What:
The University of New Haven (UNH) Friends of the UNH Library will host a public lecture entitled: “National Security in Israel,” with William Tafoya, Ph.D., professor and director of the UNH National Security Program and UNH Forensic Computer Investigation Program. Tafoya will discuss his experience as an academic fellow for the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies anti-terrorism training program. The event is free and open to the public.
When:
Tues., Sept. 15, 2009, 2:00 p.m.
Where:
Marvin K. Peterson Library, Upper Level, UNH campus
Details:
Tafoya was selected from among numerous professors as an academic fellow for the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies anti-terrorism program. The fellows participated in a 10-day course on terrorism taught in conjunction with Tel Aviv University, and attended several lectures by military and intelligence officials and diplomats and politicians from Israel, Jordan, India, Turkey and the United States. The program also included visits to military bases, border zones and the Haifa naval base to learn how to prevent and deter future terrorist attacks.
A retired special agent of the FBI, Tafoya teaches national security and forensic computer investigation courses at the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences at UNH. He received considerable international media coverage for the accuracy of his 1994 profile of Theodore Kaczynski (Unabomber), and is currently researching the application of the cross-impact methodology in an effort to assess the likelihood of forecasting various terrorist attacks. He holds a B.S. in criminal justice from San Jose State University, an M.P.A. from the University of Southern California and a Ph.D. in criminology from the University of Maryland.