Dr. Xiangyu (Dale) Li earned his Ph.D. in Public Administration from the University of North Texas and a Bachelor of Engineering in Urban and Regional Planning from Nanjing University. The courses he teaches include quantitative methodologies, risk analysis, disaster preparedness and planning, research design, and fire administration. Dr. Li’s research interests include disaster sustainability, intergovernmental disaster management, household and organizational responses, evacuation and risk communication, policy analysis, and geographic information system (GIS).
Before joining Oklahoma State University, Dr. Li has been teaching emergency management, coordinating two undergraduate programs, and serving in a regional emergency management advisory board in the Texas Panhandle.