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Disciplines/Field of Instruction

• Political Science
• Humanities
• Student Publications 

Degrees Received

• Ph.D., 2006, Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
• Master of Public and International Affairs, 1992, University of Pittsburgh
• B.A. (summa cum laude, departmental honors), 1991, political science, Geneva College

Courses Taught

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

Presentation/Publications

Publications:

• “Building New Bridges: Technology Transfer and East-West Stability,” Ridgway Viewpoints, 93-1. University of Pittsburgh, Ridgway Center for International Security Studies, 1993. Co-author.
• “Please, Impeach my Commander-in-Chief: Article 88 and the U.S. Military,” Ridgway Viewpoints  99-1. University of Pittsburgh, Ridgway Center for International Security Studies, 1999.
• The Information Revolution and U.S. National Security, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, April 2000. Editor.
• “Is the ‘New Terrorism’ Really New? An Analysis of the New Paradigm of Terrorism,” Journal of Conflict Studies, Winter 2001/2002.
• Fool Me Twice: Intelligence Failure and Mass Casualty Terrorism.  Martinus/Nijhoff, 2007.
• “The Failure of Intelligence Failure Theory,” chapter in the International Studies Association Compendium on International Affairs, Blackwell Publishing (forthcoming).

Invited Papers and Conference Presentations:

• “Combat Boots or Cross Trainers? An Analysis of Gender-Integrated Basic Training.” Society for Military History and The Ohio State University, November 5, 1999.
• “How States Respond to the Information Revolution,” Yale University, Spring 2002
• “Ethnicity and Transnational Organized Crime,” International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts training conference, Summer 2002 and Fall 2002
• “Gangs, Organized Crime, and Ethnicity,” Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Spring 2003
• “Is the ‘New’ Terrorism Really New?” Open Source Solutions conference, Spring 2003 and El Paso Border Patrol conference, Fall 2002
• “The Failure of Intelligence Failure Theory,” International Studies Association annual Convention, San Francisco, March 2008

• Doctoral Award for Academic Excellence, GSPIA, 2000
• Alpha Chi National College Honor Society, 1991
• Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities, 1991
• Senior Prizes in History and Political Science, Geneva College, 1991
• Isabella Stewart Christian Leadership Award, Geneva College, 1991
• Trustees’ Scholarship, Geneva College, 1990
• Dean’s List, Geneva College, 1987-1991
• National Merit Scholarship, Honorable Mention, 1987

Affiliations, e.g., membership in professional organizations, etc.

• International Association for Intelligence Education
• International Studies Association
• College Media Advisers