[Pols-announce] FW: KU Office of Public Safety, Emergency Management Lecture and Seminar

[Haider-Markel, Donald Patrick]

FYI

From: Summers, Carrie Marie
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2018 12:12 PM
To: Haider-Markel, Donald Patrick <dhmarkel at ku.edu>
Subject: KU Office of Public Safety, Emergency Management Lecture and Seminar

Hello Dr. Haider-Markel,

I am the Emergency Management Specialist at KU. I am reaching out to you again because the KU Public Safety Office is hosting our last two sessions in our lunch and learn lecture series. First, we have a lecture with Dr. Phillip Drake from the English Department who will present, "Biting the Hand that Aids You: The Politics of Disease Management and Bali Rabies Outbreak." Dr. Drake's lecture session is Friday, April 27th from 12:30PM-1:30PM in the Media Crossroads Room, 4th level of the Union. I have attached a flyer about the event.  Below is a synopsis of Dr. Drake's lecture and research.

"Since first appearing on the Indonesian island of Bali in 2008, rabies has killed hundreds of people and thousands of semi-feral dogs. This presentation tracks this rabies outbreak and the efforts to contain the disease. It argues that frictions between government officials and animal welfare activists led to policies that prioritized political and economic interests above community health interests, unnecessarily exposing people and animals to a heightened risk of infection. This problem of stakeholders ostensibly acting against their own health interests appears in other emergency contexts (e.g., ignoring scientific evidence, participating in high-risk behavior, advocating for dangerous policies, etc.) and warrants further interdisciplinary scholarly attention."

Secondly, the KU Police will put on a De-escalation and Crisis Communication Seminar on Tuesday, May 1st from 11:30AM-12:30PM in the Alderson Auditorium, 4th level of the Kansas Union.  This seminar will be the final event of the Office of Public Safety, Emergency Management Lecture Series.  A synopsis of this seminar is below.

"This seminar deals with talking to people that are showing signs of non-physical aggression, Utilizing techniques such as effective listening, non-verbal communication and body language. When to report incidents and the response from the KU Public Safety Office is also discussed."

I think this lecture and seminar would be of interest to students, staff and faculty in the Political Science Department and I was hoping that you would please pass the information along to others? All are welcome, KU affiliates and also community members.

(We are promoting the lecture in several ways, but sometimes information is more compelling when it comes from those you know.)

Thank you very much Dr. Haider-Markel!

Sincerely,

Carrie Summers
Emergency Management Specialist
University of Kansas, Public Safety Office
cmsummers at ku.edu<mailto:cmsummers at ku.edu>
office: 785-864-8070
cell: 859-512-1382

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