| Experts |
Areas of Expertise |
Peter Bergerson
pbergers@fgcu.edu
Phone: 239-590-7813 |
A public affairs professor, Dr. Bergerson is available to speak on the political, diplomatic, and public policy aspects of the war including the Bush policy of "preemptive" strike. |
Jon Brunner
jbrunner@fgcu
Phone: 239-590-7950 |
Director of the University Counseling Center, Dr. Brunner speaks on the subject of stress and anxiety in difficult times; coping skills and information processing as it relates to highly emotional issues. |
Rick Coughlin
rcoughli@fgcu.edu
Phone: 239-590-7177 |
An associate professor of political science, Dr. Coughlin
has an academic specialization in international relations
and is knowledgeable about the history of American foreign policy. He is also the academic coordinator of the Southwest Florida Model United Nations. |
Victoria Dimidjian
vdimidji@fgcu.edu
Phone: 239-590-7811 |
Professor of early childhood and counselor education, Dr. Dimidjian's areas of expertise include children under stress; family/children communication; and East - West philosophies and lifestyles. Professor Dimidjian studied in the Middle East, married there and lived in that environment in a family system. She is in contact with people there that she loves and cares about. |
David Lounsbury
dlounsbu@fgcu.edu
Phone: 239-590-7831 |
A professor of criminalistics, Lounsbury is a retired special agent of the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command. Professor Lounsbury is willing to speak on the subject of the current war. He went to Iraq on temporary duty during the first Gulf War, and he has spent time in Saudi Arabia, Israel, Bahrain, and Jordan. For almost 12 years he worked in Central Europe targeting major narcotics traffickers, a large number of whom were Middle Eastern terrorist organizations funding their operations through narcotics sales. |
Paul R. Rivera
privera@fgcu.edu
Phone: 239-590-7153 |
Adjunct professor in history, Dr. Rivera has expertise and
experience in the history of modern Europe and United
States-European relations. He also participated in the recent "Teach-In: A Multidisciplinary Faculty Forum Examining the Situation in Iraq" at FGCU. |
Maria Roca
mroca@fgcu.edu
Phone: 239-590-7185 |
A communications professor knowledgeable about student-led campus events relating to the war, Dr. Roca is an expert in communications and analyzing media messages and images. |
Eric Strahorn
estraho@fgcu.edu |
A social and behavioral sciences professor, Dr. Strahorn's expertise is in history and current events of the Middle East. |
