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Patrick S. Roberts

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Victoria, Texas, The United States

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Growing up along the hurricane-prone Texas gulf coast, Patrick S. Roberts, an associate professor in the Center for Public Administration and Policy in the School of Public and International Affairs at Virginia Tech, developed an interest in how disaster and security organizations prepare for extreme events.

His new book, “Disasters and the American State: How Politicians, Bureaucrats and the Public Prepare for the Unexpected,” just released through the Cambridge University Press, explores the captivating history of the U.S. government’s growing role in dealing with crisis.

Roberts’ book provides the only single-volume history of the development of federal government disaster management in the United States. The contents range from the origin Growing up along the hurricane-prone Texas gulf coast, Patrick S. Roberts, an associate professor in the Center for Public Administration and Policy in the School of Public and International Affairs at Virginia Tech, developed an interest in how disaster and security organizations prepare for extreme events.

His new book, “Disasters and the American State: How Politicians, Bureaucrats and the Public Prepare for the Unexpected,” just released through the Cambridge University Press, explores the captivating history of the U.S. government’s growing role in dealing with crisis.

Roberts’ book provides the only single-volume history of the development of federal government disaster management in the United States. The contents range from the origins of the disaster state between 1789 and 1914 to the creation of the Department of Homeland Security between 1993 and 2003 and include details behind the rise of emergency management and the formation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

“His analysis of the change from a government in transition — from responding to events to trying to manage them — is a tremendously important and path breaking contribution to a question that increasingly, and inevitably, demands the best thinking we can bring,” said Donald F. Kettl, dean of the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland.

FourDesign, Virginia Tech's faculty-led, student run design agency created the information graphics included for the book. The resulting 17 figures chronicle the development of disaster relief in the United States and track the toll of the disasters themselves.

Patrick S. Roberts is the associate chair for the Center for Public Administration and Policy and the program director for the center’s Northern Virginia location in Alexandria, Va. He received his doctorate in government from the University of Virginia. He earned his master’s degree from Claremont Graduate University and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Dallas. During 2010-11, he was the Ghaemian Scholar-in-Residence at the University of Heidelberg Center for American Studies in Germany. He has also worked as a reporter for the Associated Press. ...more

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	Shakespeare, Einstein, and the Bottom Line: The Marketing of Higher Education by David L. Kirp, Debra Solomon (Contribution by), Elizabeth Popp Berman (Contribution by) 3.69 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Disasters and the American State: How Politicians, Bureaucrats, and the Public Prepare for the Unexpected 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Emergency Management Institute at 70: From Civil Defense to Emergency Management in an Education and Training Institution 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Improving Instructor Hiring and Development at the Emergency Management Institute by Patrick S. Roberts (Goodreads Author), Rebecca Herman, Samantha Ryan 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	FEMA after Katrina.(Federal Emergency Management Agency): An article from: Policy Review 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Learning About World Religions in Public Schools: The Impact on Student Attitudes and Community Acceptance in Modesto, Calif. by Emile Lester, Patrick S. Roberts (Goodreads Author), Charles C. Haynes (Foreword) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emergency Management Certificate Programs: Current Picture and Future Possibilities for the National Disaster and Emergency Management University by Rebecca Herman, Phoebe Rose Levine, Peggy Wilcox 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars