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Dr. Thad Hicks
Professor of Emergency Management & Criminal Justice
Division
Human and Public Service
Biography
Professional Experience
- Program Director, Psychology, Criminal Justice, and Emergency Management Programs, 2025 – Present
- Professor of Emergency Management & Criminal Justice, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, 2020-Present
- Program Coordinator for Peace and Conflict Studies, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, 2023-Present.
- GPS Program Coordinator for Public Administration, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, 2020-2024
- Program Director, Emergency Management, Ohio Christian University, 2009 – 2020
- Professor of Emergency Management and Program Director, Ohio Christian University, 2009 – 2020
Professional Organizations
- International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)
- Ohio Emergency Management Association (OEMA)
Awards and Recognitions
- Certified Emergency Manager Certification – International Association of Emergency Management
- Master Exercise Practitioner – Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Ohio Certified Emergency Manager Certification – Ohio Emergency Management Association
- Six Sigma Green Belt Certified – Management and Strategy Institute
- Program Management, Lean Process – Management and Strategy Institute
Published Works & Presentations
- Areas in Conflict and Emergency Response: Navigating Complex Challenges, Journal of Emergency Management, Volume 22 Number 6, November/December 2024
- Emergency and disaster exercise: A practitioner’s Guide to Exercise Design and Development, Conduct, Evaluation, and Improvement Planning. Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, 2023
- Plots of Resilience, Learning, and Discovery in Emergency Management. Journal of Emergency Management, August 31, 2020, 18(5): 363-371. DOI: 10.5055/jem.2020.0485 PMID: 33174190
Degrees
- Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, KY (2014)
- M.A. in Conflict Transformation, Restorative Justice, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA (2008)
- B.S. in Criminology, Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio (2001)
- Ohio Police Officer Certification, Cleveland Heights Police Academy, Cleveland Heights, Ohio (1998)