Andrew
Vitek
Expertise:
- Politics & Policy
- Criminal Justice
Focus Areas:
- American Politics
- Comparative Politics
- Dictatorships
- International Affairs
- Politics
In The Media:
About
- In his role as the Dir. of the Counterterrorism Option at Penn State, manages the Counterterrorism Masters option offered through World Campus.
- Contributed to research projects on terrorism and hate crime; published works focus on domestic extremist organization behavior and empirical analysis of terrorist attacks and plots.
Andrew Vitek is an Assistant Teaching Professor and the Director of the Counterterrorism Option in the M.P.S. Homeland Security program at Penn State University. He earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from the State University of New York at Albany, specializing in Comparative Politics and Public Policy. Vitek holds a B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy from McGill University and an M.A. in Political Science from the State University of New York at Albany.
On the Web
In The Media
Trump Assassination Attempt Laid Bare Long-standing Vulnerabilities in the Secret Service
from ProPublica August 20, 2024
"This is indicative of multiple systemic failures all coming down around their ears at once."
Analysis shows lone actors more likely to commit terrorist acts than US extremist groups
from May 18, 2024
"We tend to fixate on events like Jan. 6, 2021, but that's not indicative of what domestic terrorism in this country looks like."
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