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Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management

Dr. Theresa Jefferson, D.Sc.

Assistant Professor of EMSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Contact Information
 

Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management
The George Washington University
1776 G. St., N.W. (Suite 101)
Washington, D.C. 20052

Phone: +1 (202) 994 6038
Fax: +1 (202) 994 0245
Email:tjeff@gwu.edu

Office Hours
 

by appointment only

Research Areas
 
 
  •  Decision Support Systems and Collaborative Decision Making
  •  Information and communication technologies (ICT) with a focus in Crisis and Disaster Management
  •  Intelligent Information Retrieval
Active Projects
 
 
  •  Catastrophic Event Planning and Preparedness
Select Past Projects
 
 
  •  2002 / 2003: Cooperative Agreement on Long-Term Environmental Sustainability (Co-PI with J. Deason) (Sponsor: National Park Service)
 
Teaching
 
 
  •  EMSE 269 Elements of Problem Solving and Decision Making for Managers
  •  EMSE 287 Decision Support Systems and Models
  •  EMSE 250 Information and Software Engineering
  •  EMSE 256 Information Management and Information Systems
  •  EMSE 295 Information Management and Information Systems
  •  EMSE 296 Software Project Development with CASE
  •  EMSE 320 Managing E-Commerce Technologies
  •  EMSE 322 A Strategic Approach to Information Systems
 
Educational Background
 
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  •  D.Sc., Engineering Management, The George Washington University
  •  M.S., Operations Research, The George Washington University
  •  B.S., Operations Research, The George Washington University
 
Professional Experience
 
 
  • 2000 – Present - Assistant Professor, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
  • 2004 – 2005 - Visiting Research Scientist, The National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA
  • 1994 – 1998 - Senior Information Systems Analyst, Planning and Technical Support Division, Science Applications International Corporation, Washington, D.C.
  • 1989 – 1994 - Data Management Specialist, Space Physics Support Division, Science Applications International Corporation, Washington, D.C.
  • 1986 – 1988 - Systems Analyst, Military Operations Analysis Division, Science Applications International Corporation, Mclean, VA
 
Publications