Gavin Brown
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Gavin D. Brown is an Assistant Professor of Business & Society at DCU Business School.
Gavin specialises in research related to risk management and emergency preparedness, focusing on enhancing societal and organisational resilience. His interests also encompass crisis management, sustainable development, and corporate social responsibility. Gavin’s work has been published in journals such as Safety Science, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, International Journal of Emergency Services, Case Studies on Transport Policy, Progress in Disaster Science, and the Journal of Safety Research.
He has collaborated on numerous research reports for government, public sector, and industry organisations, including revising and implementing Ireland’s “National Risk Assessment” with the Office of Emergency Planning and a research project for Met Éireann aimed at delivering effective, evidence-based weather and climate services for Ireland.
At DCU, Gavin teaches a range of topics at the executive, post-graduate, and undergraduate levels, including Business Continuity, Risk Management, Emergency/Disaster Management, Emergency Preparedness for Large-scale Events, Contingency Management for Aviation, Sustainability (Building Sustainable Organisations), and Research Methods.
In addition to his research and teaching roles, Gavin serves as a Board member of the Emergency Management Institute Ireland (EMII) and is a member of the Society for Risk Analysis. He was also appointed to the DCU Research Ethics Committee for a three-year term. In late 2022, Gavin received a certificate of appreciation from the Mayor of Fingal and the Chief Executive of Fingal County Council in recognition of his voluntary contributions to the county and its citizens as a former member of Fingal County Council’s Emergency Management Unit.
Book
Peer Reviewed Journal
Year | Publication | |
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2022 | Brown, G.D.; Largey, A.; McMullan, C.; Daffy, P. (2022) 'Fire safety protection motivation and preparedness in Irish apartments: A Post-Grenfell analysis'. Safety Science, 148 . [Link] [DOI] | |
2022 | Gavin, Gavin,Ann, Ann,Caroline, Caroline,Grainne, Grainne,Niamh, Niamh (2022) 'Voices from the Frontline: a review of EMS first responders' experience of COVID-19 in Ireland'. International Journal of Emergency Services, . [Link] | |
2021 | Brown,Gavin; Largey,Ann; McMullan,Caroline (2021) 'The influence of expertise on perceived and actual household disaster preparedness'. Progress In Disaster Science, . | |
2021 | Brown, G.D.; Largey, A.; McMullan, C. (2021) 'The impact of gender on risk perception: Implications for EU member states’ national risk assessment processes'. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 63 . [Link] [DOI] | |
2016 | McMullan,Caroline; Brown,Gavin; O'Sullivan,David (2016) 'Preparing to respond: Irish nurses' perceptions of preparedness for an influenza pandemic'. International Emergency Nursing, 26 . | |
2015 | McMullan C.; Brown G.; O'Sullivan D. (2015) 'Preparing to respond: Irish nurses' perceptions of preparedness for an influenza pandemic'. International Emergency Nursing, . [DOI] | |
2015 | Brown,Gavin (2015) 'Book Review of "Qualitative Disaster Research (Understanding Qualitative Research)'. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REVIEW, 2 . | |
2015 | Brown,Gavin (2015) 'Research Digest - Irish Research 2015'. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REVIEW, 2 . | |
2015 | McMullan,Caroline; Brown,Gavin (2015) 'Current Practice In Postgraduate Emergency Management Education'. Emergency Management Review, 2 . | |
2015 | Brown, G.D. and Corbet, S. and McMullan, C. and Sharma, R. (2015) 'Do industrial incidents in the chemical sector create equity market contagion?'. 55 :115-119. [Link] | |
2015 | Brown G.; Corbet S.; McMullan C.; Sharma R. (2015) 'Do industrial incidents in the chemical sector create equity market contagion?'. Journal of Safety Research, 55 :115-119. [DOI] |
Conference Publication
Published Report
Year | Publication | |
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2020 | McMullan, C., Largey, Ann., Brown, G. D., & O'Shea, G. (2020) LISTEN: Capturing learning from the frontline response to COVID-19. DCU - Doras, . [Link] http://doras.dcu.ie/25156/ |
Gov. Report or Document
Year | Publication | |
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2021 | Caroline McMullan, Gavin Brown, Ann Largey, Eileen Tully (2021) A National Risk Assessment for Ireland (2020). Government Task Force for Emergency Planning: GOV | |
2017 | Caroline McMullan, Eileen Tully, Gavin Brown, (2017) A National Risk Assessment for Ireland 2017. GOV [Link] |
Serial (Book, Monograph)
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Research Interests
Emergency Management, Risk Perception, Business Continuity Management, Crisis Management, Sustainable Development, and Corporate Social Responsibility.