The following graduates worked with the Hazards Vulnerability and Resilience Research Institute during their time at USC.
| Graduate | Degree/Year | Current Position |
|---|---|---|
| Dara Angelo | M.S. 2012 | Certified Pilates Instructor, Richmond, VA |
| Kevin Ash | Ph.D. 2015 | Assistant Professor, University of Florida |
| Melanie Baker | M.S. 2004 | Technical Consultant at ESRI, Charlotte, NC |
| Savannah Baker | M.S. 2023 | Regional Coordinator, South Carolina Emergency Management |
| Lindsey (Barnes) Guinther | M.S. 2008 | Director Environmental Affairs, Lightsource bp, CO |
| Melanie Bartis | M.S. 2004 | Assistant Director, Office of Emergency Management, City of Houston, TX |
| Melissa (Berry) Potter | M.S. 2008 | Chief of Operations, South Carolina Emergency Management Division |
| Leah Blackwood | M.S. 2022 | Emergency Management Analyst, Argonne National Lab |
| Kevin Borden | Ph.D. 2008, M.S. 2004 | Senior Director of Research and Analytics, Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC |
| Bryan Boruff | Ph.D. 2005 | Associate Professor, School of Agriculture and Environment, University of Western Australia, Perth |
| Greg Bowser | Ph.D. 2013 | Data Scientist, Booz Allen Hamilton |
| Bryan Bricker | M.S. 2017 | Data Analyst, Department of Defense, McLean, VA |
| Jessica Brugh | M.S. 2019 | Leasing Consultant, Camden Property Trust, Washington, DC |
| Kyle Buck | Ph.D. 2014 | Lecturer, University of Vermont |
| Christopher Burton | Ph.D. 2012, M.S. 2007 | Senior Scientist, Global Earthquake Model Foundation |
| Raelene Campbell | M.S. 2018 | Meteorologist, National Weather Service Medina, OH |
| Richard F. Collins, Jr. | Ph.D. 1998 | Qualis Corporation, Decatur, AL |
| Mark W. Corson | Ph.D. 1997 | Professor Emeritus, Northwest Missouri State University, Retired Brigadier General, US Army Reserve |
| Eric Daley | B.S. 2003 | Retired Commander, U.S. Navy |
| Kyser Daniels-Baessler | M.S. 2024 | Geo Owl, St. Louis, MO |
| Elizabeth (Dunn) Lake | M.S. 2007 | General Accounting Office, Atlanta, GA |
| Sahar Derakhshan | Ph.D. 2020 | Assistant Professor, Cal Poly, Pomona, CA |
| Andrew Edmonds | M.S. 2006 | North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office, Durham, NC |
| Chris Emrich | Ph.D. 2005 | Professor, University of Central Florida, Orange County, FL |
| Elijah Evans | M.S. 2008 | Risk Analyst & Data Scientist, DESE Research Inc., Huntsville, AL |
| Katie Field | M.S. 2000 | GIS Technical Manager, Michael Baker Corporation, Washington, DC |
| Christina Finch | M.S. 2006 | Deputy Director, Response Geospatial Office, FEMA, Washington DC |
| Melanie Gall | Ph.D. 2007 | Associate Professor; Co-Director of the Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Arizona State University |
| Patrice Goins | M.A. 2002 | Director of Public Health Preparedness for Region 3 of SCDHEC |
| Dan Goff | M.S. 2015 | Meteorologist and Senior GIS Analyst, AccuWeather, Wichita, KS |
| Robert Gottlieb | M.S. 2015 | Epidemiology Research Associate, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg, PA |
| Christina (Griffin) Garrard | M.A. 2009 | Chief Executive Officer at Griffin LLC |
| Margot Habets | Ph.D. 2025, M.S. 2022 | Research Associate, HVRI and Academic Liaison with South Carolina Office of Resilience, Columbia, SC |
| Jennifer Haney | Ph.D. 2010 | Associate Professor of Geography, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA |
| Arleen A. Hill | Ph.D. 2002, M.S. 1998 | Professor of Geography, University of Memphis |
| Mike Hohlfeld | M.S. 2024 | Junior Analyst, Partner Forces, Arlington, VA |
| Danika Holm Yeager | M.S. 1994 | Chief Operating Office, VP of Operations and Project Execution, Lone Star Ports, Kingwood, TX |
| Qian Huang | Ph.D. 2022 | Assistant Research Professor, Center for Rural Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN |
| Amber Jackson | B.A. 2022 | Public Assistance Consultant, Tetra Tech |
| Sarah Jackson | Ph.D. 2023 | Assistant Professor, Emergency & Disaster Management, Western Carolina University, NC |
| David Jones | B.A. 2022 | Risk Analysis Program Manager, South Carolina Emergency Management Division |
| Steve Jones | M.S. 2003 | U.S. Department of State |
| Bandana Kar | Ph.D. 2008 | Research Scientist, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, CO |
| Erin (Maggie) Kemp | M.S. 2025 | Geospatial Data Analyst, Amentum, Washington, DC |
| Cindy Kolomechuk | M.S. 2001 | Oregon Department of Forestry, Troutdale, OR |
| Jitka Kotelenska | M.A. 2005 | Critigen, Bristol, United Kingdom |
| Valerie Kudes Double | M.S. 1998 | FERC and Permitting Task Manager, AECOM, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Logan Lee | M.S. 2021 | Battalion Executive Officer, US Army, Fort Irwin, CA |
| Christopher Long | M.S. 2023 | GIS Analyst, ESP Associates, Raleigh, NC |
| Yago Martín González | Ph.D. 2019 | Research Scientist, Department of Geography, History and Philosophy, University Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain |
| Reggie McCarn | M.S. 2005 | Retired Geospatial Analyst, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency |
| Ginni (Melton) Stevens | M.S. 2008 | Senior Planner, AtkinsRéalis, Cheyenne, WY |
| Charmel Menzel | M.S. 2001 | GIS Senior Solution Engineer, ESRI, Vienna, VA |
| Jerry T. Mitchell | Ph.D. 1998 | Professor, Department of Geography, University of South Carolina |
| Jaime Mitchem | Ph.D. 2004 | Professor of Geography/GIS, University of North Georgia, Gainesville, GA |
| Dan Morath | M.S. 2010 | Senior Disaster Risk Specialist, Pacific Disaster Center, Washington, DC |
| Leigh Ann Morgan | M.S. 1998 | — |
| Stafford Mullin | M.S. 2022 | GIS Specialist, SeamonWhiteside, Charleston, SC |
| Angela Nelson | M.S. 2005 | Technical Program Manager, Imagine Pediatrics, Richmond, CA |
| Khai H. Nguyen | M.S. 2015 | Climate Resilience Senior Specialist, City and County of Denver, CO |
| Madison Nordberg | M.S. 2026 | Ph.D. Student, University of South Carolina |
| Jaime (Easoz) Painter | M.S. 2002 | Water Use and Water Budget Science Program Manager, US Geological Survey, Suwanee, GA |
| Darren B. Parnell | Ph.D. 2005 | Professor of Geography, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD |
| Erika O. Pham | M.S. 2018 | Geospatial Analyst, Texas Community Watershed Partners, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Services, Houston, TX |
| Ellie Davis Pierel | Ph.D. 2022 | Program Scientist for Partnerships, NASA, Washington, DC |
| Paul David Putnam | M.S. 2000 | District Coordinator, Michigan State University Extension, Stephenson, MI |
| Jake Ramthum | M.S. 2020 | NASA EarthRISE Editorial Strategist, Huntsville, AL |
| Rachel (Reeves) McCaster | M.S. 2015 | Plans Manager, South Carolina Emergency Management Division |
| Matt C. Schmidtlein | Ph.D 2008, M.S. 2005 | Professor of Geography, Sacramento State University, Sacramento, CA |
| Ronnie Schumann | Ph.D. 2015 | Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Management and Disaster Science, University
of North Texas, Denton, TX |
| Michael S. Scott | Ph.D. 1998 | Professor of Geography, Dean, Henson School of Science & Technology, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD |
| Michael Senn | Ph.D. 2014 | Retired Colonel, US Army, Senior Director, Delivery, IT Cadre, Ashburn, VA |
| Tyler Spires | M.S. 2018 | State Hazard Mitigation Officer, South Carolina Emergency Management Division |
| Joanne Stevenson | M.S. 2010 | Principal Consultant, Resilient Organisations Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Eric Tate | Ph.D. 2011 | Professor, School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA), Princeton University,
Princeton, NJ |
| Deborah S.K. Thomas | Ph.D. 1999 | Associate Vice Chancellor of Research, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC |
| Gwyneth Waddington | M.S. 2025 | Ph.D. Student, University of South Carolina |
| Julie (Lam) Wagner | M.S. 2013 | Location Strategist, Electrify America, Reston, VA |
| Tracy Whelen | M.S. 2020 | Hazards Geographer, Travelers Insurance, Hartford, CT |
| Andrew White | M.S. 2022 | Geospatial Coordinator, South Carolina Office of Resilience |
| Megan Wood | M.S. 2016 | Program Manager, Mass Care and COOP, South Carolina Emergency Management Division |
| Danika Yeager | M.S. 1994 | Senior Vice President, TC Energy, Houston, TX |
| Casey Zuzak | M.S. 2010 | Senior Manager, Risk Analysis Niyam IT, Denver, CO |