Thomas E. Creely, Ph.D.

Director Ethics and Emerging Military Technology Program

Chaplain, U.S. Navy, Retired

Biography

Thomas Creely, Ph.D., is creator and director of the Ethics and Emerging Military Technology Graduate Certificate Program at the U.S. Naval War College, which conducts research on ethics of emerging disruptive technologies contributing to policy. He has ollaborated with Five Eyes The Technical Cooperation Project ELSEI, Special Competitive Studies Project, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DOD Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, Defense Innovation Board, Cyber Solarium 2.0, and IEEE Society for Social Implications of Technology. He also serves as a subject matter expert in Women, Peace, and Security and serves on the WPS General Committee and Faculty Advisory Council.

Contact Information

(401) 856-5644

Thomas.Creely@usnwc.edu

Areas of Expertise

Ethics
Leadership
Military Technology
Women, Peace, and Security

Professional Highlights

2019

Board of Directors Member for Association for Practical and Professional Ethics

2016

Director of Ethics and Emerging Military Technology Graduate Certificate Program

The Ethics and Emerging Military Technology Graduate Certificate Program is designed to deepen expertise in the ethical complexities imposed by new technology.

2016

Member of The Conference Board Global Business Conduct Council

Examine best practices, learning methodologies, ethical culture research, and emerging trends across cultures and industry domains.

2015

Lead Professor

EL730 Ethics and Technology: Warfare, Society and the Third Offset Strategy and EL593 Ethics in the Military: A Multidisciplinary Approach.

2015

Project Lead for the Navy Ethics Curriculum Framework

Assessed Navy-wide ethics training and developed new education methodologies.

Education

Ph.D., Salve Regina University, 2006, Humanities

M.Div., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1984, Theology

M.B.A., University of Mississippi, 1981, Finance

B.B.A, University of Mississippi, 1977, Banking and Finance

Related Credentials

Five Eyes The Technical Cooperation Project Ethical, Legal, Social, Environmental Action Group on Biotechnology
Deputy Chair and U.S. Lead

Special Competitive Studies Project
Member of Defense Panel

Women, Peace, and Security Subject Matter Expert

Research Contributions and Publications

Revue Internationale De La Compliance Et ĽÉthique Des Affaires (International Review of complaiance and Business Ethics) Focus: “Ethics and Emerging Technolog: Understanding the Emerging Threat.”
N ᵒ13-14 Du 30 Mar 2017

Ethics and Technology: A Component to the Third Offset Strategy.
Fall 2016
Northern Plains Ethics Journal

The Impact of Ambient Intelligence Technologies on Individuals, Society and Warfare.
Fall 2016, Vol. 19
The Bridge: The Magazine of the Naval War College Foundation

Contributor to War and Religion: An Encyclopedia of Faith and Conflict (2016)
Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO Publishers

External Memberships and Associations

Board of Governors, Society for Social Implications of Technology, IEEE
At-Large Member

Association for Practical and Professional Ethics
Board of Directors, 2019-2023

International Society for Military Ethics

Society for Business Ethics

The Conference Board Global Business Conduct Council
Member

NATO Ethical Leadership Technical Research Team
Member

R.S. Hartman Institute Board of Directors
Member

Ethics and Emerging Military Technology Graduate Certificate Program
Director

Naval War College Foundation
Member

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