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15 th Annual Emergency Management Higher Education Conference “Preparing for the Future of Emergency Management and Homeland Security” June 4–7, 2012 Emergency Management Institute Federal Emergency Management Agency Department of Homeland Security Emmitsburg, MD
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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND HOMELAND SECURITY/DEFENSE
15th Annual Emergency Management
Higher Education Conference
Preparing for the Future of
Emergency Management and Homeland Security
June 47, 2012
Emergency Management Institute
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Department of Homeland Security
Emmitsburg, MD
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 Morning Plenary E Auditorium
7:008:30 a.m.Conference Registration (E Building, 1st Floor Hallway)
8:309:00 a.m.Welcome and Opening Remarks
Tony Russell, CEM
Superintendent
Emergency Management Institute
Federal Emergency Management Agency/Department of Homeland Security
Emmitsburg, MD
9:009:15 a.m.Mitigation Welcome and FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education ProgramUpdate
Lillian Virgil
Mitigation Branch Chief
Emergency Management Institute
Federal Emergency Management Agency/Department of Homeland Security
Emmitsburg, MD
9:159:25 a.m.Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Vilma Schifano Milmoe
Deputy Superintendent
Emergency Management Institute
Federal Emergency Management Agency/Department of Homeland Security
Emmitsburg, MD
9:2510:10 a.m.Reflections: Seeing the Future through the Past
Lucien Canton
Consultant, Author, and Speaker
Lucien G. Canton, CEM (LLC)
10:1010:15 a.m.Homeland Security Track/Welcome
Stanley B. Supinski, Ph.D.
Director, Partnership Programs, Naval Postgraduate School
Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Associate Professor, Long Island University
Homeland Security Management Institute
10:1510:20 a.m.Morning and Afternoon Breakout Session Room Announcements
10:2010:30 a.m.Break
10:3011:30 a.m.Morning Breakout Sessions
11:30 a.m.1:00 p.m.Lunch K Building Cafeteria
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 Morning Plenary E Auditorium (Continued)
1:002:30 p.m.1st Round of Afternoon Breakout Sessions
2:303:00 p.m.Break
3:005:00 p.m.2nd Round of Afternoon Breakout Sessions
5:007:00 p.m.Cookout Log Cabin10:3011:30Tuesday, June 5th Morning Breakout Sessions
(1) Academia, Emergency Management, and the Role of Geospatial Technologies
Description: This session will explore recent advances in geospatial technologies and their implications for teaching and research in the higher education environment. Recent implementations of tools in the classroom, lessons learned from those experiences, and strategies for future improvements of teaching practices will be covered. Current and potential roles that higher education can serve in the advancement of geospatial research and service will also be addressed. The session will conclude with the roles academia can play in support of emergency management and recent examples of projects that involve partnerships between colleges, universities, and emergency management agencies.
Moderator:R. Samuel Winningham
Program Analyst (Systems)
Grants Data Analysis and Tools Branch Risk Reduction Division Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration DHS-FEMA
Crystal City, VA
Presenter:Shane Hubbard
Department of Geography
The University of IowaIowa City, IA
Reporter:Alison Buchanan, [email protected]
York University (CAN)
(2) Preparedness, Warnings, and Protective Action: Class Exercises/Campus Public Emergency Communications Best Practices and Emerging Trends
Moderator:Jean Bail, Ed.D., RN, MSN, MEP, CEN, EMT-P
Philadelphia University
Philadelphia, PA
Topic: Preparedness, Warnings, and Protective Action: Class Exercises
Description: This presentation reviews a novel class exercise to reinforce the concepts of preparedness (individual and community), warnings, and individual protective action. These concepts are acted out by the students to test their knowledge and based on grounded research literature related to warnings (Drabek 1999, Mileti and Peek 2000, Lindell and Perry 2004).
Presenter:DeeDee Bennett
Doctoral Student
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK
10:3011:30Tuesday, June 5th Morning Breakout Sessions (Continued)
Topic: Campus Public Emergency Communications Best Practices and Emerging Trends
Description: This presentation summarizes research conducted to develop three intern-based courses on the subject of campus emergency communications. Attendees will benefit from hearing what campus emergency management personnel and their first responder colleagues have identified as best practices and emerging trends in emergency communications for American campuses.
Presenter:Albert Brown
Lecturer
College of Technology and Innovation
Arizona State University
Reporter:Stephanie Gibbs, [email protected]
Walden University
(3)Community Support and Training for Emergency Preparedness: Applications, Social Media, and Changing Technology
Description: The Georgia Disaster Mental Health website makes all facets of Emergency Management (EM) accessible to the general public.The K12 Emergency Preparedness Technical Assistance Center (K12 EPTAC) combines the benefits of online coursework with the engagement of experiential learning in bringing EM to the K12 community.The examples presented provide interdisciplinary research and development efforts that expand the current methods used for disseminating information.These projects open the way to increased technologically enhanced trainings.
Moderator:Dr. Marvine Hamner
Mid-Atlantic Center for Emergency Management
Frederick Community College
Frederick, MD
Presenters:Louis Boynton, MA, LPC, Ph.D. Candidate
Project Coordinator, Georgia Disaster Mental Health Website
Project Designer & Trainer, K12 Emergency Preparedness Technical Assistance Center
Assessment Counselor, Willowbrooke Hospital
University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA
Curt Arey, MA, LAPC
Project Coordinator, Georgia Disaster Mental Health Website
Project Designer & Trainer, K12 Emergency Preparedness Technical Assistance Center
Resident Psychotherapist, Heartwork Counseling Center
University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA
Reporter:Rex Temple, [email protected]
Park University
10:3011:30Tuesday, June 5th Morning Breakout Sessions (Continued)
(4) Experiential Learning: Measuring Practitioner Experiences Against Course Learning Objectives
Description: Incorporating practitioner experience in higher education is important to adult learners. However, it can also be challenging for instructors since experiences are unique to the individual and may or may not directly apply to course learning objectives. This presentation introduces a model for how instructors can use reflective learning in assessing student understanding of course objectives through their unique practitioner experiences.
Moderator:Ali Gheith, CEM
Director
MPA in Emergency and Disaster Management Program
Metropolitan College of New York
New York, NY
Presenter:Kenneth Goldberg, DPA
Associate Professor
National University
La Jolla, CA
Reporter:Montray Smith, [email protected]
University of South Florida
(5) Leadership Styles Enhancing Disaster Preparedness Operations
Description: Emergency Managers are being tasked to provide an expanded array of services to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural and manmade disasters and terrorist attacks. Consequently, this session offers participants 10 leadership principles and practices contributing to Emergency Managers knowledge, skills, and abilities for making the transition from plan to progress! Additionally, video segments will be used to support the PowerPoint presentation of the leadership principles and practices that aid emergency management leaders in putting plans into action to achieve organizational success. There will be time for questions and answers.
Moderator:Jim Savitt, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Area Coordinator
Emergency Management and Fire Services Administration
Empire State College Center for Distance Learning
Saratoga Springs, NY
Presenters:Sheriff Kem Kimbrough, B.S., J.D.
Sheriff of Clayton County
Clayton County, GA
Bill Lowe, Ph.D., DBA, EMT-P, EFO, LEO
Associate Professor of Emergency Management
Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, AL
Reporter:Sandra Speer, [email protected]
Capella University
10:3011:30Tuesday, June 5th Morning Breakout Sessions (Continued)
(6) A Focus on the Brick and Mortar Type of Emergency Management Education
Description: Brick and mortar Emergency Management higher education programs are an important subset of the Nations Emergency Management university program offerings. These programs are defined here as the more traditional education programs of Emergency Management study hosted at 4-year institutions, leading to various types of degrees, taught by doctorate-holding, tenure-based faculty, with face-to-face classroom instruction, and a minimal reliance on online course offerings. Institutions with these types of programs will share their experiences and lessons learned in program development and implementation.
Moderator:Paul Kennedy, MPH, MSN, LTC, AN
Public Health Staff Officer
Proponency Office for Preventive Medicine, U.S. Army Medical Command
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