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What motivated you to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?

I have recognized that human sociey has advanced technologically into the 21st century but has left its humanity in the dark ages. Military technology has become so powerful and lethal that it is no longer effective as a tool of foreign policy. Yet the military is far too often used exclusively of other foreign policy tools. Society must find a new way to resolve foreign policy differences.

Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself (no more than 3 paragraphs)

Emerging from a conservative background in Oklahoma, I entered Officer Candidate School after graduation from the University of Oklahoma. My career as a general/management specialist in the Navy evolved into military intelligence as I entered the civil service. Along the way, I received an MA in Russian Area Studies from Georgetown, University. After having two children in the 1980's, and after observing the EXXON VALDEZ accident in 1989, I recognized that environmental risks posed greater threats to national security than any foreign power. I left my naval reserve career in the early 1990's after 20 years service and because I opposed the first Gulf War.

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you have direct and significant expertise

I have had a 30 year career in the federal government as a military intelligence officer.
I have a MA in Russian Area Studies (Georgetown University)
I have completed over 35 hours of doctoral work at the School of Government/Political Science at the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the University of Maryland; in 2008 I passed my comprehensive exam in international relations, the first of my two sub-fields. My second sub-field is Russia/Soviet Union, Central-Eastern Europe and the Third World.
As requirement for 2005 course Teaching Political Science, I wrote a Peace Studies curriculum for undergraduate college students - I welcome comments on that curriculum.

What is your current country of residence?

United States

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?

Research Assistant, University of Maryland = job searching

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)

http://democratic underground

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)

http://bu

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise?

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, Education, Civil Society, Health, Environment

Which are your primary skills areas?

Training, Program Design, Fundraising, Program Administration, Advocacy, Research

What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?

Peace Studies Curriculum
Mekong River Commission and Resource Management in Southeast Asia
Civil Society in Central/Eastern Europe post-Berlin Wall
Health and War = Health Consequences of Asymmetric Transnational Conflict (Vietnam, Bosnia, Iraq 1991)