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Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management

Laura Olson, M.A.

Research Scientist, ICDRM

 

 

 

 

 

 
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) 725 7456
Fax: +1 (202) 994 0245
Email:lolson@gwu.edu
Research Areas
  
 
  • Social Vulnerability, Community Recovery, Sustainable Development, and Disasters
  • Social Theory, Disaster Sociology
  • Organizational Resilience and Learning in Post-Disaster Contexts: Response and Adaption to Sudden Internal and External Changes
  • Performance Evaluation of Disaster Management Programs
 
Educational Background
 
 
  • B.A. - Political Philosophy - Macalester College
  • M.A. - Political Science - Karls-Ruprecht-University, Heidelberg, Germany
  • M.A. - German Literature - Karls-Ruprecht-University, Heidelberg, Germany
  • Ph.D. studies in Public Administration at the George Washington University
 
Professional Experience
  
 
  • May 2006 – present: GWU ICDRM - Research Scientist
  • September 2005 – April 2006: Arlington County, VA - Office of Emergency Management
  • January 2004 – September 2005: GWU ICDRM - Research Associate
  • August 2002 - December 2003: GWU Center for Excellence in Public Leadership - Homeland Security Research Fellow
  • October 2000 - August 2002: Center for Global Understanding, Edinburgh, Scotland - Senior Consultant on Balkan Reconstruction
 
Publications