Doyle K. Hodges, Ph.D.

Dean Dean of Academics

Biography

Dr. Doyle Hodges is a scholar of civil-military relations, maritime and defense strategy, and ethics in national security policy. A retired Naval officer, Dr. Hodges commanded a guided missile destroyer and a forward-deployed salvage ship. After retiring from active duty, he earned a doctorate at Princeton University. He has taught at the U.S. Naval Academy, Princeton University, George Mason University, and the U.S. Naval War College.

Contact Information

(401) 856-5301

Doyle.Hodges@usnwc.edu

Areas of Expertise

Air Defense
Civil-Military Relations
Ethics
International Law
International Relations
Maritime Strategy
National Security
Rules of Engagement
Surface Warfare
UNCLOS

Professional Highlights

2024

Dean of Academics, U.S. Naval War College

Responsible for in-residence graduate education and JPME of all U.S. students.

2019

Executive Editor, Texas National Security Review

Inaugural executive editor of an interdisciplinary academic journal focused on national security, broadly defined.

2018

Associate Professor, National Security Affairs, College of Distance Education, U.S. Naval War College

Taught JPME 1 in web-based and classroom formats. Mentor in Advanced Strategist Program. Advisor in Ethics in Emerging Military Technology program.

2018

Ph.D., International Security Studies, Princeton University

2013

Retired from U.S. Navy after 21 years of active duty

2008

Graduated College of Naval Warfare, U.S. Naval War College

Education

Ph.D., Princeton University, 2018

M.A., Princeton University, 2015

M.A., U.S. Naval War College, 2008

M.A., University of Maryland College Park, 1993

B.S., United States Naval Academy, 1992

Research Contributions and Publications

“The United States Navy”
Understanding the U.S. Military
Routledge, August 2022

“Bribery in the Seventh Fleet: the US Navy and the Fat Leonard Scandal”
Co-authored with Stephen Wrage
Corrosive Corruption and its Consequences
TRACE International, 2020

“Iraq Combat Vet to Christie: Policy on Syrian Refugees Helps ISIS”
New Jersey Star Ledger online, 2016

“Joint Task Force Guantanamo: Where do we go from here?”
The Guardian (Joint Staff Deputy Directorate for Antiterrorism/Homeland Defense, Antiterrorism/Force Protection Division)
Summer 2009 Vol 11, Issue 1, 24-29

“Listen to the JO’s: Why Retention is a Problem”
Co-authored with RADM Jack Natter, U.S. Navy (Ret) and LT Alan Lopez, USN.
U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings
October 1998 Vol 124/10/1, 148

Publications by this Professor

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