Horton, Bob
Position Type:
Faculty
Job Title:
Instructor
Department:
Forest Engineering, Resources & Management
Email:
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 431Economics and Policy of Forest Wildland Fire
- FOR 436Wildland Fire Science and Management
- PPOLWildfire Policy (In Development)