LEADERSHIP TEAM
Dr. Donna Roberts Associate Dean for Faculty
Dr. Alexander Siedschlag Dean and Professor
Dr. Donna Roberts is a professor, the associate dean for faculty in the Worldwide College of Arts & Sciences and previously served as chair of the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences. She is an active fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts and a member of the Embry-Riddle Jack R. Hunt Society. Dr. Roberts has been with the university since 2003. Dr. Roberts’ research interests encompass various areas of psychology and education, including personality, consumer psychology, media psychology, generational studies, learning styles and the intersection between psychology and the arts.
Dr. Alexander Siedschlag is the dean of the Worldwide College of Arts & Sciences and a professor of homeland security and security studies in the Department of Security and Emergency Services. Before joining Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2022, he served as the chair of Penn State World Campus Homeland Security programs, a collaboration across nine colleges, and also as the interim director of Penn State’s School of Public Affairs. Born in West Berlin, Dr. Siedschlag holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Political Science, Sociology and Psychology from the University of Munich, Germany, as well as a Venia Legendi (“habilitation”) for Political Science from Humboldt University Berlin, Germany. Dr. Siedschlag’s research focuses on security cultures, as well as the societal aspects and ethical, legal and social issues (ELSI) of homeland and civil security.
Dr. Tanya Corbin Chair, Department of Security and Emergency Services
Dr. Debra Bourdeau Associate Dean for Student Success and Academics
Dr. Tanya Corbin holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and an M.A. in Public Policy from Claremont Graduate University and a B.A. in Sociology from the University of New Orleans. She is professor and chair of the Department of Security and Emergency Services. Before joining Embry-Riddle, she held academic and administrative appointments at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Radford University, including as professor and chair of the Department of Political Science and acting director of Interdisciplinary Studies. Dr. Corbin’s research agenda is broadly focused on disaster management, recovery and policy processes related to disasters. Her research has been featured in national organization policy plans and cited in congressional testimony. Past research projects include congressional agenda-setting, policy change, disaster recovery after Hurricane Katrina, scholarship of teaching and learning in online education and high-impact practices and community partnerships in disaster mitigation.
Dr. Debra Bourdeau is associate dean for student success and academics and an associate professor of English. She served as chair of the Department of Humanities and Communication and director of academics for Worldwide’s Atlanta Campus. With a Ph.D. in English from the University of Georgia, Dr. Bourdeau’s areas of research include 17th, 18th and 19th-century British literature and culture. She also has a strong interest in digital humanities. Dr. Bourdeau focuses on the intersection of visual art and written text as seen in artists/writers such as William Blake and William Hogarth. Dr. Bourdeau currently serves as the principal investigator on the NSF-sponsored Humanistic STEM project.
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