Browsing by Author "McAleavy, Tony"
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20/20 hindsight review of COVID-19: To mask or not to mask? With a political twist
Burkhart, Jeanette (2021-07)The present study investigated mask mandates during the recent COVID-19 pandemic and the factors driving these orders. State level data was collected for all 50 states from the date of the first adoption by New Jersey on ... -
Adaptive performance in the fire service: The role of empowerment practices/procedures, leadership behaviors, and tempo balance
Huntsman, David (2021-05)Fire departments, like other organizations that follow rigid hierarchical structures, face difficulties in being flexible or adaptive enough to address the needs generated by large and complex disaster environments. Research ... -
Building law enforcement officer resilience by identifying barriers to reporting health and wellness concerns in Oklahoma
Mizell, Alina (2022-12)This exploratory, mixed methods, study was informed by the interpretivist paradigm using Grounded Theory to identify barriers to reporting health and wellness concerns to higher command by law enforcement officers. The ... -
Critical analysis of Oklahoma State University’s short and extended duration COVID-19 incident management team operations
Eksteen, Rodney (2022-07)The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound effects on Institutions of Higher Education throughout the world. The unprecedented impact on university campuses were diverse and complex as universities shutdown and adapted their ... -
Disasters and dropouts: The effect of disasters on Texas high school dropout and graduation rates 2010-2018
Wolfe, Ian S. (2020-12)Schools contain some of the most vulnerable populations in a community. When a disaster strikes, the focus is primarily on the physical damages caused by the event. Previous studies that use test scores to measure disaster ... -
Environmental stressors and organizational inefficiencies: A critical analysis of emergency medical technicians in Inchoen, South Korea
Choi, Byunggi (2023-05)As society changes and people's lifestyles change, various emergency dispatches are increasing year after year. Accordingly, there must be an appropriate number of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and ambulances to ... -
Evolution of information and decision-making theory using heuristics and biases to analyze pilots’ decision not to vaccinate against COVID-19
Cisar, John Joseph (2022-12)Using airline 25 pilots due to their uniformity in education, political views, personality traits, and dimensions, an informed grounded theory (GT) studied how the subjects in an information overload environment selected ... -
Faceless heroes: A content analysis of determinants for the recruitment, career development and retention of Emergency Medical Dispatchers in the United States of America
McAleavy, Tony; Choi, Byunggi; Arlikatti, Sudha (Elsevier, 2021-05-26)Emergency Medical Dispatchers (EMDs) provide life-critical telephone-based medical advice 24 h a day, 365 days a year. EMDs are the first point of contact but rarely, if ever, meet the public whom they serve. They are ... -
Fire alone: A critical analysis of disaster-related learning in children's literature
Wier, Lisa (2023-05)The purpose of this study is to critically evaluate how readers perceive natural hazards portrayed in children’s literature, specifically through the Warriors middle school fantasy series about groups of feral cats living ... -
Identification of tornado protective actions of Oklahoma State University students — A pilot study
Harness, Dillon J. (2020-05)Tornadoes account for the most violent of all-natural atmospheric hazards known to mankind (National Weather Service 2008). On average, the United States experiences approximately 1,200 tornadoes annually (NWS 2008). They ... -
Social capital in rural America: A critical evaluation of the influence of social networks on community risk reduction and firefighter recruitment in the Oklahoma Panhandle
Kirtley, Charles E. (2023-05)The purpose of this qualitative study was to determine the influence of social networks on recruitment of firefighters and community risk reduction activities in a diverse rural community in the Oklahoma Panhandle. Social ... -
Sources of role conflict: A critical evaluation of emergency medical service work-family conflict during the COVID-19 pandemic
Tawalbeh, Rawan (2021-05)COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented strain on the health care system around the world and challenged it like never before in the recent history. The impacts of disasters including pandemics are not limited to the ... -
Structure fire response under active threat: A critical analysis of urban fire service strategies in South Texas
O'Neill, Brian Garret (2023-05)Structure fire response involving an active threat creates a unique hazard for first responders, and the challenge is manifested in the varying missions and authorities of responding agencies. Specifically, when fire is ... -
Thrive or survive?: A critical evaluation of the moderated mediating effects of job resources on employee psychological well-being leading to the intention to quit
Haynes, Steven (2022-05)According to the Department of Labor, employees are leaving their organizations at higher-than-expected rates. This departure is being called “The Great Resignation.” These departures are causing significant impacts on ... -
To stay or to go? A critical evaluation of carceral operations in slow-onset disasters
Dement, Carl E., Jr. (2022-05)As the frequency and scale of slow-onset hazards grow, carceral administrators must decide how best to protect their vulnerable population, inmates. Often, administrators are faced with two choices, shelter in place or ... -
Water supply and climate change: The impact of water stress on fire protection systems
Fletcher, Justin (2023-05)Many fire protection systems rely almost entirely on having an adequate water supply to aid in control or suppression of fire. Furthermore, local fire departments also rely on the water supply as a part of their response. ...