Agenda: Presentations at the 2013 Homeland Security Education Summit

The Annual HD/HS Education Summit was held in Burlington, Massachusetts on September 26-28 2013.

The theme of the 2013 event was:
Developing an Adaptive Homeland Security Environment

Presentations included the following.  University and Agency Partnership Initiative (UAPI) participants can login to download the presentation slides.  Others can contact uapi@chds.us for more information.  (About the UAPI program.)

• Plenary-Energy Security and Mission Assurance in Homeland Defense
• Plenary-The (Likely) Increasing Role of Terrorism Nadav Morag – Instructor, Contractor for MAC Consulting Services, Inc., NPS Center for Homeland Defense and Security
• Plenary-International Society for Preparedness, Resilience, and Security Jeff Grossman – Security Architect (CISSP), PacStar Corp
• Track 1-Radicals and Reactionaries: The Polarization of Community and Government in the Name of Public Safety and Security Douglas Weeks – Post-doctoral Researcher, Educator, and Consultant, University of St Andrews
• Track 1-Intelligence and Surprise Attack: Lessons Learned from Plots that Failed Erik Dahl – Assistant Professor, Naval Postgraduate School
• Track 1-The Public Safety Exception to Miranda: Developing Legal Doctrine and the Lessons of the Boston Marathon Case James Castagnera – Assoc Provost/Counsel, Rider University
• Track 1-Climate Change Implications for Combating Terrorism and Insurgency KENT BUTTS – SENIOR LECTURER, PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
• Track 1-Cognitive Strategies for Homeland Security Craig Gruber – Senior Fellow, Northeastern University
• Track 1-Using Integrated Critical and Creative Thinking to Develop a More Adaptive Homeland Security Environment Fred May – Associate Professor, Western Illinois University
• Track 1-Building The Practitioner-Scholar Relationship: The Focused Research Cycle David Hagen – Assistant to the Chief, Plans, Policy and Operations, Southborough Police Department
• Track 2-Geospatial Intelligence: What it is and how it is useful?
• Track 2-Growing the Next Generation of Homeland Security Leaders Dennis Schrader – Adjunct Professor, Towson University
• Track 2-Harnessing the Power of Security Technology Though Command and Control Centers Donald Zoufal – Safety and Security Executive, System Development Integration
• Track 2-Security Studies at Syracuse University Keli Perrin – Assistant Director, Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism
• Track 2-Integrating Social Media into Public Information Support to Emergency Response #smem Tamara Spicer – Public Affairs Officer, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
• Track 3-Building a Critical Infrastructure Protection Course Steven Hart – ERDC Engineering Fellow, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, United States Military Academy
• Track 3-Domestic Terrorism in 2013 and Beyond: The Effects of Social Media and 24-7 News Outlets
• Track 3-Integrating Cybersecurity into a Homeland Security Curriculum Jim Ramsay – Professor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Track 4-The Why and the How of Teaching the Law of Homeland Security Michael McDaniel – Brigadier General, Michigan State Guard, Professor & Director of Homeland Security Studies, Thomas M. Cooley School of Law
• Track 4-Teaching GIS in Online Programs James Phelps – Assistant Professor, Angelo State University
• Track 4-Play Well with Others: Improvisational Theater and Collaboration in the Homeland Security Environment Andrew Phelps – Director, Oregon Office of Emergency Management
• Track 4-Transmitting in Clear Text: Improving Student Writing in Homeland Security Courses David McIntyre – VP Academics and Homeland Security, National Graduate School
• Track 4-Dissertation Research: Consider and Critique Rebecca Rouse – Instructor, Colorado Technical University
• Track 4-Including Homeland Security and Emergency Management in a Synthesized Curriculum Michael Collier – Professor, Eastern Kentucky University Justice and Safety Center
• Track 4-US Commitment to Security in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Region John Fisher – Emergency Services Department, Utah Valley University
• Track 4-Does Homeland Security Constitute an Emerging Academic Discipline? Michael Falkow – Assistant City Manager, City of Inglewood
• The Place of Death within the Homeland Security Curriculum Stephen Soreff – Professor in Homeland Security Program, Daniel Webster College
• The Forgotten Partners Joseph V Saitta – Program Director, Criminal Justice, Columbia Southern University
• The Evolving Role of Emergency Services in Outbreak Response Leonard Guercia, Jr – Vice President, The Holdsworth Group
• “Rush” to Leadership: The role of the medical practitioner-teacher model in defining and maturing Homeland Security Donald Donahue – Program Director, Health Policy & Preparednesd, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
• Local, National and International Interest in an Academic Focus on Aviation Security: Evolution of an Aerospace Security Program Frederick Hansen – Associate Professor, Oklahoma State University
• How do you know your Homeland Security students are learning? Effective Classroom Assessment Techniques Cheryl Polson – Associate Dean-Graduate School, Kansas State University
• Illicit Trade and Security Threats: The Challenge of Three Cross-Border Flows
• Forming the Discipline of Homeland Security: One University’s Experience