Michael J. ZakourDr. Michael J. Zakour, PhD, is Professor of Social Work at West Virginia University. He was Principal Investigator for the WVU research grant and sub-award “Evacuation of Persons with Disabilities,” funded by the US Department of Education through th National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research. In 2013 he was author, with David Gillespie, of “Community Disaster Vulnerability: Theory, Research, and Practice” published by Springer Press. He was Editor of “Disaster and Traumatic Stress: Research and Intervention”, published by Tulane University School of Social Work, New Orleans, LA. He has also published in such journals as Social Work Research, Journal of Social Service Research, Social Work, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Social Development Issues, the Journal of Volunteer Administration, and Tulane Studies in Social Welfare. Dr. Zakour is founder (in 1995), and original chairperson of the Disaster & Traumatic Stress Symposium / Track, at the Council on Social Work Education, Annual Program Meeting. This organization is the accrediting body for the profession of social work, and the annual meetings are the major venue for social work educators in the world. Read More Read Less