Theresa Jefferson, D.Sc.

Theresa Jefferson was most recently assistant professor, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department, at The George Washington University, a position she held since September 2000. Prior to that, she was a visiting assistant professor in the department from 1998 to 2000. She was also a visiting research scientist at The National Science Foundation from 2004 to 2005.

Jefferson’s previous experience also includes deputy director, Declassification Productivity Research Center, The George Washington University, and positions at the Science Applications International Corporation as senior information systems analyst, Planning and Technical Support Division, data management specialist, Space Physics Support Division, and systems analyst, Military Operations Analysis Division.

She has served as PI on a number of research projects funded through major contracts and grants. Jefferson’s research focus is on crisis and disaster management in information and communications technology (ICT) and decision support systems and collaborative decision making. Her most current project is Supporting the Development and Interpretation of Catastrophic Event Planning Scenarios for New Madrid Seismic Zone
Earthquake, The Mid American Earthquake Center, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Jefferson’s work has been published in a number of journals and refereed journal publications.

Among her professional activities are local organizing chair, ISCRAM 2008, 5th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management and associate editor VINE: The Journal of Information and Knowledge Systems. She also serves as a proposal, book, journal, and conference referee for a number of publications and organizations.

Jefferson earned her M.S. in Operations Research and D.Sc. in Engineering Management from The George Washington University.