma City, OK, United States of America. (20162016).

Huang, S. (Author), Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Lindell, M. (Author), Samuelson, C. (Author), 3rd International Sociology Association Forum of Sociology, Individuals’ Responses to Tornado Warning Polygons, Vienna, Austria, Austria. (20162016).

Wu, H. (Author), 2015 The Bill Anderson Fund Student Council Workshop Series, Peer Review Process for Grant Proposals and Research, Online, United States of America. (20152015).

Wu, H. (Author), 2015 Oklahoma Political Science Association Conference, Emergency Response and Communication Technology, Edmond, OK, United States of America. (20152015).

Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), 2015 Disaster Mitigation and Emergency Management Conference, Disaster Risk Information Use and Protective Action Decision Making, Tauyan, Taiwan, Taiwan. (20152015).

Prelog, A. (Author & Presenter), Wu, H. (Author), Wukich, C. (Author), 2015 IRCD Researchers Meeting, Emergency Management and the Communication of Risk during the 2013 Colorado Floods, International Sociological Association Research Committee on Disasters, Broomfield, CO, United States of America. (20152015).

Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Wukich, C. (Author), Prelog, A. (Author), Khemka, A. (Author), 73th Annual Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Emergency Evacuation and Risk Communication during the 2013 Colorado Flood, Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (20152015).

Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Lindell, M. (Author), Prater, C. (Author), XVIII International Association of Sociology World Congress of Sociology, Perceptions on Hurricanes Information and Protective Action Decisions, International Association of Sociology, Yokohama, Japan, Japan. (20142014).

Hung, C. (Author & Presenter), Wu, H. (Author), 2014 International Disaster Conference & Expo, Government’s Adaptive Planning Strategies when Facing Secondary Disasters: Case Studies in Beichuan-Qiang and Qing-Ping, Federal Emergency Management Agency, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (20142014).

Wu, H. (Author), 2013 Young Scientist Conference, Hurricane Tracking and Hurricane Information Search, Taiwan Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan. (20132013).

Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Lindell, M. (Author), Prater, C. (Author), 2013 IRCD Researchers Meeting, Process Tracing Analysis of Hurricane Information Displays, International Sociological Association Research Committee on Disasters, Broomfield, CO, United States of America. (20132013).

Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Lindell, M. (Author), Prater, C. (Author), Huang, S. (Author), The 2013 National Hurricane Conference, Assessing Patterns of Information Search in a Hurricane Tracking Task Using DynaSearch, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (20132013).

Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Lindell, M. (Author), Prater, C. (Author), 2012 IRCD Researchers Meeting, Communicating Hurricane Information, International Sociological Association Research Committee on Disasters, Broomfield, CO, United States of America. (20122012).

Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Lindell, M. (Author), Prater, C. (Author), 2011 IRCD Researchers Meeting, Logistics of Hurricane Evacuation in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, International Sociological Association Research Committee on Disasters, Broomfield, CO, United States of America. (20112011).

Hung, C. (Author), Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), 2006 Ming Chuan University International Academic Seminar, The Influence of Institutional Change on Local State Governance and its Own Industry: Case Study in Matsu Liquor Inc. and Quemoy Kaoliang Liquor Inc, Ming Chuan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan. (20062006).

Hung, C. (Author), Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), 2004 Taiwan National Land Planning Forum, The Agent Role of Local State’s Spatial Planning: Rent Seeking Behavior in Anting, Shanghai since 2000, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Taiwan. (20042004).

Panel Presentation

Wu, H. (Panelist), 42nd Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, When the Ground Shakes: Induced Seismicity in the United States, Natural Hazard Center, Broomfield, CO, United States of America. (20172017).

Wu, H. (Panelist), 40th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, Warning Messages, New Technologies, and Warning Responses, Natural Hazard Center, Broomfield, CO, United States of America. (20152015).

Poster

Li, Y. (Author), Greer, A. (Author & Presenter), Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), 48th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, How Do Oklahomans Adjust to Natural and Technological Hazards?, Natural Hazard Center, Broomfield, CO, United States of America. (20232023).

Peacock, W. M. (Author & Presenter), Purdum, C. C. (Author & Presenter), Meyer, M. (Author), Wu, H. (Author), Huang, S. (Author), Arlikatti, S. (Author), Lovekamp, W. E. (Author), Greer, A. (Author), 48th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, Natural Hazards Workshop, Broomfield, CO, United States of America. (20232023).

Boyle, C. (Author & Presenter), Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Greer, A. (Author), Murphy, H. (Author), Clay, L. (Author), 46th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, Individual Emotional Responses During a Dual Threat of Hurricane and Pandemic, Broomfield, CO, United States of America. (20212021).

Huntsman, D. (Author & Presenter), Greer, A. (Author), Wu, H. (Author), Waugh, N. (Author), 23rd Annual Emergency Management Higher Education Virtual Symposium, Basic and Complex Tornado Hazard Adjustment Intentions: An Expanded PMT Model Exploring College Students and the General Public, Broomfield, CO, United States of America. (20212021).

Lin, C. (Author & Presenter), Wu, H. (Author), Murphy, H. (Author), Huang, S. (Author), 45th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, College Students’ Tornado Risk Information Preferences, Broomfield, CO, United States of America. (20202020).

Brindle, T. (Author & Presenter), Hung, T. (Author), Lin, C. (Author), Huang, S. (Author & Presenter), Wu, H. (Author), Lu, J. (Author), Lindell, M. (Author), 44th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, How Do Households Protect Themselves during a Nighttime Earthquake-A Study of the 2018 Eastern Taiwan Earthquake, Broomfield, CO, United States of America. (20192019).

Hung, T. (Author & Presenter), Wu, H. (Author), Greer, A. (Author), Al-Zaher, R. (Author), Huntsman, D. (Author), 44th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, College Students Hazard Adjustment Intentions and Their Attitudes Toward Tornadoes and Earthquakes in Oklahoma, Natural Hazard Center, Broomfield, CO, United States of America. (20192019).

Chang, R. (Author & Presenter), Greer, A. (Author), Murphy, H. (Author), Wu, H. (Author), 44th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, Maintaining the Status Quo: Understanding Local Use of Resilience Strategies to Address Earthquake Risk in Oklahoma, Natural Hazard Center, Broomfield, CO, United States of America. (20192019).

Al-Zaher, R. (Author & Presenter), Wu, H. (Author), Murphy, H. (Author), Harnness, D. (Author), 44th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, Tornado Threat Preparedness and Response of College Students with Companion Animals in Stillwater Oklahoma – A Pilot Study, Natural Hazard Center, Broomfield, CO, United States of America. (20192019).

Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Huang, S. (Author & Presenter), Murhpy, H. (Author), Lindell, M. (Author), House, D. (Author), 43rd Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, DyanSearch: A tool for Social Experiment Study: An example of Household Tornado Response, Natural Hazard Center, Broomfield, CO, United States of America. (20182018).

Alex, G. (Author & Presenter), Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Murphy, H. (Author), Change, R. (Author & Presenter), 42nd Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, Community Risk Perceptions and Hazard Adjustment Adoption in response to Induced Seismicity in Oklahoma, Broomfield, CO, United States of America. (20172017).

Wei, H. (Author), Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Lindell, M. (Author), Carlar, P. (Author), Lin, C. (Author), Johnston, D. (Author), Becker, J. (Author), Shiroshita, H. (Author), 42nd Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, Assessment of Households’ Responses to the Tsunami Threat: A Comparative Study of Japan and New Zealand, Natural Hazard Center, Broomfield, CO, United States of America. (20172017).

Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Lindell, M. (Author), Carlar, P. (Author), Wei, H. (Author), Huang, S. (Author), Jon, I. (Author), Johnston, D. (Author), Becker, J. (Author), Shiroshita, H. (Author), Fraser, S. (Author), Doyle, E. (Author), Wright, K. (Author), Potter, S. (Author), McClure, J. (Author), Leonard, G. (Author), Coomer, M. (Author), Johal, S. (Author), 41st Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, Household Tsunami Risk Perception after Four Earthquakes in New Zealand and Japan, Natural Hazard Center, Broomfield, CO, United States of America. (20162016).

Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Prelog, A. (Author), Wukich, C. (Author), Khemka, A. (Author), 39th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, Emergency Evacuation and Risk Communication during the 2013 Colorado Flood, Natural Hazard Center, Broomfield, CO, United States of America. (20142014).

Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Lindell, M. (Author), Prater, C. (Author), 35th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, Logistics of Hurricane Evacuation in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Natural Hazard Center, Broomfield, CO, United States of America. (20112011).

Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Lindell, M. (Author), Prater, C. (Author), Huang, S. (Author), 36th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, EEffects of Hurricane Track and Threat Information on Judgments of Strike Probability, Natural Hazard Center, Broomfield, CO, United States of America. (20112011).

Wu, H. (Author & Presenter), Lindell, M. (Author), Prater, C. (Author), 2010 Texas A&M GIS Day, Hurricane Evacuation during Hurricane Rita, Texas A&M, College Station, TX, United States of America. (20102010).

Media Contributions

Internet
"Jefferson Co. subject of COVID, hurricane response research," Beaumont Enterprise. (November 10, 2020).
"COVID-19 protocols during hurricane evacuations at the center of NSF research grant," UNT University Brand Strategy and Communications. (November 6, 2020).
TV
"Earthquake Preparedness in Oklahoma," KOCO (ABC Affiliate). (December 08, 2017).
"Oklahoma Earthquake," KFOR (NBC Affiliate). (November 09, 2017).

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research
Wu, H. (Principal), Murphy, H. (Co-Principal), Greer, A. (Co-Principal), Clay, L. (Co-Principal), "RAPID Understanding Evacuation, Sheltering, and Reentry Decisions During the Dual Threat of Hurricane and the COVID-19 Pandemic," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $90515 Funded. (September 15, 2020August 31, 2023).
Wu, H. (Principal), Murphy, H. (Co-Principal), "Collaborative Research: An Examination of Household Risk Assessment Judgments and Protective Action Decision during Tornado Threats," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $340479 Funded. (September 1, 2017August 31, 2023).
Greer, A. (Principal), Wu, H. (Co-Principal), "Household Risk Perceptions and Hazard Adjustments to Earthquakes in Oklahoma," Sponsored by National Science Fundation, Federal, $340570 Funded. (August 9, 2018August 8, 2023).
Clay, L. (Principal), Greer, A. (Co-Principal), Wu, H. (Co-Principal), Murphy, H. (Co-Principal), "Weather Ready Research: Risk Messaging During Syndemics," Sponsored by Natural Hazard Center, National, $7500 Funded. (January 1, 2021December 31, 2021).
Wu, H. (Principal), "RAPID/Collaborative Research: Households Immediate Response During a Nighttime Earthquake," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $40000 Funded. (June 15, 2018June 14, 2021).
Wu, H. (Principal), "Local Communities’ Seismic Risk Perceptions and Hazard Adjustment Adoption in Oklahoma," Sponsored by Oklahoma State University, Other, $3000 Funded. (July 1, 2016June 30, 2017).
Wu, H. (Principal), "Flood Emergency Risk Communication and It Missing Link during 2013 September Colorado Flood," Sponsored by Oklahoma State University, Other, $3000 Funded. (July 1, 2015June 30, 2016).
Wu, H. (Principal), Wukich, C. (Co-Principal), A. P. (Co-Principal), "RAPID: Emergency Evacuations and Risk Communication during the 2013 Colorado Flood," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $39162 Funded. (March 1, 2014February 28, 2016).

Awards and Honors

OSU Political Science Department Outstanding Research Award, Political Science Department, Oklahoma State University. (20182018).

Western Social Science Association Outstanding Emerging Scholar Award, Western Social Science Association. (20182018).

OSU Political Science Department Outstanding Research Award, Political Science Department, Oklahoma State University. (20172017).

OSU Political Science Department Outstanding Research Award, Political Science Department, Oklahoma State University. (20162016).

Service

University Service

Committee Member, UNT EMDS Colloquium Committee. (September 1, 2022 – Present).

Committee Member, UNT CJ Tenure Promotion Committee. (March 1, 2022 – Present).

Committee Member, UNT EMDS Tenure Promotion Committee. (March 1, 2022 – Present).

Committee Member, UNT EMDS Annual Review Committee. (January 1, 2020 – Present).

Committee Member, UNT HPS Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee. (December 18, 2019 – Present).

Committee Member, UNT EMDS Graduate Program Committee. (November 1, 2019 – Present).

Faculty Advisor, UNT Taiwanese Student Association. (October 1, 2019 – Present).

Committee Member, UNT EMDS Tenure Promotion Committee. (March 1, 2019May 1, 2022).

Committee Member, UNT HPS Undergraduate Fellowship Adjudication Committee. (May 5, 2020May 31, 2020).

Committee Member, UNT HPS Associate Dean of Research Search Committee. (September 20, 2019April 30, 2020).

Committee Member, OSU Center for the Study of Disasters and Extreme Events. (September 1, 2016May 15, 2019).

Committee Member, OSU FEMAP Committee. (September 1, 2014May 15, 2019).

Committee Member, OSU Art & Sciences Curriculum Committee. (September 1, 2017May 15, 2018).

Committee Member, OSU POLS Graduate Activities Planning. (September 1, 2017May 15, 2018).

Committee Member, OSU Fire Council. (September 1, 2016May 15, 2018).

Committee Member, OSU POLS Outreach/Philanthropy Committee-International Outreach. (September 1, 2014May 15, 2018).

Faculty Advisor, OSU Taiwanese Students Association. (October 1, 2014April 30, 2018).

Committee Member, OSU POLS Environmental Policy Position Search Committee. (September 1, 2017December 12, 2017).

Committee Member, OSU Art & Science Research Proposal Review Panel. (March 1, 2017March 15, 2017).

Committee Member, OSU POLS PRS Subcommittee. (September 1, 2014December 12, 2015).

Committee Member, OSU FEMAP Position Search Committee. (September 1, 2014December 12, 2014).

Professional Service

Officer, Treasurer, RC 39 Sociology of Disasters, International Sociological Association. (September 2023 – Present).

Editor, Associate Editor, International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. (January 1, 2023 – Present).

Editorial Review Board Member, Emergency Management Science and Technology. (November 12, 2021 – Present).

Other, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA. (November 12, 2023April 2025).

Committee Member, RC 39 Sociology of Disasters, International Sociological Association. (September 2018August 2023).

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA. (March 3, 2023March 24, 2023).

Discussant, 2023 Southern Political Science Association Conference. (January 11, 2023January 14, 2023).

Editor, Journal Editor, International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. (October 1, 2017December 31, 2022).

Attendee, Meeting, US-Japan Workshop on Needs, Priorities and Partnerships to Advance Human-Centered Data for Resilience (HCD4R). (October 17, 2022October 26, 2022).

Reviewer, Grant Proposal, U.S. Geological Survey. (September 15, 2022July 1, 2022).

Guest Speaker, 47th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop. (July 10, 2022July 10, 2022).

Attendee, Meeting, 2022 Texas OneGulf Workshop. (May 19, 2022May 19, 2022).

Attendee, Meeting, 2022 Texas Prepare, Respond, Innovate, Mitigate, and Recover (PRIMR) Conference. (March 6, 2022March 6, 2022).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Weather, Climate and Society. (February 9, 2021April 15, 2021).

Session Chair, RC 39 Sociology of Disasters, International Sociological Association, Porto Alegre. (February 24, 2021February 24, 2021).

Reviewer, Grant Proposal, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA. (January 12, 2021January 14, 2021).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Weather, Climate and Society. (November 16, 2020December 21, 2020).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Natural Hazards Review. (September 2, 2020October 19, 2020).

Attendee, Meeting, CONVERGE/DesignSafe Publish Your Data Event. (August 27, 2020August 27, 2020).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Natural Hazards. (June 10, 2020July 15, 2020).

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA. (July 7, 2020July 7, 2020).

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA. (April 2020April 2020).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Risk Analysis. (December 26, 2019February 10, 2020).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Weather, Climate and Society. (September 20, 2019October 31, 2019).

Editorial Review Board Member, International Fire Service Journal of Leadership and Management. (September 1, 2017September 1, 2019).

Session Chair, 2019 IRCD Researchers Meeting. (July 17, 2019July 18, 2019).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Natural Hazards. (February 8, 2018August 17, 2018).

Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. (June 4, 2018July 30, 2018).

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Royal Roads University. (May 24, 2018July 4, 2018).

Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Emergency Management. (June 11, 2018June 25, 2018).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Weather, Climate and Society. (August 08, 2017June 13, 2018).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Atmosphere. (September 3, 2017September 28, 2017).

Other, Bill Anderson Foundation. (September 1, 2015May 15, 2017).

Reviewer, Grant Proposal, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA. (April 2017April 2017).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Weather, Climate and Society. (July 31, 2016March 29, 2017).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Natural Hazards. (March 5, 2016October 1, 2016).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management. (January 11, 2016September 29, 2016).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Risk Analysis. (July 17, 2015July 31, 2016).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Emergency Management. (May 6, 2016July 7, 2016).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Emergency Management. (April 27, 2015June 24, 2016).

Committee Member, Prince Dissertation Award Committee. (20142015).

Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. (July 1, 2015December 21, 2015).

Public Service

Guest Speaker, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma. (March 2017March 2017).

Awards and Honors

ISA RC39 President's Service Award, International Sociological Association. (July 14, 2021July 14, 2021).

OSU Political Science Department Outstanding Service Award, Political Science Department, Oklahoma State University. (20182018).