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John B. Atkinson

Associate Professor

Col., U.S. Marine Corps

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • COIN
  • Command and Control
  • Foreign Policy
  • Joint Operations
  • Leadership
  • Littoral Warfare
  • Military Theory
  • National Security
  • Operational Warfare
(401) 856-5812
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Shawn W. Burns, Ed.D.

Professor

Department

Wargaming Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Command and Control
  • Wargaming
(401) 856-6147
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Donald W. Chisholm, Ph.D.

Professor

Department

Joint Military Operations Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Afghanistan
  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Asymmetrical Warfare
  • COIN
  • Korean War
  • WWII
(401) 856-5454
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Thomas J. Culora

Professor

Department

Office of the Provost

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Arctic
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Deterrence
  • HA/DR
  • International Relations
  • Joint Operations
  • Leadership
  • Maritime Strategy
  • Policy
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Jonathan M. Donigan

Associate Professor

Lt. Col., U.S. Marine Corps, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • COIN
  • Counterterrorism
  • HA/DR
  • Intel
  • Joint Operations
  • Military Planning
  • Operational Warfare
(401) 856-5815
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James E. Donnellan

Associate Professor

Col., U.S. Marine Corps, Retired

Department

Joint Military Operations Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Afghanistan
  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Arctic
  • COIN
  • Ground Warfare
  • Iraq
  • Joint Operations
  • Leadership
  • Military Planning
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Eric A. Dukat

Associate Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • A2/AD
  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Command and Control
  • Joint Operations
  • Littoral Warfare
  • Military Planning
  • NATO
  • Operational Warfare
  • Security Cooperation
  • Surface Warfare
(401) 856-5851
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James P. Fallon

Associate Professor

Col., U.S. Marine Corps, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Military Planning
  • Operational Warfare
(401) 856-5863
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Jamie M. Gannon

Associate Professor

Col., U.S. Marine Corps, Retired

Department

Joint Military Operations Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Desert Storm
  • Ground Warfare
  • HA/DR
  • JPME
  • Military Planning
  • Military Theory
(401) 856-5458
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Robert Gardner

Deputy Director

Col., U.S. Marine Corps, Retired

Department

Maritime Advanced Warfighting School

Areas of Expertise

  • Afghanistan
  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Artillery
  • China
  • COIN
  • Counterterrorism
  • Ground Warfare
  • Iraq
  • Irregular Warfare
  • Joint Operations
  • JPME
  • Leadership
  • Operational Warfare
  • Rules of Engagement
(401) 856-6242
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Richard B. Grahlman

Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Distance Education

Areas of Expertise

  • Air Warfare
  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Ethics
  • Foreign Policy
  • Joint Operations
  • JPME
  • Leadership
  • Nuclear
  • Operational Warfare
  • Search and Rescue
(831) 656-3540
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David A. Kelly Jr., J.D.

Associate Professor

Lt. Cmdr., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Distance Education

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Civil War
  • International Law
  • Operational Warfare
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Darren McClurg

Associate Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Distance Education

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Ethics
  • Joint Operations
  • Maritime History
  • Military Planning
  • National Security
  • Operational Warfare
  • Surface Warfare
(401) 856-5555
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Jamie McGrath

Adjunct Professor

Capt., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Distance Education

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Command and Control
  • Joint Operations
  • Maritime History
  • Military Planning
  • Military Theory
  • Operational Warfare
  • Surface Warfare
  • WWII
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Chris T. Murphy

Military Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Department

Wargaming Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Information Operations
  • Military Planning
  • NATO
  • Operational Warfare
  • Submarine Warfare
  • Wargaming
(401) 856-6170
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Jonathan M. O'Gorman

Military Professor

Lt. Col., U.S. Marine Corps

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Afghanistan
  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Artillery
  • Ground Warfare
  • Information Operations
  • Iraq
  • Joint Operations
  • Leadership
  • WWII
(401) 856-5370
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Ronald J. Oard

Professor

Department

College of Distance Education

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • WWII
(401) 856-5531
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Dave F. Overton

Professor

Lt. Col., U.S. Marine Corps, Retired

Department

College of Distance Education

Areas of Expertise

  • Air Warfare
  • Desert Storm
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Information Operations
  • Military Planning
(831) 656-3020
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Christian D. Palmer

Adjunct Professor

Lt. Col., U.S. Marine Corps

Department

College of Distance Education

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • JPME
  • Wargaming
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Ben Peterman

Associate Professor

Department

Wargaming Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Air Warfare
  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • International Relations
  • Joint Operations
  • Military Planning
  • Operational Warfare
  • Piracy
  • Search and Rescue
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Chad E. Piacenti

Associate Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Command and Control
  • Information Operations
  • Intel
  • Operational Warfare
(401) 856-5821
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Francisco Rosario

Associate Professor

Lt. Cmdr., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Command and Control
  • Counterdrug Operations
  • Desert Storm
  • Homeland Security
  • Joint Operations
  • Military Planning
  • Operational Warfare
  • Surface Warfare
(401) 856-5822
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Mike Saleh

Associate Professor

Col., U.S. Marine Corps, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • COIN
  • Ground Warfare
  • GWOT
  • Military Planning
  • Operational Warfare
(401) 856-5823
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Anthony N. Sama

Military Professor

Lt. Col., U.S. Marine Corps

Department

Maritime Advanced Warfighting School

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • COIN
  • Command and Control
  • Ground Warfare
  • Joint Operations
  • Leadership
  • Military Planning
  • Operational Warfare
(401) 856-6246
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John M. Sappenfield

Associate Professor

Lt. Col., U.S. Marine Corps, Retired

Department

Maritime Advanced Warfighting School

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Artillery
  • COIN
  • International Relations
  • Irregular Warfare
  • Military Planning
  • Operational Warfare
  • Terrorism
  • Wargaming
(401) 856-6243
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James A. Schnelle

Deputy Dean

Col., U.S. Marine Corps

Department

Center for Naval Warfare Studies

Areas of Expertise

  • Air Warfare
  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Command and Control
  • Information Operations
  • Japan
  • Koreas
  • Leadership
  • Littoral Warfare
  • Military Planning
  • Philippines
(401) 856-6002
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Mark Stanovich

Associate Professor

Department

Wargaming Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Artillery
  • Command and Control
  • Ground Warfare
  • Littoral Warfare
  • Maritime History
  • Military Planning
  • Wargaming
  • WWI
  • WWII
(401) 856-6181
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Sean Corden Sullivan

Associate Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

Joint Military Operations Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Air Defense
  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Command and Control
  • Joint Operations
  • Leadership
  • Littoral Warfare
  • Military Planning
  • Search and Rescue
  • Surface Warfare
(401) 856-5435
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Sam J. Tangredi, Ph.D.

Professor

Capt., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

Strategic and Operational Research Department

Areas of Expertise

  • A2/AD
  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Asymmetrical Warfare
  • Cold War
  • Deterrence
  • Diplomacy
  • Geopolitics
  • Maritime History
  • Maritime Strategy
  • Security Cooperation
(401) 856-6026
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Craig R. Wonson

Military Professor & Senior Service Advisor

Col., U.S. Marine Corps

Department

Maritime Advanced Warfighting School

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • COIN
  • Command and Control
  • Ground Warfare
  • Leadership
  • Military Planning
  • Operational Warfare
  • Wargaming
(401) 856-5137
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