Dr. Wilson originally hails from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He holds a PhD in History from Loyola University Chicago as well as an MSSc in Irish Politics from Queens University Belfast and a BA in History and Politics from Manchester Metropolitan University. He is the author of “Irish-America and the Ulster Conflict, 1968-1995” (Washington; Catholic University of America Press, 1996) and numerous scholarly articles on Irish American and Modern Irish history. He has presented numerous papers at scholarly conferences and is a frequent guest lecturer at public forums and panels in both sides of the Atlantic.