Graduate Certificate in Emergency Management.
* Undergraduate degree (any field) from regionally acredited university or college
* 3.0 GPA is recommended
* No GRE
* No letters of recommendation
Feb. 27, 2012
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate; details: http://aerospace.ceas.uc.edu/FireScience – Grad. Certificate
[Must take 5 courses (15 credits): Foundations; Legal & Political, plus three others.]
Foundations of Emergency Management & Homeland Security (FST 7009)
Course Coordinator: William Kramer, PhD, UC Prof. Emeritus; Fire Chief (ret.) Deerfield TWP
Trish Brooks, Fire Chief (retired), Forest Park FD
Randall Hanifen, Ohio Task Force 1; Lt. West Chester TWP FD; Adjunct Prof. UC Fire Science
Mike Washington, Captain / PIO, Cincinnati Fire & Rescue
Legal & Political Issues & Application of New Technologies (FST 7019)
Course Coordinator: Lawrence T. Bennett, Esq.; Program Chair, UC Fire Science & Emer. Mgt.
Richard Braun, Fire Chief, Cincinnati Fire & Rescue
Jack Parow, Pres. Intern. Assoc. of Fire Chiefs (2011); Fire Chief (MA, retired)
Robert Warfel, Esq., FBI Supervisory Special Agent, Cincinnati Field Office
New Technologies:
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle: Fire Data For Incident Commanders: Kelly Cohen, PhD; UC Aerospace
Geographic Inform. Systems (GIS): Changjoo Kim, Ph.D., UC Geography Dept.
Cyber / Inform. Tech For Emer. Responders: Russ McMahon, UC Information Technology
Heat Stress /Vitals of Firefighters: Amit Bhattacharya, PhD, UC Environ. Health (Guest Speaker)
Homeland Security & Emergency Management Grants / New Technologies (FST 7029)
Course Coordinator: Edward Dadosky, Assistant Chief, Cincinnati FD
Pam Broughton, Dir. of Emergency Management, Clermont County, Ohio
John Dunham, Cincinnati Public Health Department
Unified Planning & Response – Integration of Local, State, Federal & Military Organizations (FST 7039)
Course Coordinator: Randall Hanifen; Ohio Task Force 1; UC Fire Science Adjunct
Brian Canteel, Colonel US Army NORTH (USNORTHCOM); professor, Cincinnati State
Michael Cayse, Captain, Cincinnati Fire Department
Mark Ober, Fire Chief, Anderson Township FD; UC Fire Science Mentor
Jim Whitworth, Fire Chief, Miami Township FD
Integrated Approach to Planning & Response for Medical Management of Terrorism and Large-Scale Incidents (FST 7049)
Course Coordinator: Michael Hayes, Battalion Chief, Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky International Airport
Joe Clark, PhD, UC College of Medicine – Neurology
Don Locasto, MD, UC College of Medicine – Emer. Medicine; Med. Dir. Cincinnati FD
Kay Vonderschmidt, UC College of Medicine – Emergency Medicine
Responding to Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Chemical And Explosive Attacks (FST 7059)
Course Coordinator: Randall Johann, Bethesda-North Hospital; Firefighter / Paramedic, Deerfield Township Fire & Rescue
Steven Englender, MD, MPH, Cincinnati Health Department
Malak Kotb, OhD, UC College of Medicine, Chair of Molecular Genetics
Victoria Morris, UC College of Medicine - Radiation Safety Officer
Diane Redden, Director, CBRN PPE, Lion Apparel Co, Dayton, OH (Guest Speaker)
Regional Approach To Hazmat, Hospital, School & Corporate Security (FST 7069)
Course Coordinator: William "BJ" Jetter, PhD; Director, Greater Cincinnati Hardous Materials Unit; Fire Chief, Sycamore Township Fire Department; President, Hamilton County Fire Chiefs Association
Bob Harper: Procter & Gamble Technical Engineer; Greater Cincinnati Hardous Materials Unit; Captain, Village of Gulf Manor Fire Department
Eugene Ferrara, UC Dir. Public Safety (retired); Chief Inst. Exec Protection Institute
Tim Holloway, SWAT Team Commander, Hamilton County; Detective, Evendale Police Department
Michael D. Reigle, PhD, FBI Special Agent, Cincinnati Field Office (Guest Speaker)
Susan Shellenberger, GE Aviation, Global Security Manager, Prevention and Investigations
Dudley Smith, Dir. of UC Air Care (retired); Preparedness Program Director, Paratus Solutions, LLC