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FEMA's Higher Education Articles and Papers
Emergency Management Higher Education Articles, Papers, etc.
Documents below provided in MS
Word, PowerPoint,
Rich Text Format(rtf), PDF
format and/or Winzip
utility for large size file downloading and unzipping.
- Bray, Grady, Ph.D. "The Growing Trend for Family Assistance in Higher Education with Disasters and Emergencies." Disaster Management International, Crisis Human Services, Inc. January 2014.
Drabek, Thomas E, Ph.D. Responses To and Revisions Of The Human Side of Disaster. Professor, Emeritus, University of Denver, Denver, CO. 2013
Review of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Response to the 22 February Christchurch Earthquake. Ian McLean Consultancy Services Ltd. Released: 5 October 2012
Grist, Robert E. Ph.D., CEM. "The Changing Paradigm of Emergency Management: Improving Professional Development for the Emergency Manager." (Ph.D. dissertation Portland State University, June 2007).
Coppola, Damon. "Investigation of the Political Implications of Disasters Requiring International Assistance." Bullock & Haddow, LLC. June 2011
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Jensen, Jessica, Ph.D., "The Argument for a Disciplinary Approach to Emergency Management Higher Education." North Dakota State University. October 2010. 27 pages.
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Glassey, Steve. "Pet owner preparedness and perceptions survey - Taranaki & Wellington Regions." Wellington, NZ: Mercalli Disaster Management Consulting. February 2010. 31 pages.
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Glassey, Steve. "Research Report: recommendations to enhance companion animal emergency management in New Zealand."S Wellington, NZ: Mercalli Disaster Management Consulting. February 2010. 34 pages.
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Cwiak, Carol L., Ph.D., "The Emergency Management Professionalization Process: Power, Dependence and Identity". (Ph.D. dissertation summary. North Dakota State University, October 2009).
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Fox, Jeffrey C., "Analyzing Leadership Styles of Incident Commanders". (Ph.D. diss., Northcentral University, 30 August 2009).
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"Effective Hazard Mitigation: Are Local Mitigation Strategies Getting the Job Done?" Jane Rovins, PhD, CEM, FPEM, President
Natural Hazard Mitigation Association and Associate Professor, American Military University. 8 September 2009.
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"Applications of Theory: Public Warnings Experienced While Returning from EMI Higher Education Conference 2008." Jeffery A. Hartle and Dianna H. Bryant. 12th Annual All-Hazards Higher Education Conference, June 1-4, 2009. 4 pages.
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"Building a Better Crisis Leader: We Can Do More," by Stacy L. Willett, Associate Professor of Emergency Management, The University of Akron
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Social Problems Perspectives, Disaster Research and Emergency Management: Intellectual Contexts, Theoretical Extensions, and Policy Implications. Thomas E. Drabek, John Evans Professor, Emeritus, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Denver. February 2008. Revision and expansion of the 2006 E.L. Quarantelli Theory Award Lecture presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, New York City, New York, August, 2007
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Abstract: Strategic Contingency Planning. Karen Scott-Martinet, Masters Thesis Presented to the Professional Studies Department, California State University, Long Beach.
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“How Can Emergency Managers Address Our Warming Climate? Relying on the Basics – An Essay.” Bob Freitag, Director of the Institute for Hazards Mitigation Planning and Research, University of Washington. June 2007 (Paper provided to FEMA EM HiEd Project), 6 pages.
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“Emergency Management and Homeland Security Curricula: Contexts, Cultures, and Constraints” Thomas E. Drabek, John Evans Professor, Emeritus, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Denver. 2007
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Catastrophic Disaster Planning – Federal Emergency Management Agency. Michel S. Pawlowski, FEMA Incident Response Section Chief. FY2007
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Civil Defense and Homeland Security: A Short History of National Preparedness Efforts. Homeland Security National Preparedness Task Force. September 2006.
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Report – Principles of Disaster Management Workshop. Chris Webb, Auckland University of Technology, Akoranga Campus, Auckland, New Zealand. Notes taken by Chris Webb during the University of Toronto’s Natural City Conference, June 2 2006
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Nationwide
Plan Review – Phase 1 Report. Department of Homeland Security.
February 10, 2006 - 1.2MB PDF
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Avian
Influenza Pandemic Conference Notes. Reporter: Edwin Jewett. Avian
Influenza Pandemic Conference, Middlesex Community College, The Program
on Homeland Security, Terrence B. Downes, Esq., Executive Director.
December 6, 2005. - 91KB Word
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Listing
of Natural Hazards in the United States Compiled by B. Wayne
Blanchard, Higher Education Project Manager Emergency Management Institute,
National Emergency Training Center, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security. May 2, 2005.
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Status
of Emergency Management Theory. Dr. David McEntire, Director,
Emergency Administration and Planning Program, University of North
Texas, Denton, TX. Paper presented at the FEMA Higher Education Conference,
June 8, 2004, Emmitsburg, MD. 2004. PDF
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Disasters by Discipline:
necessary dialog for emergency management education. Brenda D.
Phillips, Ph.D. Professor of Emergency Management, Jacksonville State
University. Brenda@jsucc.jsu.edu. 1-256-782-8053. A presentation made
at the Workshop “Creating Educational Opportunities for the
Hazards Manager of the 21st Century.” Denver, Colorado, October
22, 2003. I extend my appreciation to Deborah Thomas and Dave Neal
for their suggestions and guidance but retain responsibility for any
comments and conclusions.
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Emergency Management Higher Education. Abstract of Presentation
of B. Wayne Blanchard, Ph.D., CEM
An overview of (1) the history, current status, and future projections
of Emergency Management Higher Education Programs for students - degrees,
concentrations and certificates, (2) the history, current status and
future projections for the FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education
Project, and (3) thoughts on future emergency management professional
development issues and core competency areas. A
Power Point Presentation or Rich
Text Format(rtf).
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The Emergency
Manager Of The Future by Monique C. Hite, National Research
Council. A Summary of a Workshop, June 13, 2003, Washington, DC. The FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project thanks the
International Research Committee on Disasters for the use of this
copyrighted article. The complete citation is: International Journal
of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, November 2000, Vol. 18, No. 3,
pp. 417-437.
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The Role of Colleges and Universities in Disaster Reduction
by B. Wayne Blanchard, Ph.D., CEM, Emergency Management Higher Education
Project Manager, Federal Emergency Management Agency. A
Power Point Presentation.
For further information on the International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters www.usc.edu/dept/sppd/ijmed/.