Christopher T. Emrich

Christopher T. Emrich is a Research Assistant Professor in the Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute at the University of South Carolina. His primary research interests are in the development and application of geospatial technologies in emergency management. He has taught at the University of South Florida and worked for the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) as a Mitigation GIS Specialist at the Florida Disaster Field Office (2004-5), GIS Unit Leader for the Jackson...See more

Christopher T. Emrich is a Research Assistant Professor in the Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute at the University of South Carolina. His primary research interests are in the development and application of geospatial technologies in emergency management. He has taught at the University of South Florida and worked for the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) as a Mitigation GIS Specialist at the Florida Disaster Field Office (2004-5), GIS Unit Leader for the Jackson Mississippi Joint Field Office (2006), GIS Unit Leader for the Florida Long Term Recovery Office (2006-7), and as a geospatial liaison to FEMA headquarters for the New Orleans Gulf Coast Recovery Office during the run-up to the three-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. See less