The following is an updated list of University of Michigan faculty from various areas on campus who are available to comment on all aspects of war -- past, present and future.For daily news releases from the U-M News Service, visit www.umich.edu/news.
AERONAUTICS - WARPLANES
Airplane DesignProf. Peretz Friedmann (o) (734) 763-2354
[email protected]: Good all-around source on aircraft design and warplanes
ACTIVISM
Anti-war InitiativesProf. Frithjof Bergmann (o) (734) [email protected]: Activist who organized teach-in against Vietnam War; recently returned to U.S. after living two years in Third World and Afghanistan
Social WorkProf. Brett Seabury(o): (734) [email protected]: Practiced social work in mental health and child welfare settings, as well as in the U.S. Army; has been active in peace movement and peaceful protests.
BUSINESS
U.S. EconomyProf. Richard T. Curtin (o) (734) [email protected]: Consumer behavior. Studies impact on economy since 9/11.
U.S. and Global EconomiesProf. Linda Lim(o) (734) 763-0290
[email protected]: Corporate strategy and international business; international trade and financial flows; value of U.S. dollar
U.S. EconomyProf. Emeritus Paul McCracken(o) (734) 764-1581BRIEF: Renowned economist; economics and public policy; top economic adviser to presidents Reagan, Nixon and Eisenhower
Stock Market and Global EconomyProf. E. Han Kim(o) (734) [email protected]: Finance and international business; internationally known authority on capital markets
U.S. Stock MarketProf. Tyler Shumway(o) (734) 763-4129BRIEF: Finance; research focuses on asset pricing and econometrics
Oil IndustryProf. Steve Percy(o) (734) 763-8155BRIEF: Retired oil executive who can discuss petroleum supply and demand
Automotive IndustryProf. Mike Flynn(o) (734) [email protected]: Expert on global auto industry; can address the economics and psychology of oil and gas prices
CIVIL LIBERTIES
Law SchoolProf. Richard Primus(o) (734) [email protected]: Constitutional law; the potential impact on civil liberties
ENGINEERING - URBAN SECURITY
Civil EngineeringProf. Harry Giles(c) (734) 834-1292(o) (734) [email protected]: Familiar with construction of World Trade Center; specializes in structures and geotechnical topics; much field experience on civil engineering and building projects
Studies in Urban Security GroupProf. James Snyder(o) (734) [email protected] BRIEF: Focuses on applied research in the area of environmental design and security; with Mitchell Rycus (below), consulted on securing the Atlanta water system against biological attack during the Olympics; works closely with international agencies, especially United Nations
Studies in Urban Security GroupProf. Mitchell Rycus(o) (734) [email protected]: see Snyder, above
HEALTH -- PHYSICAL(see PSYCHOLOGY below for mental health)
U-M Medical CenterVarious doctors available(o) (734) 764-2220BRIEF: Doctors available in all areas to discuss medical and psychiatric health and trauma
Health implications of warElizabeth A. Allen, RN, associate professor, School of Nursing(o) (734) [email protected] U-M forum series "War, Health and Ethics," running now through April. Vietnam veteran, chaired Michigan Agent Orange Committee, can discuss long-term effects of chemicals used in war
Using dental records to identify corpsesJohn Gobetti, professor, School of Dentistry(o) (734) [email protected]: Identifying victims of mass tragedies and individual deaths using teeth
INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC POLICY
Political Science Prof. Kenneth Lieberthal
(o) (734) [email protected]: Expert in international affairs; White House China advisor during Clinton administration
Political ScienceProf. Ashutosh Varshney (o) (734) [email protected]: Research and teaching covers ethnicity and nationalism, political economy and South Asian politics
MEDIA
Communication StudiesProf. Anthony Collings(o) (734) [email protected]: Previously worked for CNN as a Washington correspondent and a Rome bureau chief. He can discuss media coverage on the war
MIDDLE EAST - HISTORY / ISLAM
History - Modern Middle EastProf. Juan Cole(h) (734) 747-8211 BRIEF: Terrorism as a tool of war; professor of Middle Eastern studies
History & Public Policy
Near Eastern Studies Prof. Alexander Knysh(o) (734) 764-0314BRIEF: Expert on Middle East thought and Islam
MILITARY
HistoryProf. Jonathan Marwil(o) (734) 763-2049BRIEF: Familiar with and teaches about military and U.S. wars of the 20th century
MUSIC/ARTS/FILM (IN TIMES OF WAR)FilmProf. Frank Beaver(o) (734) 763-2147BRIEF: Vietnam War veteran who studies war in movies
Museum of ArtProf. James Steward (o) (734) 764-0395
[email protected]: Role of museums; issues facing the art market; the world travel of art objects
School of Music/War songsProf. John Dann, director of Clements Library and professor of history(o) (734) 764-2347BRIEF: Role of music in Revolutionary and 1812 Wars. Good sheet music photo opportunities. One of only 10 remaining original (first) printed copy of "Star Spangled Banner."
MusicProf. Michael Crawford (musicologist) 734-647-4418 [email protected]: Music of Civil War
MusicProf. Glenn Watkins (emeritus musicologist)(o) (734) 647-4418BRIEF: Music of WWI New book out Dec. 2002 -- "Proof Through the Night: Music and the Great War" deals with politics, nationalism, combat, technology, art, literature and the sounds, both beautiful and horrible, of war an accompanying mass death.
PSYCHOLOGY - CHILDREN
Psychology and Women's Studies Prof. Sandra Graham-Bermann(o) (734) [email protected]: Violence in the lives of children; how to speak with children about terrorism, violence and war
Psychology Prof. Sharon Gold-Steinberg(o) (734) 764-9466BRIEF: How parents should speak with children about news and related issues, such as how children might react to events, etc.
Social WorkProf. Douglas Davies(o) (734) [email protected]: Intervention with traumatized young children
PSYCHOLOGY
Organizational Behavior and Human ResourcesProf. Jane Dutton(o) (734) [email protected] BRIEF: How compassion and caring affect individuals in work organizations; language that allows for expression of pain and human suffering
Institute for Social Research Prof. Rowell Huesmann(o) (734) [email protected]: Psychology of suicide bombers
U-M Psychological ClinicProf. Robert Hatcher(o) (734) 764-3471BRIEF: Director of clinic
Post-traumatic Stress DisorderReg Williams, professor of nursing(o) (734) [email protected]: Completed research funded by the military to look at psychological issues, including the adjustment of young recruits. Also can discuss depression, coping mechanisms during stressful times.
Post-traumatic Stress DisorderBonnie Hagerty, associate professor of nursing(o) (734) [email protected]: Collaborates with Reg Williams (see above). Research includes depression factors associated with belonging, and self monitoring and clinical outcomes in depression
PUBLIC OPINION
CommunicationsMichael W. Traugott Ph.D. (o) (734) 764-0420 [email protected]: Directs the How Americans Respond Survey . Studies the mass media and their impact on U.S. politics and voter behavior.
RACE & RACE RELATIONS
Sociology Prof. David Harris(o) (734) 647-6867BRIEF: Race and ethnicity, stratification, and public policy; mixed-race identity; racial differences in suburbanization
Anthropology & Psychology Prof. Lawrence Hirschfeld(h) (734) 994-3155BRIEF: Cultural psychology and social cognitive development; psychological culture and political origins of racial awareness, particularly among children
STUDENTS - U.S. ABROAD / INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ON CAMPUS
International Institute Prof. Steven Whiting(o) (734) 763-9200BRIEF: Issues and concerns regarding U.S. students abroad
International CenterRodolfo Altamirano(o) (734) 764-9310BRIEF: Immigration issues and regulations concerning international students, scholars and faculty; cultural communication issues
International StudentsProf. John Godfrey(o) (734) 647-7548(o) (734) 615-8482BRIEF: Assistant dean of graduate studies; working on proposals to change student visas; can comment on international students
TERRORISM -- BIOTERRORISM, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE
U-M Medical CenterVarious doctors available(o) (734) 764-2220BRIEF: Doctors are available to discuss bioterrorism
Bioterrorism preparednessMatthew Boulton, clinical associate professor of epidemiology(o) (517) 335-8900 (alternate office) (734) [email protected]: Michigan's chief epidemiologist; expert in bioterrorism; helped write grant that got Michigan funded to prepare for a bioterrorist attack; national chair of the CDC epidemiology capacity assessment task force, which includes bioterrorism preparedness
Infectious disease, bioterrorism Arnold Monto, professor of epidemiology and director of the University of Michigan Bioterrorism Preparedness Initiative(o) (734) [email protected]: Respiratory and enteric diseases; behavior of respiratory and enteric pathogens, especially viruses; vaccine and antiviral testing; concerned about overreaction to bioterrorism threat and public panic
Safety of water supplyRolf A. Deininger, professor of environmental health sciences (o) (734)[email protected]: Specializes in rapid detection of bacteria and spores in water, air and powders, has developed testing systems for presence of bacteria in water; consults to municipal water systems on safety and security
Biological warfareProf. Susan Wright (o) (734) [email protected]: History and politics of biological warfare and biotechnology, with focus on policy questions that have emerged regarding the biological weapons inspection and disarmament.
How particles behave in nature, how they affect humansJames Vincent, professor and chair, environmental health sciences(o) (734) [email protected]: Editor in chief of Journal of Aerosol Science for 11 years; can speak to particle size, shape, charge, etc.; inhalation research; dust sampling and control in work places
Infectious disease, spread and controlMark L. Wilson, associate professor of epidemiologycontact (734) 647-4411 for interviewsBRIEF: Expert in the ecology of infectious disease
Infectious disease, including smallpoxJim Koopman, professor of epidemiology(o) (734) [email protected]: How to predict and control the spread of infection, wrote article in Science about targeted versus mass vaccination against smallpox and how the disease might progress
Exposure to neurotoxic agentsRudy Richardson, professor of environmental health sciences(o) (734) [email protected]: understanding how chemical agents affect the nervous system; developing biomarkers of exposure to neurotoxic agents
Breathing in contaminantsAlfred Franzblau, professor of environmental health sciences(o) (734) [email protected]: interests include biological monitoring of methanol exposure, occupational neurological disease and occupational respiratory disease
Detection of contaminantsTed Zellers, professor of environmental health sciences(o) (734) [email protected]: developing a miniature gas chromatograph to monitor and protect against chemical and microbial exposures
Governmental efforts to defend against bioterrorism
Jenifer Martin administrator, University of Michigan Bioterrorism Preparedness Initiative(o) (734) 615-7197 [email protected]: process expertise in preparedness efforts on the federal and state levels
Educating public health professionals in bioterrorism preparedness and responseRosemarie Rowney, director of training, University of Michigan Bioterrorism Preparedness Initiative; lecturer in Nursing(734) [email protected]: experienced in public health disaster preparedness and response, including the anthrax scares in fall 2001 when she served as manager and health officer of the Oakland County Health Division in Pontiac, Mich.
Understanding risks of war and terrorismGregory V. Button, adjunct professor, health behavior and health education (day and evening) (734) 663-5576 [email protected]: disaster preparedness and response, risk communications, psychosocial effects of intentional disasters; has researched and taught on these topics for 18 years; will teach a class this fall on bioterrorism and community preparedness and response
TERRORISM - CYBERTERRORISM
School of InformationProf. Virginia Rezmierski(o) (734) 615-3884BRIEF: Information technology; knowledgeable on issues of ethics, values logging in, monitoring, privacy, policy, and hacking
TERRORISM - GENERAL
Political Science Prof. J. David Singer(o) (734) 763-6590BRIEF: Top expert on international conflict, diplomacy, arms control, deterrence, and foreign policy; wrote The Correlates of War
U-M Law School - Terrorism Prof. Robert Precht(o) (734) 763-4404
[email protected] BRIEF: Defense attorney for World Trade Center bombing, director of Office of Public Service
Political ScienceProf. Emeritus Raymond Tanter(c) 202-320-8434(h) 202-333-7346BRIEF: Expert on terrorism
TERRORISM - PUBLIC POLICY
Public PolicyProf. Robert Axelrod(o) (734) [email protected]: Expert on conflict resolution with particular emphasis on national security/international resolution questions
Public PolicyProf. Richard Hall(o) (734) [email protected]: Studies U.S. Congress, knowledgeable about how Congress can/might address issues associated with terrorism through legislation
Public PolicyProf. Ann Lin(o) (734) [email protected]: Currently studying the political socialization of Arab-Americans in Southeast Michigan as part of a project on immigrant assimilation into American politics
Public PolicyProf. David Thacher(o) (734) [email protected]: Has studied racial profiling in the U.S. and the long term effects of such profiling, including how public agencies deal with conflicting values, teaches course on crime policy
Public PolicyProf. Susan Waltz(o) (734) [email protected]: Expert on human rights and international non-governmental organizations, has testified before Congress on immigration issues
WOMEN IN WARTIME
Prof. Jane Hassinger (Social Work)(o) (734) [email protected]: Expert on how women deal with the trauma caused by disruptions such as war or genocide and by gender-based violence
Prof. Jennifer Robertson (Anthropology)(o) (734) 763-4682(h) (734) [email protected]: Expert on the many roles women play in wartime and on the military and sexuality. An expert on Japan, can also talk about Japanese women and war.
Prof. Sonya Rose (History)(o) (734) 763-2289(h) (734) [email protected]: Recently published a book on wartime Britain, 1939-45; can offer insight into what it's like to live in a country under attack and how women respond to those challenges, their responsibilities and contributions during wartime, etc.
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