Videos and abstracts summarizing CHDS theses that have been nominated for the Outstanding Thesis Award. For the full text of all homeland defense and security-related theses from Master’s students at the Naval Postgraduate School, use the Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL).
Tension and hostility between police officers and society seem to be on the rise, and officers and firefighters alike face violence and other threats on a daily basis. While these
It Takes a Village: Integrating Firehouse Hubs More
This video by Elisabeth Yerkes, developed around her Naval Postgraduate School Master’s thesis, “Stepping Out of the Shadows: Leveraging the Community to Stop the Sexual Exploitation of Minors,” explores the
Stepping out of the Shadows More
This video by Natasha B. Haunsperger, developed around her Naval Postgraduate School Master’s thesis, “Foreign-Born Human Trafficking—A Dark Spectre Haunting America: An Examination of the Sex and Labor Trafficking Landscape,”
Foreign-Born Human Trafficking More
This video is developed around Ronald Dorman’s Naval Postgraduate School Master’s thesis, “Shoot the Horse and Build a Better Barn Door: Exploring the Potential for a Superforecasting Methodology to Strengthen
Shoot the Horse and Build a Better Barn Door More
This video by Emily Kaster, developed around her Naval Postgraduate School Master’s thesis, Are We There Yet? Exploring Professionalization of Emergency Management in the State of Maine, will assist the
Professionalization of Emergency Management More
In this episode of the CHDS Master’s Thesis Series, Nicholas Knowlton and Robert O’Malley discuss their research and recommendations concerning the integration of immigrants into American life. Knowlton makes the
Immigration Is Both Fascinating and Frustrating More
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