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Subject Matter Expertise

The Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security is the nation's premier homeland security academic institution. The Center is an independent, non-political source for homeland security information.

Center programs are conducted by faculty who are subject matter experts on a wide range of homeland security related topics:

  • Terrorism

    • Psychology of Terrorism and Fear Management
    • Unconventional Threats
    • Terrorist Threat: International Terrorism Groups
    • State Sponsors of Terrorism
    • Domestic Terrorism
    • Terrorism Prevention
  • Critical Infrastructure Protection-Vulnerability Analysis

  • Emergency Management

  • Civil-Military Relations

    • Homeland Defense
    • Military Support to Civilian Authorities
    • Maritime Security
  • Intelligence

    • Intelligence Community - military, federal, state and local
    • Intelligence Sources and Collection
  • Technology for Homeland Security

    • Interoperability
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction

    • Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive (CBRNE)
  • Agricultural Terrorism

    • Food and Water Supply Protection
  • Public Health

    • Biological Terrorism
    • Immunization
    • Pandemic
    • Quarantine
  • Financial Support Networks for Terrorism

    • Terrorism and Crime (smuggling, drug, arms trade, etc..)
  • Civil Rights and Homeland Security

  • Privacy vs. Homeland Security

  • Citizen Preparedness in Homeland Security

  • Border Security and Immigration

  • Risk Communication