Michelle A. Ritchie

Dr. Michelle Ritchie is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Disaster Management (IDM) within the College of Public Health at the University of Georgia (UGA). In her role, she

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Morgan Taylor

Dr. Morgan Taylor is the Associate Director of the Institute for Disaster Management and an Assistant Research Scientist. She received her undergraduate degree in chemistry from Emory University, along with

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James P. O’Neal

Dr. James Patrick O’Neal, MD is a clinical professor at the University of Georgia’s (UGA) Institute for Disaster Management. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Davidson College and received his

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Kelli McCarthy

Kelli McCarthy is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia’s Institute for Disaster Management (IDM). She teaches graduate-level courses in disaster management and serves on the Executive Team

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William Bell

Dr. Bell received his M.A. (Hons) and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland in the field of Geography, specializing in Micro-Meteorology at the doctoral level. He subsequently worked

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Curt Harris

Dr. Harris received his undergraduate degree in chemistry and his doctorate in toxicology. Following a decade at IDM in staff positions and tenure and non-tenure track faculty positions, Dr. Harris

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