Alexander
E.R. Woodcock
Senior
Research Professor of Public Policy; Director,
Societal Dynamics Research Center
aerw@gmu.edu
George Mason School of Public
Policy
3401 Fairfax Drive– MS 3B1
Arlington, VA 22201
Education
Ph.D. in Biology, 1968, University of East Anglia, Englan
M.Sc. in Biophysics, 1965, University of East Anglia,
England
B.Sc. in Physics, with Honours, 1964, Exeter University,
England
Visiting Scholar (sabbatical leave) 1979, Stanford
University, Stanford, CA
Biography
Professor Alexander (Ted) Woodcock became a Senior Research Professor
at the George Mason University School of Public Policy in December
2001. He established the Societal Dynamics Research Center George
Mason University and is working with Swedish colleagues to establish
a sister Center at the Swedish National Defence College in Stockholm,
Sweden. At Mason he teaches courses on policy analysis and modeling
and simulation for policy making and for peace operations. In the
summer of 2005 with a colleague at Boston University he taught a summer
school course on Inter-disciplinary Systems Science at Boston University
Medical Center. Woodcock has lectured extensively in the United States,
Canada, Europe, and in Australia. He is a member of the Royal Swedish
Academy of Military Sciences.
Woodcock is the Chair, Proceedings Editor, and a Founding Member
of the Cornwallis Group consisting of international professionals
involved in analysis of peace operations and related areas.
Areas of Expertise
Mathematical Modeling
Peace Building and Operations