Positions

Professor and Chair, Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences

Contact Info

cooka@ecu.edu

Publications in VIVO

Co-author Network

Co-investigator Network

Alethia Cook

member of

Phi Kappa Phi 2016 - 2024
Midwest Political Science Association 2017 - 2019

selected publications

article
- Negotiating Your Way Out of Rivalry: Unassisted Conflict Resolution Efforts in Southeast Asia. International Negotiation: A Journal of Theory and Practice. 2015
- Assessing the Risk Posed by Terrorist Groups: Identifying Motivating Factors and Threats. Terrorism and Political Violence. 23:711-729. 2011
- Choose Your Weapon (or Strategy)! An Analysis of Factors Influencing Strategy in Civil Wars. Democracy and Security. 6:256-277. 2011
- Rebellion, Mediation, and Group Change: An Empirical Investigation of Competing Hypotheses. Journal of Peace Research. 48:73-84. 2011
- Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy: Symposium on Security Studies Introductory Article. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy. 1:3-9. 2010
- Securitization of Disease in the US: Globalization, Public Policy, and Pandemics. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy. 1:11-31. 2010
- Towards an Emergency Response Report Card: Evaluating the Response to the I-35W Bridge Collapse. Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. 6:1-25. 2009
- Pandemic Disease: A Past and Future Challenge to Governance in the United States. Review of Policy Research, The. 25:1-22. 2008
- At the Intersection of Public Health and National Security: The Evolution of Smallpox Policy in the Clinton and G.W. Bush Administrations. Politics & Policy. 34:156-194. 2006
- Unilateral Economic Sanctions: Public Opinion and the Use of an Ineffective Policy Tool. Journal of Economics and Politics. 14:17-35. 2001
- The Emerging Competitive Position of U.S. Defense Firms in the International Market. Defense and Security Analysis. 14:115-133. 1998
book
- Weapons of Mass Destruction: Threats, Impacts and Response. Roman and Littlefield Publishing Group. 2017
- Conflict Dynamics: Civil Wars and the Factors that Determine Their Progress. University of Georgia Press. 2017
- Drawing a Line in the Sea: The 2010 Gaza Flotilla Incident and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Lexington Books. 2011
- Emergency Response to Domestic Terrorism: How Bureaucracies Reacted to the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing. Continuum Books. 2009
- The United States and Iran: Policy Challenges and Opportunities. Palgrave MacMillan. 2009
chapter
- Civil War Mediation Progression in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Lexington Books. 2011
- Drawing a Line in the Sea: What the Gaza Flotilla Incident Means. Lexington Books. 2011
- Iran and Weapons Proliferation in Lebanon and Gaza. Lexington Books. 2011
- Organizing for Homeland Security in a Post-9/11 World. Palgrave MacMillan. 2004
- The Needs Of The Many: Biological Terrorism, Disease Containment, and Civil Liberties. Palgrave MacMillan. 2004
- Military Relations Between the U.S. and India: Assessment and Prospects. SAGE Publications. 2002
report

presentations

presentation

principal investigator on

BB&T Active Learning and Leadership Development Grant awarded by BB&T Leadership Development Grant 2014
BB&T Leadership Enhancement Fund Grant 2012
Harriot College of Arts & Sciences College Research Awards awarded by Harriot College of Arts & Sciences, East Carolina University 2010
Summer Research Stipend awarded by ECU Department of Political Science 2008
ECU Start-Up Funds awarded by ECU 2007

professional service activities

External Program Reviewer for Eastern Kentucky University's BA in Political Science 2020
Reviewed Journal Article Manuscript for the Journal of Peace Research 2020
Manuscript Review for Terrorism and Political Violence Reviewed the manuscript, FTPV-2020-7178, "Dying to live: A “love to death” narrative of the Taliban’s suicide bombings," for Terrorism and Political Violence. 2019
Manuscript Review Reviewed an article manuscript for the journal Terrorism and Political Violence. 2018

awards and honors

Lead with Passion Award, conferred by ECU's Student Involvement & Leadership, 2020
2016-2017 Faculty Author Book Award Recipient, conferred by Academic Affairs and Joyner Library, 2017

preferred title

Associate Professor and Chair