journal: Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

Impact Factor: 0.8

Published since January 1, 2004

Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

ISSN: 1547-7355

Edited by: James Ramsay

Managing Editor: Sibel McGee

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Scope

Created in 2004, the Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (JHSEM) is an online journal that publishes original, innovative, and timely articles describing and assessing research and practice in the fields of domestic security and emergency management. JHSEM encourages and adopts both a global perspective and international approach to its submissions and content. JHSEM seeks submissions on a wide array of issues from countering violent extremism to cybersecurity, to terrorism and counterterrorism, intelligence, emergency management includes topics such as disaster management, preparedness and response, resilience, climate or environmental security, public health, and strategy. Further, JHSEM accepts submissions that focus on policy or strategy as well as the scholarship of teaching and learning.

A critical part of JHSEM’s focus and intention is to enrich the perspectives of researchers, educators, policy makers and practitioners so that they are better able to address the increasingly complex and wicked security and resilience issues before them. Toward this end, JHSEM publishes not only peer-reviewed original submissions, but also opinion, news/communiqués, and book or other media reviews. Its electronic format allows us to leverage communication technologies to accumulate and disseminate the latest knowledge on a broad range of related topics in a timely and inexpensive manner.

Mission

JHSEM promotes a comprehensive and dynamic perspective, providing readers with up-to-date information and practical applications regarding the evolving nature of the many disciplines comprising both domestic/homeland security and disaster/resilience/emergency management as described above. Recognizing the inherent ties between these disciplines, the journal aims to serve as a bridge between them, encouraging exploration of their underlying relationships and synergies including practical applications, teaching, policy, or strategy applications, theory or interactions.

JHSEM’s mission is further propelled by the conviction that in fields that share such significant operational elements, insights from the community of scholars, educators, policy makers and practitioners are essential.

Aims

Accordingly, JHSEM also aims to serve as a bridge between the researcher, educator, policy maker and practitioner communities, facilitating the kind of collaboration and coordination that enables them to appreciate and benefit from the associated implications and inherent connections in their fields. It is from the intersection of these perspectives and the interchange of ideas and scholarly solutions that the most compelling knowledge, novel insights, and best practices can emerge.

Among JHSEM’s key aims are to

Produce top quality, relevant, anonymized peer-reviewed, wide-ranging professional articles in the many disciplines of domestic/homeland security and disaster/emergency management including, intelligence, climate change, public health, cybersecurity, and terrorism/counterterrorism, etc.

Augment the work of the existing professional societies and single-discipline publications in these fields.

Support best practices and decision making by scholars, policy makers and practitioners.

Draw on multiple disciplines and to focus on the linkages between scholarly, policy and practitioner communities by disseminating original theoretical and conceptual perspectives as well as new empirical research on contemporary security and disaster/resilience/emergency management issues.

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The Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management is proud to announce the new Editor’s Choice free access article feature. To download the featured article free of charge, please click the link below.

Vol. 15, Iss. 3: Development of Competency-Based Education Standards for Homeland Security Academic Programs by James D. Ramsay and Irmak Renda-Tanali

Vol. 15, Iss. 2: Who Will Stay, Who Will Leave: Decision-Making of Residents Living in Potential Hurricane Impact Areas During a Hypothetical Hurricane Event in the Rio Grande Valley by Dean Kyne, Arlett Sophia Lomeli, William Donner, and Erika Zuloaga

Vol. 15, Iss. 1: Social Media and Crisis Communications: A Survey of Local Governments in Florida by Stephen R. Neely and Matthew Collins

Vol. 14, Iss. 4: Identifying Constraints to Increase the Resilience of Cities: A Case Study of the City of Porto Alegre by Gustavo da Silva Stefano, Daniel Pacheco Lacerda, Douglas Rafael Veit, and Luis Henrique Pantaleao

Vol. 14, Iss. 3: The National Capabilities for Animal Response in Emergencies (NCARE) Study: An Assessment of US States and Counties by C. Victor Spain, R.C. Green, Lacie Davis, Gregory S. Miller, and Susan Britt

Vol. 14, Iss. 2: Twenty Challenges in Incident Planning by Georgios Marios Karagiannis and Costas Synolakis

Vol. 14, Iss. 1: Reasons for Volunteering in the Field of Civil Protection in Germany by Doris Kehl, Diana Kietzmann, and Silke Schmidt

Vol. 13, Iss. 4: Young Adults' Security Perceptions: Troubling, but an Opportunity for the Response Field by Karla Vermeulen

Vol. 13, Iss. 3: A Systems-Of-Systems Conceptual Model and Live Virtual Constructive Simulation Framework for Improved Nuclear Disaster Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Mitigation by Matthew Davis, Michael Proctor, and Buder Shageer

Vol. 13, Iss. 2: Comprehensive Homeland Security: Developing a Domestic Protection Force for the United States by Kyle R. Brady

Vol. 13, Iss. 1: Deliberative Risk Ranking to Inform Homeland Security Strategic Planning by Russell Lundberg and Henry H. Willis

Vol.12, Iss. 4: Reflections on 40 Years in the Hazards and Disasters Community by Claire B. Rubin

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Volume 20 Issue 3

September 2023

Publicly Available September 25, 2023

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Research Articles

June 12, 2023

Strategic Planning in Emergency Management: Highlighting the Critical Role (and Impacts) of the Planning Process

Scott Robert Manning

Page range: 209-238

Abstract

Strategic planning is a critical element in the strategic management of any public organization, including local emergency management agencies (EMAs). However, while the importance of strategic planning in emergency management is well founded, even codified in the national standards, little is known empirically about its actual use, and even less is known about the impacts of the planning process on local programs. As such, this study examined the strategic planning practices of county-level EMAs throughout the United States, focusing on the strategic planning process and its underlying dimensions. A composite index for strategic planning comprehensiveness was developed, based on five planning process dimensions, and then analyzed to gauge its relative impacts on local program quality. The findings revealed that the strategic planning process had a direct and significant impact on the quality of local emergency management programs, with the regression model explaining about 60 % of the variance in the local program quality index scores.

April 6, 2023

Critical Review of National Flood Policy Outcomes

Michelle Stanley, Abbey Hotard, Daniel Pilgreen, Michelle Meyer

Page range: 239-269

Abstract

Populations are increasingly exposed to natural hazards due to expanding development and climate change. This exposure is exacerbated by sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors limiting resources for disaster mitigation and recovery. Federal disaster assistance is crucial for communities in the wake of catastrophic events by supplementing local resources. However, recent research suggests that federal disaster assistance may exacerbate existing inequality across social groups. The most pervasive and costliest disaster in the United States is flooding. The federal government maintains multiple programs supporting flood mitigation and recovery, yet a comprehensive understanding of how these programs may foster inequitable outcomes is lacking. This paper uses a systematic review of federal flood policy literature over the last decade to fill this gap and identify patterns that may contribute to inequitable outcomes. Results suggest that despite over 100 flood-related disasters occurring over the past decade, the effectiveness of flood policies across social groups is relatively unstudied. And when studied, federal policies themselves do not explicitly lead to inequitable outcomes. Instead, we conclude that policies prioritize equality over equity and do not overcome systematic oppressive and racist decision-making. These findings further the understanding that social vulnerability to natural hazards is a complex and contextual issue.

May 1, 2023

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS): Applications and Integration into Hazard Mitigation Planning

Catherine T. Lawson, Karthik Soundara Rajan

Page range: 271-305

Abstract

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) (also referred to as Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles (UAVs), or drones) operations, focused on natural hazards, have experienced rapid expansion in the last decade. UAS uses before, during, and after natural hazard events, provide value for emergency management operations (e.g. Search-and-Rescue (SAR)), and post-event analytics. The Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) manages UAS programs for public safety and emergency response activities in New York State. They also have the first FEMA-approved, locally adopted, web-based, interactive Hazard Mitigation Plans (HMPs). With recent advances in communication technologies (e.g. 5G), opportunities are emerging to establish a stewardship role to maximize regionwide UAS operations, including preparing for catastrophic natural hazards (e.g. earthquakes, hurricanes), leveraging existing HMPs, and incorporating new machine-learning techniques to use swarming networks before, during, and after a natural hazard event. A variety of stewardship approaches are discussed.

August 21, 2023

Climate-Related Vulnerability Assessment Toward Disaster Risk Reduction: Insight from Pakistan

Hafiz Waqar Abbas, Xuesong Guo

Page range: 307-350

Abstract

Globally, climate-related disasters (CRDs) have become a common phenomenon in the last few decades, increasing vulnerability and causing disaster mortality. To manage disaster risk, the global Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction (SFDRR) provides a solid action plan for disaster risk reduction (DRR) considering all the dimensions of vulnerability. However, countries are still less receptive at the local level to adopting the SFDRR. Also, the global research community did not explore vulnerability features based on the Sendai Framework nor integrated such features with the four priorities of SFDRR. Based on the case of Pakistan, this study seeks to bridge the gap through three objectives. The first objective of the study is to identify the vulnerability features cited in the SFDRR. In addition, the research aims to develop a new vulnerability model by integrating SFDRR’s four priorities. As a second objective, it is intended to develop a decision support framework for ranking and evaluating each of the SFDRR priority action areas under local conditions. A third objective is to assess the impact of climate-induced environmental, socioeconomic and political vulnerabilities on climate-driven mortality. To meet these three different objectives, the authors have adopted a multi-method approach by using multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) and binary logistic regression method (BLRM). Based on the assessment, the authors suggested some policy implications.

March 30, 2023

An Exploration of Local Emergency Management Program Accreditation Pursuit

Jessica Jensen, Marcelo Ferreira

Page range: 351-384

Abstract

The manuscript reports the results of a study that explored what facilitates and hinders local emergency management program pursuit of accreditation by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP). This research question is of significance for several reasons, including, (1) leading national emergency management organizations have endorsed The Emergency Management Standard promulgated by EMAP; (2) very few programs are accredited; and, (3) there are only two studies related to accreditation in emergency management and neither examines accreditation in a local context. Analysis of semi-structured interview data from local emergency management program leaders representing some of the largest municipalities in the United States revealed a variety of key themes regarding what facilitates or hinders accreditation pursuit. The complexity of these themes and the context which produces them suggests that widespread accreditation at the local level is not likely in the near future even though many leaders valued the Standard and accreditation. This conclusion is discussed and a variety of avenues that might be pursued if more accreditation of local programs were the goal is offered.

August 10, 2023

Politicization of COVID-19 and Conspiratorial Beliefs Among Emergency & Public Health Officials

Sarah E. DeYoung, Ashley K. Farmer

Page range: 385-403

Abstract

In this research, we identified how political beliefs impact emergency manager’s perception of COVID-19 severity and risk. Specifically, we gathered data from people with a broad range of roles in emergency management including healthcare, mitigation, response, fire, rescue, and other areas. We asked respondents their beliefs about the severity of COVID-19, their belief in health conspiracy theories, and the public health measures associated with COVID-19 response. Quantitative results showed political affiliation was a predictor for belief in health conspiracies, as well as beliefs about social distancing as a proper mitigation measure for the spread of COVID-19, and that age and years in emergency management were not significant predictors for beliefs in health conspiracies. Qualitative results included several main themes, including frustration about the politicization of COVID-19 response and mitigation efforts, challenges in PPE (personal protective equipment) procurement, tension between public health and emergency management, misinformation about COVID-19, and lack of leadership at the federal level. These findings fill a gap in the literature regarding how political beliefs shape risk, trust, decision-making, and collaboration within emergency management.

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Journal Impact Factor	0.8	2022, Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate, 2023)
5-year Journal Impact Factor	1.1	2022, Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate, 2023)
Journal Citation Indicator	0.31	2022, Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate, 2023)
CiteScore	7.3	2022, Scopus (Elsevier B.V., 2023)
SCImago Journal Rank	0.814 / Q1	2022, SJR (Scimago Lab, 2023; Data Source: Scopus)
Source Normalized Impact per Paper	1.433	2022, CWTS Journal Indicators (CWTS B.V., 2023; Data Source: Scopus)

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JHSEM publishes both peer-reviewed research articles and non-peer-reviewed submissions such as opinions or Communiqués, and book/media reviews, as explained in detail below. Content comes from a broad array of scholars, policy makers or practitioners in diverse, security and emergency / disaster / resilience management-related fields including intelligence, cybersecurity, risk management, health and medicine, sociology, psychology, homeland security, engineering, political science, or decision science as well as the scholarship of teaching and learning in these disciplines that is in support of the Journal’s mission.

Research articles: A research article presents an original thesis and reports results that are based on an empirical method of evaluation or theoretical argument. JHSEM does not consider the review of existing research and findings by other authors to be a research article unless it is done in a methodical and systematic manner to reveal new theoretical/practical insights and conclusions, such as using meta-analysis. Research articles go through a blind peer-review process but are not copyedited by the journal.

Communiqués: communiqués are short submissions that provide a statement or review of a recent development or offers information that pertains to the fields of homeland security, intelligence, cybersecurity, health security or emergency management. Examples of Communiqués include notice of a new type of research or a new degree program, an example of collaboration, a review of or conclusions from a conference, or communication of a recent critical development that is important to scholars, practitioners, policy makers or students. Such submissions do not offer opinions or provide evaluations; they just state the development without commentary. Communiqué manuscripts do not go through the peer-review process but are copyedited by the journal in coordination with the submitting author.

Opinion: Opinion articles reflect the submitting author’s evaluation of and commentary on a topic that is of interest to scholars, practitioners, policy makers or students in the fields of homeland security, intelligence, cybersecurity, health security or emergency management. Opinion submissions do not go through the peer-review process but are copyedited by the journal in coordination with the submitting author.
Opinion articles should be within 1000-word limit.

Book: Book reviews include analyses of a recent text or monograph and provide critical evaluation of its content. Book reviews do not go through the peer-review process but are copyedited by the journal in coordination with the submitting author. Reviews should be less than 1,5000 words.

Point/Counterpoint: Point counterpoint submissions represent scholarly debates about emergent or pressing topics in homeland security, intelligence, cybersecurity, health security or emergency management. Point/counterpoint submissions are represented by two (or two sets) of authors who represent a given side (pro or con) to either a prevailing debate or an emergent issue. Examples include topics such as the need for a Department of Climate Security; or should there be a "Geneva Convention" governing cyberattacks; or should the government regulate free speech to constrain disinformation, etc. Point/counterpoint submissions do not go through peer-review process but are copyedited by the journal in coordination with the submitting authors. Each side of a point/counterpoint submission should be less than 2000words.

Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

This document provides authors with details on policy, copyediting, formatting, and layout requirements pertaining to final manuscript submission to this journal. All manuscripts must have correct formatting to be considered ready for publication.

The entire manuscript submission and review process is handled through an online system named ScholarOne. All manuscripts should be submitted to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/dgjhsem

EDITORIAL POLICY

Unpublished material: Submission of a manuscript implies that the work described is not copyrighted, published or submitted elsewhere, except in abstract form. The corresponding author should ensure that all authors approve the manuscript before its submission.

Copyright: Manuscripts are accepted on condition of transfer of copyright (for U.S. government employees: to the extent transferable) to Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Once the manuscript is accepted, it may not be published elsewhere without the consent of the copyright holders.

COPYEDITING/LANGUAGE EDITING

The ScholarOne system has been designed to improve the scholarly publication process for authors. Among the many improvements we offer over traditional journals, the most significant is that we have dramatically shortened the period between the initial submission and the final publication of a peer-reviewed article. Much of this time savings is due to the innovative use of electronic publication. These innovations, however, require certain changes in the way authors need to prepare accepted manuscripts for electronic publication.

De Gruyter does provide a light copyedit of manuscripts for this journal, but authors remain responsible for being their own copyeditors.

LANGUAGE EDITING

All manuscripts must be written in clear and concise English. If you have reasons to doubt your proficiency with respect to spelling, grammar, etc. (e.g., because English is not your native language), then you may wish to employ—at your expense—the services of a professional language editor.

CONTENT and STRUCTURE

Manuscripts should be submitted as Word, docx, or rtf.
If your manuscript contains special characters, equations, etc. please make sure to also supply a PDF version as a reference file. This will be used to ensure any formatting issues introduced during the submission process can be corrected accurately.
Write your article in English.
Do not include a title page or abstract. (Begin the document with the introduction. The title page and abstract will be added to your paper by the ScholarOne system.
Do not include page numbers, headers, or footers. (The ScholarOne system will add the appropriate header with page numbers).
Do not identify author names in the actual text of your manuscript; all such information is discarded when we receive your submission. To add or edit co-authors, you must use the "revise submission" form.
Make sure all author and co-author information is complete. Click on "Preview submission" to make sure that all your co-authors' names and affiliations appear correctly.
Do not include acknowledgments in your manuscript. Instead, enter acknowledgments in the coverpage footnote section on the "revise submission" form, so that they may be incorporated into the title page produced for publication.
Submit your manuscript, including tables, figures, appendices, etc., as a single file (Word, .docx, or RTF, files are accepted).
Use the following document structure:
1. Introduction (titling this section is optional).
2. Subsequent sections which include tables, references to figures and figure captions.
3. Conclusion, discussion of findings, or implications section.
4. Appendices, no longer than five pages in total.
5. Explanation of symbols mentioned in the text.
6. References - Include a proper bibliography following the guidelines in the References section below.
7. Please supply figures in separate files, as well as either in-text or pasted at the end of the document. Please see the "Tables, Figures, and Graphs" section below for more detailed instructions regarding figure submission.
BOOK REVIEWS
Book reviews must start with the citation of the book at the top of the first page. Reviews should be less than 2, 500 words.

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We cannot accept Type3 fonts. The following is a brief guide to fonts with respect to layout.

Font:
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- Equations—12 pt. Times or the closest comparable font available.
- Footnotes—10 pt. Times or the closest comparabe font available.
- Tables, graphs & figures—Text accompanying graphs, figures and tables should be no smaller than 8 pt.

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COLORED TEXT

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EMPHASIZED TEXT, TITLES, and FOREIGN TERMS

To indicate text you wish to emphasize, use italics rather than underlining. The use of color to emphasize text is discouraged.
Foreign terms should be set in italics rather than underlined. Unless they are widely known, these terms should be defined in a footnote.
Titles of books, movies, etc., should be set in italics rather than underlined.

Abbreviations

The use of abbreviations and acronyms is permitted provided they are defined the first time they are used in a given section.

HEADINGS

Headings (e.g., title of sections) should be distinguished from the main body text:

Clearly indicate the heading hierarchy using the numbering system of 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, etc.
Be consistent in whether or not you use headline case, or you capitalize the first word and leave the rest in lower-case.

FOOTNOTES

Footnotes must appear at the bottom of the page on which they are referenced rather than at the end of the paper.
Excessively long footnotes are better handled in an appendix.

TABLES, FIGURES & GRAPHS

General requirements: All illustrations must be of reproduction-ready quality and in EPS, TIF, or JPG format. They will be reduced in size to fit, whenever possible, the width of a single column. Lettering of all figures within the article should be uniform in style (preferably a sans serif typeface like Helvetica) and of sufficient size (ca. 8 pt.).Uppercase letters A, B, C, etc. should be used to identify parts of multi-part figures. Cite all figures in the text in numerical order. Indicate the approximate placement of each figure. For review purposes, please place figures in-text or past the at the end of the document. However, you must submit figures in separate files, as well. Only figures (graphs, line drawings, photographs, etc) should be labeled as ‘figures’, not tables or equations.

Halftone figures (grayscale and color) should have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi and be of good contrast. Authors are welcome to submit color illustrations. Online publication of color figures will be free of charge. To partially offset the cost of production, color figures will be printed with the following charges to the author: € 250.00 for the first illustration and € 200.00 for each subsequent illustration in one article.

Line drawings must be of reproduction-ready quality. Please note that faint shading may be lost upon reproduction. When drawing bar graphs, use patterning instead of gray scales. Lettering of all figures should be uniform in style. A resolution of 1200 dpi is recommended.
Figure legends: Provide a short descriptive title and a legend to make each figure self-explanatory on separate pages. Explain all symbols used in the figures. Remember to use the same abbreviations as in the text body.
Permissions: It is the authors’ responsibility to obtain permission to reproduce original or modified material that has been previously published. Any permissions fees are the responsibility of the author(s).
Offprints: The electronic files of typeset articles in Adobe Acrobat PDF format are provided free of charge; corresponding authors receive notification that their article has been published online. Paper offprints can be ordered in addition; an offprint order form will accompany the page proofs and should be completed and returned with the corrected proofs immediately.
Please do not embed figures in the text. Instead, they should be referenced in the text and submitted in separate files.
Number tables consecutively using Arabic numerals. Tables should appear in the document near where they are referenced in the text. Provide a short descriptive title, column headings, and (if necessary) footnotes to make each table self-explanatory. Refer to tables in the text as Table 1, 2 etc. Use Table 1, etc. in the table legends.
Tables must not be displayed as images.

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Roman letters used in mathematical expressions as variables must be italicized. Roman letters used as part of multi-letter function names should not be italicized. Subscripts and superscripts must be a smaller font size than the main text.
Type short mathematical expressions inline.
Longer expressions must appear as display mth, as must expressions using many different levels (e.g., such as fractions).
Ensure that Equations are typed or created with a plug-in, such as Word Formula Editor or MathType. Mathematical expressions must not be displayed as images.
Important definitions or concepts can also be set off as display math.
Number your equations sequentially.
Insert a blank line before and after each equation.
Whether equation numbers are on the right or left is the choice of the author(s). However, make sure to be consistent in this.
When proofing your document, pay particular attention to the rendering of the mathematics, especially symbols and notation drawn from other-than-standard fonts.

REFERENCES

It is the author's obligation to provide complete references with the necessary information.

All citations in text should be listed in references section with full bibliographic information.
Use Chicago Manual Author-Date system. Follow the instructions at: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html

Editorial

Editor
James Ramsay, Ph.D., MA, FASSP
Professor of Security Studies
Head of Department – Security Studies & Criminology
Macquarie University
james.ramsay@mq.edu.au

Managing Editor
Sibel McGee, Ph.D.
Distinguished Analyst, Analytic Services, Inc.
sibelmcgee@msn.com

Past Editor:
Dr Irmak Renda-Tanali
Senior Analyst, MITRE　

Founding Editor:
Claire Rubin,
Claire B. Rubin & Associates

Assistant Managing Editors
Jose "Ze" de Arimateia da Cruz, Ph.D., MPH
Professor of International Relations and Comparative Politics
Georgia Southern University - Armstrong Campus
Visiting Research Professor
Strategic Landpower and Futures Group (SLFG)
Center for Strategic Leadership (CSL)
Homeland Defense & Security Studies
U. S. Army War College　
jdacruz@georgiasouthern.edu

Eric Best, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Homeland Security and Public Policy
School of Public Affairs
Penn State Harrisburg
ericbest@psu.edu

Emma Leonard Boyle, Ph.D
Chair of the Homeland Security Program
Associate Professor of Political Science
School of Public Affairs
Penn State University
Harrisburg, PA
ejl196@psu.edu

Tina M. Bynum, D.Mgt., MPA
Associate Dean of Law & Public Services　
Pikes Peak State College　
Colorado Springs, CO
Tina.bynum@pikespeak.edu

Lucien G. Canton, CEM, MBA.
Principal, Lucien G. Canton, CEM, LLC
San Francisco, CA
Director of Emergency Services (ret.), City and County of San Francisco
lcanton@pacbell.net

Claire Connolly Knox, Ph.D.
Associate Professor – School of Public Administration
University of Central Florida
Claire.Knox@ucf.edu

Tanya B. Corbin, Ph.D., Department Chair
Security and Emergency Services, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Worldwide
1 Aerospace Boulevard
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
corbint2@erau.edu

Caroline Hackerott, PhD.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Emergency Management and Disaster Science
North Dakota State University
Caroline.hackerott@ndsu.edu

Mark Landahl, Ph.D., CEM
Adjunct Professor
Homeland Security, Intelligence, & Emergency Management
University of Maryland Global Campus
Mark.Landahl@faculty.umgc.edu

Romeo B. Lavarias, FPEM, CEM, DPA, MHSD, MPA, MURP.
Emergency Manager, Fire-Rescue Department
City of Miramar, FL
rblavarias@miramarfd.org

Rosemary McDonnell, DPS, MPS
Sr. Accessibility Program Manager, DC Homeland Security & Emergency Management Agency
Adjunct Associate Professor, St. John’s University
Adjunct Professor, Idaho State University
Doctorate of Professional Studies in Homeland Security, St. John's University (Queens, NY)
Center for Homeland Defense and Security Emergence Program & Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program Alumni from the Naval Postgraduate School (Monterey, CA)
mcdonner@stjohns.edu

Lynda Peters, JD, MA
Faculty, Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterrey, CA
lyndapeters3312@gmail.com

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Online ISSN: 1547-7355
Type: Journal
Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
First published: January 1, 2004
Publication Frequency: 3 Issues per Year
Audience: Researchers, practitioners, and public safety officials involved with homeland security concerns, natural or human-induced disasters, and crisis preparedness and response.