Welcome! Thank you for visiting the Systems Engineering and Global Policy research group. Our team of global policy professionals use systems engineering methodologies and techniques for solving complex, urgent, and high-impact global challenges that cross policy domains, geographic, political, and sectoral boundaries. This innovative, interdisciplinary, and policy-oriented research is used by governments, industry, and NGOs to better understand contemporary global policy questions ranging from climate change to international security policy.

Dr. Jason Levy's academic positions include:

♣ Associate Professor, Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness program (L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, Virginia Commonwealth University)

♣ Affiliate Graduate Faculty, Ph.D. Program in Public Policy and Administration (VCU Center for Public Policy)

♣ Adjunct Faculty, Natural Resources Institute (University of Manitoba)

♣ Affiliate Faculty, National Homeland Security Project (VCU)

♣ External Advisory Board, Institute for Transborder Studies (Kwantlen Polytechnic University)

♣ Affiliate Faculty, Systems Design Engineering (University of Waterloo)

Dr. Levy and his colleagues collaborate with the Millenium Project, a global futures research think tank of scholars, business planners, and policy makers.

Read the links to the right for current global energy, technology, and sustainability research:

♣ NOAA NDVI data and Global Sand-Dust Storm events

♣ Promoting Energy Security and National Security

♣ Climate Change and Global Governance

♣ Water Resources Sustainability in the Asia-Pacific

Dr. Levy is on the editorial board of several international journals. Dr. Levy's Editorial Work includes special issues on timely global topics. Read more here:

Disaster Risk Reduction (Press Release)

Sensors for Global Disaster Management

Sustainable Watershed Management. Read (Press Release)

Flood Risk Management under Uncertainty (Stochastic Environment Research and Risk Assessment)

Jason Levy, Associate Professor
E-mail: jklevy@vcu.edu
Viriginia Commonwealth University
Phone: (804) 828-8040
Fax: (804) 827-1275
923 W. Franklin Street, Box 842028
Richmond, VA 23284