Ryan Akers
Associate Extension Professor
Community Preparedness and Disaster Management
Email: cra20@msstate.edu
Phone: 662-325-5914
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 9745
Mississippi State, MS 39762
P.O. Box 9745
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Assignment:
- Statewide and regional community preparedness and disaster management
Education:
- Ph.D., University of Georgia
- M.S., Mississippi State University
- B.S., Delta State University
Certifications:
- Community Emergency Response Team Instructor and Program Manager
- Myers & Briggs Type Indicator Interpreter and Facilitator
Recognitions and Awards:
- Outstanding Youth Alumnus, University of Georgia College of Education, 2016
- Champion of Change, The White House, 2014
Publications
- Akers, C. R., T. De Voe. 2020. Crisis Management Teams. Routledge/Taylor and Francis Group. In E. Zdziarski, N. Dunkel, J. M. Rollo (Ed.), Campus Crisis Management: A Comprehensive Guide for Practitioners (2nd Edition). Abingdon.
- Akers, C.R., A. Heiselt. 2009. When it rains, it pours: Crises at Oakmont University. The College Student Affairs Journal 27(2):275-283.
