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What We Do

The Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center was created by the Florida Legislature in 2007. Housed within the Department of Risk Management/Insurance, Real Estate & Business Law in the FSU College of Business, the Center supports the state's ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from catastrophic storms. Specifically, the Center:

• Coordinates and disseminates research efforts that are expected to have an immediate impact on policy and practices related to catastrophic storm preparedness.
• Coordinates and disseminates information related to catastrophic storm risk management, including but not limited to research and information that benefits businesses, consumers and public policy makers.
• Facilitates Florida's preparedness and responsiveness to catastrophic storms and collaborates with other public and private institutions.
• Creates and promotes studies that enhance the educational options available to
  risk management and insurance students.
• Publishes and disseminates findings primarily related to risk management.
• Organizes and sponsors conferences, symposia and workshops to educate consumers and policymakers.

Who We Are

• Advisory Council 
  • Meet the distinguished professionals who serve on our Advisory Council.

• Center Director and Staff  (see all staff bios)
  • Patrick F. Maroney, Director
    Patrick F. Maroney, FSU's Kathryn Magee Kip Professor and former associate dean for graduate programs within the College of Business, directs the Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center. More...
  • Charles M. Nyce, Associate Director
    Dr. Nyce served as Senior Director of Knowledge Resources at the American Institute for CPCU and the Insurance Institute of America. More...
  • Lorilee A. Medders (formerly Schneider), Associate Director
    Prior to joining the Center, Dr. Medders was an Assistant Professor of Risk Management and Insurance in the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University. More...
  • Sue Ellen Smith, Program Manager
    Sue Ellen Smith has 20 years of experience managing communications, special projects, and fundraising for nonprofit and academic organizations. More...
  • Brad Karl, Graduate Assistant More...
  • David Pooser, Graduate Assistant More...
  • Ashley McCreadie, Assistant More...
• FSU College of Business Research Associates working with the Center (see all COB faculty bios)
  • Associate Professor Patricia "Patty" Born. More...
  • Payne & Charlotte Hodges Midyette Eminent Scholar of Risk and Insurance James M. Carson. More...
  • Waters Fellow in Risk Management and Insurance and Associate Professor Cassandra Cole. More...
  • Independent Life and Accident Insurance Company Professor Richard B. Corbett.  More...
  • Peoples First Insurance Fellow and Associate Professor Randy E. Dumm. More...
  • State Farm Professor of Risk Management/Insurance and Associate Professor Kathleen A. McCullough. More...
• Other Research Associates working with the Center (see all other researcher bios)
  • Earl J. "Jay" Baker.  Since 1971, Dr. Baker has conducted studies to document how and why the public responds to hurricane threats. More...
  • Janet Dilling.  Janet Dilling is the Director of the Center for Disaster Risk Policy and the Florida Public Affairs Center at Florida State University. More...
  • James Elsner.  Dr. Elsner is the Shaw Professor of Geography at Florida State University where he teaches applied statistics to graduate students. More...
  • Henry Fuelberg.  Dr. Henry Fuelberg is the David W. Stuart Professor of Meteorology. More...
  • Robert Hart.  Dr. Hart has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Meteorology at Florida State University since 2003. More...
  • Sungmoon Jung.  Dr. Jung is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the joint College of Engineering by Florida A&M University - Florida State University. More...
  • Forrest Masters.  Dr. Masters joined the University of Florida as an Assistant Professor of Civil and Coastal Engineering in 2006. More...
  • Charles R. McClure. Dr. McClure is the Francis Eppes Professor of Information Studies at the College of Information, Florida State University. More...
  • Robert Meyer.  Dr. Meyer is the Warren Johnson Professor of Marketing at the University of Miami.  More...
  • Philip Sura.  Dr. Sura joined the Department of Meteorology at Florida State University as an Assistant Professor in early 2008.  More...

(see all bios)

Contact Us

The Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center is located within the Florida State University College of Business in Tallahassee, Florida.

• Mailing Address:
  • Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center
    The College of Business
    Florida State University
    821 Academic Way
    P.O. Box 3061110
    Tallahassee, FL 32306-1110
    Phone: 850-645-8388
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