Dean C. Alexander is an associate professor in the Western Illinois University School of Law Enforcement and Justice Administration and is the director of the Homeland Security Research Program at WIU. Information about Alexander's background is available on his WIU faculty webpage at www.wiu.edu/coehs/leja/faculty_staff/alexander.php

Recent commentary/expertise provided by Prof. Alexander include:

"Front & Center: Defeating terrorism is a team sport," Q&A (4/18/13) with Darryl E. Owens from Orlando Sentinelwww.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/os-ed-front-and-center-sports-security-20130417,0,2130539.story

"Boston brothers in bombs," by Dean C. AlexanderToday's Zaman (4/22/13, Istanbul, Turkey)www.todayszaman.com/news-313405-boston-brothers-in-bombsby-dean-c-alexander-.html

"The Public’s Role in Preventing Terrorism," by Dean Alexander and Terry Mors, Security Magazine (5/2/13)www.securitymagazine.com/blogs/14-security-blog/post/84314-the-publics-role-in-preventing-terrorism