Hung-Lung Wei

Dr. Hung-Lung Wei serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Security, Fire, and Emergency Management at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York (CUNY), specializing in multidisciplinary disaster research and emergency response education.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Urban & Regional Science, Texas A&M University
• MA in Environmental Studies, University of Illinois at Springfield
• BE in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Tamkang University (Taiwan)

His research spans hurricane, flood, earthquake, tsunami, volcano, tornado, water contamination, and pandemic influenza response systems. This work integrates social science with practical emergency management through NSF, NSFC, and US Army Corps of Engineers-funded projects examining risk perception, mitigation strategies, and cross-jurisdictional coordination.

Dr. Wei's publications in journals like International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction and Natural Hazards Review demonstrate consistent focus on hazard vulnerability mapping, emergency communication systems, and infrastructure resilience, with recent work emphasizing climate change adaptation in coastal urban centers.

His contributions to the field have received widespread recognition through scholarly citations and professional engagement.

Dr. Wei directs significant research funding from federal and international agencies while teaching core curriculum including Geographic Information Systems for Emergency Services and Hazard Identification and Mitigation.