The MPH in disaster management program develops the skills to prepare for, respond to, and manage the public health aspects of natural and man-made disasters - locally to globally. The program prepares professionals in disaster preparedness, response, and management, crises communication, population issues associated with disasters, psychosocial aspects of disasters, and epidemiology and biostatistics.
Students in the program come from a wide range of experiential and educational backgrounds in public health, environmental health, biological sciences, behavioral health, and many others. Characteristics of successful disaster managers have leadership qualities and are the ability to apply scientific and management principles in response to rapidly changing situations, work within the chain of command, multitask, make decisions based on evolving information and communicate accurately and succinctly.
Program Competencies and Requirements
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Applicants must meet the school's admission and application requirements for entrance into master's programs at SPHTM.
Department Chair: Melissa Gonzales, PhD
Program Director: Stephen Murphy, PhD
Email: smurphy1@tulane.edu
Program Manager: Benjamin Bratcher
Email: bbratcher@tulane.edu
Phone: 504-988-3786 or 800-862-2122
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