Editors
The Journal of 9/11 Studies has had a number of editors since its founding in 2006. Each of them volunteered countless hours reviewing dozens of submissions and also made significant contributions to the body of 9/11 research in their own right.
The Journal is also supported by an advisory committee comprising the board of directors and the executive director of the International Center for 9/11 Justice.
Co-Editors
Kevin Ryan
Kevin Ryan has worked as a chemist and laboratory manager for nearly thirty years. As a manager at Underwriters Laboratories (UL) he began, in 2003, to question the World Trade Center investigation being conducted by UL and the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Ryan lost his position at UL for making his questions public and, in the summer of 2006, joined the newly formed Journal of 9/11 Studies as co-editor, a position he holds to this day.
Ryan has authored or co-authored many articles on 9/11 and has also contributed to several books on the subject. He was a founding member of the 9/11 Working Group of Bloomington and of Scholars for 9/11 Truth & Justice. From 2009 to 2011, he volunteered his time as a board director at Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth. His book, Another Nineteen: Investigating Legitimate 9/11 Suspects, was released in 2013.
Dr. Piers Robinson
Dr. Piers Robinson (PhD, MSc, BA Hons) joined the Journal of 9/11 Studies as co-editor in January 2024. He is also research director for the affiliated International Center for 9/11 Justice, co-director of the Organisation for Propaganda Studies, convenor of the Working Group on Syria, Propaganda and Media, associated researcher with the Working Group on Propaganda and the 9/11 Global “War on Terror,” member of PANDA and BerlinGroup21, and co-editor of Propaganda in Focus. He researches and writes on propaganda, conflict and media and was Chair/Professor in Politics, Society and Political Journalism (University of Sheffield 2016–2019), Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in International Politics (University of Manchester 2005–2016), and Lecturer in Political Communication (University of Liverpool 1999–2005).
Dr. Robinson is author of The CNN Effect: the myth of news, foreign policy and intervention (Routledge, 2002), lead author of Pockets of Resistance: British news media, war and theory in the 2003 invasion of Iraq (Manchester University Press, 2010), and co-editor of The Routledge Handbook of Media, Conflict and Security (2016). His work is published in journals including Journal of Communication, Journal of Peace Research, Review of International Studies, Political Science Quarterly, Frontiers in Communication, Political Studies and Critical Sociology.
Former Editors
Graeme MacQueen
Professor Graeme MacQueen was co-editor from 2012 to 2016. Founding Director of McMaster University’s Centre for Peace Studies, Dr. MacQueen served on the Steering Committee of the International Hearings on the Events of September 11, 2001, and was a member of the 9/11 Consensus Panel. In 2014, he published a book entitled The 2001 Anthrax Deception: The Case for a Domestic Conspiracy. Read more about Dr. MacQueen in this tribute to his work: “Remembering Graeme MacQueen.”
Frank Legge
Dr. Frank Legge was co-editor from 2007 to 2012. He was a Ph.D. chemist and a founding member of both Scholars for 9/11 Truth & Justice and Scientists for 9/11 Truth. Read more about Dr. Legge in this tribute to his work: “Remembering Frank Legge.”
Steven Jones
Professor Steven Jones was co-editor from 2006 to 2011. Dr. Jones is a Ph.D. physicist and former professor at Brigham Young University. His work can be found at his BYU webpage.
