Alison Cullen, professor and interim dean of the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance at the 91̽»¨, will study “megafires” with a new $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
Alison Cullen has been named interim dean of the 91̽»¨â€™s Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, Provost Mark A. Richards announced earlier this month. Her appointment, set to begin Sept. 1, is subject to approval by the 91̽»¨Board of Regents.
Suggested upgrades to technology, training and communication — and funding them appropriately — lie at the heart of recommendations to the state from 91̽»¨Evans School researchers after a study of service at the Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal in West Seattle.
The Washington State Legislature has commissioned faculty members with the 91̽»¨’s Evans School of Public Policy & Governance to study ticketing and loading procedures at the West Seattle ferry dock and suggest ways to improve terminal operations. Evans School professor Alison Cullen and associate professor Stephen Page will lead the study, which begins this week and is expected to conclude in December. The work is being funded by $75,000 from the state supplemental transportation budget. Cullen is principal…