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Hamilton Bean


Hamilton Bean

Hamilton Bean

Assistant Professor

University of Colorado Denver
Investigator
Office Address: 

P.O. Boz 173364, Denver, CO 80217

Phone: 
303-315-1909
Email: 
hamilton.bean@ucdenver.edu
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Biography: 

Hamilton Bean specializes in organizational communication. His research intersects the fields of organizational discourse and national security. From 2001 to 2005, he served in management positions for a Washington, D.C.-based provider of analytical support services to U.S. and international clients in government and industry. Since 2005, he has been affiliated with the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), a U.S. Department of Homeland Security-funded Center of Excellence. His research has been funded by the Department of Homeland Security and published in Intelligence and National Security, Rhetoric & Public Affairs, Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Homeland Security Journal, and the International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence. He has won awards for scholarship from the National Communication Association and the Western States Communication Association.

Background

Education: 
  • University of Colorado at Boulder, Ph.D., Communication, 2009
  • American University, School of International Service, M.A., International Communication, 2001
  • American University, Kogod School of Business, M.B.A., Management of Global Information Technology, 2001

Lead Investigator on START Research Projects

Comprehensive Testing of Imminent Threat Public Messages for Mobile Devices (MDP)
June 2012 to June 2015
Preparedness for Catastrophic Events
November 2008 to November 2010

Selected Publications

Milling and Public Warnings (Journal Article)