PRIMARY INTERESTS
I am actively interested in international security, foreign policy, international conflict, and political theory.  I am also interested in critical scholarly debates in international relations, including the debate over the relative risks of nuclear weapons proliferation.  My current research focuses on issues related to nuclear security and nuclear terrorism.

EDUCATION
University of Toronto, Ph.D., November 2001                
      Major field: International relations
      Minor field: Political theory
      Dissertation: “Assessing the Optimism-Pessimism Debate: Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Risks,
                          and Theories of State Action.”

Michigan State University, M.A, 1997
      Major: Political science

University of Toronto, B.A. with high distinction, 1995
      Major: Political science

Rice University, 1990-1992

POSITIONS HELD
2007–Present    Associate Professor of Political Science, Department of Government,
                         Christopher Newport University

2004–2007       Assistant Professor of Political Science, Department of Government and Public Affairs,
                         Christopher Newport University

2001–2004       Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of International Affairs, and Senior
                         Research Associate, Center for International Trade and Security, University of Georgia

2000–2001       Research Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
                         
1998–1999       Graduate Research Assistant, Nonproliferation and International Security Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory

PUBLICATIONS
Books
Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Future of International Non-Proliferation Policy, co-edited with Daniel H. Joyner (forthcoming, University of Georgia Press, January 2009).

No End in Sight: The Continuing Menace of Nuclear Proliferation (University Press of Kentucky, 2004).
     Profiled in the Chronicle of Higher Education (Click here to read the article).
     Click here to see the book cover. Click here to order on Amazon.com.

Refereed Journal Articles
“International Duties and Natural Law:  A Comparison of Grotius and Plato,” Interpretation: A Journal of Political Philosophy, vol. 35, no. 2 (Spring 2008), pp. 153-182.

“The ‘Human Factor’ and the Problem of Nuclear Security in Russia,” Perspectives on Political Science, vol. 34, no. 3 (Summer 2005), pp. 154-161.
(co-authored with James Holmes). Link to Article (via ProQuest)

“Risks of Nuclear Terror: Vulnerabilities of Thefts and Sabotage at Nuclear Weapons Facilities,” Contemporary Security Policy, vol. 23, no. 3 (December 2002), pp. 19-60. Abstract.

“China’s Fissile Material Protection, Control, and Accounting: The Case for Renewed Collaboration,” Nonproliferation Review, vol. 9, no. 3 (Fall/Winter 2002), pp. 89-106. Article.

“Russian Roulette:  The Continuing Relevance of Russia to the Nuclear Proliferation Debate,” Security Studies, vol. 11, no. 3 (Spring 2002), pp. 44-90. Article.

Chapters in Refereed Books
“Proliferation at a Crossroads,” co-authored with Daniel H. Joyner, in Busch and Joyner, eds., Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (forthcoming, University of Georgia Press, 2009).

“Command and Control and The Nuclear Posture Review,” in James J. Wirtz and Jeffrey A. Larsen, eds., Nuclear Transformation: The New U.S. Nuclear Doctrine (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2005), pp. 105-118.

Book Reviews
Jacques E.C. Hymans, The Psychology of Nuclear Proliferation: Identity, Emotions, and Foreign Policy (Cambridge University Press, 2006).  In National Identities, vol. 9, no. 3 (December 2007).

Derek D. Smith, Deterring America: Rogue States and the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006).  In Contemporary Security Policy, vol. 28, no. 2 (August 2007).

Reports and Other Publications
"We Must Stand Tough on Iran," op-ed, Daily Press (Norfolk), November 11, 2004.  Article.

“The Human Factor and Security Culture: Challenges to Safeguarding Fissile Materials in Russia,” CITS Occasional Paper (Athens, GA: University of Georgia, November 2002), co-authored. Article.

“Russia Needs to Make Nuclear Facilities Safer,” op-ed, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 10, 2002 (co-authored with Igor Khriponov). Article.

“MPC&A:  The First Step in Countering Nuclear Terrorism,” The Monitor: International Perspectives on Nonproliferation (Winter 2002). Article.

“Nuclear Insecurity in a Troubled World,” op-ed, Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk), February 4, 2002.

“National Missile Defense: What Should the United States Do Now?,” Harvard International Affairs Colloquium Paper (May 2001).

“After the Fall: The Soviet Collapse and Russian Nuclear Controls,” Los Alamos National Laboratory Unclassified Report, July 1999.

“China’s Controls over its Nuclear Arsenal and Fissile Material Stockpile,” Los Alamos National Laboratory Unclassified Report, May 1999.

“China’s Fissile Material Protection, Control, and Accounting:  The Case for Increased Collaboration,” Los Alamos National Laboratory Unclassified Report, May 1999.

ACADEMIC CONFERENCES / LECTURES
“Machiavelli on Regime Change: How to Found a Republic when the Populace is Corrupt,” CNU’s Annual Interdisciplinary Conference, November 2, 2007.

“Verification and Inspection Regimes: Lessons Learned,” (Co-authored with Joseph Pilat), American Political Science Association, September 2007.

Participant in the Miller Summer Institute on the American Founding, University of Colorado, July 6-9, 2007 (by invitation only)

“The Iranian Nuclear Crisis,” invited lecture, Emory University, February 22, 2007.

Participant in the Lehrman Summer Institute for teaching in the liberal arts, Princeton University, June 19-July 1, 2006 (by invitation only).

“Niccolo Machiavelli and Modern Politics,” guest lecture for HIST 112, Christopher Newport University, February 17, 2006.

“Justice vs. Necessity in Thucydides’ Peloponnesian War,” lecture for the Keith McLoughland Great Books Series, Christopher Newport University, Feb 1, 2006.

“Nuclear Proliferation and the United Nations,” Keynote Speaker, CNU Model United Nations Conference, March 24, 2006.

“The Structure of the United Nations,” lecture given to Christopher Newport University’s Model United Nations Team, April 24, 2005

“Nuclear Proliferation and the United Nations,” Keynote Speaker, United Nations Association of the Peninsula, March 10, 2005.

“Marx and the Communist Manifesto,” guest lecture, Christopher Newport University, February 9, 2005.

“Machiavelli and Modern Political Thought,” guest lecture, Christopher Newport University, November 22, 2004.

“Untangling Facts, Fictions, and Conspiracies: What Really Happened to Iraq's WMDs?,” invited lecture, sponsored by the Honors Program and Politics and Law Society, Berry College, March 11, 2004.

“Russia and Nuclear Proliferation,” invited lecture, Oxford College of Emory University, October 8, 2003.

“Command and Control and the Nuclear Posture Review,” paper delivered at Implementing the Nuclear Posture Review, Workshop Organized by the Center for Contemporary Conflict, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, September 17-19, 2003.

“Prospects of Nuclear Proliferation,” invited lecture, Oxford College of Emory University, Sept. 15, 2003.

“U.S. Foreign Policy after 9/11,” lecture given at 9/11 + 2, distinguished panel discussion sponsored by the International Affairs Committee and the UGA Law School, University of Georgia, September 11, 2003.

“The Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime,” 2003 Summer Nonproliferation Institute, University of North Carolina at Ashville, June 28, 2003.

“Nuclear Security Culture as a Tool of Material Protection, Control, and Accounting in Russia,” (coauthored with Igor Khripunov, Maria Katsva, Dmitry Nikonov), INMM Regional Chapter Meeting, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, April 29, 2003.

“Nuclear Proliferation After September 11, 2001,” Security Leadership Seminar Series, University of Georgia, January 26, 2003.

“Risks of Nuclear Terror,” Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA, August 29-September 1, 2002.

“Russian ‘Loose Nukes’ and Nuclear Terrorism,” Berry College, March 14, 2002.  

“Osama Bin Laden and Nuclear Terrorism,” Center for International Trade and Security, University of Georgia, December 7, 2001.

Carnegie International Non-Proliferation Conference, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, D.C., June 18-19, 2001, participant (invitation only).

“Assessing the Optimism-Pessimism Debate:  Lessons from South Asia,” International Security Program seminar series, Harvard University, March 16, 2001.

“The Controls over Nuclear Arsenals and Fissile Materials in Nuclear Weapons States,” Managing the Atom Project seminar series, Harvard University, October 31, 2000.

“Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Risks, and Theories of State Action,” Center for International Trade and Security, University of Georgia, February 16, 2001.

“What the Proliferation Debate Has Ignored: Command and Control, MPC&A, and the Case of China,” International Studies Association Convention, Los Angeles, CA, March 14-18, 2000. Link.

“Nuclear Proliferation and International Stability,” Los Alamos National Laboratory, January 1999.

“Human Sociality and International Law,” Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA, September 3-6, 1998.
 
MEDIA AND PUBLIC OUTREACH
Radio interview, With Good Reason, National Public Radio, November 25, 2006.

Radio interview, HearSay, National Public Radio (WHRV, Norfolk), June 5, 2006.

“The Iran Nuclear Crisis,” lecture for the Lifelong Learning Society of Christopher Newport University, October 17, 2005.

Book signing for No End in Sight: The Continuing Menace of Nuclear Proliferation, Barnes and Noble, Athens, GA, April 15, 2005.

Public lecture, International Study Group, Newport News, VA, January 8, 2005.

Interviewed on “It’s Your Call,” WHRO (PBS, Norfolk), December 8, 2004. Link.

Profiled  in “Nuclear Risks Aren't Going Away, Author Says,” Daily Press (Norfolk), September 26, 2004.  Link.

Chronicle Colloquy, “A Bomb in Every Backyard,” a live online discussion for the Chronicle of Higher Education, September 1, 2004.  Link.

Interviewed in video for the 2004 Dwight D. Eisenhower National Security Conference, Washington D.C., September 14-15, 2004. Link.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
      Christopher Newport University
            GOVT 100, Political Thought and Society (F05*, F06*, F07*)
            GOVT 215, Comparative and International Politics (F04*, S05*, S06*, S07*)
            GOVT 338, Politics of Weapons Proliferation (F05*, F07*)
            GOVT 340, Might and Right Among Nations (S05*, S07, F08*)
            GOVT 357, Classical Political Thought (S06*, S07*, S08)
            GOVT 358, Modern Political Thought (S08*)
            GOVT 402, International Relations Theory and World Issues (F04*, F06*)
                                 *Denotes two sections taught that semester.

      University of Georgia
            POLS 1100, Introduction to Global Issues (F03, S04)
            POLS 3200, Introduction to International Relations (S02, F02, S03).
            POLS 4220, International Conflict (F02, S03).
            POLS 4450, Global Security Policy (F03)
            POLS 4480, Special Topics: New Dimensions of International Security (S02)
            POLS 4710, United Nations Practicum (S04)

      Emory University (Oxford College)
            Pol 101, Introduction to Political Theory (S04)

      Oglethorpe University
            Pol 2861, Introduction to International Affairs (F01)

      University of Toronto
            Teaching Assistant, Pol 200Y, Introduction to Political Theory, year-long (1999-2000, 1997-1998).

      Michigan State University
            Teaching Assistant, PLS 170H, Introduction to Political Theory, honors (F96).

SERVICE AND MENTORING
      University Service
            Member of Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 2006-2008
            Center for American Studies Advisory Council, 2006-2008
            Member of CNU Building Committee, 2006-2007
            Member of Governance Committee (reviewing representation in Faculty Senate), 2006-2007.
            Member of Academic Status Committee, 2005-2007

College of Arts and Sciences
     Member Philosophy Search Committee, 2007-2008
     Member of four peer review evaluation (EVAL-6) committees, 2007-2008
     Member of two peer review evaluation (EVAL-6) committees, 2006-2007
     Member of two peer review evaluation (EVAL-6) committees, 2005

Departmental Service
     Chair of Comparative Politics Search Committee, 2007-2008.
     Member of Comparative Politics Search Committee, 2006-2007.
     Member of Comparative Politics Search Committee, 2005-2006.
     Member of search committee for 5 faculty positions, 2004-2005.

       Other Service and Mentoring Activities

            Honors thesis committee member, Josh Weddle, “Prospects for Political Stability in Iran,” University of Georgia, Fall 2004.

            Director, Model United Nations Program, University of Georgia, 2003-2004.

            Graduate Student Coordinator, Center for Int’l Trade and Security, University of Georgia, 2002-2003.

            Faculty mentor, Center for International Trade and Security, University of Georgia, Fall 2002.

            Project supervisor, “The Optical Illusion of China’s Economy.” Bliss Khaw, Summer Undergraduate Research Project, University of Georgia, 2002.

            Honors thesis supervisor, “China’s Command and Control Difficulties.” Jon Davis, University of Georgia, defended May 2002.

            Faculty mentor, Center for International Trade and Security, University of Georgia, 2001-2002.

REFEREE
International Security
Security Studies
Contemporary Security Policy
Perspectives on Political Science

SCHOLARSHIPS / AWARDS
Dean’s Office Grant, courseload reduction to aid in scholarly research, Spring 2008.
Faculty Development Grant, $1,000, to pay for book indexing, Spring 2007
Dean’s Office Grant, courseload reduction to aid in scholarly research, Spring 2007.
Grant to attend the Lehrman Summer Institute, from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute ($4,000), 2006.
Nominated for Professor of the Year, Christopher Newport University, 2005, 2007
Dean’s Office Summer Research Grant ($1,500), Christopher Newport University, 2005
Harris Manchester (Oxford University) Summer Research Institute Scholar, 2005
Research Fellowship, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Kennedy School of
      Government, Harvard University, 2000–2001
Political Science Department Open Fellowship, University of Toronto, 2000–2001, 1999–2000
Olin Foundation Fellowship, 1999–2000, 1996–1997
The Mary H. Beatty Honorary Fellowship, 1997–1998
Earhart Foundation Fellowship, 1995–1997
Bradley Foundation Fellowship, 1995–1996
Dean’s List at University of Toronto, 1993–1995
The J. Michael Kyne Memorial Prize in Political Science, 1993
Rice Fellows, 1991–1992
Dean’s List at Rice University, 1990–1992

REFERENCES
Quentin Kidd, Associate Professor of Political Science, Christopher Newport University, (757) 594-7971
Gary Bertsch, University Professor of Political Science, University of Georgia, (706) 542-2985
David Welch, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto, (416) 287-7308
Joseph Pilat, Los Alamos National Laboratory, (505) 667-8889