Jean Slick

I have been a faculty member and program head of the MA in Disaster and Emergency Management program at Royal Roads University since 2009. Prior to that, I worked for 28 years for the Canadian Red Cross.

I am an interdisciplinary scholar. My current research examines how citizen use of social media is changing the characteristics of emergent and convergent responses to disasters. This work is situated in relation to the fields of disaster management, crisis informatics, and crisis journalism. During the COVID-19 pandemic, my research focused on gender-based violence during the pandemic and the impacts of COVID in long-term care settings. I am a co-editor of a four-volume book series that explores adaptation and innovation in the disaster and emergency management field.
Disciplinary fields of study include education (Ph.D., M.Ed.) and fine arts (BFA).