Michael Jay Fagel

Michael Jay Fagel is an Adjunct Professor at Illinois Tech's Stuart School of Business, with concurrent teaching roles at Northern Illinois University, Northwestern University, Benedictine University, and Eastern Kentucky University.

• Ph.D. and M.S. in Occupational Safety and Health from Columbia Southern University
• B.S. in Criminal Justice from University of Nebraska at Omaha

His 40+ year career spans fire service, EMS, public health, law enforcement, and corporate safety, with current consulting work in homeland security.

Recent publications focus on emergency management frameworks and EOC operations, covering topics from agroterrorism to pandemic response. His work earned ASIS textbook awards in 2014 and 2022.

• ASIS Textbook of the Year (2014)
• ASIS Security Industry Book of the Year (2022)