Temple University has a number of faculty experts who are available to comment and help you provide additional depth and understanding in your coverage of the developing crisis in Iraq and the Middle East:
POLITICS AND DIPLOMACY:
* Richard Immerman, chair of the history department and director of Temple's Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy, can comment on the possibility/implications of military strikes in Iraq and diplomatic strategies.
* James Hilty, a contemporary historian, is an expert on America's presidents and author of several books on the Kennedys, including John F. Kennedy: An Idealist Without Illusion and Robert Kennedy: Brother Protector. He can comment on the presidency and about previous U.S. chief executives who have dealt with the possibility of war.
* Janice Bially Mattern, political science professor, teaches courses on international relations, politics, and organizations. Mattern can address many issues related to international coalition building, the United Nations, and international politics.
MILITARY:
* Gregory J. W. Urwin, history professor, is a military historian who can talk about military tactics and the history of U.S. conflicts.
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS:
* Scott Sieburth, organic and medicinal chemistry professor, is currently conducting research to find a protease inhibitor and cure for anthrax. He can discuss biological weapons, including botulinum, the most toxic substance on earth for humans.
* David Dalton, chemistry professor, has worked with the U.S. military in efforts to equip soldiers with injectable substances that counteract the effects of chemical weapons.
* Robert Levis, chemistry professor, is currently conducting state-of-the-art research for the Department of Defense using photonics to detect chemical and biological threat agents.
ENERGY:
* Frederic Murphy, business professor, closely follows the energy industry and can discuss the impact of a conflict with Iraq on the flow of oil and domestic energy prices.
PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES:
* Frank Farley, a psychologist, can discuss the psychological impact world events, including war and threats of terrorism, have on individuals and the nation. Farley is a past president of the American Psychological Association.
* Jay Segal, stress and anxiety expert, is a professor of health education at Temple's College of Allied Health. He has served as the director of Temple's Stress Management and Biofeedback Laboratory, and has spent more than 20 years researching stress and anxiety. Segal is conducting ongoing surveys of Americans' anxiety levels since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
ECONOMICS:
* William C. Dunkelberg, economics professor, can discuss the impact that military intervention might have on world financial markets.
RELIGION:
* Khalid Blankinship, religion professor. Blankinship is a practicing Muslim who has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East. In addition to living in Egypt for 11 years and Saudi Arabia for one, Blankinship has been to Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Syria, Lebannon, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. Blankinship can offer commentary on the Islamic faith as well as many other aspects of Middle Eastern culture.
* Mahmoud Ayoub, religion professor, who is from Lebanon, teaches Islamic studies, and can talk about the political atmosphere in the Middle East and the anti-American feelings among Arab nations in the Persian Gulf. He just returned from a Fulbright-sponsored program at the International Islamic University in Malaysia.
ISRAELI/PALESTIAN CONFLICT:
* Hanoch Guy, professor of Greek, Hebrew and Roman Classics, has spent much of his life in Israel and can speak about the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. He follows the conflict through an analysis of Israeli and Arab fiction and poetry of the last 80 years.
For more information, or additional expert sources, call Temple's Office of News and Media Relations, 215-204-7476, or online at http://www.temple.edu/news_media/nmr 0302_570.html.
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