Critical Writing Fellow, Dr Bridget Nolan, who teaches a writing seminar on Terrorism and Counter-terrorism has a past in intelligence. You can read her story in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Nolan recently completed her PhD in Sociology at Penn. Her dissertation on the CIA has been picked up by numerous news sources including Slate, Gawker and the New Yorker.
Nolan also teaches a popular writing seminar on the Sociology of Harry Potter, which does not focus on terrorism.