RAND Expert Biography
Brian A. Jackson
Associate Director, Homeland Security Program, RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment
Expertise
Adequacy of federal emergency response capabilities, homeland security, science policy, technology assessment, terrorism, emergency management and response, role of emergency responders in large-scale disasters
Recent Work
Analyzing terrorist technology strategies and adaptive responses to homeland security measures; assessing novel security threats; evaluating emergency preparedness; organizational learning and innovation in terrorist groups; emergency response management and protective technologies for emergency responders
Education
Ph.D. in bioinorganic chemistry, California Institute of Technology; M.A. in science, technology, and public policy, The George Washington University; B.S. in chemistry, Haverford College
Publications of Interest
"Counterinsurgency Intelligence in a 'Long War': The British Experience in Northern Ireland," Military Review, Jan/Feb 2007
Breaching the Fortress Wall: Understanding Terrorist Efforts to Overcome Defensive Technologies, Brian A. Jackson et al., RAND Corporation, 2007
"Bioterrorism with Zoonotic Disease: Public Health Preparedness Lessons from a Multiagency Exercise," Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science, Vol. 4, No. 3, 2006
Aptitude for Destruction-Vol. 1: Organizational Learning in Terrorist Groups and Its Implications for Combating Terrorism; Vol. 2: Case Studies of Organizational Learning in Five Terrorist Groups, Brian A. Jackson et al., RAND Corporation, 2005
Protecting Emergency Responders, Vol. 3: Safety Management in Disaster and Terrorism Response, Brian A. Jackson et al., RAND Corporation, 2004
Recent RAND Publications are listed here.
Recent Media Appearances
Interviews: Associated Press; The Atlantic; Toronto Star; United Press International
To arrange an interview:
Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.
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