Mark F. Hansen

Dr. Mark Hansen is the Coordinator for Emergency Management Programs at Michigan State University Extension and an Extension Specialist in Wildfire Mitigation Programs. Hansen holds all three degrees from MSU, including a B.S. in Wildlife Biology and Management, M.S. in Crop and Soil Sciences, and Ph.D. in University Outreach Education and Administration. His doctoral research focused on identifying and understanding barriers to public participation in educational activities. His current professional affiliations include immediate, national Past Chair of the Extension Disaster Education Network, with current membership on the EDEN Executive Committee, and EDEN Homeland Security Committee. Hansen also serves as the MSU Extension Director's designate on the USDA-Michigan Food and Agriculture Council and USDA State Emergency Board, Coordinator for the MSUE Community Security Education Team, and a member of the Michigan Agriculture and Food Security Team. Since 2002, he has served as the Co-coordinator for Michigan's Firewise Communities Project. He has been an invited presenter at the Michigan State Police Emergency Management Summit in 2005, Michigan Homeland Security Conference in 2005, National Extension Directors and Administrators Conference in 2004, University of Cornell Biosecurity Symposium in 2003, and University of Colorado Natural Hazards Conference in 2002. He led a USDA grant in 2002, which provided emergency management training for Extension staff across 17 states. Hansen has authored grants in excess of $2.5 million for water quality, emergency management, wildfire, and other related projects. In 2003, Hansen was awarded the USDA Group Honor Award for Excellence in the category of Heroism and Response, the most prestigious award presented by the Secretary of Agriculture.

Contact Information:

Michigan State University Extension
11 Agriculture Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1039
Phone: 517-432-7696
Fax: 517-432-1048
E-mail: hansenm@msue.msu.edu