September 1, 2006

Source: :
http://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/news/?ItemID=21524

McGill experts: Five years after 9/11

The following McGill experts are available as sources for any stories on the fifth anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001:
PSYCHOLOGY AND TERRORISM
DUNCAN PEDERSEN

Professor of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, assistant scientific director of international programs at the Douglas Hospital Research Centre
Expertise: Stress and trauma associated with terrorism and hostage-takings. Cross-cultural, ethnographic and epidemiological research on violence and mental health outcomes.
Link
514-761-6131 ext. 4347
Email
ALLAN YOUNG

Anthropologist and chair of the Department of Social Studies of Medicine
Expertise: Psychological responses to acts and threats of terrorism. Assessing and preventing the emotional damage.
Link
514-398-6249
Email
CATHERINE LU

Professor of Political Science
Expertise: Just war theory, evil in international conflict, personal/religious radicalization, humanitarian intervention.
Link
514-398-4817
Email
ALAIN BRUNET

Professor of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, and researcher, Douglas Hospital Research Centre
Expertise: Post-traumatic stress disorder
Link
514-761-6131 ext. 4348
Email
TERRORISM AND RACE/RELIGIOUS ISSUES
ARVIND SHARMA

Professor, Religious Studies
President, World Religions After 9/11 Congress (Montreal, Sept. 11-15)
Expertise: Religious reconciliation, role of religion in conflict.
Link
514-398-41323
Email
FRANCES ABOUD

Professor, Department of Psychology
Expertise: Racial prejudice and the development of racial prejudice in children.
Link
514-398-6099
Email
KRISTIN NORGET

Professor of Anthropology
Expertise: History of Islam. Misrepresentations and distortions of Islam.
514-398-4294
Email
TERRORISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS
PAYAM AKHAVAN

Expertise: Human rights lawyer and advocate, former United Nations war crimes prosecutor, was living in New York on 9/11. How the events of 9/11 have impacted human rights worldwide.
514-398-6752
Email
TERRORISM AND SECURITY
STEPHEN SAIDEMAN

Professor, Department of Political Science
(Was on a fellowship based in the Pentagon on 9/11)
Expertise: International peace and security, foreign policy, ethnic conflict, international relations theory.
Link
514-398-2324
Email
KARL MOORE

Professor, Desautels Faculty of Management
Expertise: The lasting impact of 9/11 on security/business in the airline/tourism industry.
Link
514-398-4138
Email
Contacts

Céline Poissant
Communications Officer
McGill University Relations Office
514-398-6751

Cynthia Lee
Communications Officer
McGill University Relations Office
514-398-6754