Sergio Alexandre Costa, Ph.D.

Dean College of Distance Education

Biography

Dr. Costa holds a Ph.D. in political science from Boston University where he focused on comparative politics, international relations, and U.S. foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere. He is a specialist in online program development and management. Prior to NWC, he served as Assistant Dean for Online Learning, Marketing and Communications at the City University of New York - Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy. Before that, he served as the Director of Distance Learning at the University of Nebraska Medical Center – College of Public Health in Omaha, Nebraska until 2014.

Contact Information

(401) 856-5521

Sergio.Costa@usnwc.edu

Areas of Expertise

Foreign Policy

Professional Highlights

2024

Dean of College of Distance Education

Oversee the non-resident programs at the US Naval War College: Fleet Seminar Program, NC&S Online, NWC at NPS and Graduate Degree Program.

2024

Professor, College of Distance Education

Appointed Professor in the College of Distance Education

2022

Assistant Dean of Online Learning, Marketing and Communications

Administer the digital marketing, online program development, faculty development, multimedia production, press office and communication channels at the City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy.

2014

Director of Distance Learning

Manage the distance learning programs at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health.

Education

Ph.D., Boston University, Political Science, concentration in Latin American Politics

M.A., Boston College, Political Science

M.S.Ed., University of Nebraska at Kearney, Education

B.A., University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Political Science

Research Contributions and Publications

Publications by this Professor

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