W. Travis Morris

W. Travis Morris

  • Director, NU Peace and War Center
  • Professor

About

Travis Morris joined the faculty of Norwich University in 2011. He directs NU’s Peace and War Center. Morris holds a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology from Northern Illinois University, a Master of Science in criminal justice from Eastern Kentucky University, and a doctorate from the University of Nebraska. He has published on information warfare and the relationship between policing, peacekeeping, counterterrorism, and counter-insurgency and is the author of the recent book, “Dark Ideas: How Violent Jihadi and Neo-Nazi Ideologues Have Shaped Modern Terrorism.” He has conducted ethnographic interviews in Yemen and published on how crime intersects with formal and informal justice systems in a socio-cultural context. His research interests include violent extremist propaganda analysis, information warfare, and text network analysis. He is an active teacher in and out of the classroom and has created a series of recent grant-funded student learning trips in the Balkans, Central Asia, and the Middle East.

Courses Taught

  Terrorism
   Policing
   Homeland Security
   Criminology