Dr. Rachel Yon

Associate Professor

Executive Officer - Combating Terrorism Center

Combating Terrorism Center

Social Sciences

rachel.yon [at] westpoint.edu

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 Florida

M.A - University of Florida

J.D. - University of Florida Levin College of Law

B.A. - Florida International University

Research Interests

Homeland Security and Defense; Rights and liberties and the American citizen

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.