LEADERSHIP SPOTLIGHT
TANYA CORBIN, PH.D. Chair and Professor Department of Emergency, Disaster and Global Security Studies
Dr. Tanya Corbin, Chair of the Emergency, Disaster, and Global Security Studies Department and Professor of Disaster Management, has been researching disaster policy processes and outcomes for 20 years. She was first inspired to study how we prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters after her family and friends were devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Dr. Corbin has examined congressional agenda- setting, policy change and disaster recovery after Hurricane Katrina, and contributed to the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education and community partnerships in disaster management. Current and recent research includes policy change and policy learning after disasters, COVID-19 policymaking and emergency management policy. Her research has been featured in policy reports and cited in congressional testimony. Dr. Corbin collaborates with community organizations, governmental and industry partners to co-create knowledge of applied value for disaster management, informing public policy and supporting practitioners and students through research and academic program development. To this end, she recently co-organized an international Pracademic Summit, bringing together scholars, practitioners and students across the homeland security and emergency management enterprise. In her current role, Dr. Corbin provides leadership to a department that offers the following programs: B.S. Emergency Services, M.S. Emergency Services, M.S. Human Security and Resilience, B.S. Homeland Security, A.S. Emergency Management, Graduate Certificate Human Security and Resilience, Undergraduate certificate Emergency Management Leadership, Undergraduate minors in International Relations, Security and Intelligence Studies, Military Science, Emergency Services and Homeland Security. Dr. Corbin brings her research expertise and her passion for excellence in teaching in support of the department faculty, programs and student success. At Embry-Riddle, she enjoys developing new curriculum to teach the state of the art in the discipline, such as graduate courses in disaster response and recovery, study abroad programming and revising the international relations and government courses to stay current in a rapidly changing landscape. In celebration of the university’s centennial, Dr. Corbin is looking forward to continuing to engage with stakeholders to bring exciting educational, research and learning opportunities to current and future students, including working with the department’s Industry Advisory Board and partners to ensure the most relevant industry experience is incorporated into the curriculum and in co-curricular activities. In addition, she will serve as Vice President of the U.S. Emergency and Disaster Management Congress, where she will connect the academic and practitioner community to advance and codify professional standards and advocate for policy support amongst the larger community.
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