RANE Podcast Series

RANE Insights: PART 1: Methods for Mitigating and Preventing School Violence

In this episode of RANE Insights, David Lawrence, co-founder of RANE, speaks with Dr. Allison Paolini and Dr. Gene Deisinger about methods for reducing the risk of violence in U.S. schools. 

Dr. Allison Paolini is Assistant Professor of School Counseling at Arkansas State University and the Director of the University’s MSE School Counseling Program.  Prior to Arkansas State, Dr. Paolini was an Assistant Professor of Counselor Education at Kean University.  Dr. Paolini holds a PhD in Counselor Education, Curriculum and Instruction from University of South Florida, a Master’s of Science, Counselor Education and Guidance Services from Long Island University/Brentwood and an undergraduate degree in Communications from Hofstra University.  Dr. Paolini is an author, and in addition to papers and journal articles in her field, in 2022 Routledge published her book, Using Social Emotional Learning to Reduce School Violence.

Through his training and experience as a licensed psychologist, certified health service provider in psychology, and a state-certified peace officer (now retired), Dr. Gene Deisinger brings a unique perspective to the field of forensic and law enforcement psychology, and threat assessment and management. 

Since 1993, Gene has served as the primary threat manager for major organizations. He has provided training and consultation on threat assessment and management issues to a range of schools, colleges, universities, corporations, government, and law enforcement agencies.

He also provides training and consulting to law enforcement agencies regarding leadership and organizational development, crisis management, preparation and response to active threat incidents, response to persons with mental illness, hostage/crisis intervention, and post-incident trauma response.

He is the lead author for "The Handbook for Campus Threat Assessment & Management Teams", a practical guide for colleges and universities who are developing the capacity for threat assessment teams. 

RANE is a global risk intelligence company that delivers risk and security professionals access to critical insights, analysis and support to ensure business continuity and resilience for our clients. For more information about RANE's risk management solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

 

RANE Podcast: The Best Approaches to Creating a Positive Impact with Dr. Bjorn Lomborg

In this episode of RANE Insights, David Lawrence, co-founder of RANE, speaks with Dr. Bjorn Lomborg on his research on approaches to creating positive impacts in the world. 

Dr. Bjorn Lomborg is an author and the president of the think tank Copenhagen Consensus Center. He is the former director of the Danish government's Environmental Assessment Institute in Copenhagen. His publications center around finding efficient solutions to tackling some of the world's most pressing issues. 

RANE is a global risk intelligence company that delivers risk and security professionals access to critical insights, analysis and support to ensure business continuity and resilience for our clients. For more information about RANE's risk management solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

RANE Podcast: Iran's Cyber Threat Activity

In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE’s Cyber Analyst Ali Plucinski provides an outlook for Iran’s short-term cyber activity in light of regional tensions in the Middle East.

RANE is a global risk intelligence company that delivers risk and security professionals access to critical insights, analysis and support to ensure business continuity and resilience for our clients. For more information about RANE's risk management solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

RANE Podcast: US Efforts to Combat China’s Hacking Campaign

In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE’s Cyber Analyst Hayley Benedict walks us through the steps the US has taken in recent months to disable aspects of the Chinese hacking campaign Volt Typhoon.  

RANE is a global risk intelligence company that delivers risk and security professionals access to critical insights, analysis and support to ensure business continuity and resilience for our clients. For more information about RANE's risk management solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

 

RANE Podcast: Key Structures Behind the Israel-Hamas Conflict

In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE's Senior Middle East and North Africa Analyst Ryan Bohl discusses the key dynamics that inform the Israel-Hamas conflict and explains what they can tell us about likely future developments. 

RANE is a global risk intelligence company that delivers risk and security professionals access to critical insights, analysis and support to ensure business continuity and resilience for our clients. For more information about RANE's risk management solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

RANE Podcast: The Security Outlook for 2024

In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE's Director of Analysis Sam Lichtenstein provides a brief overview of RANE’s 2024 Security Forecast. 

RANE is a global risk intelligence company that delivers risk and security professionals access to critical insights, analysis and support to ensure business continuity and resilience for our clients. For more information about RANE's risk management solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

RANE Podcast: Essential Geopolitics: The Russia-Ukraine War in 2024

In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE's Eurasia Analyst Matthew Orr fills us in on RANE’s predictions for the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2024.

RANE is a global risk intelligence company that delivers risk and security professionals access to critical insights, analysis and support to ensure business continuity and resilience for our clients. For more information about RANE's risk management solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

Beyond COVID: The JN.1 Variant: Who Should Get Vaccinated?

In this episode of Beyond COVID, our experts discuss the threat posed by the JN.1 COVID variant.

Dr. Fred Southwick is an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida's College of Medicine, and Dr. Bill Lang is an expert in public health responses to biological incidents. Our host, David Lawrence, is the founder of RANE.

RANE is a global risk intelligence company that delivers risk and security professionals access to critical insights, analysis and support to ensure business continuity and resilience for our clients. For more information about RANE's risk management solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.