MELISSA GRAVES 118 Westbury Circle Oxford, MS 38655 magraves@olemiss.edu 662-832-6379 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE July 2015-Present University of Mississippi Center for Intelligence and Security Studies Interim Director Oversee a multi-million dollar budget and teaching staff. Design programs targeted to undergraduate students. Manage ODNI Centers for Academic Excellence grant. August 2011-Present University of Mississippi Center for Intelligence and Security Studies Instructor Teach intelligence analysis, writing, and briefing to upper-level college students. Teach about the history of the intelligence community, the intelligence community s relationship to policymaking, and national security law to introductory level college students. Chair senior level students theses and capstone projects relating to intelligence and national security. Instructor of record for the following courses: ISS 125, Introduction to Intelligence Studies (Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015) and ISS 351 and 352, Advanced Analytics (Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015); ISS 420 Special Topics (Summer 2012); ISS 499 Capstone (Spring 2014). December 2012-July 2015 University of Mississippi Center for Intelligence and Security Studies Associate Director Conduct research on behalf of CISS including drafting grant proposals, overseeing book and article projects, and overseeing faculty research grants. Submitted a grant proposal that allowed the Center for Intelligence and Security Studies to become one of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence s Centers for Academic Excellence in 2012. Oversee and produce Days of Intrigue, a weekend-long intelligence and policymaking case study to teach elite students from across the nation about how intelligence analysis interacts with policy. The case study has become a standard 1
across the Intelligence Community for university analytical training, as evidenced by the Defense Intelligence Agency s adoption of the Days of Intrigue model for its Centers for Academic Excellence program. The case study includes practitioners from US intelligence agencies (CIA, DIA, FBI, NSA, and State INR as well as US politicians who serve as team leaders for CISS students) and incorporates students from the University s intelligence minor and public policy major. Prepare student presentations for Five Eyes Analytic Workshop. Establish and maintain academic collaborations with university intelligence studies programs in the United Kingdom. Because of this collaboration, CISS has cohosted a series of international intelligence research workshops with Brunel University as well as held study abroad programs and engaged in scholarly publishing opportunities. Manage center projects including international conferences / workshops, collaborations, and publications. Oversee student research, including presentations to U.S. and foreign intelligence agencies. May 2014-Present American Council on Education Washington DC Curriculum Reviewer Travel to military bases to review intelligence curriculum and provide undergraduate / graduate course credit. Interview military personnel to award college course credit based upon job duties. January 2012-September 2012 Institute for Intergovernmental Research Tallahassee, FL Contractor Researched and wrote a report related to the future of policing and criminal law. Presented policy recommendations before the Department of Justice s Director of Bureau of Justice Association and the Police Futures Association in Washington, DC. October 2008-December 2012 Center for Intelligence and Security Studies Project Coordinator Recruited high performing high school and university students to intelligence minor. Cohort GPA averages in the 3.7-3.8 GPA range. Managed budgets for grant-related projects, totaling over $6 million. Traveled and presented at academic conferences as a representative of the center. Ensured program compliance with state and federal laws. 2
Oversaw conference logistics for three international conferences. Wrote grant proposals and appropriations requests, resulting in an award of $6.8 million in federal government appropriations and $1.3 million in grant awards. May 2008-July 2008 Office of Attorney General District of Columbia Summer Associate Drafted legal documents including motions, guardianship petitions, letters, and research memos. Corresponded with DDS case managers concerning court order statuses. June 2007-July 2007 Institute for Criminal Policy Research, King s College London, England Legal Research Intern Wrote literature reviews on social, mental, and criminal issues for inclusion in the Institute s peer reviewed publications. EDUCATION Ph.D. M.A. J.D. Summer Coursework B.A. University of Mississippi Oxford, Mississippi ABD, Ph.D. Candidate History, expected December 2015 Dissertation Topic: The FBI and the Seventies: From Communism to Terrorism Major Field: United States, Post 1877 (emphasis in Cold War and Intelligence Community / Defense history) Minor Fields: Middle East History; US Religious History University of Mississippi Oxford, Mississippi History, 2011 Focus: Religious Fundamentalism University of Mississippi School of Law Oxford, Mississippi Law, 2007 University of Cambridge, Downing College Cambridge, England 2006 Hardin-Simmons University 3
Abilene, Texas English and Communication, 2005 Summa Cum Laude SPECIALIZED TRAINING Department of Homeland Security Analytical Writing and Briefing Seminar, 2013 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Behavioral Science Research Methods Certification, University of Virginia, 2011 University of Mississippi Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Research Administration and Management Program Certification, 2009 BAR LICENSES Texas (inactive since 2014) Passed bar exam in Washington (2008) GRANTS - Graves, M., Dissertation Research Grant, University of Mississippi Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, 2014, $1000, funded. - Jensen, C. and Graves, M., 2014 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories, U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2013, $388,847, not funded. - Drafted proposal for Jensen, C., University of Mississippi / Jackson State University Intelligence Consortium, Office of the Director of National Intelligence Centers for Academic Excellence Program, 2011, $1,916,911, funded. - Subcontractor, Stottler Henke and Pherson Associates, IARPA SIRIUS Subcontract with the Center for Intelligence and Security Studies, IARPA, 2011, $179,573, not funded. PUBLICATIONS BOOK CHAPTERS - Graves, M., FBI Historiography: From Leader to Organization. Intelligence Studies in Britain and the US: Historiography Since 1945. Eds. Christopher K. Moran and Christopher J. Murphy. Edinburgh University Press Ltd., 2013, Print. - Graves, M. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Encyclopedia of Intelligence. 1 st ed. Boca Raton: Auerbach Publications, forthcoming 2014, Print. BOOKS - Jensen, C.J., McElreath, D., and Graves, M. Introduction to Intelligence Studies. 2 nd ed. New York: Taylor and Francis, forthcoming 2016. - Jensen, C.J., McElreath, D., and Graves, M. Introduction to Intelligence Studies. 1 st ed. New York: Taylor and Francis, 2012, Print. 4
PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES - Graves, M., Jensen, C.J., Flaschka, W., Hill, C.D. Days of Intrigue: Lessons Learned From An Undergraduate Intelligence Case Simulation. IALEIA Journal of Intelligence Analysis, 2014, accepted. - Regens, J.L., Mould, N., Jensen, C.J., and Graves, M. Terrorism-centric Behaviors and Adversarial Threat Awareness, Social Science Quarterly, 2014, accepted. - Regens, J.L., Mould, N., Jensen, C.J., Graves, M.A., and Edger, D.N. Probabilistic Graphical Modeling of Terrorism Threat Recognition Using Bayesian Networks and Monte Carlo Simulation, Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2014, currently under review. - Regens, J.L., Mould, N., Jensen, C.J., Edger, D.N., Cid, D. and Graves, M. Effect of Intelligence Collection Training on Suspicious Activity Recognition by Front Line Police Officers, Security Journal, 2014, currently under review. PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS - Jensen, Carl and Graves, Melissa. Police Personnel, 2020. Bureau of Justice Association, 2012. - Graves, Melissa. McFarland v. Patterson, Mississippi Review of First Impressions. Oxford: University of Mississippi School of Law, 2008. BOOK REVIEWS - Graves, Melissa. Review: Who Watches the Watchmen? The Conflict between National Security and Freedom of the Press, by Gary Ross, International Journal of Intelligence Ethics, Vol. 4, No. 1 / Spring/Summer 2013. AWARDS Nominated, Instructor of the Year, International Association for Intelligence Educators (2012, 2015) Nominated, Frist Award (University of Mississippi, 2011) Recipient, Minnie L. Anderson Medal for Character and Service (Hardin-Simmons University, 2005) Regional Gold American Advertising Award, Student Division, 2004 PAPERS PRESENTED / PRESENTATIONS Graves, M., A Post Hoover FBI: The Bureau in the 1970s. International Studies Association Annual Conference, February 2015. Graves, M., A More Pious Community: Comparing ISIS to Puritans as Religious Fundamentalists. Defense Intelligence Agency Five Eyes Analytical Workshop, November 2014. 5
Graves, M., The University of Mississippi As a CAE Institution. Intelligence Community Centers for Academic Excellence Annual Meeting, September 2014. Since 2008, presented professional papers and made presentations to groups that include: American Bar Association Defense Intelligence Agency s Five Eyes Analytic Workshop International Association for Intelligence Education International Studies Association The Institute for Defense and Government Advancement MEMBERSHIPS International Association for Intelligence Educators American Bar Association International Studies Association Intelligence Section FBI Futures Working Group SERVICE University of Mississippi s Chancellor s Committee on the Status of Women International Studies Association Young Scholars Committee President, Board of Directors, Theatre Oxford 6