About

Jarrard Harris is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Music at Purdue University, serving in the Rueff School of Design, Art, and Performance. He teaches jazz history and works alongside Dr. Mo Trout in the Purdue Jazz department. Harris is a native of Louisville, Kentucky, and studied jazz at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, where he was mentored by Rick VanMatre, Pat Harbison, and Marc Fields. After graduating, he earned his master's degree in jazz studies from DePaul University in Chicago, studying under Bob Lark, Tim Coffman, and Marc Colby. Currently based in Chicago, Harris has served on the jazz faculties of Northwestern University, Columbia College Chicago, and the City Colleges of Chicago. He is also the director of jazz studies with the Chicago Public Schools Advanced Arts Education Program at Gallery 37. Harris maintains an active private teaching studio and works as a clinician, guest artist, and adjudicator at college and high school festivals, as well as state band festivals. As a performer, he has played with numerous jazz artists and ensembles, including Jon Faddis Big Band, Barry Harris, Joe Magnarelli, Nicholas Payton, Joe Lovano, and others, and has performed at jazz festivals across the United States and abroad. Harris has also performed in musicals such as 'Ain't Misbehavin'' and 'Five Guys Named Moe' at the Goodman and Court Theater. He is a founding board member of the Jazz Education Network and currently serves on the board of the Jazz Institute of Chicago. Harris is a Vandoren Performing Artist, playing Vandoren saxophone reeds and mouthpieces.

Research topics

• Computer Science
• Political Science
• Computer Security
• Medicine
• Geography
• Business
• Environmental health
• Law
• Psychology
• Mathematical economics
• Risk analysis (engineering)
• Economics

Selected publications

• Radiation Protection Dosimetry

  2026-01-01

  book-chapterSenior authorCorresponding
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• Written Communication Skill Development in Undergraduate Engineering

  Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA) · 2025-07-31

  articleOpen access

  This exploratory study investigates development of written communication competence among Year 1 and Year 4 students. Six versions of a written task were developed and administered to Year 1 and Year 4 students and scored by trained teaching assistants using a consistent rubric on four elements of written communication: structure, reasoning, vocabulary, and graphical representation. We examined the effects of year of study, test version, domestic vs. international status, and gender on the four elements. Our findings reveal that year of study was a significant predictor of all four writing components, with Year 4 students demonstrating higher scores, with larger gains in structure and vocabulary than reasoning and graphics. Domestic students consistently outperformed international students from countries where English is not the primary language on all components in both years. These results highlight the complex interplay of factors influencing writing competency and underscore the importance of considering writing supports and scaffolds across the curriculum.

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• Analysis of Nuclear Security and Safety Integration Using Survey Responses and Pairwise Comparison Methods

  International Journal of Nuclear Security · 2024-01-01

  articleOpen accessSenior author

  Integrating nuclear security and safety is important for implementing and sustaining nuclear technology because it promises improved and effective management. This integration is an ongoing effort to ensure that both work together with minimal conflicts. This research aimed to determine the preferred level at which nuclear security and nuclear safety integrate by using the pairwise comparison methods of decision-making. This methodology used survey responses from women nuclear professionals to identify the most-desired criteria at three levels: strategic, operational, and cultural. The strategic level includes actions that government officials and regulators can take. The operational level encompasses actions that deliver the integration. The cultural level involves actions that must be taken to change an organization’s attitude toward integration. The survey results indicated that a majority (75%) of respondents agree nuclear security and safety integrate when the organizational structure and legal framework support integration at the strategic level. A majority (75%) of respondents agreed that nuclear security integrates with nuclear safety when the organizational structure and the legal framework support integration at the strategic level. A majority (70%) of respondents agreed that work comprising support for implementing an integrated interface and reporting mechanisms to report and address nuclear security and safety conflicts facilitates integration at the operational level. At the cultural level, more than half (55%) of respondents agreed that nuclear security and nuclear safety integration occurs when leadership is supportive and clearly accountable and staff fully understand their roles and responsibilities. Applying pairwise comparison methods to the survey data, nuclear security integrates with nuclear safety most at the operational level (with a priority of 0.44). The strategic level rated as the second highest priority (0.37), and the cultural level had the lowest priority (0.19). The results show that integrating nuclear security and safety is most recommended at the operational level. The sensitivity analysis (both sum rank and equal weights) showed that the best alternative for integrating nuclear safety and security is at the strategic level.

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• Risk Assessment for Nuclear Terrorism Probability and Its Application on a Hypothetical Nuclear Facility

  Health Physics · 2024-06-18

  articleSenior authorCorresponding

  ABSTRACT: Radiation protection contains the key elements of nuclear safety and security. Despite the overlap between nuclear safety and security, their objectives differ fundamentally, focusing on unintentional accidents and intentional malicious events, respectively. As such, the Potential Facility Risk Index (PFRI), originally created for security purposes, has evolved into an approach that combines conventional probabilistic risk assessment (PRA), which is a widely employed method to evaluate the safety risks of nuclear facilities. This research has developed a risk assessment model within the PFRI framework to calculate the probability of nuclear terrorism. Three essential components of the model are integrated: an analysis of historical nuclear terrorism data to determine an initial threat frequency; the target-specific factor using analytical hierarchy process (AHP) target attractiveness analysis; and the adversary motivation factor based on site-specific social influences from the Profiles of Individual Radicalization in the United States (PIRUS) dataset. Applied to a hypothetical nuclear facility, the model produces a nuclear terrorism probability of 8.97 × 10 -3 y - 1 . The systematic methodology proposed in the study enables the derivation of nuclear terrorism probability with results in the same risk unit as safety risk assessment. This method allows decision makers to seamlessly incorporate nuclear safety and security risk assessments, offering a comprehensive perspective. Consequently, it enriches comprehension of nuclear facility risks and establishes the groundwork for future advancements.

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• A Case Study Assessing the Integration of Nuclear Safety and Security in Facilities using a Monte Carlo Simulation aided Analytical Hierarchy Process

  International Journal of Nuclear Security · 2024-01-01

  articleOpen accessSenior author

  Nuclear safety and security are essential in all operations using nuclear and radioactive materials. Even though both elements are important, the evolution of these programs has not developed at the same rate. As such, their integration has been met with challenges. This study analyzed the potential for synergy across different criteria and settings when integrating nuclear safety and security. The criteria included eight points where overlap could be identified between nuclear safety and security. Three work settings—industrial, medical, and research—were evaluated. Responses were collected from nine individuals who worked with nuclear materials in various capacities and different nuclear work settings. The individuals rated the eight criteria and three work settings based on the analytical hierarchy process. These results were then used in a Monte Carlo simulation that applied a beta-program evaluation review technique distribution to determine points with the greatest potential for synergy. The culture criterion was rated as having the greatest potential for synergy, thereby indicating that the integration of nuclear safety and nuclear security would provide the greatest benefit with this criterion. The analytical hierarchy process assisted with the Monte Carlo simulation and determined that the industrial setting ranked the highest in synergy potential—also indicating this setting would see the greatest benefit in integrating nuclear safety and security.

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• Development of a Potential Facility Risk Index for Nuclear Safety and Security Using a Terrorism Scenario with a Hypothetical Nuclear Facility

  Nuclear Technology · 2024-06-21 · 1 citations

  articleSenior author

  Risk assessment involves analyzing potential accident scenarios to identify hazards and assess associated risk factors. Nuclear safety and security both aim to protect against radiation exposure, but they have developed separately with distinct risk assessment methodologies. As a result, there is a need for a comprehensive risk assessment method that covers both the safety and security aspects. The Potential Facility Risk Index (PFRI) was developed in 2020 to provide a quantitative approach to evaluating the security risk of nuclear facilities, but it does not consider safety risks.

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• Development of a Nuclear Safety and Security Integration Assessment Tool for Research Reactors and Associated Facilities

  Health Physics · 2024-07-08 · 1 citations

  articleSenior authorCorresponding

  ABSTRACT: Nuclear safety and security are essential elements of radiation protection. Integration of nuclear safety and security provides a means to identify conflict and synergy points. Research has not been performed to enable integrated practices at the facility level. A tool was developed through research to help staff and regulators assess the level of integration practiced within a research reactor. This tool aims to improve the identification of synergistic and conflict points. Eight criteria of nuclear safety and security integration were used to create the integration assessment tool: access control, transportation, emergency response, proper disposal of materials, testing and maintenance, defense in depth, training and education, and culture. The tool's final score can range from 0.0375 to 1, with a score of 1 indicating complete integration. The tool was used by research reactor staff to assess practiced integrative techniques. The testing and maintenance criterion scored the highest level of integration (0.84). Training and education and culture scored the lowest levels of integration (0.50). The areas with the highest scores identified points of actively practiced integration. In contrast, those areas with lower scores indicated a lack of integrative practices. The total integration score was 0.69. This tool determined that the facility practiced an adequate level of integration. By analyzing integration levels with this tool, a measurable standard of integrative practices can be employed to achieve improved radiation protection.

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• Use of Research as a Tool to Enhance Nuclear Security Education

  International Journal of Nuclear Security · 2023-11-04

  articleOpen access

  Introduction: Nuclear security education covers essential topics related to the security of nuclear materials. In order to provide effective training, educators are faced with the challenge of improving the trainees’ ability to retain and utilize knowledge. This project investigated whether academic research is beneficial for educators seeking to enhance nuclear security education. Methods: A survey using Google Forms was sent to nuclear security educators in academic and research institutes. The survey included questions on their experience with different aspects of nuclear security education, how research may influence nuclear security education, and how to increase knowledge retention. Results: In total, 45 people participated in the survey, with 71.1% of respondents from university settings and 13.3% from research institutes. Of these university and research institute respondents, 93.3% were members of the International Nuclear Security Education Network (INSEN), and 75.6% identified as educators. All participants indicated that research is important in order to enhance nuclear security education. Conclusion: Research on training and education in nuclear security can support trainees’ knowledge retention and application. Research is also useful for developing nuclear security training programs and curricula.

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• The United States Navy and Employees with Cancer: The Time for Change Is Now

  Health Physics · 2023-04-17

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  ABSTRACT: The US Navy, including the US Marine Corps and Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (NNPP), has a robust radiological protection and monitoring program meeting (and typically exceeding, in the name of conservatism) federal law requirements. The program covers the variety of ways in which the Navy produces and uses ionizing radiation and radioactive sources: in medicine, nuclear ship propulsion and repair, industrial and aircraft radiography, and myriad other unique uses in carrying out its vital mission. In executing these programs, thousands of people across the world are employed as active-duty Sailors and Marines, government civilians, and government contractors. These workers include physicians, reactor operators, radiation safety officers, and nuclear repair workers, to name but a few. The health protection standards for these workers are promulgated in the publicly available Navy Medicine P-5055 Radiation Health Protection Manual (NAVMED P-5055), published February 2011 with Change 2 published December 2022, and are applicable to Navy and Marine Corps and NNPP radiation protection programs. The NAVMED P-5055 outlines the individual medical requirements for those qualified and able to receive exposure to ionizing radiation as part of their duties and requires that "Radiation workers receive focused medical examinations to establish whether or not cancer is present which would medically disqualify a person from receiving occupational radiation exposure." Additionally, without scientific or medical basis, the NAVMED P-5055 requires disqualifying those employees who have a history of cancer, cancer therapy, radiation therapy including radiopharmaceuticals received for therapeutic purposes, or bone marrow suppression from drawing dosimetry, entering radiation areas, or handling radioactive material. This policy, which exists regardless of lifetime occupational radiation dose or projected future radiation dose, applies to all cancers except adequately treated basal cell carcinoma. The policy is not supported by relevant scientific and medical literature; does not align with reasonable professional ethical standards; does not conform to US Navy radiological training, which stipulates the assumed increased risk of developing cancer from Navy and Marine Corps and NNPP occupational radiation exposure is small; and removes critical leadership and mentoring capability from the workforce unnecessarily. This article discusses in detail (1) this policy and its ramifications to the Navy and Marine Corps and NNPP workforce and (2) recommendations, benefits, and impacts for the Navy and Marine Corps and NNPP to remove this policy and still maintain a robust radiation protection program.

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• The Interface between Nuclear Safety and Nuclear Security

  Oxford University Press eBooks · 2023-05-22

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  Abstract The nexus of nuclear safety and security is protecting human life and health and the environment from the harmful effects of ionizing radiation. Stakeholders continually strive to enhance nuclear safety and security with a view to avoiding trade-offs between the two elements. Nuclear safety and security interfaces are examined in the chapter through emphasizing common linkages that promote synergies and highlighting specific areas where conditions may conflict. In the goal to achieve effective integration, the role of organizational culture is emphasized in strengthening safety and security. It provides some recommendations for developing a healthy nuclear safety and security regime, followed by a discussion on the benefits of a risk-informed approach. Finally, it presents an overview of recent research in the interface between nuclear safety and security.

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Frequent coauthors

• Richard R. Brey

  Grand Junction VA Medical Center

  11 shared

• Deepesh Poudel

  9 shared

• T.F. Gesell

  9 shared

• Raymond A. Guilmette

  9 shared

• G. Imel

  Idaho State University

  4 shared

• Shraddha Rane

  Sandia National Laboratories

  4 shared

• Shraddha Rane

  4 shared

• Jean-François Villard

  Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques Préventives

  3 shared

Education

• Ph.D., School of Health Sciences

  Purdue University

  2007

• M.S. , Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering

  University of Illinois

  2002

• BS, Biology

  University of Tampa

  1995