Faculty
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Nazli Avdan
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DegreePh.D., Political Science, Duke University
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DegreeM.A., Political Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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DegreeB.A., Political Science and International Relations, Bosphorus University, Istanbul
Dr. Nazli Avdan is an associate professor of political science at the University of Kansas, where she also directs the graduate program. She studies international migration and border policies, the security migration nexus, and international security and political violence, including specifically the causes and consequences of terrorism. Dr. Avdan’s work has been published in many of the leading political science and international relations journals. She teaches courses on foreign policy, terrorism, and migration policies.
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Justin Conrad
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DegreePh.D., Political Science, Florida State University
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DegreeM.A., Latin American Studies, University of California
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DegreeB.A., International Affairs, Florida State University
Dr. Justin Conrad is an associate professor of international affairs. He studies international security issues, including terrorism and interstate conflict, and his research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense. Dr. Conrad's work has been published in many of the leading political science, security studies, and international relations journals. He has also worked in the international private sector and served as a U.S. military officer.
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Paul Gill
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DegreePh.D., Political Science, University College Dublin
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DegreeM.A., International Social Science, University College Dublin
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DegreeB.S., International Social Science, University College Dublin and Uppsala University
Dr. Paul Gill's research focuses on violent extremist behavior. It is interdisciplinary in nature, with publications in leading political science, psychology, criminology, mathematics, and general science journals. He teaches on the causes and correlates of terrorism.
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Amira Jadoon
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DegreePh.D., Philosophy, Political Science, International Relations, Public Policy and Quantitative Methods; State University of New York, Albany
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DegreeM.S., Economic Development, Distinction in Applied Quantitative Methods; London School of Economics and Political Science
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DegreeB.A., Economics, and Journalism & Mass Communications
Dr. Amira Jadoon is an assistant professor in the Department of Social Sciences and a research associate in the Combating Terrorism Center at the United States Military Academy at West Point. She specializes in international security, economic statecraft, and political violence, with a regional focus on South and Central Asia. Prior to beginning her career in academia and research, Dr. Jadoon worked as a consultant for Deloitte London (U.K.) between 2006-2011.
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John Morrison
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DegreePh.D., International Relations, St. Andrews University
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DegreeMA, Forensic Psychology, University College Cork
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DegreeBA., Psychology, University College Dublin
John Morrison has an interdisciplinary background in psychology, international relations and criminology. His teaching and research interests reflect this. He is particularly interested in the role of trust in terrorist involvement, and the broader psychology of terrorism.
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James Piazza
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DegreePh.D., Politics, New York University
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DegreeM.A., Middle East Studies, University of Michigan
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DegreeB.A., Political Science, Loyola University
Dr. James Piazza is a liberal arts professor of political science at Penn State. His research and teaching focus on terrorism, counterterrorism, and the politics of the Islamic world.
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Itai N. Sneh
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DegreePh.D., American History, Columbia University
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DegreeLL.B., Faculty of Law, McGill University
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DegreeM.A., Eastern European Jewish Studies, McGill University
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DegreeB.A., Jewish History, Hebrew University, Israel
Dr. Itai N. Sneh's research and teaching focuses on the history of human rights; American presidential, diplomatic, legal, and political history; international law; terrorism; genocide; Israel; and the Middle East. He is currently working on two books: Torture through Ages of Injustice: Oppressive Power Regimes, Anti Reconciliation, and Untruths and The Encrusted Underside of Glory: Injustice, Inequality, and Struggles in American Legal History.
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Andrew Vitek
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DegreePh.D., Political Science, State University of New York at Albany
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DegreeM.A., Political Science, State University of New York at Albany
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DegreeB.A., Political Science and Philosophy, McGill University
Dr. Andrew Vitek is the director of the Counterterrorism Option and an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Political Science. His research focuses on terrorism, political violence, security studies, and pedagogy. He teaches courses on terrorism, homeland security, and comparative politics.
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James Walsh
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DegreePh.D., International Relations, American University
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DegreeB.A., Political Science, Trinity College
Dr. James Walsh's research and teaching interests include political violence and terrorism, civil war, human rights violations, and intelligence and national security. He is the author of three books, including Drones and Support for the Use of Force, available from The University of Michigan Press. His work has been supported by the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Homeland Security, the Army Research Office, and the Minerva Research Initiative.
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Jason Warner
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DegreePh.D., African Studies, Harvard University
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DegreeM.A., Government, Harvard University
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DegreeM.A., African Studies, Yale University
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DegreeB.A., International Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Jason Warner, assistant professor at the Military Academy at West Point, teaches in the Department of Social Sciences and is an associate in the Combating Terrorism Center, where he directs research on terrorism and counterterrorism in Africa. His research focuses on terrorist groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State in Africa, terrorism, counterterrorism, and political violence. He is the co-author or co-editor of three books and has published in leading academic journals in political science, security studies, and African studies.
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