Leonard A. Cole
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Leonard A. Cole, an expert on bioterrorism and terror medicine, is an adjunct professor of political science at Rutgers University - Newark, in Newark, New Jersey. Trained in the health sciences and public policy, he has testified before congressional committees and made invited presentations to the United States Department of Energy, United States Department of Defense, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Office of Technology Assessment. He lives in Ridgewood, New Jersey with his wife, Ruth.
Cole’s articles have appeared in numerous professional journals as well as general publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Scientific American, and The Sciences. He has appeared frequently on network and public television and has been a regular on MSNBC. He is the author of seven books including The Anthrax Letters: A Medical Detective Story, which was named a 2004 Honor Book by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. His most recent book, Terror: How Israel Has Coped and What America Can Learn, was published in 2007.
Cole was a featured commentator in Avoiding Armageddon, a PBS documentary on biological and chemical warfare. His recent interviews and presentations have been posted by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, FrontPage magazine, and Eye on Books. He served as national chairman of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, 2000-2002, and since 2006 has chaired the Birthright Israel Committee of the United Jewish Communities.
Cole holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in political science from Columbia University, a D.D.S. from the University of Pennsylvania, and a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley. He has been awarded grants and fellowships by the Andrew Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Rockefeller Foundation. He is a Fellow of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and board member of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and the Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Alumni Association.
