MARIE ISABELLE CHEVRIER
410 Cooper St.
Camden NJ 08102-1521
marie.chevrier@rutgers.edu
+ (1) 856-225-2973
EDUCATION
1991
Ph.D. in Public Policy, Harvard University. Dissertation: "The Biological and Toxin
Weapons Arms Control Regime: Is It the Best Way to Minimize the Risk of Biological or Toxin
Weapon Use?" Committee: Thomas C. Schelling (Nobel Laureate in Economics 2005), Paul
M. Doty, and Matthew S. Meselson.
1986
Master in Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government. Harvard University.
1972-74
School of Law, University of Washington - no degree.
1972
B.A. with honors, University of Nebraska. Double major in Psychology and French, Junior
Year at L'Université De Bordeaux, France.
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
20011-Present Professor of Public Policy and Administration Rutgers University Camden. Department
Chair, 2013—present, Director PhD program in Public Affairs 2012—present.
1991-Present Professor of Public Policy and Political Economy (Assosiate Professor 1997-2009)
Assistant Professor 1991-1997), Director, Masters in Public Policy Program (2007present) Coordinator of the Masters’ in Public Affairs Program (1999-2002) , Associate
Program Chair in Public Policy and Political Economy (2007-present) Honors Faculty
2008-present. School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at
Dallas. Faculty member in the programs in Public Policy and Political Economy, Political
Science and Public Affairs. Administrative responsibilities for the MPP program (2007-present)
and the MPA program (1999-2002).
2000-present Faculty Member, Alliance for Medical Management Education, University of Texas
Southwestern Medical School and University of Texas at Dallas. Overall programmatic and
instructional responsibility for 40 hour module on conflict resolution and negotiations.
2008-2011
Chair, BioWeapons Prevention Project, An global network of civil society actors dedicated to
the permanent elimination of biological weapons and of the possibility of their re-emergence.
Board member 2005-present.
2008
Consultant, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
2006
Guest Visiting Faculty, Creative Change Center, Antioch University, Seattle, Washington.
One week visiting appointment—worked with students and faculty in the Reflective Practice
and Transformative Leadership program, taught guest classes and gave a public lecture in the
Global Issues and Perspectives series.
2004-2005
Visiting Professor, Nelson Mandela Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Jamia Millia
Islamia University, New Delhi, India. Fulbright lecturer in Peace and Conflict Resolution.
1997-1998
Associate Director, The Harvard Sussex Program on Chemical and Biological Warfare,
Armaments and Arms Limitation, and Senior Research Fellow for Chemical and Biological
Weapons Policy Studies, The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, the John F.
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
2005-2007
Chair, Scientists Working Group on Chemical and Biological Weapons, Center for Arms
Control and Non-Proliferation. Washington DC. (Founding member in 2004), Continuing
Member.
1990-2004
Consultant and member, the Federation of American Scientists Expert Working Group on
Biological Weapons Verification. Chair, Political Subgroup.
2000-present Faculty Member, Alliance for Medical Management Education, University of Texas
Southwestern Medical School and University of Texas at Dallas. Overall programmatic and
instructional responsibility for 40 hour module on conflict resolution and negotiations.
1985-1990
Instructor in Public Policy, Economics Coordinator, Economics Instructor, and Teaching
Fellow, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
1978-1984
Administrator, King County Medical Examiner's Office, Seattle, Washington.
1974-1978
Director, Seattle Rape Relief, Seattle, Washington.
1976-1982
Guest Instructor, Alaska State Trooper Academy. Sitka, Alaska.
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 2012. Arms Control Policy: A Guide to the Issues, Praeger Security International.
Pearson, Alan, Marie Isabelle Chevrier, and Mark Wheelis eds. 2007. Incapacitating Biochemical Weapons:
Promise or Peril?, Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle, Krysztof Chomiczewski, Henri Garrigue, Gyõrgy Granasztói, Malcolm R. Dando and
Graham S. Pearson eds. 2004. Implementation of Legally Binding Measures to Strengthen the Biological and
Toxin Weapons Convention. Amsterdam: Klewer Academic Publishers.
Refereed Journal Articles
Koblentz, Gregory D. and Marie Isabelle Chevrier. 2011. “Modernizing Confidence-Building Measures for the
Biological Weapons Convention” Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and
Science 9, (3, September).
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Winter, F. D. and M. I. Chevrier. 2008. "Conflict Resolution in a Different Culture" Baylor University
Medical Center Proceedings 21, (3 July).
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle and Iris Hunger. 2000. “Confidence-Building Measures for the BTWC: Performance
and Potential” The Nonproliferation Review 7(3, Fall/Winter).
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 1996. "The Aftermath of Aum Shinrikyo: A New Paradigm for Terror?" Politics
and the Life Sciences 15 (2, September).
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) Working Group on Biological and Toxin Weapons Verification,
(Marie Chevrier principal author). 1995. "Beyond VEREX: A Legally Binding Compliance Regime for
the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention" Contemporary Security Policy 16 (2, August).
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 1995. "From Verification to Strengthening Compliance: Prospects and Challenges of
the Biological Weapons Convention." Politics and the Life Sciences 14(2, August).
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 1995. "Impediment to Proliferation: Analyzing the Biological Weapons Convention."
Contemporary Security Policy 16(2, August): 72-102. Abstract in International Political Science
Abstracts.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 1993. "Deliberate Disease: Biological Weapons, Threats, and Policy Responses."
Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 11:395-417.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 1992. "The Biological Weapons Convention: The Third Review Conference."
Politics and the Life Sciences 11(1, February): 86-92.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle, and Jessica Eve Stern. 1991. "Chemical and Biological Weapons in the Third
World." Boston College Third World Law Journal 11(1, 1991 Winter): 45-81.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 1990. "Verifying the Unverifiable: Lessons from the Biological Weapons
Convention." Politics and the Life Sciences 9(1, August): 93-105.
Federation of American Scientists Working Group on Biological and Toxin Weapons Verification. 1991.
“Proposals for the Third Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention." Arms Control
12(2, September).
Refereed Book Chapters
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 2007. "Why Do Conclusions from the Experts Vary?" In Bioterrorism: Confronting
a Complex Threat. Andreas Wenger and Reto Wollenmann eds. Boulder, London: Lynne Rienner
Publishers.
Pearson, Alan, Marie Isabelle Chevrier and Mark Wheelis, "Introduction" in Alan Pearson, Marie Isabelle
Chevrier, and Mark Wheelis eds. 2007. Incapacitating Biochemical Weapons: Promise or Peril?,
Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books.
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Pearson, Alan, Marie Isabelle Chevrier and Mark Wheelis "Conclusion and Recommendations" in Pearson,
Alan, Marie Isabelle Chevrier, and Mark Wheelis eds. 2007. Incapacitating Biochemical Weapons:
Promise or Peril?, Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle and James F. Leonard "Biochemicals and the Biological and Toxin Weapons
Convention." 2007. in Pearson, Alan, Marie Isabelle Chevrier, and Mark Wheelis eds. 2007.
Incapacitating Biochemical Weapons: Promise or Peril?, Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 2006. “The Politics of Biological Weapons Disarmament.” In Deadly Cultures:
Biological Weapons Since 1945, eds. Mark Wheelis, Lajos Rozsa and Malcolm Dando. Cambridge:
Harvard University Press.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 2002. “Chemical and Biological Weapons Arms Control.” In Arms Control:
Cooperative Security in A Changing Environment Jeffrey A. Larsen ed. Boulder, London: Lynne Rienner
Publishers.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 2000. "Strengthening the Biological Weapons Arms Control Regime." In Biological
Warfare: Modern Offense and Defense, ed. Raymond A. Zilinskas. Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner
Publishers.
Pearson, Graham S., and Marie I. Chevrier. 1999. "An Effective Prohibition of Biological Weapons." In
Biological Weapons: Limiting the Threat. CSIA Studies in International Security, ed. Joshua Lederberg.
Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle, and Amy E. Smithson. 1996. "Preventing the Spread of Arms: Chemical and
Biological Weapons." In Arms Control: Toward the 21st Century, eds Jeffrey A. Larsen and Gregory J.
Rattray. Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers.
Chapters in Edited Volumes of Conference Proceedings
Chevrier, Marie Chevrier. 2007 "Biological Weapons Terrorism and Transparency" in Understanding and
Responding to the Terrorism Phenomenon, Ozgur Nikbay and Suleyman Hancerli, eds. IOS Press,
Amsterdam. Proceedings of the Conference: Understanding and Responding to Terrorism: A Multidimensional Approach. Washington D.C. September.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 2002. “The Paradoxes of Biological Terrorism.” In Implications of 9/11 on
International Security and the Path Forward to Peace, James Brown ed. Proceedings of the 12th Annual
International Arms Control Conference. Sandia National Laboratory.
Chevrier, Marie I. 2001. “Compliance Measures for the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Protocol.”
In Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, Mario Trapani ed. Rome: Istituto Diplomatico Mario Toscano. Villa
Madama, Rome, Italy. Proceedings of Conference.
Chevrier, Marie I. 2001. "Preventing Biological Proliferation: Strengthening the Biological Weapons
Convention." Annex in Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, Mario Trapani ed. Rome: Istituto Diplomatico
Mario Toscano. Villa Madama, Italy. Proceedings of Conference.
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Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 2000. "Towards a Verification Protocol." In Verification of the Biological and Toxin
Weapons Convention, eds. Malcolm R. Dando, Graham S. Pearson and Tibor Toth. NATO ASI Series.
Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Studies Institute.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 2000. “Verification Provisions in the Biological Weapons Convention.” Proceedings
of the conference “Biosecurity and Bioterrorism” Istituto Diplomatico, Mario Toscano, Villa Madama,
Rome, Italy. Organized by Landau Network-Centro Volta, Como, Italy, Unit of Policy Planning and
Analysis of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rome, Italy, in collaboration with International Center
for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy, and Forum for the Peace, Florence,
Italy. September 18-19.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 2000. "Status of the Legally Binding Text by the Ad Hoc Gorup and Expectaions for
the Next Review Conference on the BWC." Proceedings of the conference “Biosecurity and Bioterrorism”
Istituto Diplomatico, Mario Toscano, Villa Madama, Rome, Italy. Organized by Landau Network-Centro
Volta, Como, Italy, Unit of Policy Planning and Analysis of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rome,
Italy, in collaboration with International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB),
Trieste, Italy, and Forum for the Peace, Florence, Italy. September 18-19.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 1999. "Arms Control Regimes Under Assault: Explaining the US Position in the
Negotiations to Strengthen the Biological Weapons Convention." In Entering the New Millenium:
Dilemmas in Arms Control. Albuquerque: Sandia National Laboratory. Proceedings of the 9th Annnual
International Arms Control Conference. Sandia National Laboratory
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 1995. "From Verification to Compliance Assessment: Prospects and Challenges of
the Biological Weapons Convention." In Old Issues and New Strategies, ed. James Brown. Amersterdam:
VU University Press. Proceedings of the 5th Annual International Arms Control Conference. Southern
Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.
Other Journal Articles
Scientists Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons (Contributing Author). 2010. “Biological
threats: A matter of balance” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Web edition. http://thebulletin.org/webedition/op-eds/biological-threats-matter-of-balance.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 2002. “Waiting for Godot or Saving the Show? The BWC Review Conference
Reaches Modest Agreement, Disarmament Diplomacy No. 68, December 2002 / January 2003.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 2001. “A Necessary Compromise” Arms Control Today 31(4, May).
Klotz, L. C., M. I. Chevrier, J. J. Dingerdisson, L. Pritchard, B. H. Rosenberg, M. Wheelis, and G. R. Wollet,
2000. Implementing the Biological Weapons Convention in the United States: what it means to the
biopharmaceutical industry. Biopharm, August 2000, 46-48.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 1996. "Verification and the Biological Weapons Convention." UNIDIR Newsletter
33/96 The Biological Weapons Convention Revisited, ed. Pericles Gasparini Alves. United Nations
Institute for Disarmament Research.
Other Invited Publications
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Chevrier, Marie Isabelle, 2011. “Arms Control” in Governing America: Major Decisions of Federal, State,
and Local Governments from 1798 to the Present, Volume III, Paul J. Quirk and William Cunion Eds.
New York, Facts on File Libray of American History.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle, 2010. “Arms Bans: Working Around Weaknesses” in A Gobal Agenda: Issues Before
the United Nations, 2010-2011, Irwin Arieff, Ed. New York, United Nations Association USA.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle, 2009. “Implementation of Arms Control: CBW, Conventional and Small Arms” in A
Global Agenda, Dulcie Lembach, Ed. New York: United Nations Association USA.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle, 2009. “The History of BTW Disarmament” in A Handbook of Biological and Toxin
Weapons Arms Control, Kathryn Nixdorff, Noel Stott, and Malcolm Dando Eds. Geneva: The
BioWeapons Prevention Project.
Rappert, Brian, Marie Chevrier and Malcolm Dando. 2006. "In-depth Implementation of the BTWC:
Education and Outreach” Strengthening the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, Briefing Paper
(2nd Series) No. 20. Graham S. Pearson and Malcolm R. Dando, Series Eds. University of Bradford,
Department of Peace Studies, Bradford, UK.
Rappert, Brian, Marie Chevrier and Malcolm Dando. 2006. "The Life Sciences, Biosecurity and Dual Use
Research:
A
Role
Play
of
an
Interactive
Seminar".
Available
online
at:
http://www.projects.ex.ac.uk/codesofconduct/BiosecuritySeminar/Education/index.htm
Chevrier, M. I. 2002 “Biological weapons” in Encyclopedia of the United Nations, John Allphin Moore, Jr. and
Jerry Pubantz eds. New York: Facts on File Books.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. With Ambassador James F. Leonard and Rajendra Aldis. 2002. “The U.S.
Government’s Interpretation of the BTWC” Working Paper of the Federation of American Scientists’
Working Group on Biological Weapons.
Chevrier, Marie. 2001 “The Biological Weapons Convention: the protocol that almost was” in Verification
Yearbook 2001 eds. Trevor Findlay and Oliver Meier. London: Verification Research, Training and
Information Centre.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 2000. “Assessing the Biological Weapons Threat” for the Panel on State Biological
Weapons Threat, The 2000 Carnegie International Non-Proliferation Conference: "New Challenges in
Asia and America" March 16-17, 2000, Washington Marriott Hotel Washington, D.C. This publication
was listed on the website of the US Department of State, International Information Programs, Arms
Control and Non-Proliferation.
Hunger, Iris and Marie Isabelle Chevrier. 2000. “Questions of Compliance: The Case of the Biological and
Toxin Weapons Control Regime” Geneva: Geneva Centre for Disarmament Studies.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 1999. "Preventing Biological Proliferation: Strengthening the Biological Weapons
Convention." In Preventing the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: What Role for Arms
Control? ed. Oliver Thränert. Bonn: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 1999. "The Threat of Chemical and Biological Terrorism is Exaggerated." In
Weapons of Mass Destruction, ed. Jennifer Hurley, Greenhaven Press.
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Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 1998. "Doubts About Confidence: The Potential and Limits of Confidence Building
Measures for the Biological Weapons Convention." In Biological Weapons Proliferation: Reasons for
Concern, Courses of Action, ed. Amy E. Smithson. Washington D.C.: The Henry L. Stimson Center.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 1997. "Conflict and Peacemaking in an Evolving World." In Teaching About Conflict
and Peacemaking: Syllabi from the Faculty Seminar Program, eds Saadia Touval and Pamela R. Aall.
Washington D.C.: United States Institute of Peace.
Harris, Elisa D., Barbara Hatch Rosenberg and Marie Isabelle Chevrier. 1993. "Strengthening the Biological
Weapons Convention" In Non-Proliferation and Arms Control: Issues and Options for the Clinton
Administration. Washington D.C.: Ad Hoc Working Group on Non-Proliferation and Arms Control,
January.
Boehrer, John, and Marie Isabelle Chevrier. 1991. "Professor and Teaching Assistant: Making the Most of a
Working Relationship." In Preparing the Professoriate of Tomorrow to Teach: Selected Readings in TA
Training, eds Nyquist et. al. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt.
Other Publications and Working Papers:
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle and Kerri West. 2006. "A Tale of Two Treaties: Banning Landmines and Biological
Weapons." International Studies Association, Chicago, Illinois. Feb. 2007.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 2003. Presentation at the Experts Meeting of the States Parties to the Biological and
Toxin Weapons Convention. Non-Governmental Organizations presentations. August 20.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 2002. “The Politics of Biological Disarmament and the 2001 BWC Review
Conference” presented to the International Studies Association Annual Conference, New Orleans,
Louisiana, for the panel “The Biological Weapons Control Regime at a Crossroads” Wednesday 27 March.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. With Alexander Kelle. 2001. “Implementation Issues of the Biological and Toxin
Weapons Convention Protocol,” a three day simulation for the NATO Advanced Study Institute.
Budapest, Hungary.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 2000. “The Effect of the Presidential Elections on the US Position in the BTWC
Negotiations.” A Working Paper for the 14th Workshop of the Pugwash Study Group on the
Implementation of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Conventions. Geneva, Switzerland.
November 18-19.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 2000. “An Update of the Structure of a BTWC Organization.” A Working Paper for
the 13th Workshop of the Pugwash Study Group on the Implementation of the Chemical and Biological
Weapons Conventions, Oegsteegt, The Netherlands. April.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 1998. "The Structure and Cost of a BWC Organization" Federation of American
Scientists' Working Group on Biological Weapons Verification, Working Paper. September.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 1997. "The Threat That Won't Disperse: Why Biological Weapons Have Taken
Center Stage" The Washington Post, Outlook Section, Sunday, December 21, C1.
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Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 1997. "Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention: A Negotiations
Simulation" first conducted at the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Budapest, Hungary. July.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 1996. "Reservations to the Geneva Protocol" A Working Paper for the 5th Workshop
of the Pugwash Study Group on the Implementation of the Chemical and Biological Weapons
Conventions. Geneva, Switzerland. September.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle 1995. "BW Arms Control: Countering Proliferation by Changing the Incentive
Structure," University of Texas at Dallas.Working Pepers in Political Economy, No. 95-14, May.
Publications of the Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical
Weapons (Contributing Author)
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. 2003. “UNMOCIC
Could Help Resolve Future Biological Weapons Crises” August.
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. February 2003.
“Urgent Advisory to the CWC States Parties on Law Enforcement under the CWC.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. October 2000.
“Gradual Phase-In of Protocol Measures.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. July 2000.
“Proposed Structure of the Organization to Implement the BWC Protocol, Addendum.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. March 2000.
“Transfers of Dual-Capable Items: Some Possible Compromise Provisions.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. March 2000,
“Comments on the Triggers for Declaration of Vaccine and Other Production Facilities.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical WeaponsWG, September
1999. “Working Paper on BWC Protocol Article VII.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. June 1999. “Views
on Visits.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. June 1999. “On the
Question of Outbreak Declarations under a Biological Weapons Convention Compliance Regime.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. January 1999.
“Means for Protecting U.S. Industry Within an Effective Compliance Regime for the Biological Weapons
Convention.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. December 1998.
“Aerosol Trigger.”
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Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. December 1998.
“Visits: A Unified Concept.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. September 1998.
“Visits are Crucial.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. “ September 1998.
“The Structure and Cost of A BWC Organization.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. September 1998.
“Declaration Triggers: Critique of the Rolling Text.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. February 1998.
“Perspectives on BWC Compliance Regime Issues Affecting Industry.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. December 1997.
“Making Random Non-Challenge Visits Friendly.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. December 1997.
“Rapid Resolution of Questions that Might Arise During Nonchallenge Visits.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. December 1997.
“Triggers for Declarations and Inspections/Visits Under a BWC Compliance Regime.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. March 1997.
“Declarations: Triggers and Contents.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. April 1996.
“Proposals for the Fourth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. September 1995.
“Industry and the Biological Weapons Convention.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. July 1995. Proposals
for Technological Cooperation to Implement Article X of the Biological Weapons Convention.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. March 1995.
“Working Paper Addressed to the Western Group. ‘
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. December 1994.
“First Steps in Carrying Out the Mandate of the Ad Hoc Group to Strengthen the BWC.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. October 1994.
“Estimate of the International Costs for a BWC Compliance Regime, revised.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. “July 1994, Beyond
VEREX: A Legally Binding Compliance Regime for the Biological Weapons Convention.”
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Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. May 1993.
“Progress in Identifying Effective and Acceptable Measures for a Compliance Protocol for the Biological
Weapons Convention.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. November 1992.
“A Legally Binding Compliance Regime for the Biological Weapons Convention (comments on VEREX
measures).”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. March 1992. “A
Legally Binding Compliance Regime for the BWC: Refinement of Proposed Measures Through Trial
Facility Visits.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. June 1991.
“Measures under Consideration for the Action at the Third Review Conference of the Biological
Weapons Convention.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. WG, February
1991. “Report: Implementation of the Proposals for a Verification Protocol to the Biological Weapons
Convention.”
Federation of American Scientists’ Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons. WG, October 1990.
“Report: Proposals for the Third Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention, revision.”
Book Reviews:
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 1998. Review of The Chemical Weapons Taboo, by Richard M. Price, American
Political Science Review 92(2, June).
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 1992. "Weapons or War or Ravages of Nature? Investigating the Use of CBW."
Commentary on Peter Barss' "Epidemic Field Investigation as Applied to Allegations of Chemical,
Biological, or Toxin Weapons." Politics and the Life Sciences 11(1, February).
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 1990. Review of Continental Divide, by Seymour Lipset,Peace and Security, The
Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security, October.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 1990. Review of The Diplomacy of Biological Disarmament: Vicissitudes of a Treaty
in Force, 1975-1985 by Nicholas A. Sims, Politics and the Life Sciences, August.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 1989. Review of Chemical Weaponry: A Continuing Challenge by Edward M.
Spiers, The New York Times, Sunday, August 27.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 1988. Review of Gene Wars: Military Control Over the New Genetic Technologies
by Charles Piller and Keith R. Yamamoto, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Vol. 44, No. 8, October.
Chevrier, Marie Isabelle. 1985. Review of Endless Enemies by Jonathan Kwitney, Governance: The Harvard
Journal of Public Policy, Spring.
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HONORS and AWARDS
2010
Alumna Achievement Award, University of Nebraska Alumni Association.
2008- present Member, Advisory Board, Turkish Institute for Security and Democracy.
2007
Speaker, First Panel of NonGovermental Organizations to formally address the States Parties to
the Biological Weapons Convention.
2001- present Editorial Advisory Board, Politics and the Life Sciences.
2006
2004
Guest Visiting Faculty, Creative Change Center, Antioch University, Seattle, Washington.
"Developing Leaders in Conflict Resolution and Negotiation" Fulbright Scholar Program. Six
month lecturing grant at Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, India.
2004
Guest Scholar, lecture tour to Rangoon Burma sponsored by the US Consulate in Rangoon to
address ethnic conflict among pro-democracy political parties.
2002
Guest Scholar, Ten day lecture tour of Germany and Spain sponsored by the US Embassies in
Berlin and Madrid.
1989
Pew Teaching Leadership Award, National Conference on the Training and Employment of
Teaching Assistants.
1987-1988
Harvard MacArthur Foundation Scholar.
GRANTS
2000
Ploughshares Fund grant. As program chair of the biological warfare section of the annual
meeting of the Association for Politics and the Life Sciences, Ploughshares awarded a grant to
the Association for participation of foreign diplomats in a conference panel. I wrote the grant
proposal and chaired the panel.
1995
Research grant, "Changing Roles, Changing Rules: the Evolution of the Neutral and NonAligned Group in Multilateral Disarmament Negotiations in the Post Cold War Era", United
States Institute of Peace.
1994
Faculty Teaching Seminar, Peacemaking in an Evolving World, United States Institute of
Peace.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS AND CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
“US Legislative Approaches to the Control of Biological Materials” October 4, 2010, Meeting on US, UK and
Argentine Perspecitves on Biosafely, Biosecurity and the Education of Life Sciences, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Argentina Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Argentia Ministry of Defense. Participation funded by Argentina
Ministry of Defense.
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“Recent Developments in Biosafety and Biosecurity Legislation in the USA,” September 30, 2010. Panel on
Legal and Safety Issues, International Conference on Culture Collections 2010, Participation funded by the
Conference, Florianapolis, Brazil.
"Options and proposals to strengthen the Confidence-building Measures of the Biological Weapons
Convention” April 27, 2010, Berlin, Germany.sponsored by the Geneva Forum and the Governments of
Germany, Norway and Switzerland.
“The Seventh Review Conference of the BTWC: Renewing Efforts to Strengthen the Treaty Regime?” February
20, 2010. Mapping the Future of the Biological Weapons Prohibition Norm: Between Scientific Uncertainty
and New Conceptual Approaches, International Studies Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.
“The US Regulatory and Legislative System to Control Biological Materials” April 2010. Workshop on The
Global Challenge of Biological Controls funded by a grant from the Riksbankens Jubileumsfonds in Stockholm.
“US Policy: National Strategy for Countering Biological Threats, November 2009” January 16, 2010. Europe
and the Global Challenge of Biological Controls, Funded by the Riksbanken Jubileumsfond. University of
Bath, UK.
“Statement to the Meeting of States Parties to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention” December 7,
2009. The United Nations, Geneva. On behalf of the Scientists Working Group on Biological and Chemical
Weapons.
“The Need for a Civil Society Role in Monitoring and Raising Awareness of the Norms Against the
Weaponization of Disease” October 1, 2009. At the United Nations, New York before the United Nations
Security Council Resolution 1540 Committee. UNSCR 1540 at a Crossroads: The Challenges of
Implementation.
“Statement to the Meeting of Experts of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention” August 24, 2009. The
United Nations, Geneva. On behalf of the Scientists Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons.
“International Conflict Resolution: Comparing Degree Programs” Paper presented at the 16th International
Conference on Learning. Barcelona, Spain. July 2, 2009.
“Using Simulations with Life Scientists” American Association for the Advancement of Science, Center for
Science, Technology and Security Policy and Program on Scientific Freedom, Responsibility and Law,
Workshop on Educating Scientists about Dual Use Biological Research. Washington, D.C., November 21,
2008.
“The Dual-Use Simulation,” Fostering the Biosecurity Norm: An Educational Module for Life Sciences
Students, sponsored by Landau Network-Centro Volta (Italy) and The University of Bradford (UK), Como,
Italy, October 27, 2008.
NGO Statement by Dr. Marie Isabelle Chevrier, Chair, Scientists Working Group on Biological and Chemical
Weapons, The Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, At the Meeting of the States Parties to the
BTWC. Geneva, 12 December 2007
"Incapacitating Chemical Weapons and the CWC" The Green Cross National Dialogue Forum on Chemical
Weapons Destruction in Russia, November, Moscow, the Russian Federation. 1, 2007.
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"Secrecy, Transparency and Democracy" Second Istanbul Conference on Democracy and Global Security.
Istanbul, Turkey. June 16, 2007
"Education for Life Sciences" with Brian Rappert. 6th Review Conference of the Biological Weapons
Convention. Geneva, Switzerland. November 28, 2006.
"Threats Posed by States" Conference Presentation. Developing a Comprehensive Global Biosecurity Regime.
Sponsored by Green Cross International. United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. November 8, 2006.
"Chemical, Biological and Toxin Weapons—Transparency Lessons" Conference Presentation, Towards a
Russian National Dialogue on Energy Security, Nuclear Non-Proliferation, and a Safe and Sustainable Future.
Moscow, Russian Federation. Sponsored by Global Green and Rosatom. July 4, 2006.
“Global Citizenship: An Oxymoron?” Global Issues and Perspectives lecture series. Antioch University, Seattle
Washington, May 3, 2005.
Workshop on "Controlling Dangerous Pathogens" Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland,
University of Maryland, 2005.
“Reconstructing Peaceful Society: Bosnia After Dayton”, Cecil and Ida Green Distinguished Lecture,
University of Texas at Dallas, April 30, 2004.
“Evaluating Implementation: Treaties Governing Chemical and Biological Weapons" inaugural lecture in the
Vidvatya Series, India Habitat Center, New Delhi India, September 28, 2004.
"Implementation Issues: The Chemical and Biological Weapons Conventions," Department of International
Relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, November 3, 2004
“Civil society and illicit biological weapons activities: the importance of transparency” panel presentation at the
launch of the Bio Weapons Prevention Project. Other panel members included: Jayantha Dhanapala UnderSecretary-General for Disarmament Affairs, UN and Judge Dumisa Ntsebeza, former Chief Investigator, Truth
and Reconciliation Commission, South Africa. The United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. November 11, 2002.
“The United States and Biological Arms Control Strategy” Lecture, at the German Military Command and Staff
College (Fuehrungsakademie) for senior military officers and faculty. Hamburg, Germany. March 1, 2002.
Sponsored by the United States Embassy, Berlin.
“Bioterrorism: Real and Imagined Dangers” Lecture at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Stiftung), Berlin, for
75 experts from the Bundestag, Federal Government, policy institutes, political foundations and media. March
4, 2002.
“The United States and Biological Weapons Arms Control” Lecture at the Foreign Ministry, Spain with 30
senior political and military personnel. Madrid, Spain. Sponsored by the United States Embassy, Madrid.
March 7, 2002.
International Workshop on Disarmament and Arms Control: “Current Issues and Their Implications on Security
in Northeast Asia.” Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Seoul, South Korea December 11-13, 2001.
Conference on the Future of Biological Weapons Arms Control. Sponsored by The United Nations Institute
for Disarmament Research and The Geneva Forum, Glion, Switzerland, Oct. 11-12, 2001.
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Workshop of the Pugwash Study Group on the Implementation of the Chemical and Biological Weapons
Conventions: "Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention. Geneva, Switzerland. Funded by the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, recipient of
the Nobel Peace Prize, 1996. Yearly since 1995.
Panel organizer, and chair, The 2000 Carnegie International Non-Proliferation Conference "New Challenges in
Asia and America" Washington, D.C. March 16-17, 2000.
“The US Position in the Negotiations to Strengthen the Biological Weapons Convention.” London School of
Economics and Political Science, London, UK. March 2000.
“Biological Weapons Proliferation: Preventing the Potential from Becoming Reality,” at New Challenges in
the Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction. A conference sponsored by the Union of Italian Scientists for
Disarmament, Castiglioncello, Italy. September, 1999.
“Preventing Biological Proliferation: Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention” at Preventing the
Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: What Role for Arms Control? A conference sponsored by
Franziska and Otto Bennemann Foundation, and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Bonn, Germany. June 1999.
“Biological Weapons Arms Control”
March 1999.
Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs.
"The Structure and Cost of a BWC Organization," NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Center for Political
and International Studies, Moscow, Russia. December 1998.
“Confidence Building Measures and the Biological Weapons Convention.” Centre for Genetic Engineering
and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy. June 1998.
Member of the faculty and the planning committee, NATO Advanced Study Institute, New Scientific and
Technological Aspects of Verification of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, Budapest, Hungary,
July 1997.
"The Neutral and Non-Aligned in Disarmament Negotiations After the Cold War," Belfer Center for Science
and International Affairs, Harvard University. March 7, 1997.
Workshop on the Utility of Sampling and Analysis for Compliance Monitoring of the Biological Weapons
Convention. Funded by the sponsoring agencies: the Monterey Institute of International Studies and Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory, Washington D.C. October 7-8, 1996.
The XI Conference of the Heads of State or Government of the Non-Aligned Movement. Invitation of the
Colombian Ambassador to the United Nations. Cartagena, Colombia. October 18-20 1995.
Invited Speaker, Second National Conference on the Training and Employment of Teaching Assistants,
American Association for Higher Education, Seattle, Washington, November 1989.
Refereed Conference Presentations
"A Tale of Two Treaties: Banning Landmines and Biological Weapons." International Studies Association,
Chicago, Illinois. Feb. 2007.
“The Politics of Biological Disarmament and the 2001 BWC Review Conference,” The International Studies
Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, For the panel “The Biological Weapons Control
Regime at a Crossroads” March 27, 2002.
Chair and participant in Roundtable: “Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention” Annual meeting of
the Association for Politics and the Life Sciences. September 1999.
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Panel Chair: “Biological Weapons: Threats and Responses” Annual meeting of the Association for Politics and
the Life Sciences. September 1999.
"The Non-Aligned Movement: Here Today, Here Tomorrow," The International Studies Association, Toronto,
Ontario. March 22, 1997.
"The Changing Role of Developing Countries in Multilateral Arms Control Negotiations." Research
conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Denver, Colorado. October 1992.
Paper presentation "The Threat of Biological and Toxin Weapons." Research conference of the Association for
Public Policy Analysis and Management, Bethesda, Maryland. October 1991.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES: COURSES AND SEMINARS
Rutgers University- Camden
International Negotiations, Negotiations for Effective Management, Public Management, Research
Colloquium, International Conflice and Conflict Resolution. All at graduate level.
University of Texas at Dallas, (UTD) School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences
Graduate: International Negotiations; Negotiation Strategies for Effective Management; Conflict and
Peacemaking; Public Management; Public Planning and Budgeting.
Undergraduate: Negotiations and Conflict Resolution; Conflict and Peacemaking including Honors section;
The United Nations.
UTD and UT Southwestern Medical School
Negotiations and Conflict Management
UTD, School of Management, Executive Program in Project Management.
Negotiations and Conflict Resolution
UTD Alliance for Medical Management Education, Physicians, Negotiation and Conflict Management.
Teaching Activities External to UTD and Rutgers
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Graduate: Financial Management; Microeconomics.
1986-1991.
Antioch University, Seattle Washington. Graduate: Conflict Resolution and Negotiations. 2006.
The United States Institute of Peace (1995), For College and University Faculty
Seminar on Teaching Conflict and Peacemaking Using the Case Method. 1994.
NATO Advanced Study Institute. "New Scientific and Technical Aspects of Verification of the Biological
and Toxin Weapons Convention," Budapest Hungary. 1997.
NATO Advanced Study Institute. "The Implementation of Legally Binding Measures to Strengthen the
Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention," Budapest, Hungary. 2001.
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India
Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi. Nelson Mandela Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution.
Graduate Certificate Program in Conflict Resolution. 2004-2005.
Mexico
Professional Seminar for Public Officials, Conflict Resolution and Negotiations for Local Public Officials,
Los Pinos (Mexican Presidential Residence), Summer 2001.
University of Guanajuato, Summer 1997.
Saudi Arabia
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Senior Hospital Personnel
Conflict Resolution for Medical Leaders. February-March 2008.
Selected Media Appearances
Larry Kane’s “The Voice of Reason” Frequent guest on Philadelphia Comcast Network.
NBC TV Philadelphia on Syria’s chemical weapons program.
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