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James W. Adams

Associate Professor

Col., U.S. Army, Retired

Department

College of Distance Education

Areas of Expertise

  • Ground Warfare
  • Irregular Warfare
  • Military Planning
(831) 656-1924
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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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Curtis Bell, Ph.D.

Director

Department

Maritime Security and Governance Staff Course

Areas of Expertise

  • Africa
  • Civil War
  • Foreign Policy
  • International Relations
  • Irregular Warfare
  • Maritime Strategy
  • Piracy
  • Security Cooperation
  • Terrorism
  • Women, Peace, and Security
(401) 856-5226
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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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Robert Gardner

Deputy Director

Col., U.S. Marine Corps, Retired

Department

Maritime Advanced Warfighting School

Areas of Expertise

  • Afghanistan
  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Artillery
  • China
  • COIN
  • Counterterrorism
  • Ground Warfare
  • Iraq
  • Irregular Warfare
  • Joint Operations
  • JPME
  • Leadership
  • Operational Warfare
  • Rules of Engagement
(401) 856-6242
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Marc A. Genest, Ph.D.

Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Afghanistan
  • COIN
  • Cold War
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign Policy
  • GWOT
  • International Relations
  • Irregular Warfare
  • National Security
  • Revolutionary War
(401) 856-5369
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Thomas A. Heaney Jr.

Associate Professor

Col., U.S. Army, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil-Military Relations
  • COIN
  • HA/DR
  • Homeland Security
  • Irregular Warfare
  • Latin America
  • Military Planning
  • Security Cooperation
  • Special Operations
(401) 856-5864
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Christopher Jasparro, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Africa
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Counterterrorism
  • Geopolitics
  • Irregular Warfare
  • Piracy
  • Security Cooperation
  • Terrorism
(401) 856-5349
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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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Glen S. Leverette

Associate Professor

Capt., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • COIN
  • Command and Control
  • Foreign Policy
  • Iraq
  • Irregular Warfare
  • Korean War
  • Leadership
  • Military Planning
(401) 856-5819
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Gregory Makuch

Associate Professor

Department

Joint Military Operations Department

Areas of Expertise

  • COIN
  • Counterterrorism
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Europe
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Operations
  • Intel
  • Irregular Warfare
  • National Security
  • Special Operations
(401) 856-5426
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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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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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Joseph J. McGraw

Associate Professor

Col., U.S. Army, Retired

Department

Joint Military Operations Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Counterterrorism
  • Irregular Warfare
  • Military Planning
  • Operational Warfare
  • Special Operations
  • Terrorism
(401) 856-5471
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Michael J. Mooney

Associate Professor

Col., U.S. Marine Corps, Retired

Department

College of Distance Education

Areas of Expertise

  • Afghanistan
  • COIN
  • Counterterrorism
  • Iraq
  • Irregular Warfare
  • Leadership
  • Military Planning
  • Military Theory
  • National Security
  • Operational Warfare
(401) 856-5538
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Joseph J. Mroszczyk, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department

Wargaming Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Counterterrorism
  • Deterrence
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Operations
  • Intel
  • International Relations
  • Irregular Warfare
  • National Security
  • Terrorism
  • Wargaming
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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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Michelle Paranzino, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Cold War
  • Counterdrug Operations
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign Policy
  • Intel
  • International Relations
  • Irregular Warfare
  • Latin America
  • Russia
  • United Nations
(401) 856-5395
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Michael Poznansky, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department

Strategic and Operational Research Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Cold War
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Foreign Policy
  • International Relations
  • Irregular Warfare
  • National Security
(401) 856-6032
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John M. Sappenfield

Associate Professor

Lt. Col., U.S. Marine Corps, Retired

Department

Maritime Advanced Warfighting School

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Artillery
  • COIN
  • International Relations
  • Irregular Warfare
  • Military Planning
  • Operational Warfare
  • Terrorism
  • Wargaming
(401) 856-6243
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George D. Satterfield, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • COIN
  • Diplomacy
  • Europe
  • Irregular Warfare
  • Military Theory
  • NATO
  • Revolutionary War
(401) 856-5394
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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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Craig A. Whiteside, Ph.D.

Professor

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

Department

College of Distance Education

Areas of Expertise

  • Counterterrorism
  • Information Operations
  • Irregular Warfare
(831) 656-2743
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