Biography

Rebecca Entress is an Assistant Professor of Public Administration at the University of South Carolina. She holds a Ph.D. in Public Affairs from the University of Central Florida and has extensive experience working in local and state government, as well as in large nonprofit organizations, prior to pursuing her doctorate.

Professor Entress’s research specializes in emergency management and social equity. She has received several awards, including the William J. Petak Award for Outstanding Paper in Emergency and Crisis Management and the American Society for Public Administration Founders Fellowship. Her work has been published in leading journals such as Public Administration Review, Administration & Society, and the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction.