Contact Information
Mark Gibney
Belk Distinguished Professor, Prof. of Political Science
CPO# 1940
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Asheville, NC 28804 . USA
828.250.3870
mgibney@unca.edu
Mark Gibney is the Belk Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina-Asheville. His most recent book publications include International Human Rights Law: Returning to Universal Principles (Rowman & Littlefield, 2008) and an edited volume (Gibney et al.) The Age of Apology: Facing Up to the Past (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007). In addition, he has two forthcoming books. The first is the edited volume (Gibney & Skogly) Human Rights and Extraterritorial Obligations (University of Pennsylvania Press) and Sabine Carey, Steve Poe and Mark Gibney, The Politics of Human Rights (Cambridge University Press).
Linda Cornett
Associate Professor of Political Science
CPO# 1940
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Asheville, NC 28804 . USA
828.251.6974
lcornett@unca.edu
Originally from Lexington, KY, Linda Cornett earned her BA from Transylvania University in Lexington KY and her Masters and PhD in Political Science from the University of Washington in Seattle. She is currently Associate Professor of Political Science at UNC-Asheville, where she has taught for more than 10 years. Although her research interests are focused on comparative and international political economy, as well as Human Rights, she teaches a wide variety of classes in world politics including: Introduction to the Principles of International Relations; International Political Economy; the Political Economy of Development; International Law; International Organization; Latin American Politics; and European Politics, among others.
Reed Wood
Department of Political Science
361 Hamilton Hall, CB# 3265
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599 . USA
919.923.1456
rmwood@email.unc.edu
Reed Wood, ABD at the University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill, earned his BA in history and human rights studies at the University of North Carolina--Asheville and his MA in political science at UNC. His current research focuses on the strategic dimensions of state and non-state actor violence against civilians during civil wars and the processes of strategic learning among state and non-state actors during conflicts. His research interests focus broadly on issues of human rights, labor rights, repression, and civil conflict. He has taught undergraduate courses in international relations at UNC and before entering graduate school taught social studies to middle and high school students. He has recently published articles in International Studies Quarterly and the International Studies Journal.
MaryAnna LaFratta
Associate Professor
Graphic Design
School of Art + Design
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC 28723 . USA
828.227.2463
malafratta@wcu.edu
MaryAnna LaFratta is responsible for the design and construction of the Political Terror Scale web site. The site is a collaborative effort to make this information accessible to a larger audience. LaFratta teaches graphic design, web design, animation, and motion graphics at Western Carolina University.