Dr. Sarah Pfatteicher is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Research Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, a member of the Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies, and an affiliate in the Department of Gender & Women's Studies. As associate dean, she serves as the designated academic officer for the college, overseeing academic programs and student services. Her research emphasis is in engineering ethics and education, and disaster prevention and response. Both of these topics are covered in her book, Lessons amid the Rubble: an Introduction to Post-Disaster Engineering and Ethics (Hopkins, 2010).