Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security
Homeland Security Leaders Give Opinions on Current Issues and Challenges
Thesis Series: Foreign Flag Vessels in the Great Lakes and the Risk to Homeland Security
Christopher Sweeney
Operations/Intel Officer; US Coast Guard
16 May 2013
Thesis Series: A Unifying Strategy for the Deployment of Preventative Radiological Nuclear Detection Capabilities
David Brown
Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC); TSA-Federal Air Marshal Service
14 May 2013
Thesis Series: Defining the Role of Public Health in Disaster Recovery: An Evaluation of State Public Health Planning Efforts
Nicholas Davidson
Public Health Director, Midlands Region; SC Department of Health & Environmental Control
14 May 2013
Thesis Series: Does Homeland Security Constitute an Emerging Academic Discipline?
Michael Falkow
Assistant City Manager; City of Inglewood
14 May 2013
Thesis Series: Preventing School Shootings: A Public Health Approach to Gun Violence
Ed Welch
Lecturer; City University of New York
14 May 2013
Thesis Series: The Road Less Traveled: Exploring the Experiences and Successes of Women Leaders in Homeland Security
Jonna West
Special Projects Manager; Georgia Emergency Management Agency - Georgia Office of Homeland Security
14 May 2013
Developing Frameworks to Tackle Today's Policy Challenges at the State and Local Levels
Thomas MacLellan
Director, Homeland Security & Public Safety Division; National Governors Association, Center for Best Practices
21 March 2013
The "Whole of Country" Approach to Countering Violent Extremism
Michael Rolince
Senior Associate-Booz Allen Hamilton; FBI (Ret)
19 March 2013
Taking the “Long View”
David Pekoske
Group President; A-T Solutions
19 March 2013
Thesis Series: Enhancing Decision Making During Initial Operations at Surge Events
Brian Duggan
Fire Chief / Emergency Manager; Northampton Fire Department
30 January 2013
Thesis Series: Suicide Terrorism in America? The Complex Social Conditions of this Phenomenon and the Implications for Homeland Security
Richard Fleece
Assistant to the Special Agent in Charge; U.S. Secret Service
30 January 2013
Homeland Security on the Tribal level – Building a Public Safety Program
Margaret Muhr
Emergency Services Manager; Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
09 November 2012
CHDS Student Thesis Series: Getting Serious About Games - Using Video Game-Based Learning to Enhance Nuclear Terrorism Preparedness
Chad Gorman
CBRNE Branch Chief; Department of Homeland Security: Federal Emergency Management Agency
06 September 2012
CHDS Student Thesis Series: Crossing the River, A Conceptual Framework for Response to Chaos
David Linthicum
Police Captain; Raleigh Police Department
06 September 2012
CHDS Student Thesis Series: The Use of an Enhanced Polygraph Scoring Technique in Homeland Security - The Empirical Scoring System - Making a Difference
Bruce Robertson
Operations Commander/Captain; Centerville Ohio Police Department
06 September 2012
CHDS Student Thesis Series: The Nation that Cried Lone Wolf: A Data-Driven Analysis of Individual Terrorists in the United States since 9/11
Charles Eby
Chief Planner for Emergency Preparedness; Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
06 September 2012
CHDS Student Thesis Series: Whistleblowing in a Wikileaks World: A Model for Responsible Disclosure in Homeland Security
Gregory Bernard
Deputy Assistant Director, Global Nuclear Detection Architecture Analysis Division; US Department of Homeland Security/ Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
06 September 2012
CHDS Student Thesis Series: Your Faith, My Fear: Countering Consent to Cosmic Positioning
Julie Nations
Grants Manager; Memphis Police Department
06 September 2012
CHDS Student Thesis Series: Delivering High Situational Awareness and Improved Decision Support Across the North American Air Security Enterprise - Now
Robert Hehemann
Reserve Advisor to the NORAD Director of Operations and Deputy N-NC Command Center Director; North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)
06 September 2012
CHDS Student Thesis Series: Health Security Intelligence: Assessing the Nascent Public Health Capability
Scott Minarcine
Director, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program ; Georgia Department of Public Health
06 September 2012
Truth and accuracy in communications: "The coin of the realm"
Andrew Lluberes
Senior Adviser ; DHS/Office of Public Affairs
22 May 2012
Comparative Homeland Security: Global Lessons
Nadav Morag
Faculty; NPS Center for Homeland Defense and Security
27 April 2012
Islamism: Global and Local Comparisons
Anders Strindberg
Faculty; NPS Center for Homeland Defense and Security
27 April 2012
Suspicious Activity Reporting: It’s not the "who"
Scott Kelberg
Director; National Training and Education Division - FEMA - DHS
19 April 2012
Smart Practices in Building Inter-organizational Collaborative Capacity to Strengthen the Florida Comprehensive Disaster Management Enterprise
Richard Hall
Lieutenant Colonel/State Training Officer; Florida Army National Guard
21 March 2012
The Perfect Storm: The Religious Apocalyptic Imagination and Personal Disaster Preparedness
Anne Marie Albertazzi
Assistant Federal Security Director - Mission Support; Transportation Security Administration - Los Angeles International Airport
21 March 2012
Aviation Security: A Case for Risk-Based Passenger Screening
Kenneth Fletcher
Senior Advisor to the Deputy Administrator; Transportation Security Administration
21 March 2012
Ending America's Energy Insecurity: How Electric Vehicles Can Drive the Solution to Energy Independence
Fredrick Stein
Field Counsel; Transportation Security Administration
21 March 2012
Management of the Severely Mentally Ill and its Effects on Homeland Security
Michael Biasotti
NPS/CHDS Fellow; DHS/FEMA
24 January 2012
No Failure of Imagination: Examining Foundational Flaws in America's Homeland Security Enterprise
Judson Freed
Director; Ramsey County Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
24 January 2012
Chemical Detection Architecture for a Subway System
Joselito Ignacio
Deputy Program Director, Chemical Defense ; Department of Homeland Security
24 January 2012
The Vulnerability of Social Networking Media and the Insider Threat: New Eyes for Bad Guys
John Lenkart
Unit Chief; Federal Bureau of Investigation
24 January 2012
Homeland Security Organizations: Design Contingencies in Complex Environments
James Madia
Emergency Response Team Lieutenant; Inglewood Police Department
24 January 2012
CTRL+ALT+DELETE: Understanding the Need to Interrupt the Jihadi Internet
William Sweeney
Assistant Special Agent in Charge; Federal Bureau of Investigation - Newark Field Office
24 January 2012
A Look at New Risk-Based Security Initiatives at TSA
John Pistole
Administrator; Transportation Security Administration
22 December 2011
The New Global Insecurity
Fathali Moghaddam
Faculty; NPS Center for Homeland Defense and Security
20 December 2011
Transforming Homeland Security
David McIntyre
VP Academics and Homeland Security; National Graduate School
20 December 2011
The Healthcare Emergency Management Program at Boston University
Kevin "Kip" Thomas
Director- Healthcare Emergency Management Program; Boston University School of Medicine
20 December 2011
A Current Look at Terrorism Prevention in New York City
Bradford Billet
Deputy Commissioner; NYC Mayor's Office for International Affairs
20 December 2011
Homeland Security at the State Level, Lessons Learned
Robert (Bob) Nations, Jr.
Director; Shelby County Office of Preparedness
27 September 2011
Bak's Sandpile: Strategies for a Catastrophic World
Ted Lewis
Executive Director; NPS Center for Homeland Defense and Security
27 September 2011
Comparative Homeland Security: France and the United States - their respective approaches to combating terrorism
Jean-Louis Bruguiere
Magistrate, Representative of the European Union to the United States for the Fight Against Terrorist Financing; European Union to the United States
27 September 2011
CHDS Student Thesis Series: Effective Selection: A Study of First-Line Supervisor Selection Processes in The Department of Homeland Security
Mark Kaminsky
Special Agent; Office of Investigation Office of Inspector General, Environmental Protection Agency
10 August 2011
CHDS Student Thesis Series: Al Qaida's Strategic Culture
Noel Lipana
Deputy Director, J3, Plans and Operations; JFHQ CA National Guard
10 August 2011
CHDS Student Thesis Series: Creating Domestipol: Increasing National Resilience by Reflecting on the NYPD Counterterrorism Model
Gustavo Rodriguez
Intelligence Division Sergeant; New York City Police Department
10 August 2011
CHDS Student Thesis Series: Freed: Ripples of the Convicted and Released Terrorist in America
Michael A. Brown
Senior Desk Officer, Office of Global Strategies, International Operations Division; Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
10 August 2011
CHDS Student Thesis Series: The New York City Urban Search and Rescue Team (NY-TF1): A Case Study of Interagency Effectiveness
Joseph Duggan, Jr.
Battalion Chief; Fire Department, City of New York - Division 11
09 August 2011
CHDS Student Thesis Series: The Transportation Security Administration's Four Major Security Programs for Mass Transit - How They Can Be Improved to Address the Needs of Tier II Mass Transit Agencies
John Joyce
Chief of Police / Director of Security; Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Transit Police
09 August 2011
Developing a Customer-Service Approach to Securing the Port of Long Beach
Candice Wright
Detective; Long Beach Police Department
05 April 2011
Modeling Social Networks
Steve Lieberman
Researcher; Naval Postgraduate School
04 April 2011
Improving Tribal Relations in Homeland Security
James Tindall
GD; None
04 April 2011
Imagination First and The Guiding Lights - The importance of creativity and mentorship in Homeland Security
Eric Liu
Author, Founder; The Guiding Lights Network
11 January 2011
Bridging the gap between the police and the community at N.Y.P.D.
Amin Kosseim
Deputy Inspector; New York City Police Department
11 January 2011
CHDS Thesis Series: Before the Emergency: A Framework for Evaluating Emergency Preparedness Alternatives at Higher Education Institutions
Laura Wilson
Director of Public Safety / Chief of Police; Stanford University Department of Public Safety
11 November 2010
CHDS Thesis Series: Making Sense in the Edge of Chaos: A Framework for Effective Initial Response Efforts to Large-Scale Incidents
Cynthia Renaud
Chief of Police; Folsom Police Department
11 November 2010
CHDS Thesis Series: Strategy Policy for Pandemic Vaccine Distribution
Tom Russo
Independent Contractor; Public Health and Emergency Management Professional
11 November 2010
CHDS Thesis Series: Where Do I Start? Decision Making in Complex Novel Environments
Sara Diaz
IT Manager; El Cajon Police Department
11 November 2010
CHDS Thesis Series: The Contribution of Police and Fire Consolidation to the Homeland Security Mission
Vinicio Mata
Lieutenant; Sunnyvale Dept. of Public Safety
28 July 2010
CHDS Thesis Series: Community Preparedness: Creating a Model for Change
Nicholas Campasano
Deputy Chief; Manchester Fire Department
28 July 2010
CHDS Thesis Series: Is Prostitution Funding Terrorism?
Richard DiGiacomo
Attorney Advisor; Transportation Security Administration
28 July 2010
Thinking Like a Terrorist
Michael German
Policy Counsel; American Civil Liberties Union, Washington Legislative Office
21 May 2010
Unity of Effort: Defining A Partnership Between DoD and State Governors
Paul Stockton
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Homeland Defense and America's Security Affairs); Homeland Defense & America's Security Affairs
22 April 2010
Building a Team within FEMA
Richard Serino
Deputy Administrator; FEMA
16 April 2010
Virtual Alabama
Jim Walker
Director (State HSA and SAA); Alabama Department of Homeland Security
07 April 2010
TSA's Educational Outreach
Elizabeth Assink and Thomas Dunmire
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
24 March 2010
The Heroic Imagination Project: The Making of Tomorrow’s Heroes, Today
Philip Zimbardo
Faculty; NPS Center for Homeland Defense and Security
01 March 2010
Training California’s First Responders to Deal with Current Issues
Curry Mayer
Branch Chief; California Specialized Training Institute
01 March 2010
Darwinian Approach to Homeland Security - Learning Lessons from Nature
Raphael Sagarin
Research Scientist; Institute for the Environment, University of Arizona
01 March 2010
Student Theses Series, Winter 2010- Regional Security Assessments: A Strategic Approach to Securing Federal Facilities
Todd Consolini
District Commander; National Protection and Programs Directorate, Federal Protective Service
09 February 2010
Student Theses Series, Winter 2010- A New Role for Emergency Management-Fostering Trust to Enhance Collaboration in Complex Adaptive Emergency Response Systems
Thomas Currao
Battalion Chief; New York City Fire Department (FDNY)
09 February 2010
Student Theses Series, Winter 2010- The Anthrax Vaccine: A Dilemma for Homeland Security
Thomas Rempfer
Flight Operations Supervisor, MQ-1 Predator Instructor Pilot; Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)
09 February 2010
The Coast Guard's Ports, Waterways and Coastal Security (PWCS) program
Matthew Cutts
Chief of Capability, Standardization & Analysis; US Coast Guard (USCG) Force Readiness Command
08 December 2009
CHDS Thesis Series: Tell Me What I Need to Know: What Mayors and Governors Want from Their Fusion Center
Yi-Ru Chen
Public Safety & Homeland Security Program Manager; Office of the City Administrator, Executive Office of the Mayor
07 December 2009
CHDS Thesis Series: No Dark Corners: Defending Against Insider Threats to Critical Infrastructure
Nick Catrantzos
Adjunct Professor; University of Alaska, Fairbanks
07 December 2009
Succession Planning for DHS Employees
Richard Douglas
Director, Leadership Institute; DHS
04 November 2009
Public-Private Homeland Security Partnerships in the State of Illinois
Michael Crane
Executive Vice President & General Counsel; IPC International Corporation
04 November 2009
The Afghanistan-Pakistan Nexus and U.S. Homeland Security
Seth Jones
Faculty; NPS Center for Homeland Defense and Security
27 August 2009
Interoperability in the State of Vermont
Ludwig Schumacher
Director, Operations for Military Support; Vermont National Guard
17 August 2009
Fire Service Intelligence Enterprise: A Unique Program with a Big Impact
Michael Puzziferri
Deputy Chief of Counterterrorism and Emergency Preparedness; Fire Department of the City of New York
23 June 2009
US DEA Intelligence
Anthony P. Placido
Chief Intelligence Officer; U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
06 May 2009
Faith-Based and Community Initiatives in Homeland Security in the State of Alabama
Sydney Hoffman
Director; Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
06 May 2009
Creating a Structure for Collaboration
James Schwartz
Fire Chief; Arlington County Fire Department
17 April 2009
Mutual Aid Networks
Andrew Velasquez III
Director/Homeland Security Advisor to Governor; Illinois Emergency Management
12 March 2009
The U.S. Coast Guard’s use of Organizational Performance Consultants to Facilitate Process Improvement and Innovation
Chris Kluckhuhn
Program Manager; U.S. Coast Guard, Mission Planning and Execution System (USCG)
30 December 2008
Undergraduate Educational Opportunities in Homeland Security at Colorado State University - Pueblo
Mark Gose
Chair, Department of History and Political Science; Colorado State University-Pueblo
07 November 2008
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Undergraduate Degree Program in Homeland Security
Jim Ramsay
Professor of Homeland Security; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
07 November 2008
Farleigh Dickinson University's Homeland Security Graduate Degree Program
Dr. Ron Calissi
Fairleigh Dickinson University
07 November 2008
How the Public and Private Sectors Can Work Together in Disaster Preparedness and Response
Bryan Koon
Senior Operations Manager, Emergency Management Department; Wal-Mart Stores, Inc
12 September 2008
Amtrak's Strategic Priorities to Increase Security on American Railroads
William Crosbie
Chief Operating Officer; National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
03 September 2008
2008-2009 Presidential Transition: National Security Considerations and Options
John Rollins
National Security Researcher; Congressional Research Service (CRS)
07 August 2008
Cooperation and Collaboration between U.S. and Mexico: Implications for a Regional Approach to Homeland Security
Rodrigo Nieto-Gomez
Research Professor; National Security Affairs Department, NPS
16 June 2008
Managing the Data Explosion
Charles Brueggemann
16 June 2008
CHDS Thesis Series Spring 2008: Introducing the Future Now: Using Memetics and Popular Culture to Identify the Post 9/11 Homeland Security Zeitgeist
Judith Boyd
Attorney; DHS
15 May 2008
CHDS Thesis Series Spring 2008: 'Someone to Watch Over Me?' Privacy and Governance Strategies for CCTV and Emerging Surveillance Technologies
Donald Zoufal
First Deputy; City of Chicago, OEMC
15 May 2008
The State and Local Mission for Homeland Security - where we started, where we are headed
Andy Mitchell
Dep. Director; DHS. ODP
28 April 2008
Homeland Security: Broadening the Horizon for the Fire Service
Gregory Dean
Chief of the Department; Seattle Fire Department
20 March 2008
Law Enforcements' Shifting Strategic Perspective
Deirdre Walker
Assistant Chief; Montgomery County Police Department. Rockville MD
11 February 2008
Creating a Team Culture Through the Provision of a Broad Spectrum of Educational Programs at DHS
George Tanner
Chief Learning Officer; Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
13 November 2007
CHDS Thesis Series Fall 2007: Integrating Public and Private Partnerships to Produce More Effective Intelligence-led Policing
Matthew Simeone, Jr (dec)
Inspector; Nassau County Police Department
09 October 2007
CHDS Thesis Series Fall 2007: Can You Lead Me Now? Leading in the Complex World of Homeland Security
Nola Joyce
President and Public Safety and Homeland Security Strategist; Strategic Innovations
09 October 2007
CHDS Thesis Series Fall 2007: Multi-Attribute Decision Analysis in Public Health
Sinan Khan
Epidemiologist; County of Los Angeles
02 October 2007
Counter Terrorism Policy in France
Francois Thuillier
French Ministry of Interior; French Government
04 September 2007
The National Guard Certificate Program
Stanley Supinski
17 August 2007
The Psychological Effects of Media Exposure in the Case of a National Tragedy
Jim Breckenridge
Professor of Psychology and Dean of Academic Administration and Operations; Palo Alto University
26 June 2007
The United States Coast Guard and the Citizen's Action Network
Michael Billeaudeaux
Information, Congr/Govmt & External Affairs,; U.S. Coast Guard
24 June 2007
The Stanford Prison Experiment and Abu Ghraib: Two Studies in Human Nature
Philip Zimbardo
Faculty; NPS Center for Homeland Defense and Security
05 June 2007
Emergency Preparedness: A Comprehensive Approach
Ellis Stanley
Vice President; Dewberry
10 May 2007
The Evolution of Homeland Security in the Media
David Silverberg
Founding Editor; HS Today
10 April 2007
What Homeland Security Leaders Need to Know About the Conflict in Iraq
Dr. Kalev Sepp
Faculty; Naval Postgraduate School
20 March 2007
Public Health - Finding a Seat at the Homeland Security Table
Linda Scott
Manager - Healthcare Preparedness Program; Michigan Department of Community Health - Office of Public Health Preparedness
01 March 2007
Islamic Radicalization and the U.S.
Bruce Hoffman
Professor; Georgetown University. Security Studies Program
30 January 2007
Intelligence: A Shifting Mosaic
Mark Lowenthal
-; The Intelligence & Security Academy, LLC
09 January 2007
U.S. NORTHCOM Support for Homeland Security
Eugenio Pino
Director; NORAD USNORTHCOM J7
01 December 2006
DHS Intelligence
Jack Tomarchio
-; Agoge Group, LLC
01 November 2006
Critical Infrastructure Protection
Robert Stephan
Executive Vice President; CRA, Inc.
01 September 2006
Challenges in Information-Sharing
Cathy Lanier
Chief of Police; Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department
01 September 2006
Intelligence Fusion
Paul France
Southeast Regional Director; Wisconsin Emergency Management
01 May 2006
Borders and Immigration
Karina Ordonez
Strategic Policy Coordinator; Arizona Department of Homeland Security
01 April 2006
