THOMAS COVA

Professor

School of Environment, Society & Sustainability

  • Professor
    School of Environment, Society & Sustainability

BIO

Tom Cova is a Professor in the School of the Environment, Society & Sustainability. His research and teaching interests are environmental hazards, emergency management, and geographic information science. His primary research focus is wildfire evacuation analysis, and he currently serves as an Associate Editor for the Natural Hazards Review.

 

Recent interview with Jim Spiewak from KUTV News in Utah about wildfire evaucations in general.

Recent interview with Jeannette and Eddie from the Alerting Authority about evacuation research.

Recent opinion piece for the Salt Lake Tribune on wildfire preparedness in Utah.

INSTITUTIONAL APPOINTMENTS

  • Professor
    School of Environment, Society & Sustainability1 Jul 2012 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor
    University of Utah, Geography1 Jan 1999 - 30 Jun 2005
  • Associate Professor
    University of Utah, Geography1 Jul 2005 - 30 Jun 2012

DEGREES

  • BS, Computer and Information Science
    University of Oregon1986
  • MA, Geography
    University of California Santa Barbara1995
  • PhD, Geography
    University of California Santa Barbara1999

FIELDS OF RESEARCH