In this Master’s Thesis Series interview, Colby Stanton discusses her thesis, Punching above Their Weight: The Homeland Security Contributions of the U.S. Pacific Territories. While the U.S. Pacific territories were brought into the...

    In this NPS-CHDS Viewpoints, NPS-CHDS master’s graduate Mourad Mourad shares insightful methods to counter violent extremism. Mourad’s thesis, “Tailoring Violent Extremism Prevention: A Targeted Intervention Method,

  In this NPS-CHDS Viewpoints, NPS-CHDS master’s graduate Ryan Whitehead talks about the correlation between his thesis research and his position as a Transportation Security Inspector with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in Boston.

  In this NPS-CHDS Viewpoints, NPS-CHDS master’s alumnus Jim Seebock, Captain of Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, discusses the evolution of his thesis. When the October 2017 Vegas Shootings occurred, he sensed a need to...

In this NPS-CHDS Viewpoints, retired National Guard Brigadier General Mike McDaniel, a master’s degree alumnus, discusses his role in addressing the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. A change in the source of the city’s...

In this NPS-CHDS  Viewpoints, Kyle Falkner, City of Fort Worth Fire Department, and Charity Menefee , Knox County TN Health Department, talk about the potential of their UVOST program (University Virtual Operations Support Team). As part...

  In this NPS-CHDS  Viewpoints, Heather Issvoran talks with CHDS alum Ed Lowery, who served 25 years in government service with the US Secret Service and is now in the private sector. Ed uses the response...

In this Viewpoints, Mourad Mourad, Sergeant of Detective Squad with the NYPD, talks about his Master’s research on countering violent extremism (CVE).  He asks what law enforcement can do to get involved earlier and...

  In this NPS-CHDS  Viewpoints, FEMA Deputy Administrator for National Preparedness Daniel Kaniewski elaborates on three major priorities in the recently released FEMA Strategic Plan 2018-2022. The plan reflects FEMA’s goal of a Culture of Preparedness...

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...