Advising & Mentoring
Master’s Degree Thesis and Project Advising
Primary or Co-Advisor:
Maggie Buchanan, Housing Insecurity: The For-Profit Solution to a Government Failure, April 2022
Zack Silverman Guffey, Addressing Operational Barriers to Implementing a Universal Basic Income in the United States, April, 2021.
Charlene K. Hoadwonic, Retaining Talented Officers in the U.S. Army Cyber Branch, April, 2020
John Pratson, Undergraduate Student Veterans at Ivy League and Ivy+ Colleges and Universities, April 2020
Matthew Buchanan, Disruptive Events and Global Jihad Over Time, March 2020.
Kelly Ann McCarty, U.S. Commercial Earth Station Licensing, March, 2020.
Mike Wu, Improving the Coast Guard Officer Evaluation Report, December 2019.
Gabrielle Murphy, Case Study Assessment of Performance-Based Budgeting: Strategies for the U.S. Department of the Treasury, April, 2019.
Ben Donovan, Congressional Impacts of Earmarks: Do Earmarks Help Appropriations Legislation Pass On-Time, April 2019.
J. R. Caldwell, Exploring Methods for Monitoring Defense Security Cooperation Civic Aid Programming, April, 2019.
Keiley Gaston, Equity in Access to Capital for Food Entrepreneurs in Durham, April, 2019.
Abby Zofchak, Defense vs. Deficits: A Balancing Act Between Sequestration, Security, and Stability, March, 2019.
April Reino, Using Data to Drive Talent Management of Civilian Defense Acquisition Personnel, April, 2018.
Jack Chutchian, A Closer Look at Bid Protests in the Department of Defense, April, 2018.
Patricia Donahoe, An Analysis of DoD’s Use of Lowest-Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Method and Recommendations for Improvement, April 2018.
Madeline Wade, Effects of the Earmark Ban: Finding Strategies in a New Appropriations Era, April 2017.
D. Kyle Ashby and Mitchell C. Hockenbury, The Utility of Corporate-Style Balance Sheets for DoD Managers, June 2014.
David Carroll, Peter Moon and Dena Risley, Responses to Fiscal Stress: A Comparative Analysis, December 2013.
Autumn L. Daniel, Bryan A. Boggs, Syed N. Ahsan, Cost Benefit Analysis of a Port Visit: Development and Testing of a Port Visit Optimization Model, June 2013.
Jaime J. Siqueiros, Daniel J. Vetsch, Romeo B. Romeo, Cost Benefit Analysis of a Port Visit: A Determination of Relevant Factors Phase 2, December 2012.
Myron Lind (Conrad Scholar), Cost Benefit Analysis of a Port Visit: A Determination of Suitable Factors, June 2012.
Rex T. Aman, Internal Users and Uses of Financial Statements within the Federal Government, June 2012.
Stephen G. Higgins and Kristian L. Wahlgren, An Analytical History of Provider Organization Support within Navy Enterprise: Navy Supply Systems Command, December 2011.
F. Schoettelndreyer, France, Germany United Kingdom and Greece: An Analysis and Comparison of Budget Deficits, Defense Spending and Future Trends in Defense Budgets, September 2011.
Hunter Washburn, Whole of Government and National Security in the United States and Australia: A Comparative Analysis, June 2011.
Xyrone Ocampo, An Examination of the Department of Defense Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan Using a Balanced Scorecard, June 2011.
Robert Kovack and Philip R. Lindley, An Analysis of the Return on Investment of Navy Enterprise Resource Planning as Implemented Navy-Wide FY ’04-FY ’15, June 2011.
Brandon Castle and James Massie, Analysis of Surface Warfare Enterprises Implementation of Enterprise Management Practices, December 2010.
Kevin Carey and Elmer Valle, Navy Enterprise Resource Planning Program: Governance Challenges in Deploying an Enterprise-wide Information Technology System, December 2010.
James Alexander, Brian Barlow and Douglas Haskin, National Security Personnel System: An Analysis of Key Stakeholders’ Perceptions During DoD’s Implementation of NSPS, June 2010.
Thomas R. Bowman and Evan P. Wright, Possible Effects of The Department of Defense Acting as a Buyer on the Derivatives Futures Market, June, 2009.
Shane Prater and Eric Timmerman, National Security Personnel System (NSPS): A History of Creation and Enactment of the Legislation Authorizing Its Establishment, March 2008.
Aron Carman and Ryan Mudd, Adding a Performance-based Component to Surface Warfare Officer Bonuses: Will It Affect Retention? March, 2008.
Robert Williams, “Naval Aviation Enterprise AIRSpeed Measures of Success: The Generation of Measurable Costs Savings and Reinvestment for Recapitalization of the Future,” December 2007.
Alan F. Copeland and Dorinda M. Mazza, Defense Travel System Airline Ticket Price Analysis: Do DTS Ticket Prices Differ From Other Online Tickets Available for NPS Travelers, June, 2007.
Daniel B. Francis and Robin J. Walther, A Comparative History of Department of Defense Management Reform from 1947 to 2005, December 2006.
Eric Long, Cost Valuation: A Model for Comparing Dissimilar Aircraft Platforms, December 2006.
Ryan J. Mahoney and Scott D. Schofield, Cost Analysis of Outsourcing an Air Force Squadron, December 2006.
Chase J. Edwards, Space Policy Challenges in the Dynamic Homeland Support Environment: A Taxpayer’s Study of Lost Efficiencies on the Use of National Assets to Assist Civil Agencies in the Performance of Their Daily Missions, December 2006. (Classified Thesis)
Trent Kalp, Cory Schemm and Jim Strauss, Promoting Enterprise Success Within Team Based Entities in Hierarchical Organizations: A Study of Business Systems Modernization (BSM) Initiatives at Defense Supply Center Richmond (DSCR), December 2006.
Robert D. Patton (Conrad Scholar), Evaluation of Sustained Value Creation With the DoD’s Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) Plan, December 2006.
Eric S. Wiese (Conrad Scholar), Examination of Success Factors in Gaining and Sustaining Clean Audit Opinions Within DOD Components, December 2006.
David W. Anderson and Joshua P. Bahr, The Department of Homeland Security: A Gateway to Civil Service Reform? December, 2005.
Andrew Lind, Federal Financial Reform. Policy Formulation to Implementation: Research into Relationships Between The President’s Management Agenda Scorecard, Federal Audited Financial Statements, and the GAO High Risk List, December 2005.
Second Reader:
Matthew Ross, Effectively Integrating Army Civilians in Tactical Units, US Army War College Military fellows Program Thesis, April 2021.
Nicholas J. Koetter, Daniel J. Krause and Carl S. Liptak, Determining Relevant Financial Statement Ratios in DoD Service Component Financial Statements, June, 2014.
Richard Isaak and Richard Wheeler, National Defense Budgeting and Congressional Controls, June 2012.
Stephen Reamy, Optimal Career Progression of Ground Combat Arms Officers in the Marine Reserve, March, 2012.
Michael E. Bissell, Analyzing Fixed and Variable Costs in the Naval Aviation FO (Flight Other) Budget, December, 2011.
Shane Fox, Best Practices in the Navy’s Energy Programs: Strategic Communication Factors Operating in the Tactical Forces, December, 2009.
Jason Percy and Terry Fellows, A Whole of Government Approach for National Security, December, 2009.
Christian A. Nelson and James P. Davis, Cost Implications and Consequences of Budget Reduction on the US Navy F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet Program, December 2009.
Michael W. Middleton, Assessing the Value of the Joint Rapid Acquisition Cell, December 2006.
Henry Brown and Owen Nucci, Performance Based Pay for the U.S. Marine Corps, December, 2005.
Committee Member
Danelle Gamble, The U.S. Army and Structural Inequality: How Should the Army Reframe its Approach to Diversity and Inclusion, December 2019
Cat Cronin, Within the US, What are the Domestic Variables Influencing the Policies Concerning Remaining in Afghanistan? December 2019.
Sunny Glottmann, Shifting Strategies Within and Beyond Consensus: Tackling Interoperability and Mature Market Penetration in the Era of Disruption, April, 2019.
Madeline Buczkowski, How the Army Can Better Recruit Women, April, 2019.
Michelle Burgess, Budget Civic Engagement in the City of Durham, April, 2018.
Michael Rebman, Protecting US Critical Infrastructure: Examination of the Cyber Threat, April 2017.
Maureen Hartney, Data and Privacy at the Laboratory of Analytic Sciences, April 2016.
Tom Gwilliam, Shoaling Issues Impacting Coast Guard Mission Readiness within Sector North Carolina, April 2016.
Ph.D. Dissertation Advising
External Reader:
Robin Lee Farley, Making Program/Budget Decisions About the Future of the Navy: How Senior Flag Officers Work with Political Appointees and Career Civilian Executives Inside the Navy Headquarters, Summer 2014, George Mason University School of Public Policy.
Todd R. Calhoun, An Investigation Into The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Freedom in Host Countries, Spring, 2006, GeorgeMasonUniversitySchool of Public Policy.
Duke/US Army War College Mentoring and Thesis Advising
Benjamin Jahn, Aligning Culture with Purpose: Preparing Special Forces for Strategic Competition, April, 2022.
Matthew Ross, Effectively Integrating Army Civilians in Tactical Units, April 2021.
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Advising:
Kathleen Vern, Factors of Successful U.S. Arms Influence Attempts, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, March 2021.
Keiley Gaston, Emerging Corporate Social Responsibility: Strategic Giving in the Motor City, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, December 2017.