Laura Olson
Associate Professor, Dept. of Emergency Management & Public Administration, Jacksonville State University
- Role
- Associate Faculty, Disaster and Emergency Management at Royal Roads University
- Location
- Washington, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Laura Olson
Senior emergency management professional with more than 20 years experience in community development, public policy, disaster risk management, organizational development, and public administration. Laura specializes in climate change adaptation, Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) processes, writing national recovery plans, disaster response / recovery programs & training, M&E, cross-sector collaboration, grant management & fundraising. She is an experienced facilitator, trainer & program manager. Areas of expertise include:• Response, Recovery, Mitigation, Preparedness• Social Vulnerability, Resilience, Climate Change Adaptation• Research, Best Practices, Continuous Improvement• Organizational Development / Change Management / Learning in Crisis Environments• Disaster Risk Management (DRM)/ Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)• Psycho-social Impacts of Disaster• Humanitarian Assistance & Aid Distribution Strategies • Sustainable Development & Sustainable Livelihoods• Performance Evaluation and M&E• Environmental & Climate Justice
Experience
Associate Faculty, Disaster and Emergency Management
Sep 2018 — Present · BC, CA
Teaching a number of courses for the Master of Arts in Disaster and Emergency Management program at RRU. These include- Disaster Response and Sustainable Recovery - Disaster and Emergency Management Planning: From Policy to Practice - Foundations of Research
Education
The George Washington University - School of Business
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Macalester College
Bachelor of Arts - BA
Heidelberg University
Master of Arts - MA
Skills
- Program Management
- Research
- Disaster Recovery
- Government
- Nonprofits
- Ngos
- Program Development
- Public Policy
- Community Outreach
- Community Development
- Capacity Building
- Public Health
- Qualitative Research
- Economic Development
- Analysis
- Proposal Writing
- Program Evaluation
- Risk Management
- Emergency Management
- Data Analysis
- Climate Change
- Sustainability
- Policy Analysis
- International Relations
- Training
- Volunteer Management
- Fundraising
- Grant Writing
- Disaster Risk Reduction
- Organizational Development
- Policy
- Politics
- Sustainable Development
- International Development
- Grants
- Research Design
- Report Writing
- Spss
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