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Adam Lankford

Adam Lankford
Assistant Professor

Farrah 414
adam.lankford@ua.edu
(205) 348-9901

Curriculum Vitae

adamlankford.com

Education:
  • Ph.D. - Justice, Law & Society, American University, 2008
  • M.S.- Justice, Law & Society, American University, 2007
  • B.A.- English, Haverford College, 2002

Research Focus:

  • Terrorism & Counterterrorism
  • Criminology
  • Social Deviance

Teaching Interests:

  • Terrorism & Homeland Security
  • Law Enforcement

Selected Publications

 

Lankford, A. Forthcoming. The Myth of Martyrdom: An Inside Look at Why Suicide Terrorists are Suicidal. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Lankford, A. Forthcoming. “A Suicide-Based Typology of Suicide Terrorists: Conventional, Coerced, Escapist, and Indirect.” Security Journal.

Lankford, A. Forthcoming. An Analysis of Sexual Assault in the U.S. Military, 2004-2009. Journal of Military and Strategic Studies.


Lankford, A. (2011).  Human Time Bombs: Before The 9/11 Pilots Were Suicide Terrorists, They Were Just SuicidalForeign Policy.

Lankford, A. (2011).  Martyr Complex: How Will Bin Laden's Supporters Interpret His Death?  Foreign Policy.

Lankford, A. (2011).  Foreign Policy: Suicide Isn't Meant To Spark A Cause. National Public Radio.

Lankford, A. (2011). A Psychological Autopsy of 9/11 Ringleader Mohamed Atta. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology.

Lankford, A. (2011). Requirements and Facilitators for Suicide Terrorism: An Explanatory Framework for Prediction and Prevention. Perspectives on Terrorism, 5(6), 70-80.

Lankford, A. (2011). “Could Suicide Terrorists Actually Be Suicidal?” Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 34(4), 337-366.

Lankford, A., & Hakim, N.* (2011). “From Columbine to Palestine: A Comparative Analysis of Rampage Shooters in the United States and Volunteer Suicide Bombers in the Middle East.” Aggression and Violent Behavior, 16(2), 98-107.

Lankford, A., & Gillespie, K.* (2011). “Rehabilitating Terrorists Through Counter-Indoctrination: Lessons Learned from the Saudi Arabian Program.” International Criminal Justice Review, 21(2), 118-133.

 

* denotes student co-author

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Human Killing Machines: Systematic Indoctrination in Iran, Nazi Germany, Al Qaeda, and Abu Ghraib

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