Membership Information

Institutions interested in HSDEC membership, a pre-requisite for research or internship award, should contact Dr. Houston Polson at houston.polson@northcom.mil. The HSDEC Charter and membership application procedures can be found on this site under Membership Procedures.

Current Members

Air Force Institute for National Security Studies
Air University / Air War College
American Association of Community Colleges
American Public University
Arizona State University
Arkansas Tech University
Austin Peay State University
California Maritime Academy
California University of Pennsylvania
Canadian Forces College - Canadian Defence Academy
Casualty Care Research Center
Center for Terrorism Law at the St. Mary's University School of Law
Command and General Staff College
Daniel Webster College
Defense Medical Readiness Training Institute (DMRTI) Homeland Security Medical Executive Course (HLSMEC)
East Carolina University
Eastern Kentucky University
Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Arizona
Empire State College SUNY
ER One Institute
George Mason University
Harvard Health Sciences System
Indian River Community College
Institute for National Security at Syracuse University
Institute of Terrorism Research and Response
International Trauma and Disaster Institute	Harvard Medical School / Massachusetts General Hospital
Jacksonville State University
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Joint Interagency Training Center - West
Laramie County Community College
Lehigh Carbon Community College
Long Island University
Longwood University
Louisiana State University
Luzerne County Community College
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Metropolitan College of New York
Middlesex Community College
Missouri State University
Murtha Institute - Indiana University of Pennsylvania
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism
National Graduate School
Naval War College
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New Jersey City University
New Mexico Military Institute
New York University Center for Catastrophe Preparedness & Response
North Carolina Central University
Northern Virginia Community College
Northland Technical and Community College
Oakland Community College Combined Regional Emergency Services Training
Ohio State University
Old Dominion University
Owens Community College
Pennsylvania State University
Pikes Peak Community College
Purdue University
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Royal Military College - Canadian Defense Academy
Salvador University Research Institute of Geopolitics, Defense and Security
Siena Heights University
St. Edward’s University
St. Louis University School of Public Health - Institute for Bio-Security
St. Mary’s University
St. Petersburg College National Terrorism Preparedness Institute
St. Xavier University
Tarrant County Community College
Texas A&M Bush School of Government and Public Service
Texas A&M University of Health and Science
The George Washington University
Tiffin University
Towson University
Troy University
Tulane School of Continuing Studies
Uniformed Service University for the Health Sciences
U.S. Air Force Academy
U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command
U.S. Army War College
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
U.S. Military Academy Center for Combating Terrorism
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
University of Denver Rocky Mountain Center for Homeland Defense
University of Houston
University of Maryland
University of Massachusetts, Lowell
University of Missouri
University of North Carolina
University of Pittsburgh
University of South Florida
University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
University of Virginia School of Law Center for National Security Law
Utah Valley State College
UTHSCSA Center for Public Health Preparedness & Biomedical Research
Virginia Commonwealth University
Walden University
Waukesha County Technical College
Weber State University
Webster University
West Carolina University
Western Connecticut State University
Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation
Yale New Haven Health System