Scott Somers is a professor of practice with the College of Public Service and Community Solutions at Arizona State University, bringing over two decades of public safety and emergency management experience. He also serves as a senior fellow with the Goldwater Center for Cyber and Homeland Security. Previously, he held positions with the Phoenix Fire Department and FEMA Urban Search and Rescue AZ-TF-1 team. In fact, Somers was one of 80 AZ-TF-1 members who conducted search and rescue missions during Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma in August and September 2017.
Somers has also held numerous elected and appointed leadership roles, most recently as a city council member in Mesa, Arizona. Additionally, he has served as chair of the National League of Cities Public Safety and Crime Prevention, on the National EMS Advisory Council, National Homeland Security Consortium and the FirstNet PSAC & SAFECOM Executive Committee.
His research interests include urban resilience, environmental risk and adaptation, terrorism and political violence, public safety technology and mobile integrated healthcare.
Ph.D. Arizona State University.
Urban resilience; environmental risk and adaptation; terrorism and political violence; public safety technology; mobile integrated healthcare
Spring 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CPP 520 | Program Evaluation for EMHS |
CPP 530 | Ldrshp Innov Public Fire Svcs |
Fall 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CPP 520 | Program Evaluation for EMHS |
CPP 550 | Community Paramedicine: MIH |
Spring 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CPP 520 | Program Evaluation for EMHS |
CPP 530 | Ldrshp Innov Public Fire Svcs |
Fall 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CPP 520 | Program Evaluation for EMHS |
CPP 550 | Community Paramedicine: MIH |
Spring 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CPP 530 | Ldrshp Innov Public Fire Svcs |
Fall 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CPP 550 | Community Paramedicine: MIH |
CPP 560 | Emerg Svcs Ops Analysis/Plng |
Summer 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CPP 510 | Hazards Governance |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CPP 530 | Ldrshp Innov Public Fire Svcs |
CPP 540 | Found Emergency Med Services |
Fall 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CPP 550 | Community Paramedicine: MIH |
CPP 560 | Emerg Svcs Ops Analysis/Plng |
Spring 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CPP 530 | Ldrshp Innov Public Fire Svcs |
CPP 540 | Found Emergency Med Services |
Fall 2016 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CPP 591 | Seminar |
PAF 593 | Applied Project |