John Pine
John C. Pine is Director of the Research Institute for Environment, Energy & Economics (RIEEE) and Professor, and Professor, Department of Geography and Planning, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC. He joined the Appalachian faculty in 2009 after serving thirty years at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge where he directed the graduate and undergraduate Disaster Science and Management Program, and as Professor in the Department of Geography and Anthropology and the Department of Environmental Sciences. His research on disasters and emergency management centers on emergency planning, risk assessment and disaster recovery. He has worked with many federal, state and local entities to identify strategies to enhance community preparedness and ensure the resilience of communities impacted by disasters.
His recent publications include Natural Hazards Analysis: Reducing the Impact of Disasters from Taylor Francis Publishers in 2009, Technology and Emergency Management by John Wiley (2007) and Tort Liability Today by the Public Risk Management Association (2005). He currently serves on the boards of directors of the National Committee for the New River and the Learning Lodge at Grandfather Mountain and an advisory board for the American Meteorological Society. His publications have been included in: The Journal of Disaster Studies, Policy and Management, Disasters, Journal of Race and Society, International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, Oceanography, Journal of Emergency Management, Natural Disaster Review, Journal of Environmental Health and the Journal of Hazardous Materials. He received his Doctorate in Higher Education Administration and Public Administration from the University of Georgia, Athens in 1979.