Briggs, Chad B3

Chad Michael Briggs, PhD

Professor
Academic Program Director, Executive Master in Disaster Risk and Crisis Management

EXPERTISE

Disaster Risk, Crisis Management, Cyber Security, Public Policy

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Risk Assessment & Early Warning, Hybrid Warfare, Climate Change Policy, Disaster Intelligence

Chad Michael Briggs, PhD

Professor
Academic Program Director, Executive Master in Disaster Risk and Crisis Management

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND 

  • PhD in Political Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
  • Master of Arts in International Affairs, University of Limerick, Ireland
  • Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison

PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

  • Director of Graduate Studies & Research Professor, University of Alaska Anchorage
  • Principal Consultant, Global Interconnections LLC
  • Lecturer (Global Security), John Hopkins University
  • Professor, American University in Kosovo (RIT-K)
  • Senior Consultant, General Dynamics Information Technology
  • Minerva Chair & Professor, Air War College, US Air Force
  • Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Senior Fellow, Institute for Environmental Security
  • Assistant Professor, Lehigh University
  • Fulbright Professor, Corvinus University, Budapest
  • Assistant Professor, California State University Fullerton
  • Budget and Policy Director, Wisconsin State Government
  • Foreign Campaign Advisor, Hungarian Alliance of Free Democrats
  • Legislative Aide (Sen. Michael Ellis), Wisconsin State Senate
  • Freelance Writer, Chaosium Inc.

AFFILIATIONS, AWARDS AND HONORS

  • Academic Advisor:
    • Pardee School of Global Studies (RAND)
    • Charite Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health (Berlin)
    • Geneva Center for Security Policy, Switzerland (GCSCP)
    • Charles University (Prague)
  • Member, Global Military Advisory Council on Climate Change (GMACCC), 2021-present
  • Researcher of the Year, College of Business & Public Policy, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2021
  • Johns Hopkins University Innovative Teaching Award, 2017
  • Minerva Defense Fellow, Office of the US Secretary of Defense, 2010-2012
  • Fulbright Alumni Award 2010 (Roundtable USA- Germany, Denmark)
  • Fulbright Scholar 2008 (Germany, Belgium)
  • Franz Junior Faculty Fellowship 2007, 2008 (Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina)
  • Fulbright NATO/EU Studies Seminar, 2006 (Belgium)
  • Fulbright Scholar, 2005-2006 (Hungary)
  • Professor of the Year, Dept of Political Science, California State University, 2004
  • ‘Best of Breed’ Award, Centers for Digital Government and Digital Education, 2002
  • Research Fellowship, University College London, UK, 1999-2000
  • Phi Beta Kappa, Golden Key National Honors, 1994
  • Rotary International Scholar (Norway), 1989-1990

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS

  • Gerth, F., O’Brien, M., & Briggs, C. M. (2025). Allocative efficiency of UK firms during the great recession. Applied Economics Letters, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2024.2449553. 
  • Pascual, L. A. C. A., Ong, A. K. S., Briggs, C. M., Diaz, J. F. T., & German, J. D. (2024). Factors affecting the intention to prepare for flash floods in the Philippines. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 112, 104794. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104794 
  • Briggs, C. M., & Matejova, M. (2023). Hybrid warfare in Ukraine and its impact on climate Politics. Czech Journal of International Relations, 58(2), 149–165. https://doi.org/10.32422/cjir.745.
  • Danyk, Y., & Briggs, C. M. (2023). Modern cognitive operations and hybrid warfare. Journal of Strategic Security, 16(1), 35-50.
  • Briggs, C. M., Matejova, M., & Weiss, R. (2022). Developing strategic disaster intelligence capabilities. Intelligence and National Security, 37(1), 985-1002.
  • Matejova, M., & Briggs, C. M. (2021). Embracing the darkness: methods for tackling uncertainty and complexity in environmental disaster risks. Global Environmental Politics, 21(1), 1-13.
  • Briggs, C. M. (2020). Climate change and hybrid warfare strategies. Journal of Strategic Security, 13(4), 45-57.
  • Briggs, C. M. (2020). Climate crisis as a national security risk. Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, 21, 5-11.
  • Briggs, C. M. (2012). Climate security, risk assessment, and military planning. International Affairs, 88(5), 1049-1064.
  • Briggs, C. M. (2012). Developing strategic & operational environmental intelligence capabilities. Intelligence and National Security, 27(5), 652-667.
  • Briggs, C. M. (2010). Environmental change, strategic foresight, and impacts on military power. Parameters, 40(3), 1-15. https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters/vol40/iss3/3/
  • Briggs, C. M., Anderson, L., & Walji, M. (2009). Environmental health risks and vulnerability in post-conflict regions. Medicine, Conflict & Survival, 25(2), 122-133.
  • Briggs, C. M. (2008). Risk assessment: perchlorate as a national security threat. IEEE Technology & Society, 26(3), 19-24.
  • Briggs, C. M. (2006). Science and environmental risk: the case of perchlorate in California. Environmental Politics, 15(3), 532-549.
  • Briggs, C. M. (2006). Science, local knowledge and exclusionary practices: lessons from the Alta Dam case. Norwegian Journal of Geography, 60(2), 149-160.

BOOK AND BOOK CHAPTER

  • Briggs, C. M., & Matejova, M. (2019). Disaster Security: Using Military and Intelligence Tools for Energy & Environmental Risk Assessment. Cambridge University Press.
  • Briggs, C. M., & Weissbecker, I. (2012). Salting the earth: Environmental health challenges in post-conflict reconstruction. In D. Jensen, & S. Lonergan (Eds.), Assessing and Restoring Natural Resources In Post-Conflict Peacebuilding. New York: Routledge.