RESUME


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

3/02 - Present
TERRORISM STUDIES GROUP
President
Springfield, VA
  • Principal for Kirkhope Consulting International (2008-present)
  • Executive Director for the Council for Emerging National Security Affairs (2008-present)
  • Vice President for Research, Planning, and Development for the Terrorism Research Center, Inc. (2003-2008)
  • Senior Analyst for the Responder Knoweldge Base (2003-2008)
  • Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning (2006-present)
  • Cyberterrorism Threat Analyst for open-source FAA threat database on behalf of Technical Defense, Inc. (2002)
  • Research Analyst/Administrator supporting national survey of public transportation terrorism threat communication systems for Technical Defense, Inc. (2002)
  • Author / Contributor to Encyclopedia of World Terrorism, Vol. 4: 1996-2002 (published 2003)
  • Content Editor for 21st Century Citizen: Terrorism by Nathaniel Harris (published 2004)
  • Founder of the Terrorism Studies Network
  • Project partners have included:
    • The Cobra Institute
    • Talos Technical Consulting, Inc.
    • Technical Defense, Inc.
    • Terrorism Research Center, Inc.


2/99 - 3/02
(concurrent)
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TERRORISM STUDIES
Research Fellow and Manager
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, Arlington, VA

INTER-UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR LEGAL STUDIES
Fellow and Administrative Officer
International Law Institute, Washington, DC
  • Project Manager for 15 nation comparative study on counter terrorism strategies
  • Conference Coordinator for over 110 seminars and conferences
  • Publication Coordinator for 33 books, 18 reports, and 1 academic journal
  • Public Relations Coordinator for over 440 media contacts from 1999-2002 including 3 conferences broadcast on C-SPAN and covered by CNN
  • Recruiter and Supervisor for a research team of up to 12


9/97 - 1/99
HUMAN SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL
Chief Researcher
Pretoria, South Africa

Managed daily research activities into social responsibility of companies listed in Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Wrote company reports and updates and analyzed, promoted and distributed annual public attitudes survey. Conducted research on proposals and consulted on issues regarding program development in democracy and governance.



9/94 - 9/97
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL LIBRARY
Quality Control Supervisor
New York, NY


5/88 - 8/93
TERRORISM STUDIES CENTER
Research Coordinator
The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Jim Kirkhope's duties included graduate teaching assistance, office management, internship supervision, conference coordination for over 50 events in the U.S. and abroad, and editorial assistance on 20 books and 3 academic journals for international affairs academic and professional research office.


EDUCATION

5/97
M.A. Political Science
Columbia University
New York, NY
5/93
M.A. International Affairs
George Washington University
Washington, DC
5/87
B.A. History and
B.A. Psychology
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH


TRAVEL


  • South Africa
  • Namibia
  • United Kingdom
  • Greece


LANGUAGES


  • English
  • German (reading)
  • Spanish (reading)


COMPUTER SKILLS


  • Windows
  • Microsoft Office
  • HTML and Web Design


PUBLICATIONS


  • Contributed to over 55 published books.
  • Authored, coauthored, and contributed to over 30 publications and reports.
  • Edited numerous journals, books, proceedings, and conferences.
Click here for a complete bibliography.



RESEARCH AREAS


  • Terrorism
  • Low Intensity Conflict / Assymetric Warfare
  • Al Qaeda, Iraq Insurgency, Afghanistan Insurgency
  • Homeland Security / Homeland Defense / Domestic Preparedness / First Responders
  • Africa (democratization, ethnic conflict, independence movements)
  • South Africa (public perceptions, labor relations, corporate governance,private and public investment, foreign relations, political violence)
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Middle East
  • Continuity of Operations (COOP) / Continuity of Governance (COG)
  • Cyberterrorism
  • Cybersecurity
  • International Organizations
  • International Law
  • Human Rights
  • US Diplomacy
  • International Affairs
  • International Development
  • International Negotiations
  • Ethnic Conflict
  • Regime Change
  • Refugees
  • The Gulf War
  • International Trade
  • NAFTA


TEACHING AND SPEAKING EXPERIENCE


  • Presenter on the Funding and Grant Resources on the Responder Knowledge Base, San Diego, CA, USA
  • Lecture on Homeland Security and Terrorism, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD, USA
  • Presenter on the Responder Knowledge Base, Coronado, CA, USA
  • Presenter on the Funding and Grant Resources on the Responder Knowledge Base, Long Beach, CA, USA
  • Lecture on Strategies of the U.S. War on Terrorism, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD, USA
  • Panel Chair and Conference Speaker on Terrorism 101: Challenges Beyond 9/11, TRCcon, Washington, DC, USA
  • Conference Speaker on Terrorism Contingency Management, London, United Kingdom
  • Lecture on Terrorism and Law Enforcement, The Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy, Ashburn, VA, USA
  • Seminar Speaker on Terrorism and Children, Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria, South Africa
  • Briefings on Corporate Social Responsibility, Community Growth Fund [Unity Incorporation], Pretoria & Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Roundtable Lecture on Terrorism and International Law, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant on Terrorism, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
  • Lecture on Terrorism, Congressional Youth Leadership Council, Washington, DC, USA


PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS