Laurie Holien is a Clinical Professor and the Director of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management degree programs at Idaho State University. She is the incoming director of ISU’s Institute for Emergency Management. Professor Holien is an experienced emergency manager and strategic advisor, with over 20 years of crisis management and physical security experience, including 12 years working for critical infrastructure and combined utility providers.
Prior to working in academics, Holien was the Deputy Director of the Oregon Emergency Management Agency, where she shined as an expert in public policy, disaster management, strategic planning, and managed regulatory compliance requirements. She is a skilled researcher and facilitator bringing together partners across interdisciplinary backgrounds.
Holien’s graduate research from the Naval Postgraduate School was centered around optimizing operational decisions during disasters through use of social media. Her current research interests include the intersection between public health and emergency management, critical infrastructure resilience, and systems thinking in the homeland security enterprise.
