Alan Steinberg

Fellow

Alan, during his undergraduate studies at Texas A&M University, served as a Research Assistant in the Psychology Department, interned with the City of Bellaire Police Department, and the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security. He graduated with a B.S. in Psychology and a Graduate Certificate in International Affairs.

Alan’s main focus is on the issues of homeland security and emergency management. He has taken courses through FEMA and completed the Professional Development Series of the Emergency Management Institute. This training allowed Alan to compose an Emergency Preparedness and Response plan for the non-profit group, Business Executives for National Security (BENS) while serving as an Everett Public Service Intern working on policy issues involving Homeland Security oversight and WMD defense initiatives.

Alan continued his education at Missouri State University where he served as a Graduate Assistant and H.B. Earhart Fellow. Alan briefly served on a fellowship with the National Institute for Public Policy working on proliferation related issues. While working on his Masters of Science in Defense and Strategic Studies Alan began publishing on issues ranging from Terrorism to Weaponization of Space, and has presented his work before the International Society for Political Psychology and the Association for Politics and the Life Sciences.

Alan initially worked with the U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Continuity and Crisis Management where he researched, wrote and presented on sensitive topics such as Continuity within the Department, Decision making during crisis situations and Best Practices in Crisis Management. He served on the Fairfax Joint Local Emergency Planning Committee and as a Reserve Deputy for the Fairfax County Sheriff's Office. Alan was recruited from the Department of Defense to work with the Center for Advanced Defense Studies (CADS) and served in a variety of capacities from Senior Researcher to Director of Central Operations, where he oversaw day-to-day administration of the national security group. Alan also served as a Teaching Assistant with the Center’s course on the Psychology of Terrorism, and maintains his association as a CADS Fellow.