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Guillermo E. Barrera

Professor and Distinguished International Fellow

Adm., Colombian Navy, Retired

Department

International Programs

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil-Military Relations
  • COIN
  • Ethics
  • HA/DR
  • Human Rights
  • Information Operations
  • International Relations
  • Irregular Warfare
  • Joint Operations
  • Latin America
  • Leadership
  • Maritime Strategy
  • National Security
  • Policy
  • Security Cooperation
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Erik M. Bickle

Military Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Department

Joint Military Operations Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Air Warfare
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Counterdrug Operations
  • HA/DR
  • Homeland Security
  • Japan
  • Koreas
  • Piracy
  • Search and Rescue
(401) 856-5450
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Jessica D. Blankshain, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Economics
  • Foreign Policy
  • Leadership
  • National Security
  • Policy
(401) 856-5325
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David T. Burbach, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Africa
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Deterrence
  • Foreign Policy
  • JPME
  • Military Technology
  • Nuclear
  • Policy
  • Space
(401) 856-5329
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Brad Carter, Ph.D.

Associate Provost for Outreach and Engagement

Department

Office of the Provost

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Ethics
  • Gender Studies
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Keith L. Carter, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Lt. Col., U.S. Army, Retired

Department

College of Distance Education

Areas of Expertise

  • Asymmetrical Warfare
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Ground Warfare
  • International Relations
  • Irregular Warfare
  • National Security
  • Special Operations
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Jonathan D. Caverley, Ph.D.

Professor

Department

Strategic and Operational Research Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Deterrence
  • Economics
  • Foreign Policy
  • Geopolitics
  • International Relations
  • Maritime Strategy
  • Security Cooperation
  • Women, Peace, and Security
(401) 856-6056
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Yvonne Chiu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department

College of Distance Education

Areas of Expertise

  • Asia-Pacific
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Ethics
  • Geopolitics
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Lindsay P. Cohn, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil-Military Relations
  • COIN
  • Economics
  • Europe
  • Foreign Policy
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • NATO
  • Terrorism
(401) 856-5327
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Chris C. Demchak, Ph.D.

Professor

Lt. Col., U.S. Army, Retired

Department

Strategic and Operational Research Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Economics
  • Geopolitics
  • Information Operations
  • International Relations
  • Wargaming
(401) 856-6023
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Brad P. Donnelly

Associate Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • China
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Counterdrug Operations
  • International Relations
  • JPME
  • Leadership
  • Southeast Asia
  • United Nations
(401) 856-5817
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Frank "Scott" Douglas, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy Reserve

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Afghanistan
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • COIN
  • Counterterrorism
  • Deterrence
  • GWOT
  • Intel
  • Iraq
  • Irregular Warfare
  • Military Theory
(401) 856-5383
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Christopher Michael Faulkner, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department

College of Distance Education

Areas of Expertise

  • Africa
  • Asymmetrical Warfare
  • Civil War
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Foreign Policy
  • Human Rights
  • International Relations
  • National Security
  • Terrorism
(401) 856-5536
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Francis Anthony Fox, J.D.

Associate Professor

Lt. Cmdr., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil-Military Relations
  • HA/DR
  • Intel
  • International Law
(401) 856-5234
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Joseph Gagliano, Ph.D.

Military Professor

Capt., U.S. Navy

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Deterrence
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign Policy
  • International Relations
  • Maritime Strategy
  • National Security
  • South China Sea
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John F. Garofano, Ph.D.

Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Asia-Pacific
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Deterrence
  • Foreign Policy
  • Indian Ocean
  • International Relations
  • Korean War
  • National Security
  • Southeast Asia
  • Vietnam War
(401) 856-5380
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Doyle K. Hodges, Ph.D.

Dean

Department

Dean of Academics

Areas of Expertise

  • Air Defense
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Ethics
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Maritime Strategy
  • National Security
  • Rules of Engagement
  • Surface Warfare
  • UNCLOS
(401) 856-5301
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Burak Kadercan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil War
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Counterterrorism
  • Foreign Policy
  • Geopolitics
  • International Relations
  • Irregular Warfare
  • Middle East
  • Revolutionary War
  • Terrorism
(401) 856-5391
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Margaret DeLuca Klein, Ed.D.

Professor

Rear Adm., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Leadership and Ethics

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Command and Control
  • Ethics
  • Leadership
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David Kohnen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

John B. Hattendorf Center for Maritime Historical Research

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Command and Control
  • International Relations
  • JPME
  • Maritime History
  • Maritime Strategy
  • Military Planning
  • Operational Warfare
  • Peace Operations
  • United Nations
(401) 856-5742
Kuo, Kendrick

Kendrick Kuo, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department

Strategic and Operational Research Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Foreign Policy
  • International Relations
  • Military Technology
  • National Security
  • Operational Warfare
  • Wargaming
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Carnes Lord, Ph.D.

Professor

Department

College of Leadership and Ethics

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil-Military Relations
  • COIN
  • Cold War
(401) 856-5761
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Jahara Matisek, Ph.D.

Military Professor

Lt. Col., U.S. Air Force

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Afghanistan
  • Africa
  • Arctic
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Operations
  • Irregular Warfare
  • National Security
  • Security Cooperation
(401) 856-5354
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John H. Maurer, Ph.D.

Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Deterrence
  • Europe
  • Foreign Policy
  • International Relations
  • Maritime History
  • Maritime Strategy
  • National Security
  • WWI
  • WWII
(401) 856-5388
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Montgomery McFate, Ph.D.

Professor

Department

Strategic and Operational Research Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Asymmetrical Warfare
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • COIN
  • Irregular Warfare
  • Middle East
  • Military Theory
  • National Security
  • Policy
  • Special Operations
(401) 856-6031
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Jeffrey Scott McPherson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Capt., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Distance Education

Areas of Expertise

  • Air Warfare
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Ethics
  • Joint Operations
  • JPME
  • Leadership
  • Military Planning
(831) 656-3719
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Theo Milonopoulos, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Deterrence
  • Foreign Policy
  • GWOT
  • International Relations
  • Military Technology
  • National Security
  • Nuclear
  • Vietnam War
(401) 856-5326
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Thomas P. Moore, Ph.D.

Professor

Col., U.S. Army Reserve, Retired

Department

College of Distance Education

Areas of Expertise

  • Artillery
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Information Operations
  • Joint Operations
  • JPME
  • Military Planning
  • Operational Warfare
(831) 656-2642
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Peter J. Norris

Military Professor

Lt. Col., U.S. Army

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Ground Warfare
  • Leadership
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Brenda Oppermann, J.D.

Associate Professor

Department

College of Leadership and Ethics

Areas of Expertise

  • Africa
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • COIN
  • Irregular Warfare
  • Middle East
  • Terrorism
  • Women, Peace, and Security
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Erik Sand, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department

Strategic and Operational Research Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Deterrence
  • Foreign Policy
  • Geopolitics
  • International Relations
  • Maritime Strategy
  • Military Technology
  • National Security
  • Nuclear
  • WWII
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Jeffrey M. Schneider

Military Professor

Lt. Col., U.S. Army National Guard

Department

College of Leadership and Ethics

Areas of Expertise

  • Artillery
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • COIN
  • Ground Warfare
  • Homeland Security
  • Leadership
  • Military Planning
  • WMD
(401) 856-5654
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Pauline M. Shanks Kaurin, Ph.D.

Professor

Department

College of Leadership and Ethics

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Ethics
  • Irregular Warfare
  • Leadership
  • Vietnam War
(401) 856-5655
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Naunihal Singh, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Africa
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Economics
  • Human Rights
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Scott M. Smith

Associate Professor

Capt., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Leadership and Ethics

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Counterdrug Operations
  • Ethics
  • Joint Operations
  • Leadership
  • Surface Warfare
(401) 856-5656
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Marybeth Peterson Ulrich, Ph.D.

Chair

Col., U.S. Air Force, Retired

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Europe
  • International Relations
  • Security Cooperation
(401) 856-5361
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Ryan G. Vest

Military Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Department

Strategic and Operational Research Department

Areas of Expertise

  • A2/AD
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • HA/DR
  • Russia
  • Search and Rescue
(401) 856-6042
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