James Forest, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Director, Security Studies Program
Professor
Lowell, Massachusetts
James_Forest@uml.edu
Office:
(978) 934-4773
Expert In
Counterterrorism
Critical infrastructure protection
Defense policy
Emerging terrorist threats
Homeland security
Insurgencies
International security
Military policy
National security
Terrorism
Transnational criminal networks
Transnational organized crime
U.S. Special Forces training
Weapons of mass destruction
Weapons of mass destruction and terrorism
Bio/Research
James J.F. Forest, Ph.D. is a Professor in the School of Criminology and Justice Studies, where he teaches undergraduate, master's and doctoral degree courses on terrorism and counterterrorism, weapons of mass destruction and contemporary security studies. He is also a senior fellow with the Join...
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Bio/Research
James J.F. Forest, Ph.D. is a Professor in the School of Criminology and Justice Studies, where he teaches undergraduate, master's and doctoral degree courses on terrorism and counterterrorism, weapons of mass destruction and contemporary security studies. He is also a senior fellow with the Joint Special Operations University, where he holds a security clearance and contributes to the teaching and research needs of the U.S. Special Operations Forces community.
Dr. Forest is the former Director of Terrorism Studies at the United States Military Academy. During his tenure at West Point (2001-2010) he taught courses on international relations, terrorism, counterterrorism, information warfare, comparative politics and sub-Saharan Africa. He also directed a series of research initiatives and education programs for the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point (CTC). He has served as an expert witness for terrorism-related court cases, and has provided testimony and briefings to committee hearings of the U.S. Senate.
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Dr. Forest is the former Director of Terrorism Studies at the United States Military Academy. During his tenure at West Point (2001-2010) he taught courses on international relations, terrorism, counterterrorism, information warfare, comparative politics and sub-Saharan Africa. He also directed a series of research initiatives and education programs for the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point (CTC). He has served as an expert witness for terrorism-related court cases, and has provided testimony and briefings to committee hearings of the U.S. Senate.
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