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Kathleen Sheila Bailey

Faculty Associate - Research
Defense Analysis

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Overview

Kathleen S. Bailey, Faculty Associate-Research, received a B.A. in English and environmental studies from Alfred University, an M.A. in international environmental policy from the Monterey Institute of International Studies (now the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey), an M.A. in security studies: western hemisphere from the Naval Postgraduate School, and a Ph.D. in public affairs, with an emphasis on environmental policy and management, from the University of Colorado Denver. Her dissertation examined policy conflicts surrounding local government regulation of hydraulic fracturing in Colorado.

Dr. Bailey has published in Review of Policy Research, The DISAM Journal of International Security Assistance Management, and in Security and Defense Studies Review. Originally hired in the Defense Resources Management Institute (DRMI) in 2004, Dr. Bailey officially joined Global ECCO in the Defense Analysis Department in 2022.
Education
  • PhD - University of Colorado-Denver 2024
    Major: Public Affairs (Environmental Policy and Management)
  • MA - Naval Postgraduate School 2012
    Major: Security Studies: Western Hemisphere
    Dissertation Title: Brazil for Sale: Does Sino-Brazilian Trade or Investment Significantly Influence Brazil's United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) vote?
  • MA - Monterey Institute of International Studies 2005
    Major: International Environmental Policy
  • BA - Alfred University 2001
    Major: English/Environmental Studies
    Dissertation Title: Assessing and Improving Alfred University's Recycling Program Through Analysis and Recommendation
Other Experience
  • 2021 Lecturer, School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver
  • 2020 Faculty Associate-Research, Global ECCO (Education Community Collaboration Online), Defense Analysis Department, Naval Postgraduate School
  • 2017 Council Member, Town of Mountain View, Colorado
  • 2015 - 2021 Graduate Research Assistant, School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver
  • 2014 - 2022 Faculty Associate-Research, Defense Resources Management Institute, Naval Postgraduate School
  • 2013 - 2015 Writing Coach, Graduate Writing Center, Dudley Knox Library, Naval Postgraduate School
  • 2012 - 2014 Research Associate , Global Public Policy Academic Group, Naval Postgraduate School
  • 2004 - 2012 Research Associate, Global Public Policy Academic Group and Defense Resources Management Institute, Naval Postgraduate School
Research Interests
defense economics, national security, public management, public administration, public affairs, public policy, environmental policy, evaluation, irregular warfare, hybrid threats, wargaming
Teaching Interests
public affairs, public policy, public administration, environmental policy