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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
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Assistant Professor of Human Resilience, Department of Security and Emergency Services, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Campus
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August 2020 – Present
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EXPERIENCE
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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
2015 –2019 2017 – 2019 2017 2015 2014 –2015 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 –2013 |
EDUCATION
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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
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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
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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
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B.S., Political Science and International Relations, Department of Political Science, Indiana Wesleyan University
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April 2008
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REFEREED ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS
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 (2020)
The role of social media in disaster recovery following Hurricane Harvey. (2020) Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
Oasis of resilience? An empirical investigation of rainwater harvesting systems in high poverty, peripheral communities (2020) Economics of Disasters and Climate Change (with Daniel Aldrich)
A Janus-faced resource: Social capital and resilience trade-offs. (2018) in Marie-Valentine Florin, Igor Linkov and Benjamin Trump, eds., IRGC Resource Guide on Resilience. Lausanne: EPFL International Risk Governance Center. (with Daniel Aldrich and Timothy Fraser).
Social Capital and Natural Hazards Governance. (2018) Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Hazard Science (with Daniel Aldrich and Michelle Meyer).
Social Capital and Participation in Climate Change Adaptation. (2016) Climate Science: Oxford Research Encyclopedias. (with Daniel Aldrich and Christopher Paul).
International Actors Leading in Relief Efforts: 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Aid Assessment. (2009) Asian Politics and Policy, 1(3) 435–462.
The role of social media in disaster recovery following Hurricane Harvey. (2020) Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
Oasis of resilience? An empirical investigation of rainwater harvesting systems in high poverty, peripheral communities (2020) Economics of Disasters and Climate Change (with Daniel Aldrich)
A Janus-faced resource: Social capital and resilience trade-offs. (2018) in Marie-Valentine Florin, Igor Linkov and Benjamin Trump, eds., IRGC Resource Guide on Resilience. Lausanne: EPFL International Risk Governance Center. (with Daniel Aldrich and Timothy Fraser).
Social Capital and Natural Hazards Governance. (2018) Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Hazard Science (with Daniel Aldrich and Michelle Meyer).
Social Capital and Participation in Climate Change Adaptation. (2016) Climate Science: Oxford Research Encyclopedias. (with Daniel Aldrich and Christopher Paul).
International Actors Leading in Relief Efforts: 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Aid Assessment. (2009) Asian Politics and Policy, 1(3) 435–462.
ARTICLES UNDER REVIEW
Bowling Alone or Masking Together? The Role of Social Capital in Excess Death Rates from COVID19 (with Timothy Fraser and Daniel P. Aldrich)
Disaster recovery and social media use: An analysis of Facebook, Twitter, and Nextdoor use in Houston following Hurricane Harvey
Building hyperlocal ties: The role of the local built environment in building hyperlocal bridging social capital in Cambridge, MA
Disaster recovery and social media use: An analysis of Facebook, Twitter, and Nextdoor use in Houston following Hurricane Harvey
Building hyperlocal ties: The role of the local built environment in building hyperlocal bridging social capital in Cambridge, MA
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
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
“Why social media apps should be in your disaster kit.” (with Daniel Aldrich) The Conversation. 8 September 2017
TECHNICAL REPORTS AND BOOK CHAPTERS
Mapping Resilience: GIS techniques for Disaster Studies (forthcoming) in Jason D. Rivera, ed., Research Methods of Disaster and Emergency Management: Approaches in Application. Routledge. (with Daniel Aldrich and Timothy Fraser).
Techniques for Social Network Analysis for Disaster Evacuation, Recovery, and Response (forthcoming) in Jason D. Rivera, ed., Research Methods of Disaster and Emergency Management: Approaches in Application. Routledge. (with Daniel Aldrich and Timothy Fraser).
"Cambridge Community Assessment." (2018) Commissioned Report for Cambridge Mayor's Special Advisory Committee on Neighborhood-Based Resiliency
“The Power of Social Media: How Online Connections Expedited Public Services Following Hurricane Harvey” (2018) Quick Response Report. Natural Hazards Center: University of Colorado-Boulder
Techniques for Social Network Analysis for Disaster Evacuation, Recovery, and Response (forthcoming) in Jason D. Rivera, ed., Research Methods of Disaster and Emergency Management: Approaches in Application. Routledge. (with Daniel Aldrich and Timothy Fraser).
"Cambridge Community Assessment." (2018) Commissioned Report for Cambridge Mayor's Special Advisory Committee on Neighborhood-Based Resiliency
“The Power of Social Media: How Online Connections Expedited Public Services Following Hurricane Harvey” (2018) Quick Response Report. Natural Hazards Center: University of Colorado-Boulder
CONFERENCE PAPERS
“An analysis of community resilience across Facebook, Twitter, and Nextdoor users.” Paper presented at the 2020 American Political Science Association Conference, Virtual
“If you built it within a half mile, they will come: Building hyperlocal bridging social capital.” Paper presented at the 2019 International Studies Association Conference, Toronto
“Social capital: Unpacking how it supports resilience, and how it can be strengthened.” Paper presented at the Resilience Measurement, Evidence and Learning Conference 2018, New Orleans
“A new era of disaster response: How social media is changing top-down approaches.” Paper presented at the 2018 American Political Science Association Conference, Boston
“An examination of countries with voluntary political party and institutionalized legislative gender quotas.” Poster presented at the 2017 International Cartographic Conference, Washington, D.C. (with Bahare Sanaie-Movahed).
“Estimating social media effects on neighborhood resiliency.” Paper presented at the 2017 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago (with Daniel Aldrich).
“Social and transportation networks in the 2015 Boston Snowmaggedon.” Paper presented at the 2017 Boston Area Research Initiative Conference, Boston (with Daniel Aldrich).
“Social capital and shared identities as determinants of international disaster aid: 2000-2013.” Paper presented at the 2015 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago
“Norm internalization: The case for disaster risk reduction.” Paper presented at the 2013 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago
“Why states prepare for natural disasters: Implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015.” Paper presented at the 2013 International Studies Association Annual Conference, San Francisco
“International actors leading in relief efforts: 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami aid assessment.” Paper presented at the 2008 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago
“If you built it within a half mile, they will come: Building hyperlocal bridging social capital.” Paper presented at the 2019 International Studies Association Conference, Toronto
“Social capital: Unpacking how it supports resilience, and how it can be strengthened.” Paper presented at the Resilience Measurement, Evidence and Learning Conference 2018, New Orleans
“A new era of disaster response: How social media is changing top-down approaches.” Paper presented at the 2018 American Political Science Association Conference, Boston
“An examination of countries with voluntary political party and institutionalized legislative gender quotas.” Poster presented at the 2017 International Cartographic Conference, Washington, D.C. (with Bahare Sanaie-Movahed).
“Estimating social media effects on neighborhood resiliency.” Paper presented at the 2017 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago (with Daniel Aldrich).
“Social and transportation networks in the 2015 Boston Snowmaggedon.” Paper presented at the 2017 Boston Area Research Initiative Conference, Boston (with Daniel Aldrich).
“Social capital and shared identities as determinants of international disaster aid: 2000-2013.” Paper presented at the 2015 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago
“Norm internalization: The case for disaster risk reduction.” Paper presented at the 2013 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago
“Why states prepare for natural disasters: Implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015.” Paper presented at the 2013 International Studies Association Annual Conference, San Francisco
“International actors leading in relief efforts: 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami aid assessment.” Paper presented at the 2008 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago
TEACHING
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Introduction to Human Security
Foundations of Resilience Independent Instructor, Applied Data Analysis Independent Instructor, POL 101: American Government Adjunct Professor, POLS 1401: Western Political Thought Research Assistant, PPUA 7390/POLS 7392: Social Capital and Resilience Research Assistant, PPUA 7346/POLS 7346: Resilient Cities Teaching Assistant, POL 130: Introduction to International Relations Teaching Assistant, POL 415: US Politics and the Media |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Wesleyan University Purdue University Seton Hall University Northeastern University Northeastern University Purdue University Purdue University |
SERVICE
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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
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U.N. Development Programme - Mexico
U.N. Development Programme – Paraguay ISeeChange |
2020 – Present
2020 – Present 2019 - Present |
SELECTED HONORS AND GRANTS
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Computational Social Science, The Quantitative Analysis Center, Wesleyan University
Research Fellow, Aldrich Resilience Lab, Northeastern University Quick Response Grant, Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Boulder Open Science for Synthesis Gulf Research Program Training, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara Graduate Student Research and Experiential Learning Grant, Northeastern University Summer's Family Military and First Responders Scholarship Salgo Noren Foundation Summer Internship Grant |
2019 - 2020
2019 - Present 2017 2017 2016 2012-2013 2012 |
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
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University of California Santa Barbara, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
Open Science for Synthesis Gulf Research Program Training |
2017
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Harvard University, Center for Geographic Analysis, GIS for the Humanities and Social Sciences 2015 Workshop
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2015
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ESRI
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2015 - Present
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DataCamp
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2019 - Present
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SOFTWARE & PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
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