Charles Jennings, Director
Assoc. Prof. Department of Security, Fire, and Emergency Management
cjennings@jjay@cuny.edu
646-557-4638
Thomas Cavanagh, Senior Fellow
tcavanagh@jjay.cuny.edu
Michael Puzziferri, Senior Research Associate
mpuzziferri@christianregenhardcenter.org
Berlyn Morales, Administrative Assistant
bemorales@jjay.cuny.edu
646-557-4430
Jung Cho, Research Associate
jung.cho1@jjay.cuny.edu
Amy Robinson, Research Assistant
arobinson@christianregenhardcenter.org
Eric Schermerhorn, Research Assistsant
eschermerhorn@christianregenhardcenter.org
Angela Jenkins, Research Assistant
ajenkins@christianregenhardcenter.org
Catherine Hartwell, Research Assistant
catherine.hartwell@jjay.cuny.edu
Cindy Krumholtz, Research Associate
ckrumhol@jjay.cuny.edu
Faculty with ongoing research activities or collaboration through the Center.
Prof. Norman Groner, Department of Security, Fire, and Emergency Management
ngroner@jjay.cuny.edu
212-237-8834
Prof. Shemik Sengupta, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
ssengupta@jjay.cuny.edu
212-237-8826
Prof. Robert Till, Department of Security, Fire, and Emergency Management
rtill@jjay.cuny.edu
212-484-1379
Prof. Paul Kearns, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Security, Fire, and Emergency Management
pkearns@jjay.cuny.edu
Prof. Charles Strozier, Department of History,
212-237-8432
Prof. Peter Romaniuk, Department of Government
212-237-8189
The Center maintains affiliations with faculty from other institutions who work in this area. Affiliated faculty collaborate with RaCERS core faculty at John Jay College on research and publication, and cooperative grant-seeking.
Mark D. Chubb, MPP, MIFireE, Executive Leadership Institute, Hatfield School of Government, Portland (OR) State University
Public policy in emergency services, citizen engagement, and international management of protective services. Chubb is a former Chief officer in the New Zealand Fire Service, and has an extensive fire service and code background in the United States.
Roger A. Klein, MA, PhD, MB, BChir, CChem, FRSC, MIFireE, University of Bonn (ret.), Cambridge, ENGLAND
Risk analysis, workplace safety, hazardous materials, biological agents, and protective equipment. Klein, a physician, physiological chemist, is author of numerous studies on safety in emergency responders, incident command, and use of information technology.
Darryl Plecas, EdD, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of the Fraser Valley, British Columbia, CANADA
Police operations, intelligence sharing, drug interdiction, international cross-border drug trade, and marijuana grow operations. Plecas holds the Chair in Research sponsored by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Bethany Brown, Loyola University of New Orleans
Post-disaster research methodology, community resilience, social vulnerability, law, policy change and crime after disaster.
