Daniel Augusto, PhD

Dr. Daniel Augusto, retired after 22 years of federal government experience in roles that traversed across law enforcement, homeland security, anti-terrorism, counter terrorism, and emergency management. Although Dr. Augusto’s core positions were always law enforcement related, he was heavily involved in homeland security and emergency management initiatives and roles. As a federal law enforcement officer and supervisor, he planned and supervised anti-terrorism operations, oversaw terrorism investigations and investigative support activities, supervised investigative personnel, and oversaw national and regional homeland security and emergency preparedness programs. Dr. Augusto also spent approximately eight years as Air Force Security Police including five years as a Shift Supervisor in charge of up to 25 law enforcement and security officers. He earned a Combat Action Medal and a Commendation Medal as a Bomb Dog Handler in Fallujah, Iraq and filled various law enforcement and security supervision roles during other deployments to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Dr. Augusto has been an Assistant Professor at UAGC since early 2022 and he has approximately 20 years teaching online and face-to-face courses at the doctoral, graduate, and undergraduate level. He aims to emphasize student centered learning by focusing on what works best for students, while also balancing the educational rigor necessary for a degree to maintain a solid reputation.

Dr. Augusto has published many quantitative and qualitative research articles in peer-reviewed academic journals and his primary research interests relate to the intersection of disaster and crime.