Jane Kushma is a Professor Emerita of Emergency Management and Director of the Center for Disaster and Community Resilience at Jacksonville State University in Alabama. She has been involved in the design and delivery of emergency management higher education programs and curriculum development for several universities for nearly 30 years. Prior to joining academia, she worked for the American Red Cross and was responsible for nationwide catastrophic disaster planning and preparedness and supported the development of the first federal response plan. Her research interests include disaster recovery and resilience, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.