Robert L. Atkins Associate Professor of Risk Management & Insurance and Research Director of the Center for Risk Management Education & Research
Florida State UniversityClimate Change, Natural Disaster, Risk Management
Professor and Associate Dean for Research, College of Communication and Information
Florida State UniversityClimate Change, Hurricane, Natural Disaster
In the wake of Hurricane Michael, which hit Florida鈥檚 Panhandle in 2018, Mardis partnered with rural public libraries and county governments on projects that developed public libraries as community resources for responding to natural disasters. The work, which is being completed with grants from the National Science Foundation Civic Innovation Challenge and the Institute for Museum and Library Services, will improve understanding of emergency response operations and contribute to disaster-related policies and plans for rural public libraries and their communities.