Education

• Fellow, Academy of Wilderness Medicine
• M.S. Safety, Security & Emergency Management, Eastern Kentucky University
• B.A. Political Science, Eastern Kentucky University

Research & Academic Interests

• Wilderness medicine
• Rescue & operational medicine
• Disaster response
• EMS education

Publications

• Davis CA, Lowry C, Billin A, Laskowski-Jones L, Sheets A, Fifer D, Hawkins S, Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for Medical Direction of Search and Rescue Teams. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/10806032241249126
• Thurman JT, Hawkins SC, Fifer D, Clark JR, Abo B. Wilderness Paramedic-A Practice Analysis. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2023 Nov 9:1-10. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2023.2281372. PMID: 37943634.
• AAOS (2021). Critical Care Transport, 3rd Edition. Jones & Bartlett. Chapter 17: Environmental Emergencies.
• Hawkins, S. (2018). Wilderness EMS. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health. Chapter 3: Wilderness Medical Incident Command.

Associations, Affiliations & Work History

• National Association of EMS Physicians
• Wilderness Medical Society

• Kentucky Sate Police Air Rescue Program
• Kentucky Urban Search and Rescue Task Force-1
• RedSTAR (Red River Gorge Special Treatment, Access, and Rescue Team)

Awards & Accolades

• Eastern Kentucky University College of Justice, Safety & Military Science Distinguished Faculty Award, 2024
• Kentucky House of Representatives Citation of Heroism, 2024
• Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Commissioned Kentucky Colonel by Gov. Andy Beshear, 2022