Terrorism and Homeland Security

RAND is a world leader in research on terrorism, counterterrorism, counterinsurgency, and homeland security—topics that affect a wide variety of policy areas and challenge individuals and nations worldwide. As a public service, RAND disseminates all its unclassified research online or in printed documents.

Research conducted by: Homeland Security and Defense Center; RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment; RAND National Security Research Division; RAND Project AIR FORCE; RAND Europe; RAND Arroyo Center; Center for Terrorism Risk Management Policy

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Michael McNerney

Senior Defense Research Analyst
M.A. in international relations, University of Maryland; B.A. in Government and German, University of Notre Dame

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Tewodaj Mengistu

Assistant Policy Analyst
Ph.D. candidate in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.Phil. in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.A. in international development, School of International Service, American University; B.A. in economics, Ohio Wesleyan University

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Blake William Mobley

Associate Political Scientist
Ph.D. in political science, Georgetown University; M.A. in public policy/admin/analysis, Harvard University; B.A. in psychology, Stanford University

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Roger C. Molander

Senior Policy Researcher
Ph.D. in engineering science and nuclear engineering, University of California, Berkeley; B.S. in mechanical engineering, University of Wisconsin

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Melinda Moore

Associate Director for Global Public Health, Global Health Initiative, RAND Health; Senior Natural Scientist
M.D., Harvard Medical School; M.P.H., Harvard School of Public Health

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Andrew R. Morral

Director, RAND Homeland Security and Defense Center; Senior Behavioral Scientist
Ph.D. in psychology, New School for Social Research

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Arturo Munoz

Senior Political Scientist
Ph.D. in history, M.A. in anthropology, Stanford University; A.B.D. in anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles; B.A. in history and Spanish literature, Loyola Marymount University

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Christopher Nelson

Senior Political Scientist
Ph.D. and M.A. in political science, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; B.A. in political science, University of Minnesota

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Erik Nemeth

Adjunct Staff
Ph.D. in vision science, University of California, Berkeley; B.A. in computer science, University of California, Berkeley

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C. Richard Neu

Senior Economist
B.S. in economics, California Institute of Technology; Ph.D. in economics, Harvard University; M.A. in economics, Harvard University

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Mustafa Oguz

Assistant Policy Analyst
Ph.D. candidate in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.S. in international relations, Middle East Technical University; B.A. in international relations, Galatasaray University

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Stuart S. Olmsted

Manager, Policy Sciences Group; Senior Natural Scientist
Ph.D. in biophysics, Johns Hopkins University; B.S. in earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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John V. Parachini

Director, Intelligence Policy Center, RAND National Defense Research Institute
M.B.A., Georgetown University; M.A. in international relations, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University; B.A. in philosophy, Haverford College

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Andrew M. Parker

Behavioral Scientist
Ph.D. in behavioral decision theory, Carnegie Mellon University; M.S. in statistics, Carnegie Mellon University; B.A. in psychology and statistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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Christopher Paul

Social Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D., M.A., and B.A. in sociology, University of California, Los Angeles

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Maryse Penny

Associate Analyst
M.A. with honours in politics and economic and social history, University of Edinburgh; M.A. in international conflict studies, King's College London

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Heather Peterson

Associate Policy Analyst; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
M.A. in international relations, Syracuse University; M.P.A. in public administration, Syracuse University; B.A. in international relations, University of Southern Calif

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Stacie L. Pettyjohn

Associate Political Scientist
M.A., Ph.D. in foreign affairs, University of Virginia; B.A. in political science, Ohio State University

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Stephanie Pezard

Political Sci, Assoc
Ph.D. in political science, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva; M.A. in history, French Institute of Political Science, Paris (Sciences Po); M.A. in political science, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva; B.A. in history, French Institute of Political Science, Paris (Sciences Po)

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Francesca Pillemer

Adjunct Researcher
M.P.P. in public policy & management, Carnegie Mellon University; Ph.D. in health policy, Harvard University

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