Emergency Management and Disaster Response Utilizing Public-private Partnerships

In a world of earthquakes, tsunamis, and terrorist attacks, it is evident that emergency response plans are crucial to solve problems, overcome challenges, and restore and improve communities affected by such negative events. Although the necessity for quick and efficient aid is understood, researchers and professionals continue to strive for the best practices and methodologies to properly handle such significant events. Emergency Management and Disaster Response Utilizing Public-Private Partnership s bridges the gap between the theoretical and the practical components of crisis management and response. By discussing and presenting research on the benefits and challenges of such partnerships, this publication is an essential resource for academicians, practitioners, and researchers interested in understanding the complexities of crisis management and relief through public and private partnerships.

Marvine Hamner has over 20 years of experience working and managing a variety of projects from research grants to multi-million dollar commercial programs in aerospace as well as computer science/information systems and technology. She has been engaged in higher education for 15 years including academic positions at George Washington University, Hood College and Frederick County Community College. While at George Washington University, Dr. Hamner was affiliated with the Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management for eight years. During this period, Dr. Hamner was responsible for re-engineering the Disaster Services Human Resource System for the American Red Cross and completing a systems engineering study of the Emergency Departments at hospitals in the District of Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Maryland. Dr. Hamner earned her B.S. from M.I.T. and her M.S. from Purdue University. Dr. Hamner earned her doctorate from the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Washington University in St. Louis in Engineering and Public Policy. Dr. Hamner served on the National Research Council/National Academies of Science Assessment of NASA Laboratory Capabilities Committee and was an invited expert participant in the National Academies-U.S. Institute of Peace Roundtable: Workshop on Harnessing Operational Systems Engineering to Support Peacebuilding 2012. She has been an Associate Editor for the Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.