Drinking Water Security Decision Support
Personnel
Western Kentucky University
Andrew Ernest
Jana Fattic
University of Kentucky
Lindell Ormsbee
University of Louisville
Thomas Rockaway
Northern Kentucky University
Julie Raines
Hongmei Wang
University of Missouri - Columbia
Thomas Clevenger
Robert Reed
Dennis Robinson
Anthony M. Yezer
Professor Yezer is a member of the Department of Economics of The George Washington University where he directs the Center for Economic Research. He teaches courses in regional economics, urban economics, microeconomics, and the economics of crime. He has been a Fellow of the Homer Hoyt School of Advanced Studies in Real Estate and Urban Economics since 1991.
He served as an expert witness for the Federal Trade Commission testifying in connection with the trade regulation rule governing Consumer Credit Practices. His research interests have included migration, facility location, spatial pricing, credit risk in lending, the effects of regulations on credit supply, fair lending, the economic effects of natural and man-made disasters, and economic impact analysis of homeland security efforts. He served on the National Research Council’s Panel on Disaster Research Needs in the Social Sciences whose report, Facing Hazards and Disasters: Understanding Human Dimensions, was published in 2006.
For the 2008-2009 academic year, the topic of the 45th annual Werner Sichel Lecture Series was determined to be “The Economics of Natural and Unnatural Disasters.” Professor Yezer was one of the six economists selected to give a public lecture. His paper and lecture are titled. Expectations and the Unexpected Consequences of Public Policy Toward Natural and Man-Made Disasters. His previous sponsored research projects have included: "Flood Insurance Availability and Costal Development" for the Heinz Foundation, "Economic Effects of Induced Development in Corps-Protected Beachfront Communities" for the Corps of Engineers, "The Local Economic Effects of Natural Disasters" for the National Science Foundation, and
Lindell Ormsbee, Ph.D., P.E., P.H., D.WRE., F.ASCE
Lindell Ormsbee, Ph.D., P.E., P.H., D.WRE., F.ASCE is the senior consultant for hydraulic systems for this project. He holds the Raymond-Blythe Professor Chair in the Department of Civil Engineering. Dr. Ormsbee’s research interests and expertise include hydraulic and water quality modeling of water distribution systems. During the summer of 2008, Dr. Ormsbee served on a special EPA BOSC panel that provided a review and assessment of EPA’s Homeland Security research program. This review included an examination of strategies for the assessment and mitigation of physical, chemical, and biological attacks on critical water supply infrastructure components including elevated storage tanks and water distribution systems. As part of that assignment, Dr. Ormsbee obtained a secret security clearance. Because of Dr. Ormsbee’s wide breadth of expertise in water resources, he holds several leadership positions in water and environmental centers and institutes at the University of Kentucky:
· Director of the Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute
· Director of the Kentucky Research Consortium for Energy and the Environment
· Director, Research Translation Core of the UK-NIEHS Superfund Basic Research Program
Anthony M. Yezer
CURRICULUM VITAE
Development," (With J.J. Cordes, and D. Gatzlaff) Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Vol. 22, No. 2/3 (March/May, 2001), pp. 287-302.
"In Harm's Way: Does Federal Spending on Beach Enhancement and Protection Induce Excessive Development in Coastal Areas?" (With J.J. Cordes), Land Economics, Vol. 74, No. 1, (February, 1998), pp. 128-145.
"Where Will We Put The Garbage?: Economic Efficiency Versus Collective Choice," (with Meng-Hua Ye), Regional Science and Urban Economics, Vol. 27, No. 1, (February,1997), pp. 47-66.
"Self Selection and Tests for Bias and Risk in Mortgage Lending: Can You Price the Mortgage If You Don't Know The Process," (with R.F. Phillips), Journal of Real Estate Research, Vol. 11, No. 1, (1996), pp. 87-102.
Thomas G. Johnson
THOMAS GORDON JOHNSON
FRANK MILLER PROFESSOR OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
PROFESSOR, HARRY S. TRUMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - COLUMBIA
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. ‑ Agricultural Economics ‑ July 1979 ‑ Oregon State University
M.Sc. ‑ Agricultural Economics ‑ March 1976 ‑ University of Saskatchewan
B.S.A. (Honors) ‑ Agricultural Economics ‑ May 1973 ‑ University of Saskatchewan
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:
Lindell E. Ormsbee
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Raymond-Blythe Professor of Civil Engineering
Dir., KY Water Resources Research Institute
Dir., KY Consortium for Energy & Environment
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Amy K. Lake
Community Policy Analysis Center
University of Missouri-Columbia
230 Middlebush Hall
Columbia MO 65211
573-882-5412
EDUCATION
M.S. in Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1996
B.A. in English and Anthropology, minor in French, Boston University, 1991
CURRENT POSITION
University of Missouri-Columbia, Community Policy Analysis Center
Extension Associate 2005-present
Work with rural community leaders and decision-makers to support improved policy decisions by conducting community-level participatory research projects on socioeconomic and health issues. Specialty areas include rural development, rural health policy, American Indian health policy, rural economic development and community-produced video.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Julio Ernesto Mendoza
Research Associate
Community Policy Analysis Center
University of Missouri
Julie Raines
Julie Raines
Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY
Taken from on-line department biography (http://psc-cj.nku.edu/faculty/raines.php)
I am an assistant professor at NKU who teaches primarily in criminal justice and public administration. I have a law degree in addition to my Ph.D. in Public Administration and I am licensed to practice law in both North Carolina and Kentucky.
I currently teach Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law, Terrorism and Homeland Security courses. I teach in a blended learning format that allows me to deliver some course materials online while still meeting periodically with students during the semester.
I have a book coming out on police integrity and several articles published regarding mental health courts. I am working on an article that describes El Al Security techniques and another that categorizes general aviation airports in the United States.
Andrew N.S. Ernest, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
Dr. Ernest earned a B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1985 and in 1986 respectively, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1991. He has over 16 years of professional experience in Environmental and Water Resource engineering, having managed a variety of organizational units with varying missions, encompassing consulting, academic, revenue-driven, research and service activities. Dr. Ernest currently serves as the Director of the
Water and Wastewater Laboratory Analysis
DNA Cloning and Sequencing
Operational Troubleshooting
Specialized Training
Mapping and Modeling
Sampling and Monitoring
Applications Development
Proof-of-Concept and Technology Verification
The CWRS is organized into three divisions - The Water Analysis, Training, Education and Research Services laboratory consortium, providing state-of-the-art water, wastewater and microbiological analytical services; the Environmental Informatics and Information Technology division, specializing in expert systems technology and environmental software applications development; and the Field Operations and Outreach division, providing in-field technology verification, mapping and monitoring services.">Center for Water Resource Studies and the Associate Dean of the Ogden College of Science and Engineering at Western Kentucky University, is a Principal Engineer with Ernest and Sons Civil and Environmental Engineering consultants and a proponent of the principles of Open Engineering. He serves on Kentucky’s Environmental Quality Commission, the Kentucky Board of Certification for Wastewater System Operators and a variety of other local, state and regional committees. He is a licensed engineer in Kentucky and Texas, and is a Board Certified Environmental Engineer through the American Academy of Environmental Engineers, with specialty certification in Water and Wastewater.
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