Jerry V. Graves, PhD

Adjunct Instructor

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Jerry Graves

Biography

Jerry V. Graves has been the owner and principal consultant at Graves Public Services, LLC (GPS) since 2015. He has an academic and professional background in public administration, planning, and emergency management. Dr. Graves has amassed over 20 years of combined experience during his career as a public official and consultant. He is also an established researcher whose work has been published by the American Bar Association and the International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters.

Areas of Expertise

  • Ecological/Ecosystemic Risk & Protective Factors
  • Resilience

Education

  • PhD in Urban Studies (concentration in Urban Affairs), University of New Orleans
  • Master of Public Administration (concentration in Hazard Policy), University of New Orleans
  • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science (minor in English), University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Selected Publications

  • Graves, J. (2021). Secondary Data and Qualitative Content Analysis in Emergency Management Research. In J. Rivera (Ed.), Research Methods of Disaster and Emergency Management: Approaches in Application. New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Graves, J. (2022). Agricultural and Fishery Disasters: Public Policy Challenges and Just Recovery in a Critical Infrastructure Sector. In A. Jerolleman & W. L. Waugh (Eds.), Justice, Equity, and Emergency Management. Somerville, MA: Emerald. 
  • Jerolleman, A. & Graves, J. (2020). Personal and Institutional Timelines for Hurricane Preparedness, Recovery and Mitigation. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, Vol. 38 (1), 77-88. 
  • Jerolleman, A. & Graves, J. (2020). Linking the Social and Built Environments. In S. Craig (Ed.), American Bar Association Community Resilience Handbook. Washington, DC: American Bar Association.