Jenna Jordan

Jenna Jordan is an **Associate Professor and Associate Chair** at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, part of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Institute of Technology. She serves as the Faculty Athletics Representative and is a member of the Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy and the ADVANCE IAC initiative. Her research focuses on counterterrorism, cybersecurity, international security, organizational theory, and statecraft.

**Education**:

• Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Chicago
• M.A. in Political Science, Stanford University
• B.A. in International Relations, Mills College

**Research Interests**:
Dr. Jordan’s work examines strategic targeting of terrorist organizations, cybersecurity coordination challenges, and the efficacy of counterterrorism policies. She employs methodologies such as wargaming and social network analysis to explore statecraft, organizational resilience, and international security dynamics. Her publications span journals like International Security and Security Studies, alongside media outlets like The Atlantic and Foreign Policy.

**Publications Trends**:
Her recent work highlights critiques of counterterrorism policy logic, the paradoxes of leadership decapitation strategies, and the geopolitical dimensions of U.S.-Russia relations. She also addresses small-state diplomacy and cybersecurity governance fragmentation.

**Grants & Support**:
Her research has been funded by the University of Chicago, Smith Richardson Foundation, Georgia Tech, Carnegie Corporation, and U.S. Russia Foundation. She serves on the editorial board of Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict.

**Labs & Teams**:
Active in the Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy (CISTP), her collaborations focus on strategic technology, policy design, and international conflict resolution mechanisms.