The HDIAC Podcast - The Intersection of Energy Security and Resilience

Dr. Tonya Thornton is the Director of Grants at the George Mason University (GMU) Schar School of Policy and Government.  She is also an Assistant Professor in the Master of Public Administration program and is the Coordinator for its Emergency Management and Homeland Security graduate certificate.  Dr. Thornton is a Co-Principal Investigator for the Center for Resilient and Sustainable Communities and is an Advisory Council Member for GMU’s Institute for a Sustainable Earth.  Prior to joining GMU, Dr. Thornton was the Director for the Mississippi Public Safety Data Laboratory where she worked with the Mississippi Highway Patrol in developing computational programs to collect and analyze traffic records data in a timely, accurate, and consistent manner.
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Dr. Houser is an expert in local to global land surface-atmospheric remote sensing, in-situ observation and numerical simulation, development and application of data assimilation methods, and global water and energy cycling. Dr. Houser’s research focuses on integrating energy and water research across traditional disciplines (e.g. nexuses) that transition theoretical research to academic/public education and real-world application.
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Director of the Research Partnerships and Grants Initiatives in the School of Business and associate director of the Center for Assurance Research and Engineering in the Volgenau School of Engineering at George Mason University.
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