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John F. Garofano, Ph.D.

Professor Strategy and Policy Department
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Biography

Professor Garofano lectures on Korea, Vietnam, civil-military relations and military intervention in the Strategy and Policy Department and teaches electives on Vietnam and Asian Security. He is chair of the NWC faculty advisory council for 2021-22, in 2021 received the college's distinguished teaching award, and served as academic dean from July 2009 to July 2015. In 2020 he received a Fulbright Award to teach at the Vienna Diplomatic Academy. Professor Garofano received a Ph.D. and M.A. in government from Cornell University, an M.A. in security studies from the Johns Hopkins SAIS (Bologna/ Washington) and a B.A. in history from Bates College.

Contact Information

(401) 856-5380

Areas of Expertise

  • Asia-Pacific
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Deterrence
  • Foreign Policy
  • Indian Ocean
  • International Relations
  • Korean War
  • National Security
  • Southeast Asia
  • Vietnam War

Professional Highlights

2021

Chair, Faculty Advisory Council

Chosen by faculty to develop an advisory body-cum-Senate within a federal setting, to solicit and communicate to the president and provost the issues most critical for faculty well-being, recruitment, and retention.
2020

Fulbright Scholar, Vienna Diplomatic Academy, Vienna, Austria

Created classes on organizational failure and on U.S. foreign policy for their various resident M.A. programs.
2015

Professor, Strategy and Policy

Currently teach U.S. Naval War College ILC and SLC students, lecture on Vietnam War, Origins of the Cold War and the National Security Act, Civil-Military Relations, and Economics and the Cold War
2015

Fellow, Watson Institute, Brown University

Liaison with Watson Institute to further cooperation between Brown University and the Naval War College; organized colloquia, meetings, exchanges; assisted development of the Leadership portion of new Cybersecurity M.A. Program at the School of Professional Studies.
2011

Camp Leatherneck, AFG

Participated as Red Team member in support to I MEF CG on Inteqal, HVT and common integration, economic future of aor, and other issues.
2009

Dean, Academic Affairs

Chief academic officer for core teaching departments, electives, and distance education; led Academics through M.A., JPME I, and JPME II accreditation; initiatives on integration of curricula, digitization, bifurcation of M.A. Degrees, common performance standards, promotion, sabbatical, tenure.
2003

Professor, Strategy and Policy/National Security Affairs, Levy Chair in Economic Geography

Taught ILC and SLC with emphasis on early cold war, Korean war, Vietnam war, assessment and reassessment, and civil-military relations. Taught Policy Making and Process, wrote curriculum on humanitarian intervention, psychology of foreign policy decision making and related topics. Created speaker series and ran international academic workshops adding economics and political economy to the curriculum.
2000

Fellow, Kennedy School of Government

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Senior Fellow, researched and wrote on military intervention.
1996

Professor, U.S. Army War College

Taught National Security and Strategy, decision making, major campaigns; served in Strategic Studies Institute
1993

Visiting Assistant Professor, Five Colleges of Western Mass.

Taught U.S. Foreign Policy, Vietnam War, Cold War, Crisis Decision Making

Education

Ph.D., Cornell University, 1991

M.A., Cornell University, 1987

M.A., Johns Hopkins S.A.I.S., 1985

B.A., Bates College, 1982

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Awards and Decorations

Department of the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award
2015

Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award
2013

Department of the Army Outstanding Civilian Service Award
2000

Other Honors

Research and Writing Fellowship, Smith-Richardson Foundation
2000-01

Post-doctoral Fellowship, Center of International Studies, USC
1991-92

MacArthur Fellow, Center of International Studies, Princeton University
1990-91

Olin Predoctoral Fellow, Center for International Affairs, Harvard University 
1989-90

MacArthur Fellow, University Fellow, Cornell University
1988-89

External Memberships and Associations

American Political Science Association

International Studies Association

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