PPY 731/781: Fundamentals of Writing Policy Briefs/Doctoral Capstone Course I (Bruner): Resources for Research Topics--Spring 2021

• Addressing the Epidemic of Obesity in the United States Fire Service PDF 981 KB
• Emerging Health and Safety Issues Among Women in the Fire Service PDF 3 MB
• Fire Prevention and Safety Grant – Research and Development. This content is useful for those in the fire service looking for information on how to improve the safety and health of firefighters.
• Fire Service Joint Labor Management Wellness-Fitness Task Force
• Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance – This group provides firefighters with a confidential source of information on behavioral health awareness, prevention, intervention and post crisis strategies.

• Canva

  Free online design software with numerous templates available for creating infographics.

• Infogram

  Create free, interactive infographs.

• Piktochart

  Make your own infographics using this online editor.

• Venngage

  Make infographics free with templates and designs.

Mendeley is a reference manager, academic collaboration network and crowdsourced database with a unique layer of social information research. Mendeley Desktop is available on Mac, Windows and Linux. Mendeley Web functions on all major browsers. Mobile versions of Mendeley are available for Ipad, Iphone and Android devices.  

What is RefWorks?

RefWorks is a web-based bibliographic software package that enables you to:

• Organize your research
• Create a bibliography in a variety of citation styles, including APA, MLA and Chicago
• Import references from many data sources
• Create bibliographies in different document formats (Word, RTF, HTML, etc.)
• Include citations while you write your paper

RefWorks Instructions

• ProQuest RefWorks Guide
• RefWorks tutorials (YouTube)
• RefWorks Citation Manager (Microsoft Word plugin)