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Joan S. Johnson-Freese, Ph.D.

Professor National Security Affairs
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Biography

Dr. Johnson-Freese served as Chair of the National Security Affairs Department from 2002-2010. Previously she was on the faculty of the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies, the Air War College, and the University of Central Florida.

Contact Information

(401) 841-7437

Areas of Expertise

  • National Security
  • Space

Professional Highlights

2010

Professor, National Security Affairs, Naval War College, Newport, RI

Teaching security studies courses to U.S. and international military and security practitioners in a 10 month M.A. course.
2004

Harvard University, Adjunct Professor, Summer School & Extension School Cambridge, MA

Classes: Women, Peace & Security; Space & Security; Grand Strategy & US National Security, Leadership in War & Peace.
2002

Chair, National Security Affairs Department, Naval War College, Newport, RI

Responsible for a faculty of 50+ multidisciplinary, multicultural faculty of active duty military, retired military and academic faculty, curriculum development and execution to approximately 500 MA students annually.
1998

Professor & Chair, Department of Transnational Studies, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu, HI

Multidisciplinary classes taught at the APCSS to military officers and security practitioners from the Asia-Pacific region.
1993

Professor, National Security Studies, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL

1993

Faculty, International Space University, Strasbourg, France

1991

Visiting Research Institute for Space & Astronautical Science (ISAS), Sagamihara, Japan

1981

Associate Professor, Political Science, Director Center for Space Policy & Law, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

Education

Ph.D., Kent State University, 1981, Political Science/International Relations

M.A., Case Western Reserve University, 1977, Political Science

B.A., Bowling Green State University, 1974, Political Science

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Research Contributions and Publications

Skype presentation to India's Observer Research Organization on Chinese Space Program, February 16, 2018.

Change of Command keynote speaker on the Future of Profession Military Education at Royal Danish Defense College, April 30, 2018.

Space Warfare & the Weaponization of Space, Hidden Forces podcast, 2017.

CSIS Space Crisis Dynamic & Uncertainty Exercise, Washington DC, Nov 9-10, 2016.

Congressional Testimony/Space topics: 2015, 2013, 2008, 2005,1998

Articles by this Professor
Publications by this Professor

Awards and Decorations

Outstanding Educator Award, Women in Aerospace
2007

External Memberships and Associations

International Institute for Strategic Studies

International Academy of Astronautics
Fellow

International Space University
Faculty

News, Media, & Events

All News & Media

VIDEO: 45 Seconds on How Maps Inspire us to Learn

Jan. 13, 2020
News Publication

War Gaming Introductory Course

Jan. 13, 2020
1:00 p.m.
McCarty Little Hall, U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841

An Apollo 11 Retrospective

Jul. 10, 2019
YaleGlobal Online
Article Publication

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