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University
of Virginia Experts
Continuing
Coverage Of War On Terrorism
October
8, 2001-- Politics
and economics of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, China
JOHN ECHEVERRI-GENT is an authority
on South Asia, in particular the foreign and domestic policies of
Afghanistan, Pakistan and India in relationship to each other and
to China, Russia and the United States.
Office Phone: (434) 924-3968; Home Phone: (434) 977-9984;
Email: jee8p@virginia.edu
Islam and Islamic extremists
ABDULAZIZ SACHEDINA is a professor of religious
studies and an expert on Shiite Islam, Islamic extremists, the concept
of Holy War, and Middle Eastern politics. His books include a study
of Islamic messianism and what constitutes a just ruler in Shiite
Islam. He also has written about the political role played by Islam
in Iran, Iraq and Lebanon. He is a past director of the Muhammadi
Islamic Center in Toronto. Office Phone: (434) 924-6725; Home Phone:
(434) 295-7655; Email: aas@virginia.edu
Islam and women
FARZANEH MILANI [print media only] is an expert
on women and Islam. Her books include
Veils and Words: The Emerging Voices of Iranian Women Writers
and she contributed the chapter,
"Woman's Body as Sign and Symbol: Veiling and Footbinding,"
to Iran Nameh. She is a past president of the Association of Middle
Eastern Women's Studies in America. She teaches Persian and women
s studies. Office Phone: (434)
924-6858; Email: fmm2z@virginia
International Law, Refugees and Human Rights
DAVID
MARTIN is an expert
on international law, especially human rights, refugees, asylum
and U.S. immigration. He has studied Western Europe's response to
rising numbers of asylum seekers and from 1995-98 served as general
counsel of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Office
Phone: (434) 924-3144; Home Phone: (434) 977-4353; Email: dam3r@virginia.edu
International
Law and the United Nations, National Security Law, Human Rights
JOHN
NORTON MOORE is an expert in international law, especially national
security law, law of the sea and human rights. He is
director of the U.Va. School of
Law Center for National Security Law. During
the Gulf War, he was principal legal adviser to the Ambassador of
Kuwait to the United States and to the Kuwait delegation to the
United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Boundary Demarcation Commission. He is
former chair of the U.S. Institute of Peace and has been a
frequent witness before congressional committees on maritime
policy, legal aspects of foreign policy, national security, war
and treaty powers, democracy and human rights. Office Phone:
(434) 924-7441; Home Phone: (434) 977-2749; Email: jnm9s@virginia.edu
United
States' Foreign Policy and the Middle East
AMBASSADOR
W. NATHANIEL HOWELL is an authority on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle
East. Director of the Institute for Global Policy Research at the
University of Virginia, he was a career diplomat who specialized
in the Middle East. He served as ambassador of the U.S. Embassy
in Kuwait from 1987-91 while it was under siege during the buildup
to the Persian Gulf War. Home Phone: (434) 974-9315
RUHI
K. RAMAZANI, professor
emeritus of government and foreign affairs. Ramazani is a renowned
expert on Middle East politics. His many books include "Beyond
the Arab-Israeli Settlement: New Directions for U.S. Policy in the
Middle East" and "Future Security in the Persian Gulf:
America's Role." He has been a consultant to the White House,
the Department of State, the United Nations Secretariat, the Rockefeller
Foundation and others. Home Phone: (434)295-6788
U.S. Foreign Policy in Islamic Nations
AMBASSADOR DAVID D. NEWSOM, retired
professor of government and foreign affairs, is an expert on U.S.
foreign policy in the Third World. He served as U.S. ambassador
to Libya, Indonesia, and Philippines. Author of "Diplomacy
and the American Democracy and "The Public Dimension of Foreign
Policy. Home Phone: (434) 295-7569
New
U.S. Defense Technologies
HAYDN
WADLY, associate dean for research at the University of Virginia
s School of Engineering and Applied Science, works with the U.S.
Department of Defense on new defensive technologies. Office Phone:
(434) 924-0816; Email: hnw4z@virginia.edu
U.S. National Security
LAWRENCE E. ADAMS is research director of the
Critical Incident Analysis Group, which is a consortium composed
of scholars, law enforcement
officials and professionals who seek to analyze,
anticipate, prevent, and mitigate
critical incidents. The Critical Incident Analysis Group's Web site
address is: http://faculty.virginia.edu/ciag. Of special note is
a recent CIAG
publication
titled Threats to Symbols of American Democracy, which is available
online. Adams has studied the interaction of religion and politics
and can speak about political responses to the crisis and rebuilding
efforts. Office Phone: (434) 243-3501; Home Phone: (434) 973-1728;
Email: ciag@virginia.edu
U.S.
Government and the Presidency
SIDNEY
M. MILKIS, professor
of government and foreign affairs and senior scholar with the University
of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs. His specialty is
the American presidency, political parties and American political
history. He can discuss the importance of the president during a
national crisis. Office Phone: (434)924-6052; Home Phone: (434)984-5685;
Email: smm8e@virginia.edu
Cultural
Symbols
ROY
WAGNER is a professor of anthropology who studies imagery, representation
and symbolism, in particular, the difference between the objectivity
of the event or encounter and the way it is later represented in
thought, reflection, and writing, which turns the real event into
a separate "experience" of the event . His books include
Symbols That Stand for Themselves and The Invention of Culture.
Office Phone: (434) 924-6827; Home Phone: (434) 971- 1512; Email:
rw@virginia.edu
Evil
CHARLES
T. MATHEWES is a professor of religious studies who teaches
ethics and theology, including a course called "Evil and Modernity."
He thinks about evil in everyday life. His book, "Evil and
the Augustinian Tradition," published by Cambridge University
Press, came out in September. Office Phone: (434) 924-6708; Home
Phone: (434) 245-0379; Email: ctm9d@virginia.edu
Psychology:
Helping Children Cope in the Schools
PETER
SHERAS, professor of education, is a clinical psychologist who
specializes in adolescent relationships, family relationships and
stress. Office Phone (434) 924-0795; Home Phone:: (434) 973-3536;
Email: pls@virginia.edu
DEWEY
CORNELL, professor of education, is the author of
"Designing Safer Schools for Virginia: A Guide to Keeping Students
Safe From Violence" which describes several programs, including
bullying-reducing programs, that promote school safety. Offers counseling
to schools nationwide coping with emotional issues. Office Phone:
(434) 924-0793; Home Phone: (434) 973-3943; Email: dgc2f@virginia.edu
Mental
Health Issues
For
helpful information on mental health issues, terrorism and violence
please see the University of Virginia Web site: http://hsc.virginia.edu/home/special-projects/community-healing/
The U.Va. Health System is a National Institute of Mental Health
Outreach Partner. For interviews with health professionals please
contact the Health System News Office at (434) 924-5679.
Contact:
Charlotte Crystal, (434) 924-6858
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