Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 11:00 am ET
For our next session of “Meet the Scholar,” we’re thrilled to welcome Jessica Stern, Research Professor at Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies and one of the world’s foremost experts on terrorism and counter-terrorism. Dr. Stern has taught courses on counter-terrorism for over 20 years — at Boston University, Harvard University and CIA University — and her work has been funded by the MacArthur Foundation, National Science Foundation, DHS, NATO, and DOD, among others.
Dr. Stern served on President Clinton’s National Security Council Staff in 1994-95. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Preventing Nuclear Terrorism and the Homeland Security Experts Group, and she serves as a Senior Fellow at both Harvard’s School of Public Health and the Center for Naval Analyses. Dr. Stern also advises various government agencies on terrorism-related issues.
A prolific author, Jessica has written extensively on terrorism, including the widely acclaimed ISIS: The State of Terror, co-authored with J.M. Berger. Her other notable books include Denial: A Memoir of Terror, Terror in the Name of God: Why Religious Militants Kill, The Ultimate Terrorists, and her most recent work, My War Criminal: Personal Encounters with an Architect of Genocide.
Dr. Stern has significantly influenced the academic and practical understanding of terrorism. Time Magazine recognized her as one of seven “thinkers” in its 2001 series highlighting 100 innovators, and she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2009.
She has a bachelor’s degree from Barnard College in chemistry, a master’s degree from MIT in technology policy, and a doctorate from Harvard University in public policy. She is a 2016 graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Psychoanalysis.
Dr. Stern’s contributions to both academia and government make her a uniquely authoritative voice on terrorism, bringing together deep theoretical knowledge and real-world experience.
This program is free and open to everyone. Advance registration required. Please click here to register.
Jessica Stern’s books:
My War Criminal: Personal Encounters with an Architect of Genocide
International Criminal Law Committee 