Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security - CHDS/Ed

  Ella Carlberg, Senior Advisor of Homeland Security for the Swedish Embassy and the U.S., discusses “Crisis Lawyering,” the emerging field of legal practice that adds lawyers to crisis management response teams in the... The post Crisis Lawyering in Emergency Management appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  In this episode of Viewpoints, Sal Puglisi, a teacher with the Urban Assembly School of Emergency Management, talks about the mission of the school and shares the impact of teaching emergency management in... The post Teaching Emergency Management at UASEM appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  In this Viewpoints, Heather Issvoran interviews former Department of Homeland Security acting secretary Chad Wolf. Wolf discusses his experience leading the department for four years, including what all DHS does, as well as... The post Viewpoints with Former Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  In this episode of the CHDS Master’s Thesis Series, host Heather Issvoran interviews Scott Fenton (cohort 1803/1804) on his thesis, “Misinformation Contagion: A View Through an Epidemiological Lens.” Fenton, Captain with the Monterey... The post Thesis Series: Misinformation Contagion: A View Through an Epidemiological Lens appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  NPS-CHDS master’s graduate Ryan Monaghan (MA1803/1804), Lieutenant at San Mateo Police Department (CA), talks about his thesis with Heather Issvoran. In his thesis, Monaghan identifies potential gaps in cybercrime mitigation that could be... The post Thesis Series: Cybercrime Response Capabilities and Capacity: A Collaborative Approach for Small to Medium-Sized Local Law Enforcement Agencies appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  NPS-CHDS master’s graduate Will Bierman (MA1803/1804), Field Office Director at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Department of Homeland Security, talks about how, by law, refugees entering the United States must... The post Thesis Series: You Don’t Have to Live Like a Refugee: An Analysis of Selected Refugee Resettlement Programs to Improve Comprehensive Integration Outcomes in ‘Free Case’ Refugee Resettlement appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  NPS-CHDS master’s graduate Carl Makins (MA1803/1804), Sergeant at the Metro Bomb Squad in the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office, talks about Project Seahawk, a multiagency program that brings state-of-the-art technology and a regional approach... The post Thesis Series: Revitalizing Maritime Security: Is Smart the Next Element? appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  NPS-CHDS master’s graduate Tom Simons (MA1803/1804), Firefighter at the Salt Lake City Fire Department, talks about gaps in the response of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and hospitals. His research sought to examine whether... The post Thesis Series: Two Teams, One Mission: A Study Using Ems Units in Hospital Triage During Active-Shooter and Other Mass-Casualty Events appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  NPS-CHDS master’s graduate Max Pfaffinger (MA1803/1804), Federal Air Marshal at Transportation Security Administration, discusses his thesis with fellow master’s student, Scott Fenton. Pfaffinger’s thesis focuses on the topic of gang violence from a... The post Thesis Series: Balas and Barrios: An Analysis of U.S. Domestic and Regional Anti-Gang Policies from a Human Security Perspective appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  NPS-CHDS master’s graduate Gary Cummings (MA1803/1804), Lieutenant at the Garland Police Department, talks about how police increasingly encounter citizens who challenge constitutional boundaries between civil rights and police power. These so-called ‘civil rights... The post Thesis Series: Civil Rights Auditors: Defining Reasonable Time, Place, and Manner Restrictions on First Amendment Activities appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  NPS-CHDS master’s graduate Matt Heckard (MA1803/1804), Assistant Director, Preparedness for the State of Arizona, talks about his thesis which provides an overview and policy options analysis of offsite radiological emergency preparedness and response... The post Thesis Series: Case for State and Local Integration of the Separate Federal Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  NPS-CHDS master’s graduate Tyler McCoy (MA1803/1804), Captain/Paramedic at the City of Dayton, Ohio Fire Department, talks about his thesis which analyzes current fire department practices and explores how resource deployments can be modified... The post Thesis Series: Optimize or Die: Dynamic and Innovative Deployment Models for Fire Departments appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  NPS-CHDS master’s graduate Kimberly Hayward (MA1803/1804), Community Preparedness Officer at FEMA, talks about her thesis where she analyzes how to engage children and youth to facilitate behavioral change and build a culture of... The post Thesis Series: Engaging Children and Youth, Via K-12 School Curricula, to Build a Culture of Disaster Preparedness appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  NPS-CHDS master’s graduate Monika Mali (MA1803/1804), Transportation Security Inspector at the Transportation Security Administration, talks about her thesis which uses the case study method to investigate the unintended consequences that have resulted from... The post Thesis Series: Regulating Hawala: Thwarting Terrorism or Jeopardizing Stability? appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

    In this episode of Viewpoints, Erik Dahl interviews Farah Pandith about her experiences countering violent extremism in relation to her book, “How We Win” Pandith’s book focuses on how cutting edge entrepreneurs,... The post Countering Violent Extremism: How We Win appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  In this episode of Viewpoints, Heather Issvoran interviews Carol Lucas on the topic of Biometric Identity. Lucas is a Senior Strategic Planner for the Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) at the Department... The post How DHS Utilizes Biometric Identity appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  In this Master’s Thesis Series interview, Octavio Saenz speaks with Emily Jane McLoughlin (MA1801/1802), Emergency Preparedness Program Manager for the Department of Public Safety Communications and Emergency Management in Arlington, VA, about the... The post Thesis Series: Beyond the first 48: Incorporating Non-Traditional Stakeholders into Incident Response appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  In this Master’s Thesis Series video, Octavio Saenz interviews Christopher Barney (MA1801/1802), Battalion Chief for Portland Oregon Fire & Rescue, about the research behind his thesis “The ‘English Disease’ and Political Protest: How... The post Thesis Series: The ‘English Disease’ and Political Protest appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  NPS-CHDS master’s graduate David Sabat (MA1801/1802), Captain for Howard County, MD, Fire and Rescue, discusses his thesis with Octavio Saenz in this Master’s Thesis Series video. Sabat’s thesis is titled “There Are No... The post Thesis Series: There Are No Monsters in the Closet appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  In this episode of Out of the Classroom, NPS-CHDS master’s program participant from cohort 1803/1804 Ryan Monaghan discusses how a project from his Strategic Planning course was implemented by his agency. Monaghan is... The post Out of the Classroom – Putting the Lean Startup Model into Practice appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  In this Master’s Thesis Series interview, Stephen Felty discusses his thesis, Social Identity Theory and Intergroup Conflict in Israel/Palestine. Intergroup dynamics have been a central vector in long-lasting identity conflicts around the globe.... The post Thesis Series: Social Identity Theory and Intergroup Conflict in Israel/Palestine appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  In this NPS-CHDS Viewpoints, CHDS alumni Dr. Michael Larranaga and Dr. John Comiskey discuss the results of their examination of the potential threats that climate change could have on the nation’s homeland security... The post The Effects of Climate Change on Homeland Security appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  In this Master’s Thesis Series interview, Colby Stanton discusses her thesis, Punching above Their Weight: The Homeland Security Contributions of the U.S. Pacific Territories. While the U.S. Pacific territories were brought into the... The post Thesis Series: Punching above Their Weight: The Homeland Security Contributions of the U.S. Pacific Territories appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

    In this NPS-CHDS Viewpoints, NPS-CHDS master’s graduate Mourad Mourad shares insightful methods to counter violent extremism. Mourad’s thesis, “Tailoring Violent Extremism Prevention: A Targeted Intervention Method,” identifies deficiencies in our currently employed... The post Preventing Violent Extremism Through Early Intervention appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  In this NPS-CHDS Viewpoints, NPS-CHDS master’s graduate Ryan Whitehead talks about the correlation between his thesis research and his position as a Transportation Security Inspector with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in Boston. Ryan’s... The post Improving School Bus Transportation Safety appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  In this NPS-CHDS Viewpoints, NPS-CHDS master’s alumnus Jim Seebock, Captain of Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, discusses the evolution of his thesis. When the October 2017 Vegas Shootings occurred, he sensed a need to... The post Guarding Against High-Rise Active Shooters appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

In this NPS-CHDS Viewpoints, retired National Guard Brigadier General Mike McDaniel, a master’s degree alumnus, discusses his role in addressing the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. A change in the source of the city’s... The post Leading Through Chaos appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

In this NPS-CHDS  Viewpoints, Kyle Falkner, City of Fort Worth Fire Department, and Charity Menefee , Knox County TN Health Department, talk about the potential of their UVOST program (University Virtual Operations Support Team). As part... The post University Virtual Operations Support Team: engaging student volunteers in social media response appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  In this NPS-CHDS  Viewpoints, Heather Issvoran talks with CHDS alum Ed Lowery, who served 25 years in government service with the US Secret Service and is now in the private sector. Ed uses the response... The post Including the Private Sector in Disaster Response appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

In this Viewpoints, Mourad Mourad, Sergeant of Detective Squad with the NYPD, talks about his Master’s research on countering violent extremism (CVE).  He asks what law enforcement can do to get involved earlier and... The post Preventing Violent Extremism with Targeted Intervention appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  In this NPS-CHDS  Viewpoints, FEMA Deputy Administrator for National Preparedness Daniel Kaniewski elaborates on three major priorities in the recently released FEMA Strategic Plan 2018-2022. The plan reflects FEMA’s goal of a Culture of Preparedness... The post FEMA Goal of a Culture of Preparedness appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

In this Viewpoints, Hayley Foster, an expert on short talks popularized by TED conferences in recent years, discusses tips to help people deliver their message succinctly. She suggests avoiding message overload for experts who... The post Effective Short Talks appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  In this Viewpoints, Robert Simeral of the Naval Postgraduate School interviews internationally recognized terrorism expert Mark Lowenthal. Lowenthal, author of five books and more than 90 academic articles on the topic, discusses the... The post The Evolution of the Intelligence Community appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  In this Viewpoints video interview, NPS-CHDS Strategic Communications Director Heather Issvoran speaks with master’s alumna Victoria Hill, Acting Deputy Chief of Staff for the DHS Office of Partnerships and Engagement. Established in 2015,... The post DHS Partnerships and Engagement appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  In this Viewpoints, NPS-CHDS Strategic Communications Director Heather Issvoran speaks with Stan McKinney, Director of Mobile Education Programs, about the Executive Education Seminars delivered by the Mobile Education Team (MET). The MET program... The post Mobile Education Seminars appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

CHDS Alumni Kimbley Craig, a Councilwoman for California’s 5th District, and Major Manny Morales of the Miami Police Department discuss how law enforcement and local politicians can work together more effectively. Public safety is... The post Local Politicians and Law Enforcement appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  In this Viewpoints R.K. Arora, Commandant and Secretary for Sardar Patel University of Police Security and Criminal Justice and Diana Wuegar, Faculty Associate for Research at the Center on Contemporary Conflict in the... The post India’s Border Security Challenges appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

Video interview – Viewpoints. Meghan McPherson Meghan McPherson found some emergency management inspiration in, of all places, a nail salon. The result is a program that dispenses emergency preparedness information to workers in the... The post Emergency Management for Non-English Speakers appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  In this Viewpoints, CHDS master’s degree alumnus Michael Biasotti interviews Florida 11th Judicial District Judge Steve Leifman on how severe mental illness affects homeland security. The criminal justice system has become the safety... The post Treating the Severely Mentally Ill, a Homeland Security Wicked Problem appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  In this Viewpoints, Lynnwood Police Chief Tom Davis is interviewed by fellow CHDS master’s degree alumnus Bijan Karimi, Assistant Deputy Director of the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management about countering violent extremism,... The post Updating and Implementing a Revised U.S. National Strategy to Counter Violent Extremism appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

  In this Viewpoints, Anthony Vassalo, Chair of the National Intelligence Management Council (NIMC), discusses how the Council supports the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in organizing and prioritizing issues for the... The post The National Intelligence Management Council appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

Video interview – Viewpoints. Ramona Prieto What does the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control do, and what is its role in Homeland Security? In this interview, Ramona Prieto, Acting Director of the California... The post The ABC’s of the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

Video interview – Viewpoints. Tom Mackin For two grading periods in a row, the Army Corps of Engineers has awarded our nation’s infrastructure a “D”. But what are the top threats to our infrastructure?... The post Top Threats to America’s Infrastructure appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

Video – CHDS Thesis Series Fall 2016. Matt Jonkey. The threat of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) disasters is one of the most dangerous threats to the homeland. The United States has an... The post Seeing Eye Drones: How the DoD can Transform CBRN and Disaster Response in the Homeland appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

Video – CHDS Thesis Series Fall 2016. Seven Gerard. As man and machine have become ever more intertwined, technology is altering the perception of self-identity. This holds implications for homeland security. Sevan Gerard, a... The post Sociotechnical Identity influences threats to security? appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

Video – CHDS Thesis Series Fall 2016. Chad Stangeland. The advent of hydraulic fracturing and the ability to bore horizontal wells have changed the energy industry for better and worse since 2005. Advancements have... The post Fracking: Unintended Consequences for Local Communities appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

Video – CHDS Thesis Series Fall 2016. Cal Bowman. What global grand challenges we face today that will have an impact on the homeland security landscape twenty-five years from now? Today, a grand challenge... The post Grand Challenges in Homeland Security appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

Video – CHDS Thesis Series Fall 2016. Don Simko. Roadway infrastructure is a critical component to U.S. homeland security. Overland transportation affects the national economy, emergency services, defense, and communication systems. This thesis by... The post Increasing Road Infrastructure Capacity through the use of Autonomous Vehicles appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

Video – CHDS Thesis Series Fall 2016 – Kevin Starbuck Thesis Title: “Moral Hazard: How the National Flood Insurance Program Limiting Risk Reduction” Moral hazard occurs when people do not assume the full risk... The post Moral Hazard in Flooding Disasters appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

Video – CHDS Thesis Series Fall 2016 – Brian Lee Thesis Title: “Protection, Profit, or Privacy: Exploring Strategic Solutions for Integrating Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and the Delicate Balance Between Commercial Opportunity and Public... The post Unmanned Aerial Systems Policy appeared first on CHDS/Ed.

Video interview – Viewpoints. Dan O’Connor In this interview, Dan O’Connor, Director Field Operations for the Chief Security Officer at FEMA, talks about the importance of resilience in Homeland Security. The term “resilience” refers... The post Resilience in Homeland Security appeared first on CHDS/Ed.