Joseph J. Mroszczyk, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Wargaming Department

Biography
Professor Mroszczyk, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the War Gaming Department. He was previously senior manager for intelligence at an international risk and crisis management firm and has worked for Human Terrain System in Iraq and at the Department of Homeland Security. He’s a Navy reserve officer and has mobilized to Djibouti. He has published in USA Today, Terrorism and Political Violence, the Modern War Institute, in books related to irregular warfare and terrorism, and in other outlets. He holds B.A. (political science and history) and M.A. (international relations and religion) degrees from Boston University, as well as a Ph.D. in political science from Northeastern University.
Contact Information
Areas of Expertise
- Counterterrorism
- Deterrence
- Homeland Security
- Information Operations
- Intel
- International Relations
- Irregular Warfare
- National Security
- Terrorism
- Wargaming
Professional Highlights
Assistant Professor, War Gaming Department
Team Chief, Joint Operations Center, CJTF-HOA
Senior Manager, Intelligence at Global Rescue
Intelligence Officer, U.S. Navy Reserve
Research Analyst, Human Terrain System, Iraq
Honors Fellow, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Education
Ph.D., Northeastern University, 2018, Political Science
M.A., Boston University, 2008, International Relations and Religion
B.A., Boston University, 2007, Political Science and History
Diploma, U.S. Naval War College, College of Naval Command and Staff, 2023, Joint Professional Military Education Phase One (JPME I)
Research Contributions and Publications
The Strategic Model of Terrorism
Co-authored with Max Abrahms
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies, 2022
Terrorist Targeting in Theory and Practice
Co-authored with Max Abrahms
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies, 2021
Countering Extremist Organizations in the Information Domain
Co-authored with Max Abrahms
Routledge Handbook of U.S. Counterterrorism and Irregular Warfare Operations, 2021
Communicating to Win: How Terrorists Gain Advantage in the Information Environment
Co-authored with Max Abrahms
Irregular Warfare Initiative, Modern War Institute at West Point, 2021
Why the Nashville explosion is confounding terrorism experts
Co-authored with Max Abrahms
USA Today, 2020
To Die or to Kill? An Analysis of Suicide Attack Lethality
Terrorism and Political Violence, 2019
What Terrorist Leaders Want: A Content Analysis of Terrorist Propaganda Videos
Co-authored with Max Abrahms and Nicholas Beauchamp
Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 2017
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