Dr. Rachel Yon Associate Professor Executive Officer - Combating Terrorism Center Social Sciences Combating Terrorism Center rachel.yon [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications Dr. Rachel Yon is an associate professor in the Department of Social Sciences and executive officer in the Combating Terrorism Center at the United States Military Academy. She currently runs the center’s multimillion-dollar budget and teaches classes in the Combating Terrorism Center’s Terrorism Minor and the American Politics stem of the Department of Social Sciences. Ph.D. - University of FloridaM.A - University of FloridaJ.D. - University of Florida Levin College of LawB.A. - Florida International University Research Interests Homeland Security and Defense, rights, liberties, and the American citizen; diversity and inclusion studies; race, gender, and sexuality and the American sociopolitical sphere; women’s roles in terrorist organizations; and impact that differential treatment (with regard to race, gender, and sexuality) has on the outcome of judicial sentences Current Research Yon, R., Hummel, K., Milton D. Perps in the Press: Does Being a Woman Impact Coverage of Extremist Events? Selected Publications Yon, R. and Milton, D. (2021). “Examining the Outcome of Investigations and Prosecutions of Extremism in the United States.” Studies in Conflict & Terrorism. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2021.1987659. Forthcoming in print.Yon, R. and Milton, D. (2019). “Simply Small Men? Examining Differences Between Females and Males Radicalized in the United States.” Women & Criminal Justice, 29(4-5): 188-203. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08974454.2018.1543067