Danny Peterson
1969 University of Idaho, Moscow B.S. (Mathematics)
1976 California State University Sacramento M.B.A.
1993 Arizona State University, Tempe Master of Technology (Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management)
1996 Arizona State University, Tempe Doctor of Public Administration, Ph.D.(emphasis in emergency management)
Emergency Management focusing on terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.
Professional Credentialing
Certified in Homeland Security. Certifying Board: American College of Forensic Examiners
Certified Emergency Manager. Certified by Intl Assn of Emer Mgrs.
Water/Wastewater Treatment Operator
Airline Transport Pilot, FAA.
Certificated mechanic--airframe and powerplant.
Danny Peterson is currently a professor within the Environmental Technology Management program at Arizona State University. Classes which he teaches include graduate and undergraduate courses in Integrated Emergency Management; Terrorism and WMD; Incident Command/Emergency Ops Center Management; Water/Wastewater Treatment Technologies; Unit Treatment Technologies; Soils; Groundwater Contamination Remediation; Advanced Project Management; Organization Effectiveness; Management Dynamics; numerous courses in emergency management.
Dr. Peterson has a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from the University of Idaho. He also holds an MBA, a Master of Technology, and a Ph.D. in Public Affairs with a concentration in emergency management and hazardous materials. He is a Certified Emergency Manager and is Board Certified in Homeland Security (American College of Forensic Examiners). He has been a member of Arizona State University faculty since 1994.
Prior to coming to ASU, he spent twenty years in the United States Air Force. During his Air Force career, he held positions as Instructor and Flight Examiner in C-130 aircraft and instructed in T-38s at Williams Air Force Base. Other duties included Chief of Air Base Operability, Air Field Manager, Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Survivability, and Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies. After retiring from the Air Force and prior to coming to Arizona State University, he flew MD-80s for Midway Airlines out of Chicago, Illinois. He also worked for the Arizona Division of Emergency Management and still maintains a close liaison with the State Emergency Response Commission and Arizona Division of Emergency Management.