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Contact: Gerry Everding - (314) 935-6375 gerry_everding@aismail.wustl.edu Washington University war experts [St. Louis, MO., 3-19-03] Washington University in St. Louis offers the following faculty experts for comment on breaking news issues related to the war, terrorism and related topics, including such areas as presidential war rhetoric; national security; bioterrorism; economic and financial implications of war, history of anti-war and peace movements. Check back for future updates. BUSINESS / ECONOMICS: - Wars impact on Economy/technology/research & development - War Planning, Negotiations and Behavioral Decision Theory - War Impact on Advertising/Marketing/Product Strategy - Economic costs/benefits of counter terrorism policies CULTURE: - Anti-war protest movements - Media coverage of war - War Rhetoric / Presidential Calls to War - Morality and war, justification for preemptive strikes - Islamic Movements, Afghanistan, Pakistan LAW: - National Security Law - War's impact on constitutional rights, personal freedoms - War Crimes Tribunals / International Law MEDICAL: - Psychological stress, trauma in times of war, terrorism - Tips for parents on talking to children about war, terrorism - Community preparedness for a catastrophic event - Medical implications of a war/terrorism attack involving radioactive materials POLICY: - Homeland Security - Presidential Politics - Defense Policy, Military History - Terrorism/Hostages - International Law/Middle East Politics - U.S. Foreign Policy - Russian Ties to Iraq SCIENCE: - Homeland security, security systems, technologies - War-related air pollution from burning oilfields, aerosol tracking worldwide - Bioterrorism, chemical weapons, aerosols BUSINESS: Wars impact on Economy/technology/research & development Glenn MacDonald is an expert on industry dynamics, the evolution of organizations, industrial organization, research and development, technological change, economic growth and fluctuations, and applications of game theory. He can comment on the impact of the war on the economy, technology, research and development, and industrial organization. He has worked with many companies, including Bausch & Lomb, Carrier, Chase Manhattan Bank, Corning, Eastman Kodak, Harris Corporation, General Motors, IBM., Litton Industries, Rochester Gas and Electric, Frontier Communications, Xerox and Xerox's PARC. Glenn MacDonald John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics Director, Center for Research in Economics and Strategy Olin School of Business -- Email: macdonald@olin.wustl.edu, Office: (314) 935-7768 -- Health Sciences Public Affairs: 813-974-3300 -- Homepage: http://www.olin.wustl.edu/faculty/macdonald/ -- More: http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/2003/business-law/macdonald.html BUSINESS: War Planning, Negotiations and Behavioral Decision Theory William Bottom is an expert on organizational behavior, behavioral decision theory and negotiation. He can comment on his recent research on decision making at the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis that could help shed light on how President Bush and his advisors have made their final decision to go to war in Iraq. The research was conducted in an experimental laboratory at the Washington University business school and in archival studies of negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. William Bottom Professor of Organizational Behavior Olin School of Business -- Email: bottom@olin.wustl.edu, Office: (314) 935-6351 -- Homepage: http://www.olin.wustl.edu/faculty/bottomb/ -- See also: http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/2003/business-law/iraq.html -- See also: http://www.iacm-conflict.org/ BUSINESS: War Impact on Advertising/Marketing/Product Strategy Ambar Rao is an expert on product strategy, marketing management, advertising, new product development, marketing research, and marketing high-tech products. He can comment on how the war may impact advertising campaigns, corporate marketing strategy, and product development. Ambar Rao Fossett Distinguished Professor of Marketing -- Email: rao@olin.wustl.edu, Office: (314) 935-4155 -- Homepage: http://www.olin.wustl.edu/faculty/rao/ -- See also: http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ahx/adcouncil/default.asp BUSINESS: Economic costs/benefits of counter terrorism policies Paul Rothstein, a specialist in public sector economic issues, has conducted research on the distribution of resources and responsibilities in the federal system in the presence of fiscal competition. He can discuss the economics of the nation's ongoing massive investment in counter terrorism programs and policies, including basic questions of resource allocation: How much should we spend? Where should the private sector's role end in this and the government's begin? Where should the federal role end and the state and local role begin? Paul Rothstein Associate Professor of Economics in Arts & Sciences Associate Director, Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government and Public Policy -- Email: rstein@wueconc.wustl.edu, Office: (314) 935-4352 -- Homepage: http://rstein.wustl.edu CULTURE: Anti-war protest movements Howard Brick, an expert on 20th-century U.S. intellectual, cultural, social and political history, teaches a course on "Modern America Since 1929," which explores key turns in the development of American society, including various waves of social reform and disruptive protest since the 1930s. Other interests include the history of social theory and the history of labor, socialist and radical movements. In a March 9, 2003, St. Louis Post-Dispatch article comparing peace movements during the Vietnam War era to today's anti-war protests that make use of e-mail and Web sites, Brick said that mass marches are a key part of the antiwar movement as they were in the Vietnam era. "But the quick ramp-up now to massive protests, even in anticipation of a war, is striking," he said. "The fact that an international movement mobilizing millions can directly address a political issue intended to affect political decision-making is a remarkable phenomena and is something we haven't seen before." Howard Brick, Ph.D. Professor of History in Arts & Sciences -- Email: hbrick@artsci.wustl.edu, Office: (314) 935-4251 -- Homepage: http://artsci.wustl.edu/~hbhist/index.html -- More comments on protest movements: http://debate.wustl.edu/faculty/brick.html CULTURE: Media coverage of war Richard Chapman is the producer of Shooting the Messengers, an upcoming documentary about how journalists reported the war in Vietnam. Chapman also recently co-wrote the Golden Globe-nominated HBO film Live From Baghdad, which told the behind-the-scenes story of CNN's coverage of the early days of the 1991 Gulf War. He sees sharp changes in the military's treatment of journalists over the last four decades. Among the many casualties of the Vietnam War was the relationship between the Pentagon and the American press. And though time heals most wounds, lingering scar tissue from that particular fracture likely will impede U.S. correspondents should we go to war again, says Chapman. Richard Chapman Senior Lecturer in Film & Media Studies -- Email: rchapman@artsci.wustl.edu, Office: (314) 935-8238 -- See also: http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/2003/culture-living/vietnam.html CULTURE: War Rhetoric / Presidential Calls to War Wayne Fields, an expert on political rhetoric, can discuss presidential speeches, campaign rhetoric and debates. His 1996 book, Union of Words: A History of Presidential Eloquence (The Free Press, Simon & Schuster, New York), provides an anecdote-rich history of presidential speech from the nation's founding to the Clinton campaign, and includes chapters on various forms of presidential speech: State of the Union, candidacy announcement, nomination acceptance, call for war or peace and farewell addresses. The book includes two chapters on the history of inaugural speeches. Wayne Fields, Ph.D. Lynne Cooper Harvey Distinguished Chair in English Director of American Culture Studies in Arts & Sciences -- Email: wdfields@artsci.wustl.edu, Office: (314) 935-4400, Evening: (314) 863-5063 -- Homepage: http://artsci.wustl.edu/~acsp/faculty/eng/fields.html -- See also: http://news-info.wustl.edu/News/2003/stateofunion.html CULTURE: Morality and war, justification for preemptive strikes Andrew Rehfeld has written on "violence, non-violence and conflict resolution" and has explored issues related to "just war theory." He can speak to the notion of whether or under what conditions "preemptive" war actions are permitted or justified. He teaches a course on "Morality and War," which examines moral questions surrounding war with a particular emphasis on contemporary warfare. Among questions to be addressed: What justifies war? What justifies conduct in war? Do these things need justification? Does the conjunction "Imorality and war" imply a paradox? And which way does that seeming paradox push? Does it imply that "anything goes" when approaching war making? Or, rather, does it imply that war itself is an immoral activity? Andrew Rehfeld Assistant Professor Political Science and Social Thought and Analysis -- Email: rehfeld@artsci.wustl.edu, Office: (314) 935-5812 -- Homepage: http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~polisci/rehfeld/cv.htm CULTURE: Islamic Movements, Afghanistan, Pakistan Robert Canfield, a sociocultural anthropologist, spent nine years in Afghanistan. His research focuses on Islamic movements in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Canfield, who has studied Islamic identity issues in Central Asia since the early 1990s, says it's important that people understand that much of Afghanistan is itself in opposition to the activities of both Osama bin Laden and the Taliban. Canfield teaches a course on Greater Central Asia: History, Culture and Politics, which focuses on contemporary issues in the ex-Soviet republics of Central Asia and Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, but it also includes extensive reading on the social history of the region, in order to enable understanding of the social dynamics at work in the region. Since the early 1980s, Canfield has been working on the Islamic culture of the Central Asian region, notably to understand how Islamic idioms have taken root in the region to become the cultural forms through which individual experience has been understood and collective action justified and organized. He edited a book on the culture history of the eastern "Turko-Persian" Islamic world, and is writing a book on the distinctive patterns of coalition that have formed under the leadership of Islamic authorities in Afghanistan. He plans to finish a work on the culture of suffering and efficacy among Afghan peasants. In 1990 he was a consultant for the Agency for International Development - Representative to Afghanistan, in Pakistan, to develop a strategy for encouraging democratic institutions among the Afghanistan peoples. Robert L. Canfield Professor, Sociocultural Anthropology -- Email: canfrobt@artsci.wustl.edu, Office: (314) 935-5282 -- Homepage: http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~anthro/blurb/b_canf.html -- See also: http://wupa.wustl.edu/tragedy/canfield-oped.html -- See also: http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~anthro/research/canfield.html LAW: National Security Law Kathleen Clark, an expert on ethics and national security law, can address privacy issues that may arise in the U.S. during a war in the Middle East. Clark has worked on behalf of the Center for National Security Studies, commenting on the recent Justice Department regulation permitting the DOJ to listen in on lawyer-client conversations, and has submitted testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee about the unconstitutionality of military tribunals: http://law.wustl.edu/Academics/Faculty/Clark/clarkmilit-comm-rev-testimonycopy.pdf (requires Adobe Acrobat). She also serves on the board of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network. Kathleen Clark Professor of Law -- E-mail: kathleen@wulaw.wustl.edu, Office: (314) 935-4081 -- Home page: http://law.wustl.edu/Academics/Faculty/Clark/index.html LAW: War's impact on constitutional rights, personal freedoms Theodore Ruger specializes in Constitutional law. He is able to discuss issues such as the loss of personal freedoms and individual rights during war-time. Theodore Ruger Associate Professor of Law -- E-mail: truger@wulaw.wustl.edu, Office: (314) 935-8242 -- Home page: http://law.wustl.edu/Academics/Faculty/Ruger/index.html LAW: War Crimes Tribunals / International Law Leila Sadat, an expert on the international criminal court and international criminal law, can discuss issues such as the use of military tribunals during and after a war with Iraq. As chair of the International Law Association Committee on a Permanent International Criminal Court, she stresses that any international criminal court must be impartial and independent of political influence. Her article on the topic was recently published in the Cornell International Law Journal. She has studied legal issues surrounding the use of war tribunals against World War II-era criminals and more recent proposals for international tribunals to pursue modern-day war criminals. Leila Sadat Associate Professor of Law -- E-mail: sadat@wulaw.wustl.edu, Office: (314) 935-6411 -- Home: (314) 721-0958 -- See also: http://news-info.wustl.edu/FEC/2001/sadat.html -- News commentary: What Would the U.S. Do With Saddam? - [3-23-03] MEDICAL: Psychological stress, trauma in times of war, terrorism Carol North, M.D., professor of psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. An expert on posttraumatic stress disorder following disasters of various types, North has studied the survivors of earthquakes, floods and industrial and technological accidents such as plane crashes. North and colleagues also have looked at the survivors of mass shootings, the Oklahoma City bombing, and the U.S. Embassy bombing in Kenya. Currently, she and colleagues are investigating the mental health after-effects of the anthrax attacks on Capitol Hill, and she is conducting preliminary studies of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. North's research has demonstrated that most people do not become psychiatrically ill after disasters, reflecting human resilience. This is not to say, however, that other people are not distressed. North explains that the psychological distress of those who are not psychiatrically ill will need very different mental health interventions after disasters than full psychiatric disorders. Carol North, M.D., Professor of psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology Washington University School of Medicine -- E-mail the Office of Medical Public Affairs: Nicole Vines -- Office of Medical Public Affiars: (314) 286-0100 or (314) 286-0105 MEDICAL: Tips for parents on talking to children about war, terrorism John Constantino, M.D., assistant professor of child psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. An expert on psychiatric and developmental disorders in children (infancy through early adulthood), psychiatric complications of medical disorders and abnormally aggressive behavior in children, Constantino can provide parents with advice on how to talk to their children about war, terrorism, etc. John Constantino, M.D., Assistant professor of child psychiatry Washington University School of Medicine -- E-mail the Office of Medical Public Affairs: Nicole Vines -- Office of Medical Public Affiars: (314) 286-0100 or (314) 286-0105 MEDICAL: Community preparedness for a catastrophic event Elizabeth Aton, public health researcher at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Aton trains emergency workers to deal with chemical weapons attacks and also can address issues involving general community preparedness for a catastrophic event. Elizabeth Aton, Public health researcher Washington University School of Medicine -- E-mail the Office of Medical Public Affairs: Nicole Vines -- Office of Medical Public Affiars: (314) 286-0100 or (314) 286-0105 MEDICAL: Implications of a war/terrorism attack involving radioactive materials Henry Royal, M.D., professor of radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Royal is a nuclear medicine specialist and a radiation injury expert. Henry Royal, M.D., Professor, Radiology Washington University School of Medicine -- E-mail the Office of Medical Public Affairs: Nicole Vines -- Office of Medical Public Affiars: (314) 286-0100 or (314) 286-0105 POLICY: Homeland Security POLICY: Presidential Politics POLICY: Defense Policy, Military History Jim Davis, an expert on public policy and politics, has long had an interest in issues of national defense and defense policy. He has taught courses on the presidency, military history and political literacy and is a frequent commentator on news events. In a recent news release, he suggested that it may take years before the new Department of Homeland Security organizes into an effective response to terrorism; full text of his comments at: http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/2002/business-law/homeland_security.html James W. Davis Professor, Political Science in Arts & Science -- E-mail: davis@wuecon.wustl.edu , Office: (314) 935-5828 -- Home page: http://artsci.wustl.edu/~polisci/davis/ POLICY: Terrorism/Hostages POLICY: International Law/Middle East Politics Victor Le Vine is an expert on hostages, terrorism, guerrilla warfare and political problems of the Middle East and Northern Africa. He has followed the situation in Iraq closely since well before the Gulf War and can discuss the current situation from various perspectives. He is articulate on issues related to U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, as well as the U.S. handling of domestic terrorism threats, including the possibility that a war with Iraq might spur terrorist attacks against U.S. holdings both here and abroad. A frequent news commentator, he has served as a consultant to the U.S. Peace Corps, State Department and Department of Defense. Victor T. Le Vine Professor of Political Science -- Note: Le Vine will be in Istanbul, Turkey, until April 15; he can be reached there via email: victor@sabanciuniv.edu , office phone in Istanbul: (0216-483-9291) -- WUSTL office phone: (314) 935-5867 -- See also: http://news-info.wustl.edu/News/2002/iraq.html -- See also: http://csab.wustl.edu/terrorism/LeVine.PDF -- See also: http://news-info.wustl.edu/News/2002/levine-pd.html -- News commentary: Byzantine Policy Shift Is Not so Hard to Fathom - [3-23-03] POLICY: U.S. Foreign Policy Henry Berger specializes in U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. A member of the faculty since 1970, Berger received a doctoral degree in American history from the University of Wisconsin in 1966. He specializes in American foreign policy, with particular interest in U.S. relations with the Middle East and Latin America. He also co-teaches a seminar on American involvement in the Vietnam War. Henry Berger, Ph.D. Associate Professor of History in Arts & Sciences -- E-mail: hwberger@artsci.wustl.edu, Office phone: (314) 935-5333 -- Home: (314) 725-0361 POLICY: Russian Ties to Iraq A Russian scholar and historian, Max Okenfuss specializes in the intellectual history of Russia. He says that Russia has strong interests in any military action against Iraq because of its historic strategic alliances with Iraq; current economic ties, including huge pending oil deals; and sensitivities over offending large numbers of Islamic residents in Russia and in surrounding Central Asian border states. Okenfuss is the American editor of Jahrbuecher fuer Geschichte Osteuropas, the major journal of Russian and East European history in Germany. He teaches seminars on the impact of the West on the non-western world and on Russian culture. Max J. Okenfuss, Ph.D. Associate Professor of History in Arts & Sciences -- Office phone: (314) 935-5460 SCIENCE: Homeland security, security systems, technologies Ron Indeck is an expert in magnetic information and has patented a technique that can help agencies gather intelligence much more quickly than current technologies. He is Director of the Center for Security Technologies (CST) at Washington University in St. Louis. The Center, a year old, has been founded to help address our country's need to protect its people, infrastructures and information from threats to security. Such threats come in various forms, from natural disasters, to environmental catastrophes, to terrorism. Involving more than 30 faculty members from a variety of disciplines, the new center is focusing on scientific and engineering aspects of the development of advanced security systems. Ron Indeck Professor of Electrical Engineering Director of the Washington University Center for Security Technologies -- E-mail: rsi@ee.wustl.edu, Office phone: (314) 935-4767 -- Center Home Page (listing more than 30 specialists): http://www.cst.wustl.edu/ SCIENCE: War-related air pollution from burning oilfields, aerosol tracking worldwide Rudy Husar is an expert in tracking aerosols worldwide. He directs the University's Center for Air Pollution Impact, Trends and Analysis (CAPITA), the world's largest private computerized library of air pollution data. Husar has done major studies on haze, aerosols and acid rain. Husar predicted that torching of the Kuwaiti oil fields in the 1991 conflict would result in changes in air quality and the color of the sky during sun rise and sun set and can comment on global aerosol activity resulting from the aftermath of war. Rudy Husar Professor of Mechanical Engineering -- E-mail: rhusar@me.wustl.edu, Office phone: (314) 935-6054 -- Home page: http://capita.wustl.edu/CAPITA/People/RHusar/rhusar.html SCIENCE: Bioterrorism, chemical weapons, aerosols Pratim Biswas is an expert in trapping nanoparticles. He directs the Washington University Aerosol and Air Quality Research Laboratory (AAQRL), Louis, which develops innovative ways to detect microbial and viral agents in air and water using in situ light-scattering methods. Researchers in the Laboratory have developed an enhanced corona system for trapping and deactivating microbial particles. The work is promising for deactivating bioagents and bioweapons. The AQQRL studies particulate systems, from inorganic aerosols to biological particles. Pratim Biswas Professor of Civil Engineering -- E-mail: pratim.biswas@seas.wustl.edu, Office phone: (314) 935-5482 -- AAQURL Home page: http://www.aerosols.wustl.edu/aaqrl/ |
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