Sept. 7, 2005
Panel to discuss Hurricane Katrina disaster response
DATE: 3 p.m. Sept. 9, 2005
EVENT: "First Response to the Hurricane Katrina Disaster." A panel will review what happened in the Gulf and why it has resulted in the largest natural disaster in U.S. history. Free and open to the public.
SPONSORS: The University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, the School of Public Health and the College of Engineering
MORE INFORMATION: Participants include Matthew Boulton, professor of epidemiology and associate dean for practice in the U-M School of Public Health. He is working to develop a comprehensive strategy for the School of Public Health to improve the public health work force, establish the academic health department model, and enhance applied research. He is the director of both the public health/preventive medicine residency in the School of Public Health and the university-wide bioterrorism preparedness initiative.
Louise Comfort, a faculty member of public and urban affairs at the University of Pittsburgh, will also participate in the panel. She is widely recognized for her work in organizational theory, studying disaster response management. She has consulted for a variety of organizations, including the Public Administration and Development Management Division of the United Nations.
Nikolaos Katopodes, chair of civil and environmental engineering at U-M's College of Engineering, will talk about his work in flood prediction and hydraulic engineering. He has written extensively on active flood hazard mitigation and the prevention of levee failure.
The panel will be moderated by Matthew Naud, environmental coordinator and assistant emergency manager for the City of Ann Arbor and a 1990 graduate of the master's of public policy program at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at U-M.
"This panel aims to provide a forum for forthright discussion of the public policy issues and questions inherent in this terrible tragedy," said Rebecca Blank, dean of the Ford School. "The long-term effects of this disaster and the effectiveness of our response will affect the well-being of many thousands of people and influence both economic and political outcomes."
PLACE: Pendleton Room of the Michigan Union on U-M's Central Campus. Map: http://www.umich.edu/~info/maps.html
Contact: Linda Packo
Phone: (734) 764-8593
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