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Terrorism / Global Violence Experts

University of Maryland researchers are available to discuss the state of terrorism in the United States and around the world - as well as various aspects of U.S. readiness to anticipate and respond to attacks.

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Experts may be contacted directly (see listings below)

Experts are listed alphabetically


Number of experts found: 8

 
I.M. "Mac" Destler

Professor

School of Public Policy

Expertise Key Words:
International security and U.S. foreign policy; homeland security agency reorganization; National Security Council; International trade.

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

Home phone    

Cell phone          

E-mail(s)    

301 405 6357
202-328-9000

703 759 0588

703.408.3447

mdestler@umd.edu

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Arie W. Kruglanski

Distinguished University Professor

Psychology

Expertise Key Words:
Co-directs National Center for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (U.S. Department of Homeland Security-sponsored center of excellence based at Maryland).

The psychology of terrorism; terrorist motivations; terror group dynamics; suicide terrorists; decision to use violence.

Contact Information:

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E-mail(s)    

301 405 5918

301 984 1130

arie@psyc.umd.edu

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Gary D. LaFree

Dir. and Prof.

START (Natl. Consortium Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism)

Expertise Key Words:
Trends in terrorism; terror statistics; using behavioral science to combat terror; national and international crime trends; directs National Center for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security-sponsored center of excellence based at Maryland); Webcam.

Contact Information:

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E-mail(s)    

301 405 6655

301 518 2491

glafree@msn.com
glafree@umd.edu

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Richard A. Livingston

Adjunct Prof

Materials Science & Engineering

Expertise Key Words:
Nanotechnology of concrete, Cement chemistry Concrete durability, Bridge inspection monitoring technology, Chaos theory of structures Acid rain effects on sculpture, Stone deterioration Monuments conservation: National Cathedral Colonial Williamsburg Statue of Liberty Parthenon Taj Mahal

Contact Information:

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202 797 1072

202 797 1072

202 797 1072

rliving1@umd.edu

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Brian MacDevitt

Assoc Prof

School of Theatre, Dance & Performance Studies

Expertise Key Words:
Lighting Design

Contact Information:

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E-mail(s)    

301 405 6643

bmacdld@umd.edu

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Aaron W. Mannes

Researcher

Institute for Advanced Computer Studies

Expertise Key Words:
Terrorism, Middle East politics, Homeland Security, North Korea and its designation as a terror sponsoring nation

Contact Information:

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E-mail(s)    

2404723839

amannes@umd.edu
aaron.mannes@gmail.com

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William M. Nolte

Research Professor

School of Public Policy

Expertise Key Words:
Intelligence and National Security; Intelligence and Homeland Security; The Ethics of Intelligence; Congress and the American Intelligence Community

Contact Information:

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E-mail(s)    

301 405 3331

wnolte@umd.edu

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John D. Steinbruner

Director, Center for International Security Studies at Maryland

School of Public Policy

Expertise Key Words:
Iraq violence:International security, arms control, nuclear weapons proliferation, managing bioterror risk, Russia, Soviet Union, Boris Yeltsin.

Expertise Credentials:
Member, National Academies' Committee on International Security and Arms Control; former director of foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution; author, Principles of Global Security

Web Site(s):
www.puaf.umd.edu/faculty/people/steinbrunerm.html

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

Home phone    

E-mail(s)    

301-405-4578

202-244-9142

jsteinbr@umd.edu

Address:
4113A Van Munching Hall
College Park, MD  20742

Degrees:
Ph.D., Political Science, Massachussetts Institute of Technology

Publication(s):
See Prof. Steinbruner's web page.





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