Some of our Disaster and Emergency Management Faculty, from left: Ali Asgary, Nirupama Agrawal, David Etkin, Eric Kennedy, Jack Rozdilsky, and Aaida Mamuji
York University is one of only two Canadian universities offering a structured undergraduate program in Disaster & Emergency Management.
As such, we have a dedicated cadre of faculty with specific knowledge in the area of emergency management. Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of the field, students learn from faculty from across York, with expertise in a wide range of areas including environmental risks and management, natural hazards, public health, humanitarian law, public safety and security, crisis management, war and complex emergencies.
All faculty members are active participants in a variety of organizations contributing to the field of Disaster & Emergency Management, and, in many cases, are renowned published scholars.
| Name | Faculty |
|---|---|
| Harris Ali | Faculty of Environmental Studies |
| Ali Asgary | Administrative Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies |
| Qiuming Cheng | Geography, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies |
| Abdullah Dasci | Administrative Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies |
| David Etkin | Administrative Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies |
| Kaz Higuchi | Administrative Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies |
| Rongbing Huang | Administrative Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies |
| Mary Ann Jenkins | Earth and Space Science, Faculty of Science |
| Eric Kennedy | Administrative Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies |
| James Kilgour | Administrative Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies |
| Lillie Lum | Nursing, Faculty of Health |
| Lilia Malkin–Dubins | Administrative Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies |
| Aaida A. Mamuji | Administrative Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies |
| Ken McBey | Administrative Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies |
| David Mutimer | International and Security Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies |
| Niru Nirupama | Administrative Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies |
| Ron Ophir | Administrative Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies |
| Walter Perchal | Social Sciences, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies |
| Hassan Qudrat-Ullah | Administrative Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies |
| Jack Rozdilsky | Administrative Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies |
| Cristóbal Sánchez-Rodriguez | Administrative Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies |
| Jennifer A. Spinney | Administrative Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies |
| Kelly Thomson | Administrative Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies |
| Peter Timmerman | Faculty of Environmental Studies |
| Paul Wilkinson | Faculty of Environmental Studies |
Adjunct Faculty
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Costas Armenakis | Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa |
| David Baumken | NATO Civil Emergency Planning, Energy Planning Group |
| Anthony Masys | Department of National Defence |
| Glenn McGillivray | Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction |
| Ioan Nistor | University of Ottawa |
| Peter Penz (Emeritus) | Faculty of Environmental Studies |
| Duminda Perera | United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) |
| Kumaraswamy Ponnambalam | University of Waterloo |
