Core and Associate Faculty

The Royal Roads University Graduate Programs in Disaster and Emergency Management were developed in collaboration with disaster and emergency management experts and courses are taught by core and associate faculty who have both academic and practical expertise; this ensures the knowledge and skills you gain through the program are current and relevant in the real world. The following links will enable you to view a short video of our Core Faculty speaking about their own experience, research interests and the Disaster and Emergency Management program. More.

Ethics and Leadership in Times of Chaos
Jean Slick, Program Head, MA Disaster & Emergency Management., February 17, 2010

This session explores ethical issues facing leaders in disaster contexts, with examples drawn from the response to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004.

Jean was employed by the Canadian Red Cross for over 25 years before joining RRU last March. She began her involvement with disaster response 20 years ago with the Edmonton Tornado. She returned in the spring of 2007 from a two year posting in Indonesia, as the Country Representative for the Canadian Red Cross tsunami program. Working with some of the worst tsunami affected areas, Jean lead a team of over 120 people to improve the living conditions of those displaced by the tsunami, and provide safe permanent housing and other supports, enabling the return of over 15,000 beneficiaries to 30 villages in Aceh, Indonesia.