kailash gupta research
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Education Background
• Pursuing PhD in Interdisciplinary Information Science, College of Information, University of North Texas, Denton, USA
• MBA. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
• Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical). University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
Work in Emergency Management• Recipient of US National Science Foundation
funded RAPID Haiti grant of $39,952 as Co-Principal Investigator with Dr. David McEntire as Principal Investigator
• Principal Investigator for $3,000 Quick Response Research grant for Haiti from Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado, USA
• EOCs in 33 districts of Rajasthan State, India set up based on my recommendations
Work in Emergency Mgmt. (Cont.)• Part of amateur radio team that restored
emergency communications after the 2001 Bhuj earthquake
• Helped Collector (Administrator) of Baroda, India responding to Gujarat floods 2005
• Recipient of Best-Practice Paper Award at The International Emergency Management Society Annual Conf., Beijing, 2010
Work in Emergency Mgmt. (Cont.)• Publications include in the International Journal
of Emergency Management, in Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief published by Sage, on the Federal Emergency Management Agency Higher Education Website, and a Textbook on Disaster Preparedness published by the Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi
• First National Representative for India of the International Association of Emergency Managers
Research Interest
• Cross-cultural Analysis of Information Practices in Mass-Fatalities Management
Research Question:What were the information practices in mass-fatalities management of those directly affected by different disasters?