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Terrence O'Sullivan

Homeland security expert specializing in disaster response and weapons of mass destruction

Researcher, USC Center for Homeland Security

Contact at: (626) 644-2729 or osulliv@usc.edu

Expertise:

  • domestic and international bioterrorism
  • biosecurity
  • biological warfare and bioweapons
  • chemical and nuclear weapons
  • homeland security
  • response to terrorism and U.S. security policy
  • weapons of mass destruction (WMD)
  • smallpox bioterrorism
  • domestic and international epidemic disease outbreak politics
  • catastrophic infectious diseases
  • history of infectious diseases
  • political economy of infectious diseases
  • psychological of catastrophic disease outbreaks
  • globalization and infectious diseases
  • influenza outbreaks
  • severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic
  • U.S. and global antibiotic (antimicrobial) resistance politics
  • Mad cow disease outbreaks
  • international HIV/AIDS pandemic response
  • global public health issues
  • Africa politics and economics
  • MANPADs (shoulder-fired missiles)
  • aviation/airline threats
  • emergency response

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