Jessica Jensen, a faculty member in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Emergency Management, had an article appear in the International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. The article, titled “NIMS in Rural America,” presents findings from Jensen’s research in three Midwestern states on the perceptions of rural county emergency managers related to the National Incident Management System (NIMS), a federal mandate. NIMS was mandated in 2002 by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 and enforced by the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
Department chair Daniel J. Klenow said Jensen’s article is a benchmark contribution to the field of emergency management. Jensen has been researching NIMS for the past three years. She has used funding from the National Science Foundation to conduct research through the Quick Response Research program administered by the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She also is working on the development of a college-level course on NIMS for the Federal Emergency Management Agency Emergency Management Institute in Emmitsburg, Md.
In addition to teaching at NDSU, Jensen serves as associate director of the Center for Disaster Studies and Emergency Management at NDSU.
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