Thomas Zeitzoff

Associate Professor at American University School of Public Affairs

Schools

  • American University School of Public Affairs

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American University School of Public Affairs

Degrees

Ph.D. Politics, New York University, 2013.
M.A. Politics, New York University, 2010.
M.A. Political Economy, Washington University in St. Louis, 2008.
B.A. Economics, Washington University in St. Louis, 2007.

Bio

Dr. Thomas Zeitzoff is an assistant professor in the School of Public Affairs at American University. He received his Ph.D. in Politics from New York University in 2013, and was previously a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University. His research examines why individuals participate in political violence, why groups fight, and the political and psychological effects of exposure to violence. As part of his research, he has conducted extensive fieldwork and survey research in Israel, Mexico, and Turkey. His work has been funded by the National Science Foundation, and has appeared or is forthcoming in Electoral Studies, Conflict Management and Peace Science, Journal of Conflict Resolution, and the American Political Science Review.

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Teaching

Spring 2018

JLC-485 Topics in Terrorism: Psychology of Terrorism

JLC-672 Terrorism, Crime & Public Pol

Fall 2018

JLC-470 Causes of Terrorism & Pol Viol

JLC-485 Topics in Terrorism: Psychology of Terrorism

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