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Matthew J. Acanfora faculty photo

Matthew J. Acanfora

Associate Professor

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • China
  • Intel
  • Leadership
  • Operational Warfare
(401) 856-5813
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Jeffrey Michael Alves

Associate Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Command and Control
  • HA/DR
  • Joint Operations
  • Military Planning
  • Operational Warfare
(401) 856-5862
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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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Wesley Bannister

Associate Professor

Capt., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • A2/AD
  • Air Warfare
  • Command and Control
  • Joint Operations
  • JPME
  • Leadership
  • Operational Warfare
(401) 856-5816
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Heath Jordan Brightman, Ed.D.

Professor

Capt., U.S. Navy Reserve

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Conflict Resolution
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Ethics
  • HA/DR
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Operations
  • Leadership
  • Military Planning
  • Nuclear
(401) 856-5846
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Sean J. Carroll

Associate Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy Reserve, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Command and Control
  • HA/DR
  • Iraq
  • Joint Operations
  • Latin America
  • Operational Warfare
  • Syria
(401) 856-5237
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Edward B. Cashman

Dean

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Command and Control
  • GITMO
  • Joint Operations
  • Operational Warfare
(401) 856-5801
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Rob A.Y. Dahlin

Associate Professor

Capt., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Africa
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • HA/DR
  • Indian Ocean
  • Japan
  • Military Planning
  • South China Sea
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William J. Darney

Associate Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Afghanistan
  • Civil War
  • Foreign Policy
  • GWOT
  • JPME
  • Maritime History
  • Military Planning
  • Operational Warfare
  • Southeast Asia
(401) 856-5828
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Stephen Darring

Assist and Assess Team

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Military Planning
  • Operational Warfare
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Jonathan M. Donigan

Associate Professor

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

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • COIN
  • Counterterrorism
  • HA/DR
  • Intel
  • Joint Operations
  • Military Planning
  • Operational Warfare
(401) 856-5815
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James E. Donnellan

Associate Professor

Col., U.S. Marine Corps, Retired

Department

Joint Military Operations Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Afghanistan
  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Arctic
  • COIN
  • Ground Warfare
  • Iraq
  • Joint Operations
  • Leadership
  • Military Planning
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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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Eric A. Dukat

Associate Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • A2/AD
  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Command and Control
  • Joint Operations
  • Littoral Warfare
  • Military Planning
  • NATO
  • Operational Warfare
  • Security Cooperation
  • Surface Warfare
(401) 856-5851
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James P. Fallon

Associate Professor

Col., U.S. Marine Corps, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Military Planning
  • Operational Warfare
(401) 856-5863
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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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Matt Griffin

Director

Cmdr., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

Rochefort Group

Areas of Expertise

  • Cyber Warfare
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Information Operations
  • Intel
  • Military Planning
  • Operational Warfare
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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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Sean P. Henseler, J.D.

Interim Dean

Cmdr., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • International Law
  • Military Planning
  • Operational Warfare
  • Rules of Engagement
  • UNCLOS
(401) 856-5802
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Michael C. Holland

Deputy Director

Capt., U.S. Navy

Department

Assist & Assess Team

Areas of Expertise

  • Air Warfare
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Information Operations
  • Military Planning
  • Operational Warfare
(401) 856-5882
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Carol Hottenrott

Associate Professor

Capt., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Europe
  • Foreign Policy
  • Maritime Strategy
  • Military Planning
  • NATO
  • Surface Warfare
  • Women, Peace, and Security
(401) 856-5818
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Michael C. Husak

Associate Professor

Capt., U.S. Coast Guard, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Military Planning
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Sean P. Kelley

Associate Professor

Capt., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Information Operations
  • Intel
  • National Security
(401) 856-5877
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Christopher Krajacich

Director

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

Department

Maritime Staff Operators Course

Areas of Expertise

  • Command and Control
  • Joint Operations
  • Military Planning
  • Operational Warfare
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Michael T. Lents

Associate Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Intel
(401) 856-5866
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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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Derek L. MacInnis

Associate Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Counterterrorism
  • GWOT
  • Intel
  • Joint Operations
  • Military Planning
  • Operational Warfare
  • Policy
  • Terrorism
(401) 856-5870
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James Patrick Murray

Professor

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

(401) 856-5852
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James Nordhill

Associate Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Command and Control
  • GWOT
  • HA/DR
  • Iraq
  • Joint Operations
  • Leadership
  • Military Planning
  • Search and Rescue
  • Special Operations
(401) 856-5868
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Keith E. Patton

Associate Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • A2/AD
  • Air Defense
  • Air Warfare
  • Command and Control
  • Deterrence
  • JPME
  • Military Planning
  • Nuclear
  • Wargaming
  • WWII
(401) 856-5842
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Stacy A. Pedrozo, J.D.

Associate Professor

Capt., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • UNCLOS
(401) 856-5820
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Chad E. Piacenti

Associate Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Command and Control
  • Information Operations
  • Intel
  • Operational Warfare
(401) 856-5821
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Chris M. Rankin

Associate Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Air Warfare
  • Desert Storm
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Information Operations
  • Joint Operations
  • Maritime Strategy
  • Military Planning
  • National Security
  • Operational Warfare
(401) 856-5869
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Francisco Rosario

Associate Professor

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

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Command and Control
  • Counterdrug Operations
  • Desert Storm
  • Homeland Security
  • Joint Operations
  • Military Planning
  • Operational Warfare
  • Surface Warfare
(401) 856-5822
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Joseph Rutledge

Professor

Col., U.S. Marine Corps, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Military Planning
(401) 856-5861
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Mike Saleh

Associate Professor

Col., U.S. Marine Corps, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Amphibious Warfare
  • COIN
  • Ground Warfare
  • GWOT
  • Military Planning
  • Operational Warfare
(401) 856-5823
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Timothy St. Laurent

Deputy Dean

Capt., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

(401) 856-5804
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Nicholas B. Stampfli, J.D., LL.M.

Assist and Assess Team

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • International Law
  • Military Planning
  • National Security
  • Operational Warfare
  • Rules of Engagement
  • UNCLOS
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Carl Tiska

Associate Professor

Capt., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Counterterrorism
  • Special Operations
(401) 856-5824
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Raymond M. Tortorelli

Director

Cmdr., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Afghanistan
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Information Operations
(401) 856-5236
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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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Jonathan Will

Director

Capt., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

Assist & Assess Team

Areas of Expertise

  • Asia-Pacific
  • Command and Control
  • Surface Warfare
(401) 856-5881
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