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Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
Director, Master of Public Administration 

Ph.D. University of North Texas, Public Administration and Management
M.P.A., Â鶹ӳ»­Ó°Òô, Public Administration
B.S., Troy University, Criminal Justice and Military Science
Master Sergeant (U.S. Army, Retired)

Vitae

Publications

• Williams, Brian D. (2023) “The Role of the Emergency Manager in Disaster and Homeland Security: Navigating the Challenges of Intergovernmental Relationships through Networks” in The Distributed Functions of Emergency Management and Homeland Security: An Assessment of Professions Involved in Disasters and Terrorist Attacks, Ed. David McEntire and Barbara Burr, pp 11-25, CRC Press
• Silveratnam, Thinesh, Ginger Gummelt, Matt Pyne, Berna Tokgoz, Brian D. Williams, Kyle Boudreaux, Liv Haselbach, Igor Linkov (2023) “Establishing a Regional Interdisciplinary Resilience Center: Bottom-Up Approach.” Environment Systems and Decisions. 43(2): 191-199
• Williams, Brian D. (2021) “Understanding where Emergency Management Gets the Knowledge to Solve the Problems they Face: Where are We More Than 20 Years after the IJMED Special Edition Calls on Closing the Gap?” International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disaster. 39(3): 417-433.
• Mann, Jim P. and Brian D. Williams (2021) “Policing in the Eye of the Storm” Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 36(2): 183-192.
• Williams, Brian D. and Gary R Webb (2021) “Social Vulnerability and Disaster: Understanding the Perspectives of Practitioners” Disasters, 45(2): 278-295.
• Williams, Brian D. and James P Nelson (2020) “Media, Governance and Ebola: What Local Government Needs to Understand about Media Influence of Response Operations When the Improbable Becomes Reality?” Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. 18(1): 67-91.
• Williams, Brian D. and Gary R. Webb (2020) “Vulnerability and Disaster: Practitioner Strategies for Addressing the Needs of Vulnerable Populations” Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 17(2). 1-13
• Williams, Brian D., Jesus Valero, Kyungwoo Kim (2018) “Social Media, Trust, and Disaster: Does Trust in Public and Nonprofit Organizations Explain Social Media Use During a Disaster?” Quality and Quantity, 52(2): 537-550.
• Vanderleeuw, James, Jason Sides, Brian D. Williams (2015) “An Advanced Degree in Public Administration – is it Valued by City Councils?” Public Administration Quarterly, 39(3): 453-483.
• Williams, Brian D. (2015) “Social, Legal, and Legislative Challenges to Disaster Management.” Review of “Asia-Pacific Disaster Management: Comparative and Socio-Legal Perspectives” eds. Simon Butt, Hitoshi Nasu, and Luke Nottage, Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia, 14(2), 81-86.