KATHLEEN A. MAHONEY-NORRIS, Ph.D. (Colonel, United States Air Force Reserve, Retired) 523 Mossy Oak Ridge, Prattville, AL 36066 (334) 365-6708 (Residence); (334) 953-2620 (Office) Office Email: kathleen.mahoney_norris.1@us.af.mil Home Email: rrnorris@charter.net October 2013 EDUCATION Ph.D., International Studies, 1996 Graduate (Korbel) School of International Studies, University of Denver, Colorado * Field: International Politics * Concentrations: International Organization, Latin American Studies, Human Rights M.S., National Security Strategy, 2001 National War College, Ft. McNair, Washington, D.C. M.A., International Relations, with distinction, 1984 University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California B.A., Political Science/French, summa cum laude, 1977 Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Professor of National Security Studies, 2008 Present (Assistant/Associate Professor of National Security Studies, 1998-2008) Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama * Director, International Security Studies, Online Master s Degree Program, 2013-Present * Director, Research Program, On-Line Master s Degree Program, 2009-2012 * Fellow, Air Force Research Institute, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, 2008-2009 * Director, National Security Studies, On-Line Master s Degree Program, 2007-2008 * Director, Strategy and War Course-Distance Learning, 2006-2008 * Chair, Department of International Security and Military Studies, 2002-2004 * Director, International Security Studies Resident Course, 1999-2000, 2001-2002 Adjunct Professor of International Security Studies, 1997 2001; 2007-2011 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama * Academic Advisor, Latin American Regional-Cultural Studies (RCS) Program Adjunct Instructor, 1991 1997 Dept of Political Science, University of Colorado and Metro State College, Denver * Courses Taught: International Organization, Issues in International Relations, Political Systems and Ideas, Introduction to Political Science
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Kathleen A. Mahoney-Norris - 2 Invited Speaker on Latin America, Leadership for a Global Society Program for senior government executives, Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, VA, August 2012 Curriculum Developer for three online undergraduate courses for Angelo State University, Texas, 2011-2012 (The Politics and Culture of Latin America, Cultural Competency and Contemporary Security Issues in Latin America, and The Political Economy of Latin America) Selected Participant, 1997 Cuba Seminar, sponsored by Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), University of Havana, Cuba Selected Participant, 1996 Academic Council on the United Nations System and the American Society of International Law Summer Workshop on International Organization Studies, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island Graduate Research Assistant, University of Denver, 1993-1994 Selected Participant, 1993 Ninth Annual Latin American Studies Association Research Field Seminar to Nicaragua Research Fellow, 1990-1993 Center on Human Rights Development (CORD), University of Denver * Member of Editorial Staff, Global Justice bimonthly publication Systems Engineer Analyst, TRW, Denver, Colorado, 1988-1990 United States Air Force Officer (Reserve, 1987 2006) * Deputy division chief in the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs (SAF/IA), Washington, D.C. * Mobilization assistant to Commander, Squadron Officer College, Maxwell AFB * Intelligence officer at NORAD/US Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colorado * Selected member of command intelligence briefing team * Commanded a five-person intelligence watch team at NORAD, Cheyenne Mountain * Managed joint service program for 100 Reservists assigned to US Space Command * Authored classified assessments, studies, and estimates on military topics * Intelligence analyst, HQ Strategic Air Command/HQ Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Nebraska United States Air Force Officer (Active, 1980 1987) * Master Instructor/Instructor Supervisor at Armed Forces Air Intelligence Training Center, Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado * Instructed and advised over 600 US Air Force and international officer students * Researched, developed and validated new curriculum for intelligence courses * Intelligence analyst, HQ United States Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
PUBLICATIONS Books/Book Chapters Kathleen A. Mahoney-Norris - 3 Human Security in a Borderless World (co-author Derek S. Reveron). Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2011. Women Teaching International Studies (co-author Mary N. Hampton). Book chapter in The International Studies Encyclopedia. Robert A. Denemark, editor. Wiley Blackwell, 2010. The Retired Officer and the State. Book chapter in Inside Defense: Understanding the 21 st Century Military. Derek S. Reveron and Judith Hicks Stiehm, editors. Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. Huntington Revisited: Is Conservative Realism Still Essential for the Military Ethic? Chapter in Essays 2001. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, National Defense University, 2001. "Political Repression, Threat Perception, and Transnational Solidarity Groups." Book Chapter in Paths to State Repression: Human Rights Violations and Contentious Politics. Christian Davenport, editor. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2000. Democratization and the Protection of Human Rights: Challenges and Contradictions, co-editor (with Patricia Campbell). Westport, CT: Praeger, 1998. Journals PME and Online Education in the Air Force: Raising the Game (with John Ackerman). Joint Force Quarterly 67, 4 th Quarter 2012, 20-25. Incorporating Human Security into National Strategy (with Derek S. Reveron). Georgetown Public Policy Review, Vol. 17, No. 2, Spring 2012, 61-77. Military-Political Relations: The Need for Officer Education (with Derek S. Reveron). Joint Force Quarterly 52, 1 st Quarter 2009, 61-66. "Cuban-U.S. Relations and the Threat to Freedom of Expression in the United States." Global Justice, Vol. 4, No. 1, Fall 1993, 20-23. "Peace Talks in El Salvador and Guatemala: New Hope for Human Rights?" (with Tanya M. Mote). Global Justice, Vol. 2, No. 5, January-February 1992, 5-11. "Latin America and the U.S.-Sponsored 'War on Drugs': The New Threat to Human Rights." Global Justice, Vol. 2, No. 2, July-August 1991, 1-7. "Democracy and Human Rights in the Andes: A Gloomy Prognosis." Global Justice, Vol. 1, No. 2, August-September 1990, 9-12. "Francophone Africa: Transition to Democracy?" Africa Rights Monitor No. 17, Africa Today, Vol. 37, No. 2, 2nd Quarter 1990, 85-91.
PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS Kathleen A. Mahoney-Norris - 4 Delivering Political Science Online: How to Create an Effective Online Learning Environment. Workshop delivered at American Political Science Association Teaching & Learning Conference, February 2013, Long Beach, CA. US Air Force ROTC: Educating the Citizen Airman? Paper presented at the International Studies Association Annual Conference, April 2012, San Diego. Graduate Professional Military Education: Assessing the Potential of Online Learning. Paper presented at the International Biennial Conference of the Inter-University Seminar on the Armed Forces and Society, October 2011, Chicago. The Recipe for Integrating Web 2.0 Tools into an Online Classroom. Co-presenter of interactive presentation at the Distance Learning Administration Conference, May 2011, Savannah, GA. Delivering International Studies Online: How to Create an Effective Online Learning Environment. Co-organizer of interactive, innovative panel presented at the International Studies Association Annual Conference, February 2010, New Orleans. Rethinking War Colleges: The Changing Role of Professional Military Education. Roundtable participant, the International Studies Association Annual Conference, February 2009, New York. The Airman and the State Reconsidered: The USAF and Civil-Military Relations. Paper presented at International Security and Arms Control (APSA)/International Security Studies (ISA) Sections Joint Annual Conference, October 2008, Vail, CO. Generals and Security Policy Issues: Acquiesce, Resign, or Retire? Paper presented at American Political Science Association Annual Conference, August 2008, Boston. Generals, Admirals, and Politics: Proposing Civil-Military Competencies for Educating Field- Grade Officers. Paper presented at the International Studies Association Annual Conference, March 2008, San Francisco. Civil-Military Relations: Educating US Air Force Officers at the Graduate Level. Paper presented at the International Studies Association Conference, March 2007, Chicago. Faculty at Civilian and Military Institutions of Higher Learning: More Alike than Different? Paper presented at the International Studies Association Conference, March 2006, San Diego. The U.S., Latin America, and Human Rights: Another Casualty of the War on Terror? Paper presented at International Security and Arms Control (APSA)/International Security Studies (ISA) Sections Joint Annual Conference, October 2005, Denver.
Kathleen A. Mahoney-Norris - 5 PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS (continued) The Ethics and Politics of Human Rights: The Cuban Case. Paper presented at the Politics and Ethics Conference, March 2005, University of Mississippi. The Airman and the State : Airpower and Civil-Military Relations. Paper presented at Biennial International Conference of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society, October 2003, Chicago. Peace Operations and Humanitarian Intervention: Considerations for Educating Military Professionals. Paper presented at the International Studies Association Conference, February 2001, Chicago. The Politics of Peacekeeping. Panel discussant at the American Political Science Association Conference, September 2000, Washington, D.C. Truth Commissions in Central America: Lessons for Civil-Military Relations. Paper presented at International Studies Association Conference, March 2000, Los Angeles. Teaching Human Rights Conference. Invited speaker and participant. University of Dayton, March 1999, Dayton, Ohio. Exploding Myths and Exploring Reality: Military Women in the Media (with Lt Col Beverly Pointer). Paper presented at Women in Uniform Conference, December 1998, Women in Military Service to America Memorial, Arlington, Virginia. "Truth Commissions and Tribunals in the Transition to Democracy: What Lessons for Human Rights?" Co-organizer of roundtable at Hinman Symposium on Democratization and Human Rights, September 1998, Binghamton University-SUNY. "Civil-Military Relations in the U.S. and Russia. Roundtable participant at the International Studies Association Conference, March 1998, Minneapolis. "Threat Perception, Beliefs, and Political Repression." Paper presented at the American Political Science Association Conference, August 1997, Washington, DC. "Political Repression and Threat Perception: How Solidarity Networks Influence Policy Makers." Paper presented at Comparative Human Rights and Repression Conference, June 1997, University of Colorado, Boulder. "Democracy, Human Rights and National Security in Central America: Irreconcilable Bedfellows?" Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, March 1997, New Orleans. "The United States and Human Rights--Looking Outward and Inward. Panel discussant at 15th Hendricks Symposium, October 1996, University of Nebraska.
Kathleen A. Mahoney-Norris - 6 PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS (continued) "The Influence of International Human Rights Groups: Cuba and Nicaragua as Contrasting Examples." Paper presented at the International Studies Association Conference, April 1996, San Diego. "Regimes and Human Rights Policies: A Comparison of Cuba and Nicaragua." Paper presented at the International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association, September 1992, Los Angeles. SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS Air Command and Staff College 2012 Civilian Educator of the Year Civilian Educator of the Quarter Award for 2011 Air Command and Staff College faculty (and 2007, 2006) Outstanding Faculty Award 2008 Military Officers Association of America Air University Civilian of the Year 2006 (Professional Category) Master s Week /Distinguished Alumnus 2004 Award, University of Denver Air Education and Training Command 2002 Civilian Educator of the Year Air Command and Staff College 2002 Civilian Educator of the Year Third Prize in Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 2001 of Staff Annual Strategy Essay Competition Educator of the Quarter Award for 2001 Air Command and Staff College faculty (and 1999, 1998) Runner-up for Mary McKinney Ware Award 1998 for Outstanding Dissertation, University of Denver Academic Excellence Award for 1996 Doctor of Philosophy, University of Denver Colorado Graduate Fellowships 1990-1991 State of Colorado 1987-1988
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION American Political Science Association *Appointed member of Teaching and Learning Committee, 2012-2015 Term Kathleen A. Mahoney-Norris - 7 Institutional Review Board Member (External) for American Public University System, 2010-2012 Term International Studies Association (ISA) * Chair, Women s Caucus for International Studies, 2009-2010 * Vice-Chair, Women s Caucus for International Studies, 2008-2009 * ISA Section Program Chair for ISA 2009 Conference, New York Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society Fellow Joint Force Quarterly Editorial Board Member Reviewer for Armed Forces and Society journal Reviewer of book manuscripts for Georgetown University Press and Palgrave MacMillan External program reviewer (consultant) for American Public University s graduate degree programs in National Security Studies and Military Studies Co-organizer and presenter of National Defense Intelligence College Distance Learning Workshop, March 2010 (workshop arranged at invitation of College)