Northern Illinois University
Department of Public Administration
School of Public and Global Affairs

Research Interests

• Emergency management - in a broad sense
• Role of collaborative networks in evacuation hosting
• Communication of hazard warnings and the gaps in various communication strategies
• How bureaucratic organizations handle disruptions in their core operations

Service

• Associate editor, Natural Hazards Review
• Editor emeritus, Risk, Hazards and Crisis in Public Policy
• Editorial board, Policy Studies Journal
• Editorial board, Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management
• Editorial board, Journal of Emergency Management
• Editorial board, Public Administration Review

Representative Publications

Anna Wanless, Sam Stormer, Joseph T Ripberger, Makenzie J Krocak, Andrew Fox, David Hogg, Hank Jenkins-Smith, Carol Silva, Scott E Robinson and Warren S Eller. 2023. The Extreme Weather and Emergency Management Survey. Weather, Climate, and Society.

Ruddle, Travis B., Scott E. Robinson, and Aaron Fister. 2023. Fragile Halos: Comparing Organizational Reputation across Sectors. Journal of Crisis and Contingency Management. 31 (1): 13-25.

Robinson, Scott E., Joseph Ripberger, Kuhika Gupta, Jennifer Ross, Carol Silva and Hank Jenkins-Smith. 2021. Trustin Government Agencies in the Time of COVID-19. Cambridge University Press