Summary: Dr. Edward Mickolus, President of Vinyard Software, has been a leading scholar in
international terrorist studies since 1975. He served in the Central Intelligence Agency as an
analyst, collector, public affairs officer, and recruiter for 33 years. He currently is an author,
consultant and public speaker.
EDUCATION
WORK EXPERIENCE
Founder and President, Vinyard Software, Inc. a 20-person consortium of programmers working
on games, business software, and utilities for microcomputers. Projects include 3 Games/-
Graphics Packs, Trivial Towers, CompuTunes, Fictionary, Multilingual Flashcards, Executive
Power Tools, Hardshell/Softshell, ITERATE (International Terrorism: Attributes of Terrorist
Events) Text and Numeric Datasets, DOTS (Data on Terrorist Suspects).
2002-2006Coach, Model United Nations team, George C. Marshall High School, Falls Church,
Virginia, member of the faculty of Fairfax County Public Schools
HONORS
BOOKS
The Terrorist List: Asia and Africa; A Directory of Leaders, Perpetrators, Financiers,
Defendants, Detainees, Persons of Interest, Conspirators, and Others, from 1950-2008 (Westport,
Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2009).
The Terrorist List: The Americas; A Directory of Leaders, Perpetrators, Financiers, Defendants,
Detainees, Persons of Interest, Conspirators, and Others, from 1950-2008 (Westport,
Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2009).
The Terrorist List: The Middle East; A Directory of Leaders, Perpetrators, Financiers,
Defendants, Detainees, Persons of Interest, Conspirators, and Others, from 1950-2008 (Westport,
Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2009).
Edward Mickolus, Todd Sandler and Jean Murdock International Terrorism in the 1980s: A
Chronology, Volume 2: 1984-1987 (Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1989), 696 pp.
Edward Mickolus, Todd Sandler and Jean Murdock International Terrorism in the 1980s: A
Chronology, Volume 1: 1980-1983 (Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1988), 568 pp.
ITERATE: International Terrorism: Attributes of Terrorist Events, Data Codebook (Ann Arbor,
Michigan: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, 1976), 57 pp.
BOOK CHAPTERS
September 11, 2001 Attacks" in Frank Shanty and Raymond Picquet, eds. Encyclopedia of
World Terrorism Santa Barbara: ME Sharpe, 2003, pp. 19-28.
Chronology of Major Terrorist Events, 1996-2002" in Frank Shanty, and Raymond Picquet, eds
Encyclopedia of World Terrorism Santa Barbara: ME Sharpe, 2003, pp. 577-597.
"Tracking the Growth and Prevalence of Terrorism" in George S. Roukis and Patrick J. Montana,
eds. Managing Terrorism: Strategies for the Corporate Executive (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood
Press, 1983), pp. 3-22.
Edward Heyman and Edward Mickolus "Imitation by Terrorists: Quantitative Approaches to the
Study of Diffusion Patterns in Transnational Terrorism" in Yonah Alexander and John
M. Gleason, eds. Behavioral and Quantitative Perspectives on Terrorism (New York: Pergamon,
1981), pp. 175-228.
Edward Mickolus, Edward S. Heyman and James Schlotter "Responding to Terrorism: Basic and
Applied Research" in Stephen Sloan and Richard Schultz, eds. Responding to the Terrorist
Threat: Security and Crisis Management (New York: Pergamon, 1980), pp. 174-189.
"Transnational Terrorism" in Michael Stohl, ed. The Politics of Terrorism (New York: Marcel
Dekker, 1979), pp. 147-190, updated for second edition.
"An Events Data Base for Studying Transnational Terrorism" in Richards J. Heuer, ed.
Quantitative Approaches to Political Intelligence: The CIA Experience (Boulder,
Colorado: Westview Press, 1978), pp. 127-163.
"Statistical Approaches to the Study of Terrorism" in Seymour Maxwell Finger and Yonah
Alexander, eds. Terrorism: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (New York: John Jay Press, 1977),
pp. 209-269.
"Negotiating for Hostages: A Policy Dilemma" 19, 4 Orbis (Winter 1976), pp. 1309-1325,
reprinted in John D. Elliott and Lesley Gibson, eds. Contemporary Terrorism: Selected Readings
(Gaithersburg, Maryland: International Association of Chiefs of Police, 1978), pp. 207-221.
Capsule Memories from Junior High Days Washington Post (January 17, 2005), p. A16.
Snyder, Pro and Con Washington Post Magazine (November 10, 2002), p. 4
How do we know were winning the war against terrorists? Issues in Measurement paper
presented at Terrorism and Beyond...The 21st Century: A Conference Addressing Terrorist
Threats, Motivations, Concerns, Policies and Predictions for the 21st Century, held at the Myriad
Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as part of the dedication of the Oklahoma City
National Memorial, hosted by the Rand Corporation and the Oklahoma City National Memorial
Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism, April 17-19, 2000, 15 pp., published in 25:3 Studies in
Conflict and Terrorism (May 2002), pp. 151-160.
photograph published with article entitled CIA Support to the Warfighter: From the Shadows to
the Front Line 43, 2 Sea Power (February 2000), pp. 36-38.
All the Fun, No Payola (a review of www.quizland.com) Washington Post (May 27, 1999), p.
C4.
Metro Honors Stenwood Artists Parent Reminders: Stenwood Elementary School Newsletter
(May 26, 1999), p. 4.
Get Rich Click (a review of scores of Internet investment sites) Washington Post (April 1,
1999), p. C4.
Dialing for...whatever (a review of www.radioguide.com, www.broadcast.com, and
www.sunsetradio.com) Washington Post (March 25, 1999), p. C4.
Never Forget a Face? (A review of The Daily Babe Test, http://babes.sci.kun.nl/; the Star Trek:
The Next Generation, The Daily Test, http://www.sci.kun.nl/thalia/funpage/startrek; the
Supermodel Home Page, http://www.supermodel.com; and its spoof the Supermodels Home Page
http://www.supermodels.com Washington Post (January 14, 1999), p. C4.
Move Over, Energizer Bunny... (A review of the Noted Nonagenarians and Centenarians home
page http://www.youreouttahere.com/nonagenarian/nonagenarians.html) Washington Post
(January 7, 1999), p. C4.
Fifth and Sixth Graders Learn Hieroglyphics Stenwood Elementary PTA News No. 5 (January
1999), p. 2.
Cant Even Hum a Few Bars? (A review of Funny Guys Christmas Collection
http://www.jps/net.funnyguy/holiday.htm) Washington Post (December 24, 1998), p. E4
A Little Something Extra for Your ML Greater Washington Section Mercedes-Benz Club of
America Metro Tri-Star (November 1998), pp. 13-17, 2 pages of centerfold photos.
Buy Tom Hanks! Sell Madonna! (a review of the Hollywood Stock Exchange www.hsx.com)
Washington Post (October 1, 1998), p. B4.
Watch Where They Point the Lens (a review of www.homecams.com) Washington Post
(September 24, 1998), p. B4.
For When You Feel Like a Nut (a review of the Kooks Museum site,
http://www.teleport.com/~dkossy/) Washington Post (September 3, 1998), p. B4.
Vroom for Every Taste (a review of www.artcars.com) Washington Post (July 23, 1998), p. B4.
Car Show Judging Standards 18, 3 The Quarter Horse : The Newsletter of the National Capital
Region Mustang Club, Inc. (May 1998), p. 16.
Didnt You Used to be... (A review of www.ClassMates.com) Washington Post (February 12,
1998), p. E5.
Vinyard Services Still Available for the TIPC 14, 1 The TImes: The Newsletter of the Santa
Clara Valley TIPC Users Group (October 1997, final edition), pp. 13-14.
Just for Yucks (a review of The Yuckiest Site on the Internet http://www.nj.com/yucky/
Washington Post (July 31, 1997), p. B5.
ghostwriter for Lloyd Davis "Central Intelligence Agency Car Show" 61, 3 Antique Automobile
(May-June 1997), pp. 10-11. (Included photo of Ed and his vehicle.)
"Your Patriotic Duty: Top Ten Reasons to Vote for This Car" The Quarter Horse: The Newsletter
of the National Capital Region Mustang Club, Inc. (September-October 1996), p. 4.
"Mail Interviews, II" 12, 12 The TImes: The Newsletter of the Santa Clara Valley TIPC Users
Group (June 1996), p. 8.
"Life After CIA" 20, 2 CIRA Newsletter (The Newsletter of the Central Intelligence Retirees
Association) (Summer 1995), p. 30.
"Find That Flick" 10, 6 The Joe Bob Report (March 21, 1994), p. 13 and 10, 27 (June 27, 1994),
p. 14.
"News That's No Laughing Matter" Washington Post (February 13, 1993), p. A29.
"Flyers Still Flying: Religious Broadcasts" 28 FOAFTale News: The Newsletter of the
International Society for Contemporary Legend Research (December 1992), p. 8.
"Disorder in the New World Order? The Future of Terrorism" National Forum: The Phi Kappa
Phi Journal (Fall 1992), pp. 33-34, reprinted in Charles Kegley and Eugene Wittkopf, eds. Global
Agenda (Boston: McGraw Hill, 1994).
"A Contemporary Urban Legend About Funerals" 27 FOAFTale News: Journal of the
International Society for Contemporary Legend Research (September 1992), p. 12.
"A Contemporary Urban Legend in Latin America" 26 FOAFTale News: Journal of the
International Society for Contemporary Legend Research (June 1992), p. 11.
"Deadly Logic: Will Hostile Computer Code Become the Terrorism of the 1990s?" paper
prepared for the Seminar on Countering Terrorism, sponsored by the Washington, D.C. Chapter
of the Terrorist Activities Subcommittee of the American Society for Industrial Security, June 13,
1990.
"More Ties We'd Like to See" 26, 4 Land's End (April 1990), p. 41.
"What Constitutes State Support to Terrorists?" 3, 1 Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence
(July 1989), pp. 287-293, reprinted as chapter 12 in Bernard Schechterman and Martin Slann, eds.
Violence and Terrorism 91/92, second edition (Sluice Dock, Guilford, Connecticut: The Dushkin
Publishing Group, Inc. 1991), pp. 38-40.
"Ciana's Birth Announcement" 2 Lamaze Parents' Magazine (1988) and Parents and
Child/Washington Parent (Summer/Fall 1988).
"Shoot-'Em-Up Arcade Game (a review of Silo)" 4, 9 DirecTIons (September 1987), pp. 29-30.
"Need More Room? How About a 20-Meg Winchester on a Card... (a review of the Second
Source Systems ProCard Model 1350)" 4, 5 DirecTIons (May 1987), pp. 32-34.
"Comment: Terrorists, Governments, and Numbers; Counting Things Versus Things That Count"
31, 1 Journal of Conflict Resolution (March 1987), pp. 54-62.
Bernie Tao with Ed Mickolus "A Mini-Casino on Your TIPC (a review of KCGames)" 4, 4
DirecTIons (April 1987), pp. 31-32.
"Say 'CHEESE!' for Delicious Graphics (a review of the CHEESE graphics package)" 4, 2
DirecTIons (February 1987), pp. 26-27.
"TI Speaks! (a review of the Sheen Brothers Serious Synthesizer board)" 4,2 DirecTIons
(February 1987), pp. 29-30.
"GalacTIc Fun (a review of Star Fleet I: The War Begins) 3, 11 DirecTIons (November 1986), pp.
35-36.
"Puttering Around the TIPC (a review of Pro-Golf)" 3, 11 DirecTIons (November 1986), pp. 34-
35.
"The Message is Sublime (a review of Self Shrink)" 3, 4 DirecTIons (April, 1986), p. 25.
"Season's Greetings (a review of Holiday Graphics" 2, 11 DirecTIons (November 1985), pp. 23-
25.
"Sing Along with the TIPC (a review of Music Man)" 2, 11 DirecTIons (November 1985), pp. 25-
34.
"Tracking Halley's Comet (a review of Halley's Comet on your Home Computer" 3, 1 DirecTIons
(January 1986), pp. 21-23.
"In the Chips! (a review of Casino I)" 3, 2 DirecTIons (February 1986), pp. 25-26.
"Supreme Test Rates Your Road to Heaven (a review of The Supreme Test)" 3, 2 DirecTIons
(February 1986), p. 26.
TI dBITS, a monthly column on the computer industry written for the newsletter of Texas
Instruments Professional Computer Users Groups around the US, 1984-1985.
"The Double Standard in Nation Perception: Artifact Versus Main Effect" 10, 1-4 International
Journal of Group Tensions (1980), pp. 38-60.
Edward Heyman and Edward Mickolus "Observations on 'Why Violence Spreads'" 24, 2
International Studies Quarterly (June 1980), pp. 299-305.
"International Terrorism in 1979" paper presented to the annual convention of the Academy of
Criminal Justice Sciences, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 1980.
"Studying Terrorist Incidents: Issues in Conceptualization and Data Acquisition" paper presented
to the annual convention of the International Studies Association, Los Angeles, March 1980.
"Multilateral Legal Efforts to Combat Terrorism: Diagnosis and Prognosis" 6, 1 Ohio Northern
University Law Review (1979), pp. 13-51.
"Reflections on the Study of Terrorism" paper presented to the Panel on Violence and Terror of
the Conference on Complexity: A Challenge to the Adaptive Capacity of American Society,
1776-1976, sponsored by the Society for General Systems Research, held at the Loyola College
Conference Center, Columbia, Maryland, March 24-26, 1977, 9 pp.
"International Terrorism: Review and Projection" address to the Conference on Terrorism and the
American Corporation, sponsored by Probe International, Inc., held in New York City, September
14-15, 1976, 51 pp., tables and graphics available from Probe. Updated for conferences held in
Los Angeles, January 11-12, 1977, and Chicago, September 26-27, 1977.
"Models of the United Nations: Contemporary Developments in Research and Teaching" 67, 4
The Social Studies (July-August, 1976), pp. 171-174.
David L. Milbank with Edward Mickolus International and Transnational Terrorism: Diagnosis
and Prognosis (available from Washington, D.C.: US Document Expediting Project, Library of
Congress, PR 76 10030, April 1976), 46 pp.
"Sanctions and the Case of Southern Africa" 7, 1 Journal of the John Hay Society for Foreign
Affairs (Spring 1975), pp. 7-10.
Christopher M. Rocca, Robert F. Simmons, Julie Christiano and Edward Mickolus Preparing a
Delegation for a High School Model United Nations: A Bibliography (New York: National
Collegiate Conference Association, 1974).
BOOK REVIEWS
"Review of Sean Anderson and Stephen Sloan Historical Dictionary of Terrorism (Metuchen,
New Jersey and London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1995), 496 pp. Volume 4 of Historical
Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies and Movements." 16, 1 Journal of Conflict Studies
(Spring 1996), pp. 179-181.
"Review of Keith Harley and Nick Hooper The Economics of Defence, Disarmament and Peace
Aldershot: Edward Elgar Publishing, Ltd., 1990)" Journal of Defence Economics
"Review of David Carlton and Carlo Schaerf, eds. Contemporary Terror: Studies in Sub-State
Violence (New York: St. Martin's, 1981)" 77, 1 American Political Science Review (March
1983), p. 232.
"Review of Stephen Sloan Simulating Terrorism (University of Oklahoma Press, 1981)" 75, 4
American Political Science Review (December 1981), p. 1027.
"Review of Ernest Evans Calling a Truce to Terror: The American Response to International
Terrorism" 74, 3 American Political Science Review (September 1980), pp. 874-876.
PUBLICATIONS IN PREPARATION
HUMOR
Special Advisor to the Art Dreco Institute of San Francisco on Sartorial and Political Dreco,
which grew out of my exhibitions of my collection of 1,200+ neckties.
standup comic at comedy clubs in the Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia area in 1991.
The Style Invitational, Week LVII, Ford photo Washington Post (March 25, 2001), p, F2.
The Style Invitational, Week XLIX, Bad Pickup Lines Washington Post (January 28, 2001), p.
F2.
The Style Invitational, Week VI, Signs That a Presidential Candidates Campaign Might Be in
Trouble Washington Post (April 2, 2000), p. F2.
The Style Invitational, Week 1, Bubba Washington Post (February 13, 2000), p. F2.
CIAs Car Show a Private Affair Washington Times (August 13, 1999), p. E4. (I served as the
Agencys spokesman for a story that the Times treated tongue-in-cheek.)
Tied for 130th for Year 6 of the Style Invitational, and was 111th all-time.
The Style Invitational, Week 316, Captions Washington Post (April 25, 1999), p. F2
The Style Invitational, Week 272, Captions Washington Post (June 21, 1998), p. F2. weeks
overall winner, receiving Playboy Club tankards as the prize.
The Style Invitational, Week 242: Cheap Shots Washington Post (November 23, 1997), p. F2.
The posting made him #62 in the yearly rankings of the tens of thousands of contestants.
The Style Invitational, Week 235: Fractured etymologies for common expressions Washington
Post (October 5, 1997), p. F2. Second runner-up.
The Style Invitational, Week 234: State Mottos Washington Post (September 7, 1997), p. F2.
subject of story by Bob Levey "How to Welcome a Baby or Fight a Midlife Crisis: Personalized
Trading Cards" Washington Post (June 14, 1996), p. E1. Story included two photos. Story was in
turn mentioned in "The Reliable Scourge" 3, 5 Depravda: The Official Mail Organ of the Not
Ready for the Algonquin Roundtable Society (August 1996), p. 2.
"Style Invitational, Week 218, speedreading" Washington Post (June 8, 1997), p. F-2.
"Style Invitational, Week 123, why is the sky blue" Washington Post (August 13, 1995), p. F-2;
reprinted in 2, 6 Depravda: The Official Mail Organ of the Not Ready for the Algonquin
Roundtable Society (August 1995), p. 15.
"Style Invitational, Week 102, fortune cookies" Washington Post (March 19, 1995), p. F-2.
"Style Invitational, Week 100, joke retelling" Washington Post (March 5, 1995), p. F-2.
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