School of Public Policy, Contributing to a Livable World



















 
Alexander E.R. Woodcock
Affiliate Professor

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 Research

  • Mathematical Modeling
  • Peace Building and Operations