H.A.L.T.
Homeland Security Assets Protection Leaders of Tomorrow
Training Tomorrow's Leaders Today
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Dr. Michael Collier
HLS 321W
HLS 401
HLS 403
HLS 495
Dr. Michael W. Collier is an Associate Professor of Homeland Security in the Department of Safety & Security, College of Justice & Safety, Eastern Kentucky University, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Homeland Security policy, legal and ethical issues, terrorism and intelligence studies. He is also a Co-Director of the Bluegrass State Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence. He is also a former Director of Research and Academic Programs at Florida International University's Latin American and Caribbean Center. He holds a Ph.D. in International Relations, with a major in Security and Foreign Policy, from Florida International University (2000), an M.S. in Strategic Intelligence from the U.S. Defense Intelligence College (1986), and a B.S. from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (1974). In a 22-year U.S. Coast Guard career, he was a specialist in deepwater cutter operations and a sub-specialist in law enforcement and military intelligence. He served senior officer tours as Coast Guard and Police Attaché in the U.S. Embassy, Bogotá, Colombia; Commanding Officer, USCGC Thetis (WMEC 910); and as Deputy Director of Intelligence, Joint Interagency Task Force East, Key West, Florida. His books include: Political Corruption in the Caribbean Basin, Constructing a Theory to Combat Corruption (Routledge, 2005) and Terrorism Preparedness in Florida, Improved Since 9/11, But Far From Ready (FIU, 2005). He is originally from Higginsville, Missouri.
Dr. Ryan Baggett
HLS 301
HLS 391
HLS 441
Dr. Ryan K. Baggett is an Associate Professor of Homeland Security in the College of Justice and Safety at Eastern Kentucky University. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in critical infrastructure protection, risk analysis and technology, Baggett also serves as the Program Coordinator for the Homeland Security Program. Prior to joining the faculty at EKU, Baggett served as the Director of the Justice and Safety Center, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security funded research and training center. Specifically, Baggett managed programs from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the DHS Science and Technology Directorate and the DHS Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Program Office. He holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from EKU (2012), an M.S. in Criminal Justice from EKU (2001), and a B.S. in Criminal Justice from Murray State University (1999). In 2009, Baggett co-authored “Homeland Security and Critical Infrastructure Protection” and is currently working on “Homeland Security Technologies for the 21st Century” (2015). He is the 2014 recipient of the EKU Award for Teaching Excellence and the 2013 EKU Critical Thinking Teacher of the Year Award.