Dr. Ronald L. Schumann III
University of North Texas
Emergency Management and Disaster Science
(940) 565-2996
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Education

PhD, University of South Carolina, 2015.
Major: Geography
Dissertation Title: The Meaning of Place Recovery on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
MA, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2010.
Major: Geography
Degree Specialization: Urban-Regional Analysis
Dissertation Title: From Devastation to Destination: An Analysis of Post-Hurricane Tourism Recovery in the U.S. Southeast
BS, University of South Alabama, 2007.
Major: Meteorology
Degree Specialization: Geography, Math, Spanish
Dissertation Title: Determining the Effectiveness of Measured and Derived Tropical Cyclone Parameters in Predicting Coastal Damage

Professional Positions

Academic - Post-Secondary
Assistant Professor, University of North Texas. (August 2016 – Present).
Assistant Professor, University of North Texas. (August 2015 – August 2016).
Research Associate, University of South Carolina. (August 2010 – August 2015).
Teaching Assistant / Instructor of Record, University of South Carolina. (January 2012 – May 2015).
Teaching Assistant, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. (August 2008 – August 2010).
Professional
GIS Technician, AECOM. (January 2008 – June 2008).

Professional Memberships

American Association of Geographers. (2011 – Present).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas
EADP 3010, Principles of Emergency Management, 8 courses.
EADP 3035, Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness, 4 courses.
EADP 4050, Social Vulnerability in Disasters, 14 courses.
EADP 4900, Special Problems, 2 courses.
EADP 4951, Honors College Capstone Thesis, 2 courses.
EMDS 5640, Community Recovery and Resilience, 3 courses.
EMDS 5800, Seminar in Emergency Management and Disaster Science, 2 courses.
EMDS 5950, Master's Thesis, 2 courses.
EMDS 6800, Seminar in Emergency Management and Disaster Science, 1 course.

Teaching at Other Institutions

University of South Carolina, Introduction to Geography, GEOG 103, Spring 2015.

Non-Credit Instruction

Guest Lecture, Stony Book University, 30. (October 17, 2022).

Public Lecture, Purdue University (Superheroes of Science Series). (August 9, 2021).

Guest Lecture, Salisbury University, 30. (April 26, 2021).

Guest Lecture, Missouri Western State University, 30. (February 5, 2020).

Public Lecture, Missouri Western State University, 25. (February 4, 2020).

Guest Lecture, Missouri Western State University, 9. (February 3, 2020).

Public Lecture, Missouri Western State University, 16. (February 3, 2020).

Guest Lecture, University of West Florida, 30. (November 2018).

Guest Lecture, Georgetown University, 30. (July 2018).

Guest Lecture, Oklahoma State University, 30. (March 23, 2017).

Directed Student Learning

Master's Thesis Committee Member,"Experience Effects on Risk Perception and Protective Action Decision Making while Facing an Unfamiliar and Developing Tornado Threat," Emergency Management and Disaster Science. (November 2022 – 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 2022 – Present).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"TBA," Emergency Management and Disaster Science. (October 2022 – Present).

Master's Thesis Committee Member,"TBA," Geography and the Environment. (December 2020 – Present).

Dissertation Committee Member,"Photovoice Exploration: The Lived Experiences of Puerto Rican Mental Health Workers who Provided Counseling Services to Children Post Disaster," Counseling and Higher Education. (March 2020 – Present).

Master's Thesis Committee Member,"Adjustments in Business Operations during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of Natural and Cultural Resource Sites in Texas," Emergency Management and Disaster Science. (December 2021 – August 2022).

Master's Thesis Committee Co-Chair,"Community Perceptions of Wildfire Risk and Mitigation in Colorado Springs," Anthropology. (December 2020 – August 2022).

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Chair,"Disability Data Usage Among Emergency Managers in Texas," Emergency Management and Disaster Science. (June 2021 – May 2022).

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"COVID-19 Food Resources Map of Tarrant County," Emergency Management and Disaster Science. (May 2021 – December 2021).

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Community Perceptions of Wildfire Risk and Mitigation in Colorado Springs," Anthropology. (August 23, 2021 – December 10, 2021).

Supervised Research,"From the Ashes: Mitigation Policy After Wildfire in California," Anthropology. (January 15, 2021 – November 30, 2021).

Master's Thesis Committee Member,"How Divided Tenure Shapes Disaster Recovery for Mobile Home Owners: A Policy Analysis," Emergency Management and Disaster Science. (February 2019 – May 5, 2021).

Master's Thesis Committee Member,"“It seems like it’s never going to end”: The Experiences of Those Living in Damaged Dwellings following Hurricane Sandy," Emergency Management and Disaster Science. (January 2020 – March 17, 2021).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"Protective Action Decision Making During the 2019 Dallas Tornado," Emergency Management and Disaster Science. (November 2019 – March 15, 2021).

Master's Thesis Committee Member,"Faith-Based Congregations and Disaster Recovery," Emergency Management and Disaster Science. (August 2019 – December 2020).

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Chair,"Understanding Social Vulnerability of Women Across Sri Lanka," Emergency Management and Disaster Science. (August 2019 – May 2020).

Dissertation Committee Member,"Local Government Fiscal Stress and Financial Coping Strategies Following Disasters," Public Administration. (August 2018 – May 2020).

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Measuring Social Vulnerability of Sri Lankan Women Over Time," Emergency Management and Disaster Science. (August 26, 2019 – December 14, 2019).

Dissertation Committee Member,"Spontaneous Planning in Emergency Management: A Comparative Case Study of the May-June 2015 North Texas Floods and the December 26, 2015 North Texas Tornado," Public Administration. (August 2015 – August 2019).

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Chair,"Student Perceptions of Tornado Warning Systems," Emergency Management and Disaster Science. (August 2018 – May 2019).

Supervised Research, Public Administration. (2016 – 2018).

Master's Thesis Committee Member,"Assessing Social Vulnerability in Bio-Emergency Planning: Complexities of Identifying and Locating At-Risk Individuals," Geography and the Environment. (2016 – August 2018).

Dissertation Committee Member,"An Investigation of the Impact of Social Vulnerability Research on the Practice of Emergency Management," Public Administration. (2015 – August 2017).

Supervised Research, Public Administration. (August 2015 – May 2016).

Supervised Research, Public Administration. (August 2015 – May 2016).

Supervised Teaching Activity, Public Administration. (October 2015).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapter
Schumann, R. L. (2015). Historic Landscapes as Cooperative Animation: Exploring Networks of Memory with Photographic Methods. Social Memory and Heritage Tourism Methodologies. Routledge.
Journal Article
Fraser, R., Schumann, R., Nelan, M. M. (2022). Building Houses, Active Citizens, and Disaster Resilience: The Transformative Potential of Alternative Break Experiences. Journal of Security, Intelligence, and Resilience Education. 14(5), Article 5. https://jsire.org/building-houses-active-citizens-and-disaster-resilience-the-transformative-potential-of-alternative-break-experiences/
Schumann, R., Potter, A., Cook, M. (2021). "The South Got Something to Say": Resilient Remembering Amid Uncertain Futures. Southeastern Geographer. 61(4), 303-321.
Schumann, R. L., Mockrin, M., Syphard, A. D., Whittaker, J., Price, O., Johnson-Gaither, C., Christopher, E. T., Butsic, V. (2020). Wildfire Recovery as a "Hot Moment" for Creating Fire-Adapted Communities. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 42, 101354.
Schumann, R. L., Tunks, J. L. (2020). Teaching Social Responsibility and Geographic Literacy through a Course on Social Vulnerability in Disasters. Journal of Geography in Higher Education. 44(1), 142-159.
Zavar, E. M., Schumann, R. L. (2020). Post-disaster communalism: Land use, ownership, and the shifting ‘publicness’ of urban space in recovery. Environmental Hazards. 19(4), 398-416.
Siebeneck, L. K., Schumann, R. L., Kuenanz, B., Lee, S., Benedict, B., Jarvis, C., Ukkusuri, S. (2020). Returning Home After Superstorm Sandy: Phases in the Return-Entry Process. Natural Hazards. 101(1), 192-215.
Krueger, E. L., Winkler, J., Schumann, R. L. (2019). Residential Taxable Value Recovery in Coastal Mississippi After Hurricane Katrina. Local Government Studies Journal. 43(3), 372-393.
Zavar, E. M., Schumann, R. L. (2019). Patterns of Disaster Commemoration in Long-Term Recovery. Geographical Review. 109(2), 157-179.
Siebeneck, L. K., Schumann, R. L., Britt-Janet, K. (2019). GIS Applications in Emergency Management: Infusing Geographic Literacy in the Classroom. Journal of Emergency Management. 17(2), 119-135.
Schumann, R. L., Binder, S. B., Greer, A. (2019). Unseen Potential: Photovoice Methods in Hazard and Disaster Science. GeoJournal. 84(1), 63-76. Springer Verlag.
Nelan, M. M., Schumann, R. L. (2018). Gathering places in the Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Disaster Prevention and Management.
Schumann, R. L. (2018). Ground Truthing Spatial Disaster Recovery Metrics with Participatory Mapping. Applied Geography. 99, 63-76.
Schumann, R. L., Ash, K. D., Bowser, G. C. (2018). Tornado Warning Perception and Response: Integrating the Roles of Visual Design, Demographics, and Hazard Experience. Risk Analysis. 38(2), 311-332.
Cutter, S. L., Schumann, R. L., Emrich, C. T. (2014). Exposure, Social Vulnerability, and Recovery Disparities in New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy. Journal of Extreme Events. 1(1), 1450002.
Ash, K. D., Schumann, R. L., Bowser, G. C. (2014). Tornado Warning Trade-offs: Evaluating Choices for Visually Communicating Risk. Weather, Climate and Society. 6(1), 104-118.
Schumann, R. L. (2013). Recovering Destination from Devastation: Tourism, Image, and Economy Along the Hurricane Coasts. Southeastern Geographer. 53(2), 136-156.
Ward, S., Emrich, C. T., Ash, K. D., Schumann, R. L. (2012). Risk Based Decision Support in Hazards Mitigation. 3(3), 38-68.
Research Report
Schumann, R. L., Mockrin, M., Binder, S. B., Greer, A. (2022). From the ashes: mitigation policy after wildfire in California. Boulder, CO: University of Colorado Natural Hazards Center. https://hazards.colorado.edu/mitigation-matters-report/from-the-ashes
Schumann, R. L. (2016). Unmapping Rosedale Phase 1: Project Grant Summary. Charlotte: North Carolina Humanities Council.
Schumann, R. L. (2016). Vulnerability Analysis of Limited English Speaking Communities in Fort Worth Diocese. Catholic Charities of Fort Worth.
Schumann, R. L. (2015). Final Report to NSF: The Meaning of Place Recovery on the Mississippi Coast. Washington: National Science Foundation.
Scholarly Briefing / Blog
Schumann, R. L., Zavar, E. M. (2022). Commemorating COVID: Opportunities for Community Recovery and Resilience. The Manchester Briefing. https://reliefweb.int/report/world/manchester-briefing-issue-46
White Paper
Schumann, R. L., Nelan, M. M. (2018). QR 268: Gathering Places during Short-Term Recovery following Hurricane Harvey. (268), . Boulder, CO: University of Colorado Natural Hazards Center. https://hazards.colorado.edu/quick-response-report/gathering-places-during-the-short-term-recovery-following-hurricane-harvey

Presentations Given

Invited Talk

Schumann, R. L. (Presenter), International Conference on Challenges to Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilient Habitat, Recovery on Repeat: Reducing Vulnerability and Living with Hazards in the Era of Climate Extremes, Centre for Disaster Management Studies, University of Delhi, India. (2022).

Schumann, R. L. (Author), Natural Hazards Workshop, The Meaning of Long-Term Place Recovery on the Mississippi Coast, University of Colorado Natural Hazards Center, Boulder, CO, United States of America. (2017 – 2017).

Oral Presentation

Schumann, R. L. (Author & Presenter), Cross Currents Speaker Series, Recovery on Repeat:​ Reducing Vulnerability and Living with Hazards ​ in the Era of Climate Extremes​, UNT Geography Department, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2022).

Schumann, R. L. (Author & Presenter), Historic Rosedale Foundation Board Meeting, Unmapping Rosedale Plantation, North Carolina Humanities Council / Historic Rosedale Foundation, Charlotte, NC, United States of America. (2016).

Panel Presentation

Zavar, E. M. (Panelist), Atoba, K. (Panelist), Lavy, B. (Panelist), Vest, A. (Panelist), Schumann, R. L. (Moderator), PRIMR 2022, Plenary Panel: Coping with Chronic Hazards and Crises, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2022 – 2022).

Semple, J. (Coordinator/Organizer), Schumann, R. L. (Coordinator/Organizer), Disaster PRIMR 2022, Managing Spontaneous Volunteers and Donations, UNT, Texas A&M, TDEM, University of North Texas, United States of America. (2022).

Schumann, R. L. (Moderator), Disaster PRIMR 2022, Plenary Panel: Coping with Chronic Hazards & Crises, UNT, Texas A&M, TDEM, University of North Texas, United States of America. (2022).

Schumann, R. (Panelist), Southeastern Division of the American Association of Geographers (SEDAAG) Conference, Reflections on 2020: Implications for Geography, and the Role of Geography in Navigating the Challenges Ahead, Virtual Conference, United States of America. (2020).

Krueger, E. L. (Author), Winkler, J. (Author & Presenter), Schumann, R. L. (Author), 89th Annual Conference of the Southern Political Science Association, Property Values Following Hurricane Katrina: A Hedonic Model of Harrison County Mississippi, SPSA, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).

Paper

Schumann, R. L. (Author & Presenter), Post-War Faculty Colloquium, "The South Got Something to Say": Resilient Remembering Amid Uncertain Futures, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2022).

Schumann, R. L. (Author & Presenter), Zavar, E. M. (Author), American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Post-Disaster Communalism: Land use, ownership, and the shifting ‘publicness’ of urban space in recovery, New York, NY (Virtual), United States of America. (2022).

Schumann, R. L. (Author & Presenter), Siebeneck, L. K. (Author), Wolfe, R. (Author), American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Exploring Pathways and Timelines to Recovery in Post-Sandy New Jersey., Seattle (Virtual), United States of America. (2021 – 2021).

Schumann, R. L. (Author & Presenter), Zavar, E. M. (Author), Southeastern Division of the American Association of Geographers (SEDAAG) Conference, Post-Disaster Communalism: Land use, ownership, and the shifting ‘publicness’ of urban space in recovery, Wilmington, NC, United States of America. (2019 – 2019).

Schumann, R. L. (Author & Presenter), Zavar, E. M. (Author), Southwestern Division of the American Association of Geographers (SWAAG) Conference, Post-Disaster Communalism: Land use, ownership, and the shifting ‘publicness’ of urban space in recovery, Fort Worth, TX, United States of America. (2019 – 2019).

Schumann, R. (Author), American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Negotiative Commemoration: The Mechanics of Memory Work in Disaster Recovery, Washington, D.C., United States of America. (2019 – 2019).

Schumann, R. L. (Author & Presenter), Zavar, E. M. (Author), Southeastern Division of the American Association of Geographers (SEDAAG) Conference, Patterns of Disaster Commemoration in Long-Term Recovery, Johnson City, TN, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).

Schumann, R. L. (Author & Presenter), American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Persistence of Memory: The Conflicting Roles of Place Attachment in Post-Disaster Recovery and Mitigation, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).

Zavar, E. M. (Author & Presenter), Schumann, R. L. (Author & Presenter), 3rd Annual Northern European Emergency and Disaster Studies Conference, A Typology of Commemoration in Disasters, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Netherlands. (2018 – 2018).

Schumann, R. L. (Author & Presenter), Nelan, M. M. (Author), Southeastern Division of the American Association of Geographers (SEDAAG) Conference, The Evolution of Gathering Places in Disaster Recovery: Initial Findings from Hurricane Harvey, Starkville, MS, United States of America. (2017 – 2017).

Schumann, R. L. (Author & Presenter), American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Recovery VGI: Integrating Visual, Participatory, and Geospatial Methods for Assessing Long-term Place Recovery, Boston, MA, United States of America. (2017).

Schumann, R. L. (Author & Presenter), Southeastern Division of the American Association of Geographers Conference, Unmapping Rosedale Plantation: Expanding the Boundaries of Historical Interpretation, Columbia, SC, United States of America. (2016).

Schumann, R. L. (Author & Presenter), Ash, K. D. (Author), Bowser, G. C. (Author), Southwestern Division of the American Association of Geographers (SWAAG) Conference, Tornado Warning Cognition: The Roles of Visual Design, Demographics, and Hazard Experience, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2016).

Schumann, R. L. (Author & Presenter), International Research Committee on Disasters Researcher's Meeting, Recovering a Place: Commemoration vs. Betterment, International Sociological Association, Boulder, CO, United States of America. (2016).

Schumann, R. L. (Author & Presenter), Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Commemoration, Betterment and Resilience: Meanings of Recovery Along Mississippi’s Coast, AAG, San Francisco, CA, United States of America. (2016).

Schumann, R. L. (Author & Presenter), Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Cultures of Recovery: Resilience, Community, and Long-Term Disaster Recovery in Coastal Mississippi, AAG, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2015).

Poster

Schumann, R. L. (Author & Presenter), Zavar, E. M. (Author), Southwestern Division of the American Association of Geographers (SWAAG) Conference, Patterns of Disaster Commemoration in Long-Term Recovery, Fort Worth, TX, United States of America. (2019 – 2019).

Schumann, R. L. (Author & Presenter), Zavar, E. M. (Author), Natural Hazards Workshop, Patterns of Disaster Commemoration in Long-Term Recovery, Broomfield, CO, United States of America. (2019 – 2019).

Professional Meeting Contribution

Schumann, R. L. (Coordinator/Organizer), Semple, J. (Coordinator/Organizer), Disaster PRIMR 2022, Roundtable: Fostering Nonprofit-Academic Collaboration in Disaster Science & Management, UNT, Texas A&M, TDEM, University of North Texas, United States of America. (2022).

Zavar, E. M. (Discussant), Schumann, R. L. (Panelist), Lavy, B. (Panelist), Christine, G. (Panelist), Hussein, M. (Panelist), Maleki, S. (Panelist), Race, Ethnicity, and Place Conference, The Intersection of Disaster with Race, Ethnicity, and Place, Austin, TX, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).

Schumann, R. L. (Moderator), Natural Hazards Workshop, GIS & Disasters Roundtable, Natural Hazards Center, Boulder, CO, United States of America. (2016).

Scholarly Meeting Contribution

Schumann, R. L. (Author & Presenter), Emrich, C. T. (Author & Presenter), SESYNC: Linked socio-environmental responses to destructive wildfire: Are wildfires ‘hot moments’ for adaptation?, Introduction to Hazards, Vulnerability & Recovery, SESYNC (National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center), Annapolis, MD, United States of America. (2017 – 2017).

Webinar

Schumann, R. L. (Author & Presenter), Binder, S. B. (Author & Presenter), Mockrin, M. (Author), Greer, A. (Author), Making Mitigation Work: Policy Research from the Mitigation Matters Award Program, From the Ashes: Mitigation Policy After Wildfire in California, Natural Hazards Center, Boulder, CO, United States of America. (2022).

Zavar, E. (Author & Presenter), Schumann, R. L. (Author & Presenter), A Collective Memory: A webinar examining post pandemic commemoration, Commemorating COVID: Principles for Restorative Remembering, Alliance Manchester Business School, UK, United Kingdom. (2021 – 2021).

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research
Schumann, R. (Co-Principal), Mockrin, M. (Principal), Gollner, M. (Co-Principal), Butsic, V. (Co-Principal), "Fueling resilience: A risk-based comparison of post-fire programs and recovery outcomes in Northern California," Sponsored by USDA Forest Service, Joint Fire Science Program, Federal, $434916 Funded. (October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2025).
Schumann, R. (Co-Principal), Greer, A. (Principal), Mockrin, M. (Co-Principal), Binder, S. (Co-Principal), "Place attachment in mitigation and recovery: A mixed methods study of residential adjustment following wildfires," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, National, $299825 Funded. (June 1, 2022 – May 31, 2024).
Schumann, R., Mockrin, M., Binder, S. B., Greer, A., "Mitigation Matters Research: From the ashes: mitigation policy after wildfire in California," Sponsored by FEMA, NSF, and University of Colorado Natural Hazards Center, Other, $2498 Funded. (December 1, 2019 – November 30, 2021).
Schumann, R. L., Nelan, M. M., "Quick Response Research: The Evolution of Gathering Places During Response and Recovery following Hurricane Harvey," Sponsored by University of Colorado Natural Hazards Center, Other, $1625 Funded. (September 12, 2017 – December 13, 2017).
Cutter, S. L. (Principal), Schumann, R. L. (Co-Principal), "The Meaning of Place Recovery on the Mississippi Gulf Coast," Sponsored by NSF - DDRI, Federal, $13032 Funded. (June 2013 – October 2015).

Awards and Honors

Gilbert F. White Dissertation Award, Hazards, Risks, and Disasters Specialty Group, American Association of Geographers. (April 6, 2017).

John Fraser Hart Best PhD Paper Award, Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers. (November 2014).

Service

University Service

Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee - Geography: GIS Lecturer. (August 2022 – Present).

Committee Member, LBGT Faculty Network Planning Committee. (November 2021 – Present).

Task Force Chair, EMDS Inclusive Pedagogy Review. (September 2021 – Present).

Chairperson, EMDS Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure (RPT) Committee. (August 2021 – Present).

Member, Faculty Leadership Advisory Committee (FLAC). (September 2019 – Present).

Co-Director, UNT EADP Facebook Page. (August 2016 – Present).

Member, LBGT Faculty Network. (May 2016 – Present).

Co-Chair, Disaster PRIMR Conference Programming Committee. (September 2021 – May 2022).

Co-Chair, PRIMR Conference. (August 2021 – May 2022).

Guest Speaker, UNT Research on Parade Video Interview. (July 2020 – July 2020).

Other, Graduate Program Session at SWAAG. (October 11, 2019).

Other, EMDS Recruitment Table at SWAAG Conference. (October 10, 2019 – October 11, 2019).

Discussant, EMDS First Flight Discussion. (August 21, 2019).

Other, HPS First Flight Faculty Panel. (August 21, 2019).

Other, University Technology Task Force. (May 14, 2019).

Committee Member, UNT Center for Leadership & Service Director Search Committee. (December 2018 – April 2019).

Guest Speaker, Chatting with Chumbler - EMDS Special Focus. (March 6, 2019).

Guest Speaker, Chatting with Chumbler - NT TV Spot. (December 11, 2018).

Faculty Advisor, Alternative Service Break. (January 6, 2018 – January 13, 2018).

Committee Member, Academic Counselor Search Committee. (August 2017).

Attendee, Meeting, Signature Assignment Institute. (June 22, 2017 – June 23, 2017).

Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee. (September 2016 – January 2017).

Attendee, Meeting, PACS Experiential Learning Working Group. (November 2016).

Committee Member, Administrative Assistant Search Committee. (September 2016 – November 2016).

Other, EMDS Food Drive / PACS Hungry For Change. (October 2016).

Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee. (January 2016 – May 2016).

Other, Election Judge. (August 2015 – May 2016).

Student Recruiter, PACS Open House / UNT Preview Day. (February 2016).

Prepare/Grade Certification Exams, MPA Comprehensive Exams. (October 2015 – November 2015).

Professional Service

Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. (May 2023).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Earthquake Spectra. (January 2023).

Committee Member, Hiring Committee, Diversity, Equity & and Inclusion (DEI) Director, American Association of Geographers. (February 2022 – December 2022).

Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. (October 2022).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Southeastern Geographer. (August 2022).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Annals of the American Association of Geographers. (July 2022).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Gender, Place & Culture. (July 2022).

Committee Chair, Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee, American Association of Geographers. (July 2020 – July 2022).

Prepare/Grade Certification Exams, College Board / AP Human Geography Reader, Cincinnati, OH. (June 2022).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Annals of the American Association of Geographers. (April 2022).

Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. (March 2022).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Natural Hazards Review. (February 2022).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Weather, Climate and Society. (February 2022).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Weather, Climate and Society. (September 2021).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Southwestern Geographer. (June 2021).

Chairperson, Hazards, Risks and Disasters Specialty Group, American Association of Geographers. (April 2019 – April 2021).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Geography in Higher Education. (March 2021).

Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. (February 2021).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Southeastern Geographer. (February 2021).

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

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Geography in Higher Education. (January 2021).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy. (January 2021).

Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. (November 2020).

Committee Member, SEDAAG World Geography Bowl Student Competition. (November 7, 2020).

Guest Speaker, Reflections on 2020: Implications for Geography, and the Role of Geography in Navigating the Challenges Ahead. (November 6, 2020).

Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. (August 2020).

Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. (August 2020).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Sustainability. (July 2020).

Committee Member, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, American Association of Geographers. (July 2019 – July 2020).

Committee Member, Warren G. Nystrom Award Committee, American Association of Geographers. (October 2019 – April 2020).

Mentor, William Averette "Bill" Anderson Fund. (August 2017 – January 2020).

Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. (November 2019).

Committee Member, SEDAAG Honors Committee, Wilmington, NC. (September 1, 2019 – November 25, 2019).

Other, SEDAAG World Geography Bowl Student Competition, Wilmington, NC. (November 24, 2019).

Attendee, Meeting, Integrating Research and Practice in Emergency Management Workshop, Fort Worth, TX. (November 1, 2019).

Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. (September 2019).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Natural Hazards. (September 2019).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Natural Hazards Review. (September 2019).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Weather, Climate and Society. (August 2019).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Risk Analysis. (June 2019).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Qualitative Research. (May 2019).

Attendee, Meeting, Integrating Research and Practice in Emergency Management Workshop, Arlington, TX. (May 15, 2019).

Other, Community Health And Resource Management Workshop, Denton, TX. (April 10, 2019).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Science of the Total Environment. (March 2019).

Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. (December 2018).

Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. (December 2018).

Committee Member, SEDAAG Honors Committee, Johnson City, TN. (November 18, 2018 – November 19, 2018).

Other, SEDAAG World Geography Bowl Student Competition, Johnson City, TN. (November 18, 2018).

Prepare/Grade Certification Exams, College Board / AP Human Geography Reader, Cincinnati, OH. (June 2018).

Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. (June 2018).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Weather, Climate and Society. (April 2018).

Conference-Related, American Association of Geographers - Cultural Field Trip, New Orleans, LA. (August 2017 – April 13, 2018).

Conference-Related, American Association of Geographers - Hazards Field Trip, New Orleans, LA. (August 2017 – April 10, 2018).

Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. (November 2017).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Papers in Applied Geography. (November 2017).

Committee Member, SEDAAG Honors Committee, Starkville, MS. (November 20, 2017 – November 21, 2017).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Risk Analysis. (August 2017).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Southeastern Geographer. (August 2017).

Prepare/Grade Certification Exams, College Board / AP Human Geography Reader, Cincinnati, OH. (June 2017).

Other, AAG World Geography Bowl Student Competition, Boston, MA. (April 2017).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Weather and Forecasting. (April 2017).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Plos One. (January 2017).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Plos One. (November 2016).

Other, SEDAAG World Geography Bowl Student Competition, Columbia, SC. (November 2016).

Prepare/Grade Certification Exams, College Board / AP Human Geography Reader, Cincinnati, OH. (June 2016).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. (March 2016).

Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. (February 2016).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Natural Hazards. (November 2015).

Prepare/Grade Certification Exams, College Board / AP Human Geography Reader, Cincinnati, OH. (June 2015).

Other, 49th Annual Geofest / South Carolina Geographic Alliance. (February 2015).

Public Service

Member, Broadway Baptist Church Safety Committee, Fort Worth, TX. (October 2021 – Present).

Member, Historic Rosedale African American Legacy Committee, Charlotte, NC. (July 2021 – Present).

Member, Historic Rosedale Advisory Board, Charlotte, NC. (2014 – Present).

Program Organizer, Unheard Voices of Louisiana - Juneteenth Commemoration, Destrehan, LA. (June 19, 2021).

Other, COVID-19 Response - Food Map: UNT & Catholic Charities of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX. (August 2020 – May 2021).

Program Organizer, Healing Through History: Virtual Webinar Series. (August 2020 – November 2020).

Member, Education & Cultural Heritage Strategic Planning Committee for Rosedale, Charlotte, NC. (September 2017 – August 2020).

Other, Tarrant County Point-In-Time Homeless Count, Fort Worth, TX. (January 23, 2020).

Other, Tarrant County Point-In-Time Homeless Count, Fort Worth, TX. (January 24, 2019).

Other, Spirits of Rosedale / Living History Theatrical Production, Charlotte, NC. (October 2018).

Other, Spirits of Rosedale / Living History Theatrical Production, Charlotte, NC. (October 2017).

Other, Denton Disaster Drill, Denton, TX. (May 5, 2017).

Other, AmeriCorps VISTA Project / Catholic Charities, Fort Worth, TX. (November 2016 – December 2016).

Other, Spirits of Rosedale / Living History Theatrical Production, Charlotte, NC. (October 2016).

Other, Denton Disaster Drill, Denton, TX. (May 6, 2016).

Other, Spirits of Rosedale / Living History Theatrical Production, Charlotte, NC. (October 2015).

Consulting

Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Catholic Charities of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, United States of America. (November 10, 2016 – December 15, 2019).

Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Historic Rosedale Plantation, Charlotte, NC, United States of America. (October 1, 2015 – November 18, 2016).