Lindsay P. Cohn, Ph.D.
Associate Professor National Security Affairs

Biography
Dr. Cohn's research and publications focus on military organizations, civil-military relations, international law of war, and foreign policy/public opinion. She has been invited to speak on civil-military relations or military manpower issues in the U.S., Germany, France, and Denmark. She has split her time between academic and policy work, and serves on the boards of the Inter-university Seminar on Armed Forces and Society, APSA's section on International Security and Arms Control, and the editorial boards of the journals Res Militaris and Armed Forces and Society.
Contact Information
Areas of Expertise
- Civil-Military Relations
- COIN
- Economics
- Europe
- Foreign Policy
- International Law
- International Relations
- NATO
- Terrorism
Professional Highlights
Associate Professor - US Naval War College, Newport, RI
Senior Assistant Professor - US Naval War College, Newport, RI
Assistant to DASD for Special Operations and Combatting Terrorism - DOD, Washington, DC
Assistant Professor - University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
Policy Research Associate - Center for Transatlantic Relations, Washington, DC
Policy Research Associate - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Berlin, GER
PhD - Duke University, Durham, NC
Pre-Doctoral Fellow - Olin Institute for Strategic Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Visiting Lecturer - Friedrich-Alexander Uni, Erlangen, GER/Research Fellow - Free University, Berlin, GER
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellow - Sozialwissenschaftliches Institut der Bundeswehr, GER
Education
Ph.D., Duke University, 2007, Political Science (International Relations/Political Theory)
M.A., Duke University, 2006, Political Science
B.A., Duke University, 1999, Political Science (minors: History and Medieval/Renaissance Studies; certificate: Linguistics)
Certificate , University College, 1998, Cork, Celtic Civilization (Irish language, history, literature, archaeology)
Awards and Decorations
Commander’s Award for Public Service from the Department of the Army, for her work with UNI ROTC cadets preparing to deploy to Afghanistan
Award for Outstanding Achievement from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, for her work on Building Partner Capacity programs at SOLIC/SOCT
External Memberships and Associations
American Political Science Association (APSA)
International Security and Arms Control (ISAC)
Section 19
International Studies Association (ISA)
Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA)
Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society (IUS-AFS)
European Research Group on the Military and Society (ERGOMAS)
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