Craig Albert

Graduate Director of MAISS Program

Craig Albert

Graduate Director of MAISS Program

Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of Social Sciences

The Graduate School

Administration
Department of The Graduate School

Education

  • Ph.D., Political Science and Government, General University of Connecticut, 2009

  • MA, Political Science and Government, General University of Connecticut, 2003

  • BA, Political Science and Government, General Augusta State University, 2001

Certifications

  • Advanced Placemment Rater/Reader Educational Testing Services, 2016

  • Armatus Sexual Abuse Risk Management Certification Armatus, 2015

  • Virtus: Protecting God's Children The Roman Catholic Church, 2009

Awards & Honors

  • 2024

  • 2023

  • 2023

  • 2022

  • 2022

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • SECR 6809

    Ethnic Conflict
  • SECR 6911

    Intro to Security Studies
  • SECR 6950

    Selected Topics: Advanced Cyber Policy
  • SECR 6997

    Capstone
  • SECR 6916

    Causes and Prevention of War
  • SECR 6910

    International Relations Theory

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • A Lesser-Known Arms Race: the Military Application of Artificial Intelligence in Non-Major Power Developed States and the Implications for Global Security, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Epidemic Intelligence Studies: A Research Agenda for Political Scientists, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Epidemiological Intelligence Fusion Centers: Health Security and COVID-19 in the Dominican Republic, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Socio-Emotional Computational Analysis of Propaganda Campaigns on Social Media Users in the Middle East, 2023
    Conference Proceeding
  • sPAN-pROP: Combatting Contextualized Social Media State-Linked Propaganda in the Middle East, 2023
    Conference Proceeding

Department Service

  • MAISS Admissions Committee 2018 - Present

    Role: Committee Chair
  • MAISS Curriculum Committee 2018 - Present

    Role: Committee Chair
  • Political Science Curriculum Committee 2018 - Present

    Role: Committee Member
  • 2017 - Present

  • MPA Chair Search Committee 2021

    Role: Committee Member

College Service

  • Pamplin Slate Coordinator 2021 - Present

    Role: Other
  • Integrated Studies Advisory Board 2017 - Present

    Role: Committee Member
  • Academic Policies Committee 2017 - 2019

    Role: Committee Chair
  • Pamplin Academic Policies 2016 - 2019

    Role: Committee Member
  • Augusta University Pamplin College Marketing and Recruitment Committee 2016 - 2018

    Role: Committee Member

University Service

  • The Graduate School Advisory Group 2023 - Present

  • The Graduate School Faculty Wellness Committee 2023 - Present

  • University Search Committee: Director of Academic Planning and Assessmen 2023 - Present

  • CSL award committee 2021 - Present

  • Graduate Faculty Council 2019 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

Professional Service

  • Politics and the Life Sciences 2022 - Present

    Role: Editor, Associate Editor
  • Journal of Political Science Education 2021 - Present

    Role: Reviewer
  • Journal of Political Science Education - 2024

    Role: Reviewer, Journal Article
  • Sage Open 2022 - 2023

    Role: Reviewer
  • Social Science Computer Review 2022 - 2023

    Role: Reviewer

Public Service

  • Church of the Most Holy Trinity 2018 - Present

  • Church of the Most Holy Trinity 2018 - Present

  • Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church 2018 - Present

    Role: Other
  • Knights of Columbus 2015 - Present

    Role: Other
  • Knights of Columbus, 2015 - Present

    Role: Other