Dr. Bimal K. Paul
Professor
Contact Information
1006 Seaton Hall
785-532-3409
bkp@k-state.edu
Short Biographical Sketch
Dr. Bimal K. Paul, a Fulbright-Flex Senior Fellow, has an international reputation as a leading scholar on disasters, hazards, and health and is known for frequently offering deeper understandings of complex issues and debunking long-held myths. Stanford University identified him as among the top two percent of researchers in the world in 2020, and 2022-2023.
His research expertise is not just evidenced by his long record of publications, which includes numerous articles and book chapters. In addition to this, author and co-author of seven books. One edited book will be published by Routledge on 25 March of this year. Dr. Paul’s work is well-known and respected beyond North America, as proven by numerous invited talks in various Asian countries as well as his service as the external reviewer on 23 dissertations at foreign universities.
Dr. Paul is recognized as an expert on South Asia both within and outside academia and is frequently interviewed by the media on a wide range of topics including natural disaster mitigation, disaster relief, and health.
Dr. Paul has served the AAG in a variety of capacities, including leadership of the Asian Geography Specialty Group, the AAG Affirmative Action and Minority Status Committee, and the AAG Research Grants Committee. He is currently appointment as Associate editor of GeoJournal, and held editorial positions for the Geographical Review, and the Professional Geographer (book review section) and has served on the editorial board for the AAG Review of Books.
Dr. Paul is a Fellows of AAG and AAAS.