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Experts at NWC

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Experts in Civil-Military Relations

U.S. Naval War College brings unparalleled experience coupled with a wide diversity of perspective to the topic of Civil-Military Relations.

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Experts in UAVs & Drones

We bring unparalleled experience coupled with a wide diversity of perspective to the topic of UAVs and drones.

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Experts in Foreign Policy

The study in foreign policy allows our exceptional faculty the chance to explore maritime challenges and policies in a specific part of the world.

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Experts in Leadership

Our Faculty includes an impressive array of individuals that have advanced the study of leadership and ethics as well as those that have served at the highest levels of military and government.

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Thomas C. Baldwin, Select One

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Conflict Resolution

(401) 841-6548

thomas.baldwin@usnwc.edu

Daniel T. Bard, Select One

Lt. Col., U.S. Army

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

None

(401) 841-2075

daniel.bard@usnwc.edu

William A. Bullard, III, Select One

Capt., U.S. Navy

Deputy Chair

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Surface Warfare

(401) 841-6309

william.bullard@usnwc.edu

Jon J. Chytka, Select One

Col., U.S. Army

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Afghanistan
Asia-Pacific
Civil-Military Relations
Command and Control
Ethics
HA/DR
Joint Operations
JPME
Koreas
Latin America
Leadership
Middle East
Military Planning
NATO
Security Cooperation

(401) 841-7788

jon.chytka@usnwc.edu

Michael Aaron Dennis, Ph.D.

Select Any

Assistant Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Cold War
Military Technology
Nuclear
Weapon Systems
WWII

(401) 841-7485

michael.dennis@usnwc.edu

Andrea J. Dew, Ph.D.

Select Any

Associate Professor

Center on Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups

Areas of Expertise

Asymmetrical Warfare
Civil War
COIN
Counterterrorism
GWOT
Irregular Warfare
Maritime Strategy
National Security
Piracy
Special Operations
Terrorism

andrea.dew.UK@usnwc.edu

Frank Douglas, Ph.D.

Cmdr., U.S. Navy Reserve

Associate Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Afghanistan
Civil-Military Relations
COIN
Counterterrorism
Deterrence
GWOT
Intel
Iraq
Irregular Warfare
Military Theory

(401) 841-6420

frank.douglas@nwc.navy.mil

Robert Flynn, Select One

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Air Warfare
Electronic Warfare

(401) 841-7796

robert.flynn@usnwc.edu

John F. Garofano, Ph.D.

Select Any

Professor

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) 841-4590

john.garofano@usnwc.edu

Marc A. Genest, Ph.D.

Select Any

Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Afghanistan
Asymmetrical Warfare
COIN
Cold War
Counterterrorism
Diplomacy
Ethics
Foreign Policy
Geopolitics
GWOT
Information Operations
International Relations
Irregular Warfare
Korean War
National Security
Revolutionary War
Terrorism
Vietnam War
WMD

(401) 841-2552

marc.genest@usnwc.edu

Michelle Getchell, Ph.D.

Select Any

Assistant Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Cold War
Counterdrug Operations
Diplomacy
Foreign Policy
Intel
Irregular Warfare
Latin America
Policy
Russia
United Nations

(401) 841-2185

michelle.getchell@usnwc.edu

Gabrielle Guimond, Select One

Select Any

Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Diplomacy

gabrielle.guimond@usnwc.edu

Aaron R. Hager, Select One

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Air Warfare

(401) 841-2159

aaron.hager@usnwc.edu

Jacqueline L. Hazelton, Ph.D.

Select Any

Assistant Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

GWOT
International Relations
Irregular Warfare
Latin America
Middle East
National Security
Philippines
Policy
Revolutionary War
Southeast Asia
Terrorism
Vietnam War

jacqueline.hazelton@usnwc.edu

James R. Holmes, Ph.D.

Select Any

Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

A2/AD
Asia-Pacific
China
Desert Storm
Diplomacy
Geopolitics
Indian Ocean
International Relations
Maritime Strategy

james.holmes@usnwc.edu

Timothy D. Hoyt, Ph.D.

Select Any

Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

A2/AD
Asymmetrical Warfare
COIN
Counterterrorism
India
Indian Ocean
Iraq
Irregular Warfare
Middle East
Military Theory
Nuclear
Pakistan
Terrorism

(401) 841-7331

hoytt@usnwc.edu

Robert W. Hutchinson, Ph.D.

Select Any

Fellow

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Cold War
Europe
Foreign Policy
Intel
Military Planning
WWI
WWII

(401) 841-3262

robert.hutchinson@usnwc.edu

Michael W. Jones, Ph.D.

Cmdr., U.S. Navy Reserve

Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Air Defense
Civil War
COIN
Cold War
Desert Storm
Diplomacy
Ground Warfare
Joint Operations
Maritime Strategy
Operational Warfare
Revolutionary War
Vietnam War

(831) 656-2930

mwjones@nps.edu

Burak Kadercan, Ph.D.

Select Any

Associate Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Asymmetrical Warfare
Civil War
Civil-Military Relations
Counterterrorism
Foreign Policy
Geopolitics
International Relations
Irregular Warfare
Middle East
Revolutionary War
Terrorism

(401) 266-8431

cemal.kadercan@usnwc.edu

Jason M. Kelly, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Asia-Pacific
China
Cold War
Diplomacy

jason.kelly@usnwc.edu

James Philip Kitzmiller, Select One

Capt., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Afghanistan
Asia-Pacific
Desert Storm
Joint Operations
Koreas
Surface Warfare

(401) 841-7885

james.kitzmiller@usnwc.edu

Michael Koen, Select One

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

None

(401) 841-7797

michael.koen@usnwc.edu

Rob Krivacs, Select One

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Air Warfare
Amphibious Warfare
Electronic Warfare
JPME
Search and Rescue

(401) 841-1797

robert.krivacs@usnwc.edu

Heidi Elizabeth Lane, Ph.D.

Select Any

Associate Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Counterterrorism
Foreign Policy
International Relations
Islamic Studies
Middle East
Syria
Terrorism

heidi.lane@usnwc.edu

Ralph J. Marro, Select One

Capt., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

HA/DR
JPME
Leadership
Nuclear
WMD

(401) 841-7746

ralph.marro@usnwc.edu

Michael A. Marston, Select One

Capt., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Air Warfare

(401) 841-3850

michael.marston@usnwc.edu

John H. Maurer, Ph.D.

Select Any

Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Civil-Military Relations
Deterrence
Diplomacy
Europe
Foreign Policy
Geopolitics
International Relations
Leadership
Maritime History
Maritime Strategy
Military Theory
National Security
Policy
WWI
WWII

(401) 841-2678

maurerj@usnwc.edu

Kevin D. McCranie, Ph.D.

Select Any

Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Maritime History
Maritime Strategy
Military Theory
War of 1812

(401) 841-2863

kevin.mccranie@usnwc.edu

Daniel J. Mollis, Select One

Lt. Col., U.S. Air Force

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Aerospace

(401) 841-6532

Daniel.mollis@usnwc.edu

Paul R. Murphy, Select One

Col., U.S. Air Force

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Aerospace
Air Warfare
Cold War
Command and Control

(401) 841-2694

paul.murphy@usnwc.edu

Nicholas Murray, Ph.D.

Select Any

Associate Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Command and Control
Europe
Ground Warfare
Military Theory
Wargaming
WWI
WWII

(401) 841-1475

nicholas.murray@usnwc.edu

Jonathan M. O'Gorman, Select One

Lt. Col., U.S. Marine Corps

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Afghanistan
Amphibious Warfare
Artillery
Ground Warfare
Information Operations
Iraq
Joint Operations
Leadership
WWII

(401) 841-4186

jonathan.ogorman@usnwc.edu

Michael P. O'Hara, Ph.D.

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Deterrence
International Relations
Maritime Strategy

(401) 841-1939

michael.ohara@usnwc.edu

Sarah C. M. Paine, Ph.D.

Select Any

University Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Asia-Pacific
China
Cold War
Diplomacy
Foreign Policy
Geopolitics
International Relations
Japan
Maritime History
Maritime Strategy
Russia
Taiwan
WWII

(401) 841-6417

sally.paine@usnwc.edu

Michael F. Pavkovic, Ph.D.

Select Any

Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Europe

(401) 841-7789

michael.pavkovic@usnwc.edu

Michael J. Riordan, Select One

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Asymmetrical Warfare
Counterterrorism
Ethics
International Relations
Joint Operations
Leadership
Maritime Strategy
Military Planning
Military Theory
National Security
NATO
Policy
Special Operations
Surface Warfare
WMD

(401) 841-7759

michael.riordan@usnwc.edu

Nicholas Evan Sarantakes, Ph.D.

Select Any

Associate Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Asia-Pacific
Cold War
Diplomacy
Japan
Korean War
WWII

(401) 841-1249

Nick.Sarantakes@usnwc.edu

Gabriel E. Soltero, Select One

Capt., U.S. Navy

Director

Naval Staff College

Areas of Expertise

International Relations
Leadership
National Security
Search and Rescue

(401) 841-6533

gabriel.soltero@usnwc.edu

Gary E. Spearow, Select One

Col., U.S. Army

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Command and Control
Ethics
Joint Operations
JPME
Leadership
Middle East
Military Planning
Operational Warfare

(401) 841-3299

gary.spearow@usnwc.edu

David R. Stone, Ph.D.

Select Any

Chair

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Cold War
India
Russia
WWI
WWII

(401) 841-3569

david.stone@usnwc.edu

Paul Theriot, Select One

Lt. Col., U.S. Air Force

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Aerospace
International Relations
Policy

(401) 841-6426

paul.theriot@usnwc.edu

Anand Toprani, Ph.D.

Select Any

Assistant Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Cold War
Diplomacy
Economics
Europe
Foreign Policy
Geopolitics
Intel
Maritime History
Maritime Strategy
Military Theory
National Security
WWI
WWII

(401) 841-4320

anand.toprani@usnwc.edu

Noah Villanueva, Ph.D.

Lt. Col., U.S. Army

Military Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Artillery

(401) 841-4186

noah.villanueva@usnwc.edu

Andrew R. Wilson, Ph.D.

Select Any

Professor

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Asia-Pacific
China
Maritime History
Military Theory
South China Sea

4018416425

wilsona@usnwc.edu

Benjamin R. Young, Ph.D.

Select Any

Fellow

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

Africa
Asia-Pacific
China
Cold War
Diplomacy
Foreign Policy
Human Rights
International Relations
Korean War
Koreas

ben.young@usnwc.edu