PHILLIP D. SCHERTZING, Ph.D.
Director,
Global Community Security Institute
Michigan State University
1407 S. Harrison Rd., 346 Nisbet Bldg.
East Lansing, MI 48823
Office Phone: (517-432-3156)
Office FAX: (517-432-0727)
Named as director of the Global Community Security Institute at Michigan State University (MSU) in July 2002 with a dual appointment as an academic specialist and instructor in the MSU School of Criminal Justice, I also serve as adjunct faculty for the Academic Center for Public Health Preparedness at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Following a twenty-five-year career with the Michigan Department of State Police (MSP), I retired in June 2002 with the rank of inspector as the assistant commanding officer of the Emergency Management Division. In that role, I also served as assistant deputy state director of emergency management and homeland security. Recognized as the “unofficial” departmental historian for my published books and articles preserving the historical heritage of the Michigan State Police, I am currently conducting research for a new book tracing the historical evolution of civil defense, emergency management and homeland security in Michigan and the U.S. from World War I to the War in Iraq.
My education includes a B.A. degree and Master of Management degree from Aquinas College (Grand Rapids, Michigan) and a Ph.D. in American History from Michigan State University. Specialized training includes graduation from the 191st session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, and completion of the Professional Development Series of on-line emergency management courses offered by FEMA-EMI. This summer I plan to complete the application and testing process for recognition by the International Association of Emergency Managers as a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM).
My active professional memberships and affiliations include the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA); the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM); the Michigan Emergency Management Association (MEMA); the state and national chapters of the FBI National Academy Associates (FBINAA); the Great Lakes Partnership for Infrastructure Security and Interdependence; and the Institute for Strategic Public-Private Security Standards (ISPPSS).
MSU is currently in the process of developing on-line courses in Homeland Security and Emergency Management for academic credit at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, and for non-credit professional development certificates. My goal in attending this conference is to learn and discuss ideas pertaining to course curriculum, on-line delivery, and program marketing.