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John B. Atkinson faculty photo

John B. Atkinson

Associate Professor

Col., U.S. Marine Corps

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • COIN
  • Command and Control
  • Foreign Policy
  • Joint Operations
  • Leadership
  • Littoral Warfare
  • Military Theory
  • National Security
  • Operational Warfare
(401) 856-5812
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Vanya Eftimova Bellinger, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Europe
  • Information Operations
  • Military Theory
  • Policy
  • Women, Peace, and Security
(401) 856-5410
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Paul Brister, Ph.D.

Dean

Department

Center for Naval Warfare Studies

Areas of Expertise

  • Deterrence
  • Foreign Policy
  • International Relations
  • Military Theory
  • National Security
  • Operational Warfare
  • Special Operations
(401) 856-6001
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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
Michael Croskrey

Michael Croskrey

Associate Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

Maritime Advanced Warfighting School

Areas of Expertise

  • Military Planning
  • Military Theory
  • Operational Warfare
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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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Noel Foster, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department

Joint Military Operations Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Africa
  • Information Operations
  • Military Theory
  • Russia
  • Special Operations
  • Taiwan
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Stuart D. Furner

Military Professor

Col., U.S. Army

Department

Joint Military Operations Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Ethics
  • Ground Warfare
  • International Relations
  • Joint Operations
  • Leadership
  • Military Planning
  • Military Theory
  • Operational Warfare
  • WWII
(401) 856-5134
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Jamie M. Gannon

Associate Professor

Col., U.S. Marine Corps, Retired

Department

Joint Military Operations Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Desert Storm
  • Ground Warfare
  • HA/DR
  • JPME
  • Military Planning
  • Military Theory
(401) 856-5458
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Christopher M. Hauver

Military Professor

Col., U.S. Air Force

Department

College of Leadership and Ethics

Areas of Expertise

  • Leadership
  • Military Planning
  • Military Theory
  • National Security
  • Policy
(401) 856-5647
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Quintin Lee James

Deputy Chair

Capt., U.S. Navy

Department

Wargaming Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Command and Control
  • Foreign Policy
  • GWOT
  • Military Theory
  • South China Sea
  • Submarine Warfare
(401) 856-6102
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Ivan T. Luke, Ph.D.

Professor

Capt., U.S. Coast Guard, Retired

Department

Joint Military Operations Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Counterdrug Operations
  • Homeland Security
  • Joint Operations
  • Leadership
  • Maritime History
  • Military Planning
  • Military Theory
(401) 856-5472
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Jon-Paul N. Maddaloni

Military Professor

Col., U.S. Army

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Artillery
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Deterrence
  • Joint Operations
  • Leadership
  • Military Planning
  • Military Theory
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Kevin D. McCranie, Ph.D.

Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Maritime History
  • Maritime Strategy
  • Military Theory
  • War of 1812
(401) 856-5406
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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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Jamie McGrath

Adjunct Professor

Capt., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Distance Education

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Command and Control
  • Joint Operations
  • Maritime History
  • Military Planning
  • Military Theory
  • Operational Warfare
  • Surface Warfare
  • WWII
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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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Nicholas J. Myers, Ph.D.

Fellow

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Cold War
  • Diplomacy
  • Europe
  • Foreign Policy
  • Geopolitics
  • Military Theory
  • NATO
  • Russia
  • Wargaming
(401) 856-5367
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Luis R. Rivera

Military Professor

Lt. Col., U.S. Army

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Afghanistan
  • Europe
  • Ground Warfare
  • GWOT
  • Iraq
  • Middle East
  • Military Planning
  • Military Theory
  • Policy
  • Wargaming
(401) 856-5390
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Joyce E. Sampson, Ph.D.

Professor

Department

College of Distance Education

Areas of Expertise

  • Koreas
  • Military Theory
  • Revolutionary War
  • Vietnam
  • Vietnam War
  • WWII
(831) 656-1016
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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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Tim Schultz, Ph.D.

Associate Dean

Col., U.S. Air Force, Retired

Department

Electives

Areas of Expertise

  • Aerospace
  • Air Warfare
  • Desert Storm
  • Ethics
  • Military Technology
  • Military Theory
  • UAVs/Drones
  • WWII
(401) 856-5481
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Anand Toprani, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Cold War
  • Diplomacy
  • Economics
  • Foreign Policy
  • Geopolitics
  • Maritime Strategy
  • Military Theory
  • National Security
  • WWI
  • WWII
(401) 856-5402
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Jerry A. Turner

Assistant Professor

Col., U.S. Army, Retired

Department

College of Distance Education

Areas of Expertise

  • Asia-Pacific
  • COIN
  • Joint Operations
  • Leadership
  • Military Planning
  • Military Theory
  • Operational Warfare
(831) 656-2128
Milan Vego profile

Milan Vego, Ph.D.

University Professor

Department

Joint Military Operations Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Europe
  • Maritime History
  • Maritime Strategy
  • Military Theory
  • Operational Warfare
  • Policy
(401) 856-5464
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Andrew R. Wilson, Ph.D.

Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Maritime History
  • Military Theory
  • South China Sea
(401) 856-5381
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Andrew Thomas Zwilling, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department

College of Distance Education

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil War
  • Maritime History
  • Military Theory
  • Revolutionary War
(401) 856-5549
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