After a decade as a counter-terrorism analyst at the U.S. Department of State, Dr. Tricia Bacon is a professor at American University’s School of Public Affairs. She is a non-resident fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program and serves on the International Counter-Terrorism Review Advisory Board. She is also on the Editorial Board for the journals Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Terrorism and Political Violence, and Perspectives on Terrorism. She is an animal lover, volleyball player, poker player, and fan of Cleveland sports.