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Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management

Jerrold M. Post, M.D.

Co-Founder and Co-Director ICDRM

 

 

 

 

 

 
Contact Information
  

Elliot School of International Affairs
The George Washington University
1957 E St., N.W. (Suite 502E)
Washington, D.C. 20052

Phone: +1 (202) 994 7386
Fax: +1 (202) 994 5477
Email:jpost@gwu.edu
Office Hours
  

Thursday 2:00-4:30
Research Areas
  
 
  • Political Psychology
  • Terrorism
  • Leadership
 
Teaching
  
 
  • PPSY 201 Fundamentals of Political Psychology
  • PPSY 205 Political Violence and Terrorism
 
Educational Background
 
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  • M.D. 1960, Yale University School of Medicine
  • B.A. 1956, magna cum laude, Yale University
 
Professional Experience
  
 
Jerrold Post is Professor of Psychiatry, Political Psychology and International Affairs and Director of the Political Psychology Program at The George Washington University. During his 21 year CIA career, he founded and directed the Center for the Analysis of Personality and Political Behavior. Among his extensive publications are The Psychological Evaluation of Political Leaders, With profiles of Saddam Hussein and Bill Clinton (2003) and Leaders and Their Followers in a Dangerous World: The Psychology of Political Behavior (2004). Dr. Post’s political psychology profiles of Hussein, Milosevic, bin Laden and others have been featured prominently in national and international media. He has testified before Congress and the United Nations on five occasions (see below).
 
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