ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
PROFESSOR BRUCE HOFFMAN
Bruce Hoffman has been studying terrorism and insurgency for nearly five decades . He is a professor at Georgetown University ’ s Walsh School of Foreign Service and also the Shelby Cullom and Kathryn W . Davis Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security at the Council on Foreign Relations . Hoffman was appointed a commissioner on the FBI 9 / 11 Review Commission by the U . S . Congress and has been Scholar-in-Residence for Counterterrorism at the Central Intelligence Agency ; adviser on counterterrorism to the Coalition Provisional Authority , Baghdad , Iraq ; and , adviser on counterinsurgency to Multi-National Forces — Iraq Headquarters , Baghdad , Iraq . He is the recipient of the United States Intelligence Community Seal Medallion , the highest commendation given to a non-government employee . Hoffman is the author of several award-winning books . His latest book , God , Guns , and Sedition : Far-Right Terrorism in America , was published by Columbia University Press in January 2024 . He holds degrees in government , history , and international relations and received his doctorate from Oxford University .
PROFESSOR ELIZABETH STANLEY
Elizabeth A . Stanley , Ph . D ., is a professor in Georgetown University ’ s School of Foreign Service and Department of Government . She speaks , teaches , and writes on topics related to resilience , decision-making , political psychology , civil-military relations , and international security . She is the award-winning author of Paths to Peace , about the domestic politics of war termination , and the international bestseller Widen the Window , about the neurobiology of stress , trauma , and resilience . She also co-edited Creating Military Power , about military effectiveness . She is the creator of a resilience training program , Mindfulness-based Mind Fitness Training ( MMFT ), tested through four neuroscience studies with the U . S . military and taught to many thousands in civilian and military high -stress environments around the world . Earlier in her career , she served as a U . S . Army military intelligence officer in South Korea , Germany , and on two peacekeeping deployments to the Balkans . Her research has been supported by many funders , including the National Science Foundation . She holds degrees from Yale , Harvard , and MIT , and is also a certified practitioner of Somatic Experiencing , a body-based trauma therapy . ( www . elizabeth-stanley . com )
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