Choose one of the following articles from KU Library and answer the questions below. This Activity is graded and will assist you in synthesizing scholarly information in preparation for your Final Project.

Brattberg, E. (2012, June). Coordinating for contingencies: Taking stock of post- 9/11 homeland security reforms. Journal of Contingencies & Crisis Management, 20 (2), 77–89.

Engleman, A., Ivey, S., Tseng, W., Dahrouge, D., Brune, J., & Neuhauser, L. (2013). Responding to the deaf in disasters: Establishing the need for systematic training for state level emergency management agencies and community organizations. BMC Health Services Research, 13(1), 1–10.

Jacobson, P., Wasserman, J., Botoseneanu, A., Silverstein, A., & Wu, H. (2012, April). The role of law in public health preparedness: Opportunities and challenges. Journal of Health, Politics, Policy, & Law, 37(2), 297–328.

Keeney, R.L., & von Winterfeldt, D. (2011, September). A value model for evaluating homeland security decisions. Risk analysis: An official publication of the society for risk analysis, 31(9), 1470–87.

Robinson, S., Xinsheng, L., Stoutenborough, J., & Vedlitz, A. (2013, July). Explaining popular trust in the Department of Homeland Security. Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory, 23(3), 713–733.

Answer each of the following questions in 2-3 sentences for your chosen article, providing a critical evaluation of the article and citing your source in APA format:

• What specific problem does the study address? Why is it important to study this problem?
• What is the primary research question, or hypothesis?
• What are the key concepts/constructs under study? Are operational definitions provided?
• How does the author situate himself within the framework of other research in the field?
• What is the research design? Is it appropriate? Why or why not?
• Are the measures reliable and valid based on the variables under consideration?
• What type of data and statistical analysis were undertaken? Were they appropriate?
• What are the specific findings of the study? How are those findings related to the literature review?
• What new conceptual or methodological contributions does the study make?
• What are the strengths and limitations of the study?