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FGCU Wartime Experts Directory

Florida Gulf Coast University offers professional experts on issues related to the war in Iraq. These professors are available to the media for comment and to groups for speaking engagements. They may be contacted directly. Other questions may be directed to the Office of Community Relations at communityrelations@fgcu.edu or call 239-590-1081

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.

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