Staff

David Schanzer, Director

schanzer@duke.edu

David Schanzer was appointed to be Director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security in 2005.  He previously served in a variety of postions in the legislative and executive branches of the federal government, including Minority Staff Director of the Committee on Homeland Security, United States House of Representatives and Special Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, United States Department of Defense. 

Schanzer is a Visiting Professor of Public Policy at Duke University and an Adjunct Professor of Public Policy at the University of North Carolina

For biographical information and a list of publications, see Schanzer Faculty Website. 

 

Tim Nichols, Research Fellow

twn@duke.edu

Tim Nichols (B.A, UVA, M.A, USF, M.B.A.,NCSU) Tim served as an intelligence officer in the Marine Corps for over 21 years with extensive experience in the special operations and counterterrorism fields.  His overseas experience spans deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, East Africa, Central America, and the Pacific.  He has been designated as a Regional Affairs Officer for East Africa.  While in Iraq, he led a joint interagency task force in tracking and targeting the migration paths of foreign extremists traveling to Iraq for violent activities.  Prior to his retirement from the military, Tim taught courses in Leadership, Ethics, and Management at Duke, UNC, and NC State for four years.  In addition to his consulting activities, Tim is currently a research fellow and adjunct professor in the School of Public Policy at Duke University.  His research interests and teaching responsibilities include interagency coordination, national security, homeland security and counterterrorism policy.

 

Jennifer Boyle, Program Assistant

jennifer.boyle@duke.edu

Jennifer Boyle is a Program Assistant for the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security, the Triangle Institute for Security Studies, and the American Grand Strategy Program at Duke University. She has served as a Research Assistant for Colonel Matthew Moten since July 2009 and has a special interest in the civil-military relations of the United States. Jennifer graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2010 with a B.A. in Peace, War, and Defense, and a second major in History.