Geneva College

 

 

Tom Copeland

Tom CopelandAssociate Professor of Political Science
Director, May@Geneva
Director, Geneva Visiting Artist & Lecture Series
Office Phone: 724-847-6621
tom.copeland@geneva.edu

Education & Certification

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh, PA
Ph.D., Public & International Affairs | 2006
M.P.I.A., Public & International Affairs | 1992
GENEVA COLLEGE — Beaver Falls, PA
B.A., Political Science | 1991
Summa cum laude, departmental honors

Publications

  • Drawing a Line in the Sea: The 2010 Gaza Flotilla Incident and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Lexington Books, 2011. Editor.
  • Fool Me Twice: Intelligence Failure and Mass Casualty Terrorism. Martinus/Nijhoff (Brill), 2007.
  • The Information Revolution and U.S. National Security. U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, April 2000. Editor.
  • “The Failure of Intelligence Failure Theory,” chapter in the International Studies Association Compendium on International Affairs. Blackwell Publishing, 2010.
  • Additional journal publications.

Courses Taught

International Relations Comparative Politics Foreign & National Security Policy
Intelligence and Policy Politics of Global Terrorism Modern Judaism & Islam
Public Administration Public Policy Crime and Justice
Social Science Research Methods Political Parties and Elections Humanities

Fellowships and Memberships

  • American Enterprise Institute - Values & Capitalism Initiative, Faculty advisory board
  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Fellow, 2010
  • Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa, member

 

Point of Excellence

Geneva College is one of only 15 CCCU schools in the nation that offers an ABET-accredited, four-year engineering program.

 
Upcoming Events
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Chemistry Club wows with science
Members performed some exiting experiments for the group’s annual “Big Kablooey.”
COMMUNITY
Geneva Across America Pittsburgh Reception Dinner
Join the team on July 9, and offer the riders encouragement for the final leg of their journey.
ARTS & CULTURE
New Song ready for summer tour
Geneva’s music and drama ministry will travel and perform in nine states throughout July and August.
ACADEMICS
Organizational Leadership professor named a 2013 Woman of Excellence
Dr. Lutitia Clipper is being honored by the New Pittsburgh Courier.
ACADEMICS
Stratford Festival fall-term trip
Enjoy world-class Shakespeare productions this October.