UD Tip Sheet: University of Delaware experts available for comment on the terrorist attacks on America.
The University of Delaware has experts in the areas of politics, emergency management, finance, the personal effects of tragedy and other related topics who are available to speak with the media regarding the country's crisis at the World Trade Center and Pentagon. To reach them, please contact the UD Office of Public Relations at (302) 831-8749, (302) 831-6408 or (302) 831-1964 or send e-mail to [email protected].
Politics
Arab/Israeli politics and political terrorism is the specialty of Mark Miller, professor of political science and international relations. He is currently teaching a course on Arab/Israeli relations.
World affairs is the specialty of former CNN world correspondent Ralph J. Begleiter, now UD's Distinguished Journalist in Residence.
U.S. defense and foreign policy are specialties of Kenneth J. Campbell, assistant professor of political science and international relations.
Emergency response
Emergency management in New York City and the emergency response during the first bombing of the World Trade Center are topics Richard Sylves, professor of political science and international relations, has written on extensively. His area of expertise is disaster policy and emergency management.
Emergency response is the specialty of Russell Dynes, professor emeritus at UD's Disaster Research Center.
Airline and airport operations is a specialty of Ardeshir Faghri (pronounced fog-re), associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and the director of the Delaware Center for Transportation Studies. His areas of expertise include transportation systems engineering, systems design and operation.
Effects on people
How schools and parents should talk to children about events and their fears is the specialty of Kathleen Minke, associate professor of school psychology and a licensed psychologist.
The effects of fear and anxiety are specialties of Jeff Rosen, associate professor of psychology.
The effect of the tragedy on college students can be dicussed by experts John Bishop, Charles Beale or Jonathan Lewis, of the UD Center for Counseling and Student Development.
The media
Television news content and the media's coverage of crime is the specialty of Danilo Yanich, policy scientist with the Center for Community Development and Family Policy, is an expert in television news content and the news media's coverage of crime.
Finance
Economic ramifications of the crisis can be discussed by James L. Butkiewicz, chairperson of the Department of Economics.
Financial institutions, corporate finance, capital markets and institutions are specialties of Helen Bowers, associate professor of finance. Currently in London, she can talk about how the markets in the U.S. and Europe are reacting.
Engineering
Structural dynamics, analysis and design can be discussed by Michael Chajes (pronounced ch¥-jis) chairperson of the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering.
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