Media Advisory

Here is a list of McDaniel College faculty who can contribute to your continued coverage of the war in Iraq. They can speak on such diverse topics as conflict resolution, national security, protests, the philosophy of war, the United Nations, and the African-American response to the war.

Christianna Nichols Leahy, associate professor of political science and international studies

• Amnesty International USA’s expert on armed humanitarian intervention, Leahy has served three three-year terms on Amnesty’s board.
  
• She is a member of Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs and International Campaign to Ban Landmines.
  
• Students in Leahy’s “Conflict Resolution” class will focus on the Middle East for the first week of April.

Christianna Nichols Leahy is available at cleahy@mcdaniel.edu or 410-857-2414.

Volker Franke, assistant professor of political science and international studies

• Franke focuses on national security and international security.
  
• He is director and managing editor of Maxwell/SAIS National Security Studies Case Studies Program.
  
• He wrote Preparing for Peace: Military Identity, Value-Orientations, and Professional Military Education. He is the editor of Security in a Changing World: Case Studies in U.S. National Security Management.
  

Volker Franke is available at vfranke@mcdaniel.edu or 410-857-2415.

Debora Johnson-Ross, assistant professor of political science and international studies

• Johnson-Ross can discuss the politics of identity, talk about the origins and motivations behind the violence. She can also speak to the African-American response to the war.
  
• She teaches “International Organization,” and can address what this war means for the future of the United Nations and international diplomacy.

Debora Johnson-Ross is available at djohnson@mcdaniel.edu or 410-386-4632.

Mark Hadley, associate professor of philosophy and religious studies

• Hadley is teaching “Issues of Social Justice” this semester. During April he and his students will discuss “just war theory.” Looking at the United States’ current role in Iraq, the class will talk about when it is just to go to war, how to fight a just war, and consider pacifism and non-violence.

Mark Hadley is available at mhadley@mcdaniel.edu or 410-857-2561.

R. Patrick Reed, associate professor of history

• A social historian, Reed has taught courses on American protest and dissent, including the student movement of the ’60s and ’70s.

Pat Reed is available at 410-857-2445.

Bryn Upton, Jessie Ball duPont Visiting Scholar of History

• Upton’s area of expertise includes modern American history, and he can speak on issues surrounding the creation of the United Nations and its role during past wars with U.S. involvement.

Bryn Upton is available at bupton@mcdaniel.edu or 410-857-2416.

For more information contact Rita Beyer, associate director of media relations, at 410-857-2294.

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