Center for Disaster Risk Policy

The Center for Disaster Risk Policy is an applied research center in the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy at Florida State University. We were created in 1976 as the Florida Public Affairs Center and adopted the CDRP name in 1996 when our focus shifted to primariliy disaster and emergency management issues. As an applied research center, our mandate is to translate cutting edge ideas and policy into practical products and projects for local, state and federal entities. We’ve built statewide bioterrism exercises, facilitated plan development, worked in emergency operations centers, and more. This real-world experience creates better solutions, and ties into our work in the classroom.