Bio

• Ph.D. 1987  The University of Michigan, Ancient history, Roman provincial archaeology, Byzantine history
• M.A. 1976   Hunter College, City University of New York, Ancient history, Medieval history
• B.A. 1969   Trenton State College, Trenton, New Jersey, European history

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

• Virginia Military Institute, Professor, August 2000-present
  Virginia Military Institute, Department Head, December 2009-August 2005
• Virginia Military Institute, (Associate Professor) 1996-2000
• Virginia Military Institute, (Assistant Professor) 1993-1996
• American Military University, (Adjunct) 1996-present, Graduate courses in ancint intelligence
• Norwich University, (Assistant Professor) 1991-1993
• Montana State University, (Assistant Professor) 1990-1991, Western Civilization, Greek History, Roman History, Egypt and Mesopotamia
• George Washington University (Adjunct) 1990, Espionage in the Ancient World
• Defense Intelligence College, (Adjunct) 1986-1989, Graduate seminar:  An Intelligence Retrospective, Troy to Pearl Harbor
• Georgetown University, (Adjunct) 1984-1988, Espionage in the Ancient World, Politics and Propaganda in the Hellenistic Age, The Roman Republic, The Roman Empire, Classical Greek
• Civilization, Smithsonian Institution, Guest Lecturer 1989, 2003, 2004

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS:

• Matthew Fontaine Maury Research Award, VMI, 21 May 2008.
• Virginia Social Science Assn., Scholar of the Year in History, 2007.
• VMI Faculty Development Leave - Spring 2005.
• VMI Faculty Travel Stipend - Harvard University, 2003.
• VMI Faculty Developmental Grant, 2001.
• VMI Technology Grant, Summer 2000.
• VMI Wachmeister Sabbatical Leave, Spring 2000.
• VMI Faculty Summer Grant, 1999 to Kalkriese, Germany.
• VMI Faculty Summer Stipend, 1998, Bibliography of Ancient Intelligence Literature
• VMI Faculty Summer Stipend, 1997, Great Battles of Antiquity
• VMI Faculty Summer Stipend, 1994, Intelligence in the Ancient Near East
• National Intelligence Book Award, 1988 for Tinker, Tailor, Caesar, Spy: Espionage in Ancient Rome (as dissertation)
• Rome Prize in Classical Studies, American Academy in Rome 1980-1981.
• Trenton State College, Alumna of the Year Award, 1989.
• American Association of University Women, Dissertation Grant 1980-1981.
• A.E.R. Boak Fellowship in Ancient History, University of Michigan 1976-1977.
• New Jersey State Scholarship 1965-1969.
• Travel Fellowship at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Trenton State College, 1968.

EDITORIAL BOARDS:

• The Journal of Military History
• International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence
• Small Wars and Insurgencies 2004-
• Sparta

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

• Classical Association of Virginia
• Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies
• Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies
• Association of Ancient Historians
• Association of Former Intelligence Officers
• International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, Editorial Board
• Small Wars and Insurgencies, Editorial Board
• RIEAS (Research Institute for European and American Studies, Athens, Greece), Advisory Board.

RADIO APPEARANCES:

• NPR, With Good Reason, 2001, "Espionage in the Ancient World"
• NPR, With Good Reason, March 15-21, 2003 "The Problem of Evil
• NPR, With Good Reason, May 2006, "Rome's Wars in Iraq With Modern Parallels" 

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT:

• Wye Faculty Seminars, Aspen Institute, Summer 1997.
• Virginia Commonwealth University, Seminar on Improving Student Satisfaction and Success in the Large-Classroom Environment, April 12, 1996.
• C-SPAN Summer Seminar for Professors, August 10-11, 1992, Washington, D.C.
• Five College Program in Peace and World Security Studies, Eighth Summer Faculty Institute on U.S. - Commonwealth Relations and World Security Affairs, June 8-12, 1992, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS:

• University of Michigan Excavations at Carthage, Tunisia
• Università di Perugia Excavations at Saepinum, Italy
• Université de Grenoble Excavations at Marnans, France
• Archaeological Survey of Constantine, Algeria