CISA Leadership

Michael Bell, Ph.D., (COL, USA, Ret.), Chancellor, College of International Security Affairs
Ambassador C. Steven McGann, Vice Chancellor
Ken Baker, Dean of College Development, Distinguished Professor, and Department of Energy Chair
Craig A. Deare, Ph.D., Interim Dean of Academic Affairs and Dean of Administration
Herman "Skeets" Meyer, Ph.D., (CAPT, USN, Ret.), Dean of Students

Faculty

Department: International Security Studies

Jay Parker, Department Head and Professor
B.A., University of Arizona; M.Phil., Columbia University; M.A. Naval War College; MAIR, University of Southern California; M.P.A. and M.A., Arizona State University; Ph.D., Columbia University.

Chris Bassford, Professor
B.A. College of William and Mary; M.A., The Ohio University, Ph.D., Purdue University.

Alejandra Bolanos, Associate Professor
B.A., Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education; M.A.L.D. and Ph.D., The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.

Carolyne Davidson, Assistant Professor
B.A. and M.A., University of Cambridge; M.A., M. Phil., ABD, Yale University.

Geoffrey Gresh, Assistant Professor
B.A., Lafayette College; MALD and Ph.D., The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.

Jennifer Jefferis, Associate Professor
B.A. Grove City College; Ph.D., Boston University.

Col Steve Kett, USAF, Assistant Professor
B.A., St. Michael's College; M.A., Boston University; M.S. Industrial College of the Armed Forces (Eisenhower School), National Defense University.

Klon Kitchen, National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Chair
B.A., Bryan College; M.A., College of International Security Affairs, National Defense University.

Andrew Novo Assistant Professor
B.A., Princeton University; M.Phil. and D.Phil, St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford.

LTC Rebecca Patterson, USA, Assistant Professor
B.S., United States Military Academy; M.S., University of Missouri - Rolla; Ph.D., The George Washington University.

Elena Pokalova, Assistant Professor
B.A., Ural State Pedagogical University; M.A. and Ph.D., Kent State University.

Peter Thompson, Associate Professor
B.A., The University of Texas at Austin; M.A. and Ph.D., The University of California, Los Angeles.

Department: Regional and Analytical Studies

Thomaz Guedes da Costa, Department Head and Professor
B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D. Columbia University.

Hassan Abbas, Professor
L.L.M. University of Nottingham, UK; M.A., Punjab University, Pakistan; Ph.D., Tufts University.

Richard Kilroy, Professor
B.S., Santa Clara University; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Jeffrey W. Meiser, Assistant Professor
B.A., Seattle University; M.S., University of California, Santa Barbara; Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University

Paul Miller, Assistant Professor
B.A., Georgetown University; M.P.P, Harvard University; Ph.D., Georgetown University.

Barak A. Salmoni, Associate Professor
B.A. and M.A., Brandeis University; Ph.D., Harvard University.

Department: War and Conflict Studies

Thomas A. Marks, Department Head and Professor
B.S., United States Military Academy; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Hawaii.

Roger Applegate, Department of Homeland Security Chair, Homeland Security Investigations
B.S. Minnesota State University; M.S., Industrial College of the Armed Forces (Eisenhower School), National Defense University.

David Glancy, Assistant Professor
B.A., University of Michigan-Dearborn; MBA, University of Chicago; M.A.L.D. and Ph.D., Tufts University.

Sebastian Gorka, Associate Professor
B.A., London University; M.A., Budapest University of Economics; Ph.D., Corvinus University. Budapest.

John Harrison, Associate Professor
B.A., Wheeling Jesuit University; M.A., The American University; Ph.D., University of St Andrews.

CDR Michael S. Mullen, USN, Assistant Professor
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, M.A., California State University, Long Beach

David Ucko, Associate Professor
B(Sc), London School of Economics, University of London; M(Res), King’s College London, the University of London; Ph.D., King’s College London, the University of London.

Lt Col Jodi Vittori, USAF, Assistant Professor
B.S., United States Air Force Academy; M.S., National Defense Intelligence College; Ph.D., University of Denver.

Visiting Faculty

Njema J. Frazier, Visiting Professor, Department of Energy
B.S., Carnegie Mellon University; M.S. and Ph.D., Michigan State University.

AMB Mary Jo Wills, Visiting Professor, Department of State
B.A., Chatham College; M.B.A., Virginia Tech; M.S., National War College, National Defense University

Staff

Front Office

• Ann Tanner, Executive Assistant
• Maria "Jenny" Rodriguez, Executive Assistant to the Dean of Administration

Academic Affairs

• Amy Reynolds Bartlett, Department Assistant
  
• Benjamin Fisher, Director of Outreach and Continuing Engagement
• Kathleen Kuehn, Program Assistant
  
• Christina Loredo, Assistant Registrar and Interim Program Coordinator (Fort Bragg)
• Mark McGivern, Director of Institutional Research
• Lindsey Ohmit, Departement Assistant
• Nicole Rosica, Assistant to the Dean of College Development
• Pamela Ruiz, Department Assistant
• Crystal Watkins, Academic Program Manager, Assistant to the Dean of Academic Affairs

Administration

• LaTonya Blakes, Branch Lead Human Resources
• Paul Chalmer, Operations Support
• Nathan Greer, IT Program Manager (Fort Bragg)
• Philip Guinn, Information Management Officer
• Jamie Haag, Branch Lead Event Coordination and Execution
• Nadine Plater-Jones, Branch Lead Facilities and Logistics
  
• Aisha Saaka, Branch Lead, Resource Management
• Bennett Standiford, Budget Support

Student Services

• Sheila DeTurk, Director of Student Services