Director of Emergency Management and Resilience Planning Graduate Program
University of Illinois Chicago, IL
Dr. Sambanis is an Adjunct Assistant Professor and Director of the Emergency Management and Resilience Planning Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health. Dr. Sambanis's academic accomplishments include being a geographic information system (GIS) expert, as well as an expert in Spatial Analysis and Decision Assistance (SADA) and HAZUS. This work, combined with a solid quantitative background, creates the ideal profile for his current risk visualization and decision-support research, which focuses on managing disasters or measuring resilience.
Examples of his research projects include the following: An evaluation of a geospatial health risk computer program funded by the United States Environmental Protection Agency known as SADA, implementing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent Building Resilience against Climate Effects (BRACE) adaptation framework and developing Public Health Preparedness training for the state of Illinois, and creating a Private Sector Integration Plan for the creation of logistical inventory software to be used during a disaster response event.
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
5:10pm – 5:30pm ET
