Learning Materials from the NPS Center for Homeland Defense and Security
In her PrepTalk, Amanda Ripley combines the inspiring stories of disaster survivors with research into how the brain works when confronted with unusual events. She explains why our instinctive response may be the worst...
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...
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,...
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...
Interview — video. Gustavo Rodriguez. Gus Rodriguez discusses the challenges of information sharing between police departments in the 50 largest cities in the US, advocating a model similar to INTERPOL, but on an inter-state...
Interview — video. Anthony P. Placido. Anthony Placido is the Chief Intelligence Officer for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and in this interview, he discusses his top priorities and vision for U.S. DEA Intelligence....
Lecture/presentation — video. Andrew Colsky. Module 1. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 altered focus of many Federal agencies and generated a new emphasis on gathering intelligence data, threat information, and risk and...
Lecture/presentation — video. Andrew Colsky. Module 2. This second module concerning the role of SSI focuses on where sensitive security information fits into the confusing puzzle of information protection. First, an examination of information...
Lecture/presentation. Jim Wirtz. There is virtually unanimous agreement that the information revolution has empowered individuals at the expense of governments and bureaucracies, giving everyday people communication, organizational, and analytical capabilities only possessed by national...
Interview — video. Paul France. Paul France is the Homeland Security Field Operations Manager for the state of Wisconsin. He is a current participant in the Naval Postgraduate School’s Homeland Security Master’s Program and is...