Before joining Buckinghamshire New University in 2022, I was Senior Lecturer at The University of Wolverhampton Emergency Management and Resilience Centre, lecturing on the MSc Emergency planning, Resilience and Response programme. Prior working with both the Cabinet Office and Serco at the Emergency Planning College, leading on various programmes, authoring national guidance and standards. I managed the Emergency Management and CCTV unit at the Borough of Hackney in London, gaining accolades for my work as manager, building a new unit and responding to the Longest UK Siege (Operation Moonshadow). Starting my career as a qualified RGN, working around the UK and in Saudi Arabia, before being pulled towards Emergency management. 

Academically I have a BSc in Development and Health in Disaster Management from Coventry University; MSc in Emergency Planning, Resilience and Response and PGc in Academic Practice in HE from Wolverhampton University. I also had CBCI and Nebosh qualifications. Specialising in Emergency/Disaster Management/Planning; Humanitarian Assistance; Risk; public safety. Research Interest, current PhD studying Ethical decision making in Emergency Management.

My specialist knowledge has led me to work with Central Government, International Government, Local Governments, Utilities, Serco, Olympic and Commonwealth games on projects such as Resilience, Organisational Resilience, Crisis Management, Cyber Resilience, public safety, National Occupational Standards, BSI/ISO Standards, national guidance, and training programmes.

I am a Fellow of both the Emergency Planning Society (EPS) and Institute of Civil Protection and Emergency Management (ICPEM) and HEA.

My greatest accolade to date is being awarded Commendation by the Metropolitan Police for Operation Moonshadow, authoring various national guidance, consulting on Olympics/Commonwealth games and chairing many conferences.

Publications

Guidance - Contribution or editor 

• Griffiths, B. (Ed) (2019) The UK Good Practice to Working in Safety Advisory Groups. Part 1: Emergency Planning College (Cabinet Officer: UK Guide to Working in Safety Advisory Groups | EPC Resilience Microsoft Word - The UK GPG to WSAG Part 1 (epcresilience.com)
• Griffiths, B. (Ed) (2019) The UK Good Practice to Working in Safety Advisory Groups. Part 2: Supporting Appendices. Emergency Planning College (Cabinet Officer: Microsoft Word - The UK GPG to WSAG Part 2 (epcresilience.com)
• Griffiths, B. (Ed) (2019) The UK Good Practice to Working in Safety Advisory Groups. Part 3: Examples of Safety Advisory Groups Practices. Emergency Planning College (Cabinet Officer: Microsoft Word - The UK GPG to WSAG Part 3 (epcresilience.com)
• Griffiths, B. (Ed) (2015) The UK Good Practice to Working in Safety Advisory Groups. Emergency Planning College (Cabinet Officer: UK Guide to Working in Safety Advisory Groups | EPC Resilience
• Cabinet Office (2019) Planning the coordination of spontaneous volunteers in emergencies. Available at: (publishing.service.gov.uk)
• Cabinet Office (2011) Humanitarian Assistance in Emergencies: Non-statutory guidance on establishing Humanitarian Assistance Centres.  Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/61221/hac_guidance.pdf  

Professional Journals 

• Griffiths, B., (2021) Emergency Management: A Moral Compass.  Crisis Response Journal, 16:4 December 2021. p. 45. Available at: www.crisis-response.com 
• Griffiths, B., (2022) The Moral Compass: Which Direction.  Crisis Response Journal, 17:1 March 2022. pp. 22-23. Available at: www.crisis-response.com 
• Griffiths, B., (2022) The Moral Compass and the Map.  Crisis Response Journal, 17:3 September 2022. pp. 12-13. Available at: www.crisis-response.com 
• Griffiths, B., (2023) The Hows and Whats for a Living Framework of Ethics.  Crisis Response Journal, 17:4 January 2023. pp. 24-26. Available at: www.crisis-response.com 
• Griffiths, B., (2023) Crisis along the Journey.  Crisis Response Journal, 18:1 April 2023. pp. 20-23. Available at: www.crisis-response.com   
• Griffiths, B., (2023) No Superheroes: Crisis managers and the Moral crisis. Crisis Response Journal, 18:4 December 2023. pp. 92-93. Available at: www.crisis-response.com  
• EPS and Griffiths, B. (2024) Amplifying voices in emergency response. Crisis Response Journal, 19:3 September 2024. P. 37. Available at: www.crisis-response.com 

Reviews 

• Griffiths, B., (2023) Challenges in emergency management: Insights on stress and retention. Crisis Response Journal (crisis-response.com). December 4^th 2023. Available at: https://www.crisis-response.com/Publisher/Article.aspx?ID=677822 
• Griffiths, B., (2023) Factors in Recruiting and Retaining Emergency Managers in an Era of Disasters and Pandemics. ICPEM. https://www.theicpem.org/post/factors-in-recruiting-and-retaining-emerg…;   

Industry Research 

• Hogan, M., Griffiths, B., and Rowntree, G. (2022) The Emergency Planning Society response National Resilience Strategy: Call for Evidence - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
• Hogan, M., Griffiths, B., and Rowntree, G. (2023) Covid-19 Inquiry - Rule 9 Request of the Emergency Planning Society (M1/EPS/01). UK Covid-19 Inquiry (covid19.public-inquiry.uk) 

Speaking engagements 

• Developing Smart Environmental Resilience Solutions for Coastal areas in the Philippines: Susceptibility, Adaptation and Mitigation Measures: SEACAP. British Council1 Jun 2020 - 31 Oct 2021. People funded by this grantRana M, Arif M, Pathirage C, Khan R. Chaminda Pathirage Grants | University of Wolverhampton (wlv.ac.uk)