Syracuse University Experts Available to Discuss 15th Anniversary of 9/11

Syracuse University Faculty members are available for expert commentary on numerous issues surrounding the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Members of the media should contact Ellen James Mbuqe at 315.443.1897 or ejmbuqe@syr.edu for any questions.

William Banks, Professor of Law and Director of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism. (315) 443-3678, wcbanks@law.syr.edu

• National Security
• Counterterrorism Law

Dessa Bergen-Cico, Associate Professor of Public Health, 315.443.0250, dkbergen@syr.edu

• Research on the use of mindfulness meditation to reduce stress among military veterans
• Director of the National Security Studies health promotion for senior military leaders
• PTSD and trauma
• Author of War and Drugs: The Role of Military Conflict in the Development of Substance Abuse. Drug trafficking has been the primary source of funding for Al Quaeda and is now a key source of funding for ISIS/Daesh.

Maureen E. Casey, Chief Operating Officer at Institute for Veterans and Military Families.

• From 1997 to 2002, Casey was employed with the New York City Police Department, initially as counsel to the First Deputy Commissioner and later, from 1999-2002, as NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner.
• She wrote about her experience during 9/11 in a blog published last year.

Vice Adm. Robert B. Murrett (Ret.), Deputy Director the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism, Professor of Practice, Public Administration and International Affairs, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

• Military Intelligence
• National Security
• International Relations

Nathan Sales, Associate Professor of Law. Prior to entering academia, Sales was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the US Department of Homeland Security where his work focused on intelligence, information sharing and terrorist travel. 315.443.3121, nasales@syr.edu

• National Security Law
• Counterterrorism Law
• Constitutional Law

William Snyder, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law. 315.443.6655, wcsnyder@syr.edu

• Federal Criminal Law
• Counter-Terrorism and the Law
• Prosecuting Terrorists in Article III Courts
• Cyber Security Law & Policy

Corri Zoli, Director of Research for the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism, Research Assistant Professor at Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. 315.443.4523, cbzoli@syr.edu

• Islam
• Counterterrorism Policy
• Refugee Law