Zephi Francis received a master’s degree in disaster science and management from the University of Delaware (UD). While at UD, Zephi was a research assistant at the Disaster Research Center, and worked on several projects, including a quick response trip to Moore, Oklahoma in 2013 to examine tornado protective action. Currently, he serves as a faculty member in Penn’s College of Liberal and Professional Studies at the University of Pennsylvania where he developed the course Introduction to Disaster Management. Additionally, Zephi is a project director for a social science research project at American University. Previously he was an instructor in the Department of Sociology at American University and created the course Hazards, Disasters, and Society.
