Terrorism, national security policy and law, homeland security, emergency preparedness & response

terrorism
national security
counterterrorism
homeland security
bioterrorism
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biosecurity
border security
transportation security
emeregency preparedness
emergency response
disaster preparedness

Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security

Director, July 2005-present

Developing new center on counterterrorism and domestic security issues jointly sponsored by Duke University, University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, and the Research Triangle Institute. Center will promote cross- disciplinary scholarship and develop public- private partnerships to address counter- terrorism and homeland security technology issues.

University of North Carolina

Adjunct Professor, Department of Public Policy, July 2005-present

House Select Committee on Homeland Security, Representative Jim Turner

Democratic Staff Director, 2003-2005

Worked with Democratic members of Congress to develop legislative and oversight agenda for new congressional committee. Supervised 22 member professional staff. Managed development of homeland security policy initiatives, oversight investigations, and media communications. Developed ideas for an served as principal editor of comprehensive strategy documents and reports on homeland security topics. (see http://www.house.gov/hsc/democrats/) including: Keeping Terrorists Out of America By Unifying Terrorist Watch Lists (2003) A Democratic Strategy To Make America Safer (2003) A Biodefense Failure: The National Smallpox Vaccination Program (2004) America At Risk: Closing the Security Gap (2004) Winning the War on Terror (2004) Beyond Anthrax: Confronting the Future Biological Weapons Threat (2004) America At Risk: Closing the Aviation Security Gap (2004) America At Risk: Closing the Port Security Gap (2004) America At Risk: Closing the Public Transportation Security Gap (2004) Securing Our Homeland, Strengthening Our Liberties (2004) Tranforming the Southern Border: Providing Security & Prosperity in the Post 9/11 World (2004) Bioterrorism: America Still Unprepared (2004)

Senator Jean Carnahan

Legislative Director, 2001-2002

Served as principal policy advisor. Supervised legislative staff. Drafted or edited all major policy speeches. Coordinated communications strategy and constituent outreach with other senior staff. Handled all matters pertaining to Israel and Middle East policy.

U.S. Department of Defense, Office of General Counsel

Special Counsel, 1998-2001

Represented Department of Defense in sensitive litigation and handled special projects for the DoD General Counsel (Judith Miller & Douglas Dworkin)

Senate Judiciacy Committee, Senator Joseph Biden, Jr.

Counsel, 1996-1998

Provided legal advise and analysis on crime and drug policy and constitutional issues.

Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, Senator William Cohen

Counsel, 1994-1996

Handled all crime, judiciacy, and legal issues and served as lead counsel to Subcommittee on Government Oversight.

U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division

Trial Attorney, 1992-1994

Defended federal agencies in litigation challenging policies on constitutional and statutory grounds.

American University

Adjunct Professor, Department of Political Science, 1992-1993

Princeton University

Lecturer, Department of Political Science, 1991

The Honorable Norma L. Shapiro, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Law Clerk, 1990-1991

Office of the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice

Law Clerk, 1989-1990

Harvard University

Teaching Fellow, Department of Government, 1988

Visiting Positions

Visiting Associate Professor of the Practice, Duke University, July 2005-present

Invited Lectures:

Southern Journalists Roundtable: New Challenges for a Changing North Carolina, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hll, January 30, 2006

"Public Politics Before and After Hurricane Katrina: Government Reponses and Environmental Choices, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University, 2005

"The War on Terrorism From Three Perspectives", Washington Study Group, 2005

"Terrorism: Are We More or Less Exposed?", University of Baltimore Law School, 2004

Fourteenth Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law, American Bar Association, Standing Committee on National Security Law, 2004

Thirteenth Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law, American Bar Association, Standing Committee on National Security Law, 2003