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Experts available for 25th anniversary of 9/11

Terrorism and counterterrorism, U.S. foreign policy, veteran mental health and more

 September 04, 2026
A closeup of a portion of a 9/11 memorial

 September 04, 2026

Next Friday, Sept. 11, marks 25 years since a coordinated series of terrorist attacks on the United States resulted in the deaths of nearly 3,000 people. Western University has experts available to speak to the far-reaching impacts of 9/11, from foreign policy to the subsequent War on Terror to public opinion and more.

Adam Harmes
Associate professor, Political Science

  • Canadian and U.S. foreign, economic and environmental policy
  • Ideology and intra-party politics

Matt Lebo
Professor, Political Science

  • U.S. politics
  • The American presidency
  • Public opinion and political parties

Alison Meek
Associate professor, History, King’s University College

  • Conspiracy theories
  • Terrorism
  • The decade leading up to 9/11

Dr. Don Richardson
Professor, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

  • Military and veteran mental health
  • PTSD among veterans
  • Moral injury

Blair Welsh
Assistant professor, Political Science

  • Terrorism and counterterrorism
  • Post-conflict development and recovery
  • Armed violence

MEDIA CONTACT: Jacquelyn Mitchell, Media Relations Officer, Western University, (226) 386-9683, [email protected]

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