Dr. Matthew Ellis is the Program Chair of Business Continuity Management and Integrated Emergency Management at Rabdan Academy. His teaching and research are driven by decades of practical application in the United States and Australia where he held various roles in emergency services, response and emergency management with government, and private industry.
From 1993 to 2015, Dr Ellis worked as an emergency responder in Australia and the United States where he held various roles and qualification. His vocational qualifications and experience included structural and wildland firefighting, lifeguard/lifesaver, Emergency Medical Technician/ Paramedic, Hazardous Materials Technician, Cargo Tank Truck Specialist, and rescue specialist. In 1998, Dr Ellis returned to Australia where he continued to work in emergency services while pursuing formal academic studies in emergency management.
While undertaking further emergency management academic studies, in 2008 Dr Ellis was employed by the City of Sydney to incorporate emergency management into the organisation as part of a department restructure. In 2012, Dr Ellis undertook PhD studies through the University of Sydney faculty of science. While undertaking these studies he completed various contract roles for the University of Sydney, Court Services Victoria, and the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services where he integrated contemporary practices and raised the profile of emergency management. Expanding on his initial research Dr Ellis’ PhD included practitioners across Australia using human capital theory to better understand the role as a policy in practice thesis rather than a purely theoretic program of study.
