JAMIE D. MITCHEM, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Earth Sciences
California University of Pennsylvania
California, Pennsylvania
Dr. Jamie D. Mitchem is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at the California University of Pennsylvania. He assisted Dr. Thomas Mueller in the development of a new Geography Major with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Emergency Management concentration and he has become the co-advisor to this major. He is also a co‑advisor for the Earth Science major with a Meteorology concentration. Dr. Mitchem is the Project Leader of the 3 Rivers HAZUS Users Group. This group’s mission is to offer a forum for southwestern Pennsylvania public, private, and academic organizations that use HAZUS‑MH software and related technologies to develop public policy and programs for building disaster-resistant communities.
Dr. Mitchem received a B.S. in geophysics at the University of South Carolina (1998), an M.S. in meteorology from North Carolina State University (2000), and a Ph.D. in geography from the University of South Carolina (2004).
Along with Dr. Mueller, Dr. Mitchem will be presenting a pre-conference workshop on GIS in emergency management and homeland security and holding a roundtable discussion on GIS in emergency management. He is looking forward to talking to people about geospatial applications within emergency management and homeland security.
March 4, 2008