Ryan Wadle, Ph.D.
Associate Professor John B. Hattendorf Center for Maritime Historical Research
Biography
Professor Ryan Wadle, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the John B. Hattendorf Center for Maritime Historical Research. His scholarly interests include naval strategy and policy, organizational culture, the military and the media, and the U.S. experience in Afghanistan. His published works have been recognized by the Society for Military History and the North American Society for Oceanic History. Prior to joining the Hattendorf Center, he served on the faculty at Air University’s eSchool of Graduate Professional Military Education and also as part of the Afghanistan Study Team at the U.S. Army’s Combat Studies Institute.
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Areas of Expertise
- Cold War
- Joint Operations
- JPME
- Maritime History
- Maritime Strategy
- WWI
- WWII
Professional Highlights
Associate Professor - John B. Hattendorf Center for Maritime Historical Research
Professor of Warfare Studies - eSchool of Graduate Professional Military Education
Director of Research, eSchool of Graduate Professional Military Education
Professor of Comparative Military Studies - Air Command and Staff College
Historian - Combat Studies Institute
Education
Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2011, History (Military and Naval History)
M.A., Texas A&M University, 2005, History (Military History)
Awards and Decorations
Vandervort Prize, Society for Military History for “Failing to Speak the Same Language”
2021
Honorable Mention, Lyman Award for United States Naval History by the NorthAmerican Society for Oceanic History for Selling Sea Power
2019
Third Prize, Chief of Naval Operations History Essay Competition
2017
Air Command and Staff College Distance Learning Civilian Educator of the Year
2015
Other Honors
John D. Hayes Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Naval History
Naval History and Heritage Command, 2009-2010
Edward S. Miller Research Fellowship in Naval History
Naval War College Foundation, 2008-2009
External Memberships and Associations
Society for Military History
U.S. Naval Institute
North American Society for Oceanic History
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