Ms Rubin is a social scientist with extensive experience in public administration and emergency management. Although retired from paid employment, she has maintained several websites on disaster topics, most notably the one on disaster recovery, namely www.recoverydiva.com. In addition, she is the founder of three Facebook groups regarding emergency management.
From 1990 – 2022, Claire B. Rubin & Associates, a small firm located in Arlington VA, specialized in research and consulting in the fields of emergency management and homeland security. The firm served clients in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Claire B. Rubin, who was president of the firm, is a social scientist with more than 44 years of experience in emergency management and homeland security. Her experience includes independent researcher, consultant, practitioner, and educator.
She was affiliated with the The George Washington University’s Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management from 1998 through 2014. In recent years, her firm has produced a variety of educational products and services, most notably the Disaster Time Line series and the Disaster Bookstore.
Ms Rubin is the author or editor of six books to date. The most recent book will be published in March 2025. It is the 2nd Edition of U.S. Emergency Management in the 21st Century from Disaster to Catastrophe, edited by Susan L. Cutter, Melanie Gall, Claire B. Rubin.
Ms Rubin has written more than 120 published articles and has presented numerous talks and lectures on emergency management and homeland security topics. She was the co-founder and Managing Editor of The Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for 6 years.
In recent years, she has been a guest lecturer at VA Tech, Georgetown University, and several other universities.By way of background, a profile was published in the spring edition of the Simmons University Alumnae Review. (May 2019). [ It is no longer available online.] For additional details see the article Reflections on 40 Years in the Hazards and Disasters Community in Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Volume 12: Issue 4; 2015.