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Join us for “How Conspiracy Theories Undermine Trust & Threaten Democracy” a keynote presentation by Dr. Mia Bloom, College of Arts & Science-Truman School of Government & Public Affairs, Communications , MizzouForward faculty candidate.  Dr. Bloom will present on her research for approximately 40-minutes with a 20-minute question and answer session to follow.

 

Dr. Mia Bloom is Professor at Georgia State University and the International Security Fellow at New America. She conducts field research in Europe, the Middle East and South Asia and speaks eight languages. Bloom has authored six books and over 80 publications on terrorism and violent extremism including "Dying to Kill: The Allure of Suicide Terror" (2005), "Living Together After Ethnic Killing" [with Roy Licklider] (2007) "Bombshell: Women and Terror" (2011) "Small Arms: Children and Terror" (2019) and "Pastels and Pedophiles: Inside the Mind of QAnon" (2021) an award winning book about conspiracy theories co-authored with Dr. Sophia Moskalenko. Bloom is a former term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and has held research or teaching appointments at Princeton, Cornell, Harvard and McGill Universities. She serves on the board of Women without Borders (WwB).

Under the auspices of DoD's Minerva Research Initiative and the Department of Defense, Bloom conducts research on children involved in terrorist groups, social media used to radicalize and recruit, how conspiracy theories are weaponized, and identifying insider threats to the US military. Bloom's book "Veiled Threats: Women and Global Jihad" was published with Cornell University Press in January 2025. 

Bloom has a PhD in political science from Columbia University, a master’s in Arab studies from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and a Double Honors Bachelor’s Degree from McGill University in History and Russian, Islamic and Middle East Studies. Bloom is featured regularly in the media as an analyst for CNN, MSNBC, Al Hurrah, Al Arabiya, and the BBC.

Dr. Bloom’s body of work has focused on international security and political violence. In recent years she has focused on how technology, AI, and disinformation impact international relations and public policy. Her research is interdisciplinary and she often work with psychologists, and criminologists to highlight the complex nature of problems. 

You can access Dr. Bloom’s CV via OneDrive here: ​pdf icon Bloom CV November 2024.pdf (University log in required to access)

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