Professor Denis Fischbacher-Smith CGeog

Biography

Occupation: Professor of Risk & Resilience Employer: University of Glasgow Memo: Denis Fischbacher-Smith is Professor of Risk and Resilience at the University of Glasgow. A graduate of the Universities of Manchester and Glasgow, the Open University and the CNAA, Professor Fischbacher-Smith holds bachelor's degrees in Geography/Environmental Science (BEd) and Science (BSc), Masters degrees in Pollution and Environmental Control (MSc), Applied Psychology (MSc), Management (MBA) and Public Health (MPH). He holds doctoral degrees in Science and Technology Policy (risk assessment) (PhD) (from the University of Manchester) and Crisis Management (DLitt) (University of Glasgow). His main research interests span the main areas of the UK's policy around resilience and converge around issues of prevention, protection and preparation. He is the editor-in-chief of Risk Management: an International Journal and is a member of the editorial advisory boards of Disaster Prevention and Management, the Security Journal, the Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, and Public Money and Management. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development, a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute, and an elected Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences.