RAND Expert Biography
Lois M. Davis
Senior Policy Researcher
Expertise
Emergency and public health preparedness, cybersecurity preparedness, private-sector and individual preparedness, criminal justice and prisoner reentry, law enforcement and terrorism
Recent Work
First nationwide survey on the impact of cybercrime on U.S. businesses for the U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security; assessment of the commercial real estate sector's preparedness for terrorism; nationwide survey of state and local emergency response organizations to evaluate federal terrorism preparedness programs
Education
Ph.D. in public health, University of California, Los Angeles
Publications of Interest
Combating Terrorism: How Prepared Are State and Local Response Organizations? Lois M. Davis et al., RAND Corporation, 2006
Public Health Preparedness: Integrating Public Health and Hospital Preparedness Programs, Lois M. Davis et al., RAND Corporation, 2006
When Terrorism Hits Home: How Prepared Are State and Local Law Enforcement? Lois M. Davis et al., RAND Corporation, 2004
Health Profile of the State Prison Population and Returning Offenders: Public Health Challenges, Lois M. Davis and Sharon Pacchiana, Journal of Correctional Health Care, Vol. 10, No. 3, 2004
Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks, Lynn E. Davis et al., RAND Corporation, 2003
Recent RAND Publications are listed here.
Recent Media Appearances
Interviews: CQ Homeland Security Digest; Washington Post Radio
To arrange an interview:
Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.
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