CAREER SUMMARY
July 2009 - Present, Air Force Institute of Technology Graduate Student, The University of Iowa Department of Political Science, Iowa City, IA
May 2006 – July 2009, Assistant Professor, US Air Force Academy Department of Political Science, US Air Force Academy, CO
Nov 2003 - Mar 2004 - Intelligence Flight Commander, 40th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory
May 2003-May 2006, Chief of Intelligence Operations, 28th Operations Support Squadron, 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, SD
Aug 2002 - Dec 2002 - Deputy Air Desk Chief, Combined Air Operations Center, Joint Intelligence Center, Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
August 2001 - May 2003, C2 Intelligence Integration Officer to the Joint STARS Special Program Office (JS), Office of Intelligence, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom AFB, MA
Mar 2001 - May 2001, C2 Intelligence Systems Team Lead, Operation Desert Shift, Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
April 2000 - Aug 2001, C2 Intelligence Integration Officer to the C4ISR Enterprise Integration Special Program Office (CX), Office of Intelligence, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom AFB, MA
July 1999 - April 2000, US Air Force Intelligence Officer Course, Goodfellow AFB, TX
April 1999 - July 1999, US Air Force Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, AL
April 1996 - April 1999, Electronic Warfare Specialist, 1st EW Platoon; 1st Team Leader, 1st EW Platoon; Platoon Sergeant, 3rd EW Platoon, 502d MI Company, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, LA
February 1996 - April 1996, Student, Combat Electronic Warfare Equipment Operator Course, Fort Huachuca, AZ
October 1995 - February 1996, Student, Cryptologic Linguist Course, Goodfellow AFB, TX
September 1994 - October 1995, Student, Defense Language Institute, Persian-Farsi Basic Course, Monterey, CA
July 1994 - September 1994, US Army Basic Combat Training, 2/13 Infantry, Fort Jackson, SC
EDUCATION
PhD (enrolled), Political Science, The University of Iowa, 2012 (est.)
MA, Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, 2011
MA, National Security Studies (with Honors), American Military University, 2005
Graduate Certificate, Political Psychology, Stanford University, 2008
BA, History, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1994
Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research, University of Michigan, 2009
PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Air Command and Staff College, 2011
Squadron Officer School, 2006
U.S. Air Force Combat Targeting Course 2003
Information Operations Orientation Course, 2003
Dynamics of International Terrorism Course, 2001
Middle East Orientation Course, 2000
U.S. Army Primary Leadership Development Course, 1997
Combat Electronic Warfare Equipmemt Operators Course, 1996
U.S. Army Cryptologic Linguist Course, 1995
Defense Language Institute Basic Persian Farsi Course, 1995
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal (3 awards)
Army Commendation Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Air Force Meritorious Unit Award
AF Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device (3 awards)
AF Organizational Excellence Award
Army Good Conduct Medal
National Defense Service Medal (2 awards)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon
AF Longevity Service (three awards)
Army Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (2 awards)
Air Force Training Ribbon
Army Service Ribbon
CITATIONS
2008 US Air Force Academy Department of Political Science (DFPS) Charles R. Coble, Jr. Research Award
2008 DFPS Outstanding Contributor Award
2007 DFPS Company Grade Officer (CGO) of the Year
2007 DFPS CGO of the Fourth Quarter
2007 DFPS CGO of the Second Quarter
2006 DFPS CGO of the Fourth Quarter
2006 Squadron Officer School Outstanding Contributor Award
2005 28th Bomb Wing Air Force Intelligence Professional (CGO) of the Year
2005 28th Operations Group CGO of the First Quarter
2004 28th Operations Support Squadron CGO of the Second Quarter
2004 40th Expeditionary Operations Squadron CGO of the Month, Jan 04
2002 JTF-SWA Joint Intelligence Center Anthony P. Brown Award
2001 Electronic Systems Center Directorate of Intelligence CGO of the First Quarter
1997 Distinguished Graduate, US Army Primary Leadership Development Course
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Major 1 May 2009
Captain 2 July 2003
First Lieutenant 2 July 2001
Second Lieutenant 2 July 1999
Sergeant, US Army 6 February 1998
Specialist, US Army 22 July 1994
MEMBERSHIPS
American Political Science Association
- Political Communication Section
- Information Technology and Politics Section
International Society of Political Psychology
PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS, AND SERVICE
September 2011, "Dissent versus the (Online) Surveillance State: Measuring Authoritarian Control of the Internet." Presented at the American Political Science Association annual meeting, Seattle WA.
April 2011, "Speculative Sovereignty: Internet Effects on Currency Volatility." Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago IL.
April 2010, "Dissent in Digital: The Challenge of Contemporary Information Communication Technology to Authoritarian States." Presented at the New Horizons in International Security conference, University of Illinois; revision presented at the American Political Science Association Pre-Conference on Political Communication, Washington D.C, September 2010.
July 2008, "Synthetic Democracy: Associations and Social Capital in Virtual Worlds." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, Paris, France.
July 2008, Discussant, Radicalization and the Terrorist Panel, Annual Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, Paris, France.
2007 - Present, Reviewer, Journal of Information Technology and Politics. http://www.jitp.net/
2001 - Present, U.S. Air Force Middle East Foreign Area Officer
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