COURTNEY PAGE-TAN, PHD
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Dr. Courtney Page Tan is an Assistant Professor of Human Resilience in the Department of Security and Emergency Services at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. She has a Ph.D. in Political Science from Northeastern University. She was previously a Postdoctoral Fellow in Computational Social Science at Wesleyan University and a Research Fellow with the Aldrich Resilience Lab at Northeastern University.

Courtney leverages her background in social capital, resilience, public policy, information communication technology, GIS, and computational social science to explain how governments, NGOs, private sector entities, urban planners and individuals can build resilience by proactively investing into online and offline social ties to mitigate the adverse outcomes of unexpected shocks and short- and long-term environmental disturbances. She has consulted for The City of Cambridge, Massachusetts, ISeeChange, U.N. Development Programme - Paraguay, and U.N Development Programme - Mexico. Her research has been supported by grants and funding from diverse sources, from federal government entities, including the Department of Homeland Security; local governments such as The Mayor’s Special Advisory Committee on Neighborhood-Based Resilience in the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts; private sector partners, such as ISeeChange; and research institutions, including the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado - Boulder and Northeastern University.

Courtney’s publications to-date have been featured in the Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Natural Hazards, International Risk Governance Council Resource Guide on Resilience, Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Hazard Science, Climate Science: Oxford Research Encyclopedias, and Asian Politics and Policy.
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CURRENT POSITION
Assistant Professor of Human Resilience, Department of Security and Emergency Services, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Campus
​August 2020 – Present 
EXPERIENCE
Postdoctoral Fellow in Computational Social Science, The Quantitative Analysis Center and The Wesleyan Media Project, Wesleyan University
​Teaching/Research Assistant to Professor Daniel Aldrich, Department of Political Science, Northeastern University
Principal Investigator, Commissioned Report, Cambridge Mayor's Special Advisory Committee on Neighborhood-Based Resiliency
Research Assistant, DHS Regional Resiliency Assessment Program Grant
Independent Instructor, Department of Political Science, Purdue University
Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science, Purdue University
Research Assistant, Mellon Challenge Exploratory Grant
Adjunct Professor, Department of Political Science, Seton Hall University
Global Health Governance Intern, Council on Foreign Relations
Human Resources Intern, British Embassy
Graduate Assistant, School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University
2019-2020
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​2015 –2019

2017 – 2019
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2017
2015
2014 –2015
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011 –2013
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Political Science, Northeastern University 
​Advisor: Daniel Aldrich, Ph.D.
Major Field: Public Policy, Minor Field: International Relations
Dissertation Title: “The Strength of Hyperlocal Ties”
May 2019
M.A., Diplomacy and International Relations, School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University
​Advisor: Martin Edwards, Ph.D.
Major Fields: International Organizations and Global Health and Human Security
December 2013
M.P.A., Department of Political Science, Seton Hall University
​Advisor: Matthew Hale, Ph.D.
Major Fields: Public Service, Leadership, Governance and Policy
​December 2013
B.S., Political Science and International Relations, Department of Political Science, Indiana Wesleyan University
​April 2008
REFEREED ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS
Page-Tan, C. (2020) The role of social media in disaster recovery following Hurricane Harvey. Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. https://doi.org/10.1515/jhsem-2018-0054
Page-Tan, C. (2020). Bonding, bridging, and linking social capital and social media use: How hyperlocal social media platforms serve as a conduit to access and activate bridging and linking ties in a time of crisis. Natural Hazards, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-020-04397-8
Aldrich, D.P. and Page-Tan, C. (2020) Oasis of resilience? An empirical investigation of rainwater harvesting systems in high poverty, peripheral communities. Economics of Disasters and Climate Change. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41885-019-00050-2
Aldrich, D.P., Page-Tan, C. and Fraser, T. (2018) “A Janus-faced resource: Social capital and resilience trade-offs” in Marie-Valentine Florin, Igor Linkov and Benjamin Trump, eds., IRGC Resource Guide on Resilience. Lausanne: EPFL International Risk Governance Center.
Aldrich, D.P., Meyer, M. and Page-Tan, C. (2018) Social capital and natural hazards governance. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Hazard Science
Aldrich, D.P., Paul, C. and Page-Tan, C. (2016) Social capital and participation in climate change adaptation. (2016) Climate Science: Oxford Research Encyclopedias
Page-Tan, C. (2009) International actors leading in relief efforts: 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami aid assessment. Asian Politics and Policy, 1(3) 435–462. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1943-0787.2009.01134.x
ARTICLES UNDER REVIEW
Fraser, T., Aldrich, D.P., and Page-Tan, C. Bowling Alone or Masking Together? The Role of Social Capital in Excess Death Rates from COVID19.
Page-Tan, C. An analysis of community resilience across Facebook, Twitter, and Nextdoor users.
INVITED TALKS
How hyperlocal social media fueled rebuilding after hurricane harvey (November 2019) Wesleyan University GIS Day. Middletown, CT.
The driving force behind Houston Resilience following Hurricane Harvey: Social media's role in post-disaster recovery. (October 2019) New England Analysts' Roundtable. Hartford, CT
How online social media platforms promote climate change literacy (March 2019). ISeeChange Staff Brown Bag
How social networks transform during a disaster. (May 2018) FEMA Integrated Public Alert & Warning System Working Group 2 - Public Needs.
Social capital and community resilience. (May 2017) Cambridge Mayor’s Special Advisory Committee on Neighborhood-Based Resilience. Cambridge, MA
WRITINGS FOR GENERAL AUDIENCE
Aldrich, D.P. and Page-Tan, C. (2017) Why social media apps should be in your disaster kit. The Conversation.
Huang, Y.H. and Page-Tan, C. (2014) Financing the health-related millennium development goals. Global Health Governance
Page-Tan, C. (2013) Impact investing and global health: The future of global health financing?” Global Health Governance. ​
TECHNICAL REPORTS AND BOOK CHAPTERS
Page-Tan, C., Fraser, T. and Aldrich, D.P. (forthcoming) Mapping resilience: GIS techniques for disaster studies in Jason D. Rivera, ed., Research Methods of Disaster and Emergency Management: Approaches in Application. Routledge.
Fraser, T., Page-Tan, C., and Aldrich, D.P. (forthcoming) Techniques for social network analysis for disaster evacuation, recovery, and response in Jason D. Rivera, ed., Research Methods of Disaster and Emergency Management: Approaches in Application. Routledge. 
Aldrich, D.P., Page-Tan, C., Fraser, T., Lee, J., and Yoshida, T.  (2020) Social Ties, Quarantine Policy, and the Spread of COVID19. Quick Response Report. Natural Hazards Center: University of Colorado-Boulder
Page-Tan, C. (2018) Cambridge Community Assessment. Commissioned Report for Cambridge Mayor's Special Advisory Committee on Neighborhood-Based Resiliency​
Page-Tan, C. (2018) The Power of Social Media: How Online Connections Expedited Public Services Following Hurricane Harvey. Quick Response Report. Natural Hazards Center: University of Colorado-Boulder
CONFERENCE PAPERS
Corbin, T.B., LeNoble, C, and Page-Tan, C. (2021) “Interdisciplinary Disaster Research is not a Disaster: A comparative analysis of interdisciplinary teams in virtual environments” Paper presented at the Southern Political Science Association Annual Conference Conference Within A Conference, Virtual (with Tanya Corbin and Chelsea LeNoble)
Page-Tan, C. (2020) Disaster recovery and social media use: An analysis of Facebook, Twitter, and Nextdoor use in Houston following Hurricane Harvey. Paper presented at the American Political Science Association Conference, Virtual
Page-Tan, C. (2019) If you built it within a half mile, they will come: Building hyperlocal bridging social capital. Paper presented at the International Studies Association Conference, Toronto
Page-Tan, C. (2018) Social capital: Unpacking how it supports resilience, and how it can be strengthened. Paper presented at the Resilience Measurement, Evidence and Learning Conference, New Orleans
Page-Tan, C. (2018) A new era of disaster response: How social media is changing top-down approaches.” Paper presented at the American Political Science Association Conference, Boston
Page-Tan, C. and Sanaie-Movahed, B. (2017) An examination of countries with voluntary political party and institutionalized legislative gender quotas.” Poster presented at the International Cartographic Conference, Washington, D.C.
Page-Tan, C. and Aldrich, D.P. (2017) Estimating social media effects on neighborhood resiliency. Paper presented at the 2017 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago
Page-Tan, C. and Aldrich, D.P. (2017) Social and transportation networks in the 2015 Boston Snowmaggedon.” Paper presented at the 2017 Boston Area Research Initiative Conference, Boston (with Daniel Aldrich).
Page-Tan, C. (2015) Social capital and shared identities as determinants of international disaster aid: 2000-2013. Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago
Page-Tan, C. (2013) Norm internalization: The case for disaster risk reduction. Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago
Page-Tan, C. (2013) Why states prepare for natural disasters: Implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015. Paper presented at the International Studies Association Annual Conference, San Francisco
Page-Tan, C. (2008) International actors leading in relief efforts: 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami aid assessment. Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago
TEACHING
Topics in Human Security and Resilience​
Research Methods
Ethics in the Public Sector of Emergency Services
Introduction to Human Security
Foundations of Resilience
Applied Data Analysis
American Government
Western Political Thought
Social Capital and Resilience (Teaching Assistant)
Resilient Cities 
(Teaching Assistant)
Introduction to International Relations (Teaching Assistant)
US Politics and the Media (Teaching Assistant)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
​Wesleyan University
Purdue University
Seton Hall University
Northeastern University
Northeastern University
Purdue University
Purdue University
SERVICE
Manuscript Reviewer for Journal of Contingencies, Crisis Management and Journal of Management in Engineering, and the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
Lab Manager, Aldrich Resilience Lab, Northeastern University
Newsletter Layout Manager, APSA Science, Technology & Environmental Politics Section
Managing Editor, Global Health Governance, The School of Diplomacy & International Relations
Committee Member, School Grievance Committee, The School of Diplomacy & International Relations
Board Member, The School of Diplomacy & International Relations Board of Overseers
Advisory Member, TEDx SHU Speakers Committee 
Ongoing
 
2019 - Present
2018 – Present
2014 – Present
2013
2013
2012-2013
CONSULTING
ISeeChange
City of Cambridge, Massachusetts
U.N. Development Programme - Mexico
U.N. Development Programme – Paraguay
2019 - Present
​July 2020

​2020
2020
SELECTED HONORS AND GRANTS
Page-Tan, C. (Principal Investigator) [$1,000.00 Honorarium]. (2020). Aldrich, D. P., and Marion, S (Co-Investigators). The Role of Civic Networks and Information Sources During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Russell Sage Foundation
Page-Tan, C. (Principal Investigator) [$4,500.00 Grant]. (2020).  Aldrich, D. P., Marion, S., LeNoble, C. and Kwesell, A. (Co-Investigators).  The role of civic networks and information sources during the COVID-19 pandemic in changing political and economic landscapes. Natural Hazards Center Quick Response Program.
Aldrich, D. (Principal Investigator) [$5,000.00 Grant]. Page-Tan, C., Fraser, T., Lee, J., and Marion, S. (Contributing Member). CONVERGE COVID-19 Working Group for Social Ties, Mobility, and COVID-19 Spread Rates. Natural Hazards Center Quick Response Program. https://converge.colorado.edu/resources/covid-19/working-groups/issues-impacts-recovery/social-ties-mobility-and-covid-19-spread-rates
Corbin, T. and Montano, S. (Principal Investigators) Page-Tan, C et al. (Contributing Member) CONVERGE COVID-19 Working Group for Emergency Management and Policy Analysis in a Pandemic. Natural Hazards Center Quick Response Program. https://converge.colorado.edu/resources/covid-19/working-groups/issues-impacts-recovery/emergency
Page-Tan, C. (Principal Investigator) [$2,000.00 Grant]. (2017). The Power of Social Media: How Online Connections Expedited Public Services Following Hurricane Harvey. Natural Hazards Center Quick Response Program.
Page, Tan, C. Open Science for Synthesis Gulf Research Program Training, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara
Page-Tan, C. (Principal Investigator) [$2,000.00 Grant]. (2016). Graduate Student Research and Experiential Learning Grant, Northeastern University
Page, Tan, C. (2012) Summer's Family Military and First Responders Scholarship
Page, Tan, C. (2012) Salgo Noren Foundation Summer Internship Grant
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
University of California Santa Barbara, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
Open Science for Synthesis Gulf Research Program Training
​2017
Harvard University, Center for Geographic Analysis, GIS for the Humanities and Social Sciences 2015 Workshop
2015
ESRI
​2015 - Present
  • ArcGIS II: Essential Workflows
  • ArcGIS III: Performing Analysis
  • Network Analysis Using ArcGIS
  • Python Scripting for Map Automation
  • Python Scripting for Geoprocessing Workflows
  • Basics of Python (for ArcGIS 10)
  • Regression Analysis Using ArcGIS
  • Solving Spatial Problems Using ArcGIS
  • Performing Spatial Interpolation Using ArcGIS
  • Distance Analysis Using ArcGIS
  • Creating Prediction Surfaces in ArcGIS
  • Exploring Spatial Patterns in Your Data Using ArcGIS
DataCamp
2019 - Present
  • Intro to SQL for Data Science 
  • Spatial Analysis in R with sf and raster
  • Introduction to the Tidyverse
  • ​Data Visualization with ggplot2 (Part 1)
SOFTWARE & PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
  • ​STATA
  • SPSS
  • R Studio
  • Gephi
  • ​ArcGIS Desktop
  • ArcGISPro
  • qGIS
  • Geoda
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Animate
  • Adobe Acrobat Pro
  • R
  • SQL
  • ​Python
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
  • American Political Science Association
  • International Studies Association
  • Midwest Political Science Association
  • ​Midwest Political Science Association 
  • Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society
  • ​American Association of Geographers
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