Dr. Jean-Francois (Jeff) Lafortune
Dr. Jean-Francois (Jeff) Lafortune Adjunct Professor
BIO
EDUCATION
TEACHING AREAS
RESEARCH INTERESTS
BIO

Dr. Lafortune has 35 years’ experience in nuclear safety and security, CBRN preparedness and response and the development of national, regional and international guidance and strategies for the management of major crises involving terrorist and industrial events and disasters. After close to 14 years as a military officer, Dr. Lafortune has been a consultant to private and government organizations in North and South America, Europe. Asia and the Middle East, focusing on the Gulf area. For the past 20 years, he has been involved in the executive management of large scale programs in this area.

EDUCATION
  • Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering), University of New Brunswick, 1988
  • B.Sc. (Nuclear Engineering), EcolePolytechnique, 1985
  • B.Eng. (Engineering Physics), Royal Military College of Canada, 1983
TEACHING AREAS
  • Nuclear security
  • Hazard and vulnerability assessment
  • Crisis management
  • Crisis communications
RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • CBRNE safety and security
  • Insider threat
  • Industrial safety and security
  • Major Public Events security optimization
  • Public response to major security events
  • Resilience
  • Decision-making in complex safety and security events
  • Security Management Systems
  • Application of risk tools