Faculty Profile

Gary Webb

Title
Chair
Department
Emergency Management and Disaster Science
College
College of Health and Public Service

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, University of Delaware, 1998. 
Major: Sociology
MS, University of North Texas, 1994. 
Major: Sociology
BS, University of North Texas, 1992. 
Major: Criminal Justice





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
EMDS 5960.001, Directed Reading in Emergency Management and Disaster Science, Spring 2023 
EMDS 5950.002, Master's Thesis, Spring 2023 


          
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    EMDS 5960.001, Directed Reading in Emergency Management and Disaster Science, Fall 2022 
                    

                    EMDS 5010.001, Emergency Management Theory and Practice, Fall 2022  SPOT
                    

                    EMDS 5950.004, Master's Thesis, Summer 10W 2022 
                    

                    EADP 4900.004, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2022 
                    

                    EMDS 5620.001, Challenges of Disaster Response, Spring 2022  SPOT
                    

                    EMDS 5960.001, Directed Reading in Emergency Management and Disaster Science, Spring 2022 
                    

                    EMDS 5950.002, Master's Thesis, Spring 2022 
                    

                    EMDS 5960.001, Directed Reading in Emergency Management and Disaster Science, Fall 2021 
                    

                    EMDS 5010.001, Emergency Management Theory and Practice, Fall 2021  SPOT
                    

                    EMDS 5950.004, Master's Thesis, Fall 2021 
                    

                    EADP 4080.001, Capstone Course in Emergency Management, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EMDS 5960.001, Directed Reading in Emergency Management and Disaster Science, Spring 2021 
                    

                    EMDS 5950.002, Master's Thesis, Spring 2021 
                    

                    EMDS 5960.001, Directed Reading in Emergency Management and Disaster Science, Fall 2020 
                    

                    EMDS 5010.001, Emergency Management Theory and Practice, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EMDS 5950.004, Master's Thesis, Fall 2020 
                    

                    EMDS 6800.002, Seminar in Emergency Management and Disaster Science, Fall 2020  SPOT
                    

                    EMDS 5620.001, Challenges of Disaster Response, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    EMDS 5960.001, Directed Reading in Emergency Management and Disaster Science, Spring 2020 
                    

                    EMDS 5950.002, Master's Thesis, Spring 2020 
                    

                    EMDS 5960.001, Directed Reading in Emergency Management and Disaster Science, Fall 2019 
                    

                    EMDS 5010.001, Emergency Management Theory and Practice, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EMDS 5950.004, Master's Thesis, Fall 2019 
                    

                    EMDS 6800.003, Seminar in Emergency Management and Disaster Science, Fall 2019  SPOT
                    

                    PADM 6950.704, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2019 
                    

                    EADP 3010.001, Introduction to Emergency Management, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PADM 6950.700, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2018 
                    

                    EMDS 5010.001, Emergency Management Theory and Practice, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    EMDS 6800.002, Seminar in Emergency Management and Disaster Science, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    PADM 6950.711, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2018 
                    

                    PADM 5900.001, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2018 
                    

                    EADP 3045.002, Disaster Response and Recovery, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PADM 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2018 
                    

                    PADM 6950.700, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2017 
                    

                    EMDS 6610.001, Emergency Management Theory and Practice, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    EMDS 5800.001, Seminar in Emergency Management and Disaster Science, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    PADM 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 8W1 2017 
                    

                    EADP 4080.001, Capstone Course in Emergency Management, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PADM 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2017 
                    

                    PADM 6620.001, Challenges of Disaster Response, Fall 2016  SPOT
                    

                    PADM 6940.003, Directed Research in Public Administration, Fall 2016 
                    

                    PADM 6950.700, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2016 
                    

                    PADM 5700.003, Seminar in Public Administration, Fall 2016  SPOT
                    

                    PADM 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 8W1 2016 
                    

                    PADM 6940.700, Directed Research in Public Administration, Spring 2016 
                    

                    EADP 3045.001, Disaster Response and Recovery, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PADM 6610.001, Emergency Management Theory and Practice, Spring 2016  SPOT
                    

                    PADM 5700.001, Seminar in Public Administration, Spring 2016  SPOT
                    

                    PADM 6620.001, Challenges of Disaster Response, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    PADM 6940.006, Directed Research in Public Administration, Fall 2015 
                    

                    PADM 5700.005, Seminar in Public Administration, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    EADP 4090.001, TERRORISM & EMER MGMT, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PADM 6900.700, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2015 
                    

                    EADP 3045.001, Disaster Response and Recovery, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    PADM 6610.001, Emergency Management Theory and Practice, Spring 2015 
                    

                    PADM 5700.003, Seminar in Public Administration, Spring 2015 
                    

                    EADP 3045.001, Disaster Response and Recovery, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    EADP 3010.001, Introduction to Emergency Management, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    EADP 4810.001, Emergency Management Internship, Summer 5W1 2014 
                    

                    EADP 3045.001, Disaster Response and Recovery, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    EADP 3045.001, Disaster Response and Recovery, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    PADM 6900.700, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2013 
                    

                    PADM 6700.001, Workshop in Public Administration, Summer 10W 2013 
                    

                    PADM 6700.002, Workshop in Public Administration, Summer 10W 2013 
                    

                    PADM 5500.001, Administrative Research Methods I, Spring 2013 
                    

                    PADM 6950.701, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2013 
                    

                    EADP 4900.001, Special Problems, Spring 2013 
                    

                    PADM 6900.002, Special Problems, Spring 2013 
                    

                    EADP 3045.001, Disaster Response and Recovery, Fall 2012 
                    

                    PADM 6950.700, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2012 
                    

                    PADM 6610.001, Emergency Management Theory and Practice, Fall 2012 
                    

                    PADM 5700.005, Seminar in Public Administration, Fall 2012 
                    

                    PADM 5500.001, Administrative Research Methods I, Spring 2012 
                    

                    PADM 6620.001, Challenges of Disaster Response, Spring 2012 
                    

                    PADM 5700.002, Seminar in Public Administration, Spring 2012 

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Book
Phillips, B. D., Neal, D. M., Webb, G. R. (2022). Introduction to Emergency Management and Disaster Science, 3rd Edition. 
Phillips, B. D., Neal, D. M., Webb, G. R. (2017). Introduction to Emergency Management, 2nd ed..  Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. 
Webb, G. R. (2012). Introduction to Emergency Management. 
Book Chapter
Andrew, S. A., Chatterjee, V., Webb, G.  (2022). Disasters and the private sector: impact of extreme events, preparedness, and contribution to disaster risk reduction. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Hazard Science. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199389407.013.202
Webb, G. R. (2018). “The Cultural Turn in Disaster Research: Understanding Resilience and Vulnerability through the Lens of Culture.”. Handbook of Disaster Research, 2nd ed.. 109-121.  New York: Springer. 
Webb, G. R. (2016). Emergency Management and Local Services During Disasters. CQ Guide to Urban Politics and Policy in the United States. 329-335.  Los Angeles, CA: Sage Reference/CQ Press. 
Webb, G. R. (2014). "Planning, Improvisation, and the Pursuit of Rational Response Operations in Emergency Management." In Issues in Disaster Science and Management.. 
Webb, G. R. (2009). "Natural Disasters." Pp. 367-375 in C. Bryant and D. Peck (eds.), Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience.. 
Webb, G. R. (2007). "The Sociology of Disaster." Pp. 278-285 in C. Bryant and D. Peck (eds.), 21st Century Sociology: A Reference Handbook.. 
Webb, G. R. (2006). "Structural Barriers to Using the National Incident Management System."  pp. 347-366 in Learning from Catastrophe.. 
Webb, G. R. (2006). "The Popular Culture of Disaster: Exploring a New Dimension of Disaster Research." Pp. 430-440 in H. Rodriguez, E. Quarantelli, and R. Dynes (eds.), Handbook of Disaster Research.. 
Webb, G. R. (2000). "Restoration Activities." Pp. 135-150 in C. Scawthorn (ed.), The Marmara, Turkey Earthquake of August 17, 1999.". 
Book Review
Webb, G. R. (1999). Review of The Challenger Launch Decision.. 
Webb, G. R. (1996). Review of Complexity in Urban Crisis Management.. 
Encyclopedia Article
Andrew, S. A., Chatterjee, V., Webb, G.  Private Sector Organizational Actions on Risk Reduction Practices, Policymaking Participation, Community and Social Capital Contributions. 
Journal Article
Williams, B. D., Webb, G. R. (2021). Social Vulnerability and Disaster: Understanding the Perspectives of Practitioners. Disasters. 45(2), 278-295. 
Williams, B. D., Webb, G. R. (2020). Vulnerability and Disaster: Practitioner Strategies for Addressing the Needs of Vulnerable Populations. Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. 17(2), . 
Khunwishit, S., Choosuk, C., Webb, G. R. (2018). Flood Resilience Building in Thailand: Assessing Progress and the Effect of Leadership. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science. 9(1), 44-54. 
Adams, A. E., Shriver, T. E., Saville, A., Webb, G. R., G.  (2018). Forty Years on the Fenceline: Community, memory, and chronic contamination. Environmental Sociology. 4(2), 210-220. 
Webb, G. R. (2014). Cognitive Correlates of Improvised Behaviour in Disaster Response: the Cases of the Murrah Building and the World Trade Center.. 
Webb, G. R. (2010). "L'Improvisation dans les Interventions d'Urgence : les Relations Entre Cognition, Comportement et Interactions Sociales" (in French; English title "Improvisation in Emergency Response: Linking Cognition, Behavior, and Social Interaction," translators C. Blondelot and M. Lemnormand).. 
Webb, G. R. (2009). Rethinking the Scope of Environmental Justice: Perceptions of Health Hazards in a Rural Native American Community Exposed to Carbon Black.. 
Webb, G. R. (2008). Ritual and Disruption: Insights from Early Disaster Research. 
Webb, G. R. (2007). "Disaster and De-Ritualization: A Re-Interpretation of Research Findings from Early Disaster Research.". 
Webb, G. R. (2006). "Planning to Improvise: The Importance of Creativity and Flexibility in Crisis Response.". 
Webb, G. R. (2006). "Unraveling the Economic Consequences of Disasters: Sources of Resilience and Vulnerability.". 
Webb, G. R. (2004). "Role Improvising During Crisis Situations". 
Webb, G. R. (2002). "Environmental Exposures, Contested Illness, and Collective Action: the Controversy Over Gulf War Illness.". 
Webb, G. R. (2002). "Predicting Long-Term Business Recovery from Disaster: A Comparison of the Loma Prieta Earthquake and Hurricane Andrew.". 
Webb, G. R. (2002). Sociology, Disasters, and Terrorism: Understanding Threats of the New Millennium. Sociological Focus. 35, 87-95. 
Webb, G. R. (2000). "Bringing Culture Back In: Exploring the Cultural Dimensions of Disaster.". 
Webb, G. R. (2000). "Businesses and Disasters: Empirical Patterns and Unanswered Questions.". Natural Hazards Review. 1(2), 83-90. 
Webb, G. R. (2000). Guest Editors of a special issue on "The Popular Culture of Disaster". 
Webb, G. R. (1994). "A New Role for the Local Emergency Manager: Re-Thinking Crowd Management.". 
Magazine/Trade Publication
Webb, G. R. (2007). "Creativity and Improvisation after 19/4 and 11/9: Learning from the Response to Two Extreme Events.". 
Monograph
Webb, G. R. (2000). Coping with Y2K: Organizational Adaptation and change at the U.S. Department of Transportation.. 
Webb, G. R. (1996). Utilization and Impact of Earth Science Information Among Local Governments and Businesses in southern California.. 
Popular Press Article
Webb, G. R. (2012). Instructors Manual and Test Bank to Accompany Introduction to Emergency Management.. 
Webb, G. R. (2003). "Disaster Helped Bond Us Again.". 
Webb, G. R. (2003). "Volcano."  Film Review.. 
Scholarly Note
Webb, G. R. (2006). "Response to Disaster Recovery in Moss Point, Mississippi.". 
Technical Report
Bennett, D., Bream, K., Kloesel, K., Mendonca, D., Patterson, S., Peek, L., Phillips, B., Tobin, J., Walsh, W., Webb, G., Wyckoff, K.  (2018). A Proposed Research Agenda for the Emergency Management Higher Education Community.  Washington, DC: Federal Emergency Management Agency. 
Garibay, J., Webb, G. R. (2018). Emergency Management/Homeland Security Education Regional Academic Collaborative Region VI: After Action Review/Improvement Plan.  Emmitsburg, MD: Federal Emergency Management Agency. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
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Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research  

 	 
	 	 
  
Grant - Research   
Webb, G. R. (Principal), Dash, N., ""An Exploratory Study of Disaster Preparedness Among Native American Communities in the United States"," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $327000 Funded. (2014 – July 31, 2019).
Webb, G. R. (Co-Principal), ""AOC: Improvisation in Emergency Response: Linking Cognition, Behavior, and Social Interaction."," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $710000 Funded. (2006 – 2010).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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