Faculty Experts

Suzanne White, MD
Chair, Emergency Medicine
School of Medicine
ad2542@wayne.edu

White is an expert in medical toxicology and disaster preparedness.

Matthew Seeger, PhD
Chair, Communication
College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts
aa4331@wayne.edu

Seeger’s research concerns crisis and emergency risk communication, organizational responses to crisis and disaster, interagency coordination and informational needs.

Allen W. Batteau, PhD
Director
Institute for Information Technology and Culture
ad4408@wayne.edu

Batteau's expertise is in the interface between technologies and the social groups that use technologies. Additionally, he examines responses to accidents and disasters by corporations, governments and private citizens, and has developed models for improving coordination in disaster response.

Mary P. White, MSN, RN, APRN, BC
Director, Campus Health Center
Clinical Instructor
College of Nursing
nursemary@wayne.edu

As director of the WSU Campus Health Center and a clinical instructor in the College of Nursing, White has expertise in health promotion and health education and prevention and management of common illnesses.

Kenneth R. Chelst, PhD
Chair, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
College of Engineering

Chelst has more than 30 years of experience in developing and applying resource allocation models to police, fire, and emergency medical services. He is a nationally recognized expert on the merger of police and fire services and/or emergency medical services into public safety departments in which personnel are multi-trained.

Public Relations can help facilitate contacting the appropriate expert listed above. Please contact  the office at (313) 577-2150