University of Colorado DenverCollege of Liberal Arts and SciencesUniversity of Colorado Denver

Deborah Thomas

Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1999

Office: NC 5030-A
Phone: 303.556.5292
E-mail: deborah.thomas@cudenver.edu

Areas of Interest:

Environmental Hazards, Geographic Information Systems, Environmental Health, Environmental Policy, Environmental Planning

Teaching

  • Natural Hazards
  • Introduction to Environment and Society
  • Contemporary Environmental Issues
  • Introduction to GIS
  • Hazards Mitigation and Vulnerability Assessment
  • GIS Applications in the Health Sciences

Current Research

  • Individual and Environmental Mechanisms of PA Change. Subcontract from Kaiser Permanente from a NIH Grant.
  • The Spatial Dynamics of Risk and Vulnerability in a Transitional Pastoral Economy National Science Foundation. with Craig Janes.
  • Program to Award Dissertation Fellowships in Hazards, Risk, and Disasters Subcontract funding from a National Science Foundation Grant through the Natural Hazards Center.

Select Publications

Thomas, D.S.K., K. Ertugay, and S. Kemec. “The Role of Geographic Information Systems/Remote Sensing in Disaster Management” in Handbook of Disaster Research. Rodriguez, H., Quarantelli, E.L., and Dynes, R. (Eds.). New York: Springer. (Forthcoming 2006).

Choudhuri, J.A., L.G. Ogden, D.S.K. Thomas, J. Ruttenber, J.K. Todd, and E.A.F. Simoes. "Effect of Altitude on Hospitalizations for Repiratory Synctyial Virus Infection" Pediatrics, Vol. 117 No. 2 February 2006, pp. 349-356.

Thomas, D.S.K., O.V. Wilhelmi, and M.J. Hayes. 2005. “Disaster Reduction, Drought, and the Mountain Resort Community.” in Mountain Resort Planning and Development in an Era of Globalization. T. Clark and A. Gill (eds.).

Thomas, D. and D. Mileti. "Designing Educational Opportunities for the Hazards Manager of the 21st Century WorkshoOctober 13, 2008do.edu/hazards/wp/wppubs.html#0003

Thomas, D.S.K, S.L. Cutter, M.E. Hodgson, M. Gutekunst, and S. Jones. 2003. “Use of Spatial Data and Geographic Technologies in Response to the September 11 Terrorist Attack on the World Trade Center” in Impacts of and Human Response to the September 11, 2001 Disasters: What Research Tells Us. Special Publication #39. Boulder, CO: Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center, University of Colorado.

Thomas, D.S.K. and J.T. Mitchell. 2001. “Which Are The Most Hazardous States?” in American Hazardscapes. S.L. Cutter (ed.). Washington, D.C.: Joseph Henry Press.

Thomas, D.S.K. 2001. “Data, Data Everywhere, But Can We Really Use Them?” in American Hazardscapes. S.L. Cutter (ed.). Washington, D.C.: Joseph Henry Press.
Mitchell, J.T., D.S.K. Thomas, A.A. Hill, and S.L. Cutter. 2000. “Catastrophe in Reel Life versus Real Life: Perpetuating Disaster Myth through Film. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. 18(3): 383-402.

 

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