Biography
Elizabeth joined the USF COPH in 2012 working in the Global
Disaster Management, Humanitarian Relief, and Homeland Security (GHH) program
as the assistant to the director and began teaching courses as an adjunct
instructor. Her experiences in the field span from working in business
management and program development, on public health projects pertaining to
international economic development in post-conflict recovery to local disaster
planning. Her current teaching activities as a Visiting Instructor focus on
teaching courses in international humanitarian relief, disaster management, and
citizen engagement in homeland security. Elizabeth has a strong interest in
examining and evaluating disaster management systems working primarily with
vulnerable populations, looking at the importance of community engagement and
multidisciplinary collaboration, advancing the scholarship of teaching and
learning through the use of experiential learning, assisting with refugee
integration and health, and looking at how the built environment and social
implications impact at-risk neighborhoods. Elizabeth serves as Lead for the
National Service-Learning and Leadership in EM Special Interest Group (SIG)
through FEMA, Lead for the Homeland Security Research Track for the National
Homeland Security Conference (NHSC), Vice-Chair for the Hillsborough County
Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) Working Group, and Vice Chair for the Health
and Social Services Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for the Post-Disaster
Redevelopment Plan for Hillsborough County.