Emergency Response and Disaster Preparation

Jack Harrald
Director of The George Washington University Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management

Dr. Harrald has been actively engaged in the fields of maritime safety, emergency management, and crisis management, as a researcher in his academic career and as a practitioner during his 22-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard. He has written and published in the fields of crisis management, management science, risk and vulnerability analysis, and maritime safety. Dr. Harrald is the co-coordinator of the Corporate Crisis Management Roundtable and is a founding member, director, and president of The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS).  

Office: (202) 994-7153

Joseph A. Barbera
Associate Director of The George Washington University Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management

Dr. Barbera is residency trained in emergency medicine and family medicine and has been involved in disaster response and emergency management since 1986. He has participated in responses to hurricanes, the Oklahoma City bombing, mine disasters, earthquakes (Baguio City Philippines, Northridge California), and biological terrorism threats. Dr. Barbera has been the lead medical consultant for the Federal Emergency Management Agency and provides emergency management expertise to multiple other organizations, including the White House Medical Staff, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and the Washington Veterans Administration Medical Center. He is a national and international lecturer on emergency management and medical contingency planning.

Office: (202) 994-8424

Keith Holtermann
Assistant Dean for Health Sciences

Professor Holtermann's areas of expertise include emergency services dispatch; disaster preparation; and emergency management of nuclear, biologic, chemical and radiologic terrorism

Office: (202) 994-4397

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