Dr. James Waller is the Cohen Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, and chair of that same department, at Keene State College (NH-US). In addition, he serves as Director of Academic Programs for the Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities, an international NGO devoted to atrocity prevention. He is the author of five books, most notably his award-winning 'Becoming Evil: How Ordinary People Commit Genocide and Mass Killing' and 'Confronting Evil: Engaging Our Responsibility to Prevent Genocide'. His sixth book, 'A Troubled Sleep: Risk and Resilience in Contemporary Northern Ireland,' was released by Oxford University Press in April 2021.
