Experts Available: Signal Leak; Wildfires; Managing Stress
Radford, VA (03/27/2025) — Radford University professors are available to speak about the following:
Signal leak
It was revealed last week that high-ranking U.S. intelligence officials inadvertently included a journalist in discussing plans for U.S. strikes on Yemen through Signal chat.
"It's not unheard of for senior officials to discuss policy, but not classified info, through informal channels," said Radford University criminal justice instructor Don Martin, J.D. "However, the discussion of the timing of an attack typically would constitute classified information, especially if it included the locations, sequencing, and specific weapons to be used, would constitute classified info that shouldn't be discussed in a private app."
Martin's expertise includes national security, intelligence and espionage.
- Email: dwmartin1@radford.edu
- Phone: 540-831-6326
Wildfires
Various regions in the United States are experiencing heightened wildfire risks. Radford University Professor of Geospatial Science Stockton Maxwell, Ph.D., is available to speak about the seasonality of wildfires; how fires are driven by weather and climate and fuels on the forest floor; and the history of wildfires in the central Appalachian region. Maxwell also can address the use of prescribed fire to manage landscapes for biodiversity and safety.
The professor's expertise includes forestry, forest ecology, wildfire, climatology, paleoclimatology, and environmental science.
- Email: rmaxwell2@radford.edu
- Phone: 540-831-7604
Managing stress through mindfulness
April is Stress Awareness Month, and Radford University Assistant Professor of Psychology Daniel Berry, Ph.D., is available to offer tips on managing stress, particularly through mindfulness practice. Berry, the associate editor of the journal Mindfulness, is a social psychologist whose research focuses on how people regulate emotions in challenging social interactions.
- Email: dberry7@radford.edu
- Phone: 540-831-5361
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