Bob Horton

Horton, Bob

Position Type:
Faculty
Job Title:
Instructor
Department:
Forest Engineering, Resources & Management
Activities/Awards
Fire Chief (retired) - Jackson County, Oregon
Past Chair - Oregon Governor's Fire Service Policy Council
Senior Advisor, Research & Policy - Western Fire Chiefs Association
Instructor (Exec Leadership and Community Risk Reduction)- National Fire Academy, US Fire Administration
Education
Master of Public Administration, University of Oklahoma
Master of Public Policy, Oregon State University
Executive Certificate- Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
PhD Student, Public Admin & Policy, Old Dominion University (Exp. 2025)
Research Interests
  • Community Risk Management
  • Applied Behavioral Economics
  • Risk Communication
  • Wildland-Urban Interface
  • Policy Process
Courses Taught:
  • FOR 431
    Economics and Policy of Forest Wildland Fire
  • FOR 436
    Wildland Fire Science and Management
  • PPOL
    Wildfire Policy (In Development)