PERSON: Mia Bloom

Georgia State University

Professor of Communication and Middle East Studies

Mia M. Bloom is a Canadian academic, author, and Professor of Communication at Georgia State University. She was formerly an associate Professor of International Studies at the Pennsylvania State University in University Park and a fellow at the International Center for the Study of Terrorism at Penn State.

Bloom received a PhD in political science from Columbia University, a Master’s in Arab Studies from Georgetown University and a Bachelor’s from McGill University in Russian, Islamic studies and Middle East Studies. Her studies specialize in ethnic conflict, rape in war, child soldiers, female terrorists, and terrorist communications. Bloom was a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations in 2003–2008. Bloom has also taught and researched at numerous universities. She has appeared on CNN, PBS Newshour, MSNBC, and Fox News.

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