Emeritus Faculty

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John Arquilla
Distinguished Professor, Emeritus
Expertise: Military organizations and technological change, conflict in the information age, and strategic design
Ph.D., in Political Science, Stanford University,
jarquilla@nps.edu
John Arquilla earned his doctorate at Stanford University. He is one of the co-founders of the Defense Analysis program at NPS, and was department head from 2011-2019. Dr. Arquilla is best known for having coined the term "cyberwar," and for introducing and initially developing the concept of swarm tactics. PUBLICATIONS Principal contributions include: In Athena's Camp (1997) Networks and Netwars (2001) The Reagan Imprint (2006) Worst Enemy (2008) Insurgents, Raiders, and Bandits (2011) Afghan Endgames (2012) Why the Axis Lost (2020) Bitskrieg (2021) WIKIPEDIA PAGE 

Dorothy Denning
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Expertise: Information Warfare, Codes and Ciphers, Networks and Society, and Data Communications
Ph.D., in Computer Science, Purdue University,
dedennin@nps.edu

William P. Fox
Professor Emeritus
Expertise: Mathematical Modeling. Game Theory, Optimization, Probability & Statistics
Ph.D. at Clemson University,
wpfox@nps.edu
Dr. William P. Fox is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Defense Analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School. Currently, he is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the College of William and Mary. He received his BS degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, his MS in operations research from the Naval Postgraduate School, and his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Clemson University. He has taught at the United States Military Academy for twelve years until retiring for active military service, at Francis Marion University where he was the chair of mathematics for eight years, and twelve years at the Naval Postgraduate School. He has many publications and scholarly activities including over twenty books, twenty-four chapters of books & technical reports, over one hundred and fifty journal articles, and over one hundred and fifty conference presentations and mathematical modeling workshops. He has directed several international mathematical modeling contests through the Consortium of Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP): the HiMCM and the MCM. His interests include applied mathematics, optimization (linear and nonlinear), mathematical modeling, statistical models, model for decision making in business, industry, medical and government, and computer simulations. He is a member of INFORMS, the Military Application Society of INFORMS, Mathematical Association of America, and Society for Industrial and Applied mathematics where he has held numerous positions. PUBLICATIONS Books Fox, W., Giordano, F., Maddox, S., & Weir, M. (1987). Mathematical Modeling with Minitab. Brooks Cole Publishing Co., Monterey, CA. Giordano, Frank, M. Weir, and W. P. Fox (1997). A First Course in Mathematical Modeling, 2nd Edition. Brooks-Cole Publishing Co. Pacific Grove, CA. Giordano, Frank, M. Weir, and W. P. Fox (1997). Instructor Solutions and Labs for: A First Course in Mathematical Modeling, 2nd Edition, Brooks Cole Publishing Co., and Pacific Grove, CA. Fox, William P. and Richard D. West, (1999). Math Modeling and Problem Solving I, Francis Marion University Printing Plant. (all royalties contributed to the Department of Mathematics, FMU). Fox, William P. and Richard D. West, (1999). Math Modeling and Problem Solving II, Francis Marion University Print Plant. (all royalties contributed to the Department of Mathematics, FMU). Giordano, Frank, M. Weir, and W. P. Fox (2003). A First Course in Mathematical Modeling, 3rd Edition, Brooks Cole Publishing Co., 538 pages, Pacific Grove, CA. Giordano, Frank, M. Weir, and W. P. Fox. (2003). Instructor Solutions and Labs for: A First Course in Mathematical Modeling, 3rd Edition, Brooks Cole Publishing Co., Pacific Grove, CA. Fox, William P. (2003). Technology Labs and Sample Exams- A First Course in Mathematical Modeling, 3rd Ed. Brooks Cole Publishing, Brooks-Cole Technical Web Support site. Giordano, Frank, W.P. Fox, S. Horton, and M. Weir. (2009). A First Course in Mathematical Modeling. 4th Edition, Cengage Publishing: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., Belmont, CA. Giordano, Frank, W.P. Fox, S. Horton, and M. Weir. (2009). Instructors Manual and Solutions to A First Course in Mathematical Modeling, Cengage Publishing: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., Belmont, CA. Fox, William P., Frank R Giordano, and Maurice Wier) (2012). Mathematical Modeling with Maple, Cengage Publishing, Boston, MA. Fox, William P. (2012). Instructors Manual and Solution to Mathematical Modeling with Maple, Cengage Publishing, Boston, MA. Giordano. F. R., William P. Fox, & Steve Horton. (2014). A First Course in Mathematical Modeling, 5th edition. Cengage Publishing, Boston, MA. Giordano. F. R., William P. Fox & Steve Horton (2014). Instructors Manual and Solutions to A First Course in Mathematical Modeling, 5th edition, Cengage Publishing: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., Boston, MA. Fox, W. (2104). Mathematical Modeling Applied through MADM Methods in Social and Dark Networks, Lambert Publishing. Germany. Belanger, Jay William P. Fox, & Jie Wang, Editors. (2017). Write Right for the American Mathematical Contest in Modeling (Second Edition). April 12, 2017 Higher Education Press. Fox, W. P. (2017). Mathematical Modeling for Business Analytics, Taylor and Francis, CRC Press. December 2017. Fox, W.P. and Burks, R. E., (2019). Applications of Operations Research and Management Science for Military Decision Making, Springer Series. Fox, W. and Bauldry, W., (2019). Problem Solving with Maple. Volume 1. Taylor and Francis, CRC Press. Fox, W. and Bauldry, W., (2020). Problem Solving with Maple. Volume II, Taylor and Francis, CRC Press. Brian Albright and WP Fox. (2019). Advanced Mathematical Modeling with Technology. Taylor and Francis, CRC Press. Fox, W.P. (2021). Nonlinear Optimization. Taylor and Francis, CRC Press. Fox, W. P. (2021). Mathematical modeling in the age of a pandemic, Taylor and Francis, CRC Press. Fox, W.P. and Burks, R. (2021). Advanced mathematical modeling. Taylor and Francis, CRC press. Fox, W. P. and R. Sturdavant (2022). Probability and statistics for engineering and sciences with modeling using R. CRC Press. Boca. Raton, Fl  

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Nancy Roberts
Professor Emerita
Expertise: Design Thinking; Grand Strategy; Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Wicked Problems; Social Network Analysis; Change and Transformation; Power and Politics
Ph.D., in Education, Stanford University,
nroberts@nps.edu; drnancyroberts@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS •Director of DA-NPS Design Program (2010-2015) •Co-Founder and Co-Director, CORE Lab, Department of Defense Analysis, School of Operational and Information Sciences, Naval Postgraduate School (2006-2010) •Professor, Department of Defense Analysis, Naval Postgraduate School (2005-2015) •Professor of Strategic Management, Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, Naval Postgraduate School, (1990-2005 and joint appointment 2005-2015) •Professor of National Security Affairs (joint appointment), Department of National Security, Graduate School of International Studies (2001-2004) •Visiting Associate Professor, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University (1987) •Associate Professor of Organization Behavior, Department of Administrative Sciences, Naval Postgraduate School, (1985-1989) •Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota (1983-1985). SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS •Superior Civil Service Award, Department of the Navy, 2 December 2015. •Research Recognition Award, Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, Naval Postgraduate School, 2003 •Freider Naschold Award for Best Paper, International Public Management Network Conference 2000, Sidney, Australia. •Charles Levine Best Paper Award, Public Sector Division, Academy of Management, 1989 PUBLICATIONS Books and Monographs: •Roberts, N.C. 2023. Design Strategy: Challenges in Wicked Problem Territory. Cambridge: MIT Press. •Arquilla, J. and Roberts, N.C. 2017. The Design for Warfare. Monterey, CA: DoD Information Operations Center for Research at the Naval Postgraduate School. •Roberts, N.C. Ed. 2016. Strategic Design for SOCPAC 2030. Monterey, CA: Naval Postgraduate School. •Berg-Knutsen, E. and Roberts, N.C. (Eds.) 2015. Strategic Design for NORSOF 2025. Monterey, CA: Naval Postgraduate School. •Roberts, N.C. (Ed.). 2007. The Age of Direct Citizen Participation. New York: ME. Sharpe. •Roberts, N.C. (Ed.). 2002. Transformative Power of Dialogue. London: Elsevier Press. •Roberts, N.C. and King, P.J. 1996. Transforming Public Policy: Dynamics of Policy Entrepreneurship and Innovation. San Francisco: Jossey Bass. •Thomas, K.W. and Roberts, N.C. Eds. 1988. Troubled Waters: A Sourcebook of Cases in Management and Organization. Monterey, CA: Naval Postgraduate School. Selected Journal Articles, Chapters: •Arquilla, J. and Roberts, N.C. 2020. “Post-COVID Grand Strategy,” The National Interest, No 169, Sept-Oct, pp. 63-69. •Roberts, N.C. 2017. “SOF as Designers.” Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Special Operations Forces. G. Højstrup Christensen (Ed). Copenhagen: Royal Danish Defence College, pp 120-140. •Roberts, N.C. and Everton, S.F. 2016. “Monitoring and Disrupting Dark Networks: A Bias Toward the Center and What It Costs Us.” Middle East Review of Public Administration, 2(1): 1-18; also published in Eradicating Terrorism from the Middle East: Policy and Administrative Approaches. A. R. Dawoody (Ed.). Heidelberg: Springer. •Roberts, N.C. 2015. “Encontrado O Espacp Do Problema.” Cidade Solidaria, No. 33, pp. 40-45. •Roberts, N.C. and Longley, C. 2013. “Against All Odds: Bottom-Up Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Department of Defense.” S. P. Osborne & L. Brown (eds.). Handbook of Innovation in Public Sector Services. Eheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, pp. 176-192. •Roberts, N.C. 2012. “Spanning Bleeding Boundaries Redoux.” Revised and reprinted in R. Durant (ed.). Debating Public Administration and Public Policy. •Roberts, N.C. 2011. “Beyond Smokestacks and Silos: Open-Source, Web-Enabled Coordination in Organizations and Networks?” Public Administration Review, Sept.-Oct.: 677-693. •Roberts, N.C. 2011. “Tracking and Disrupting Dark Networks: Challenges of Data Collection and Analysis.” Information Systems Frontiers, 13(1): 5-19. •Roberts, N.C. and Everton, S. 2011. “Strategies for Combating Dark Networks.” Journal of Social Structure 12(2):1-32. •Chen, H., Denning, D., and Roberts, N.C. 2011. “Dark Web Forum Portal 2.5: Evolution and Expansion.” Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics. •Roberts, N.C. 2010. “Web-based, Open-source Platforms for Collaboration.” In J. Svara and J. Denhardt, eds. The Connected Community: Local Governments as Partners in Citizen Engagement and Community Building. Phoenix: Alliance for Innovation. •Roberts, N.C. 2010. “Entrepreneurship in Peace Operations.” Journal of Civil Society, 6(01):1-21. •Yulei Zhang, Shuo Zeng, Chun-Neng Huang, Li Fan, Ximing Yu, Yan Dang, Catherine Larson, Dorothy Denning, Nancy Roberts, Hsinchun Chen. 2010. “Developing a Dark Web Collection and Infrastructure for Computational and Social Sciences”. Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics. •Roberts, N.C. 2010. “Spanning 'Bleeding' Boundaries: Humanitarianism, NGOs, and the Civilian-Military Nexus in the Post-Cold War Era.” Public Administration Review, 70(2):212-222. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE: •Co-Editor, Research in Public Management Series, Information Age Publisher (2001-2008) •Associate Editor, Public Administration Review (2006-2009) •Member of Editorial Boards: The American Review of Public  Administration; Public Management Review; International Public Management Journal • International Public Management Review; Program Manager, Security Building in Post-Conflict Environments, Naval Postgraduate School (2001-2003) • Division Chair, Public and Nonprofit Division, Academy of Management (1996-1997) •Program Chair, Public and Nonprofit Division, Academy of Management, (1994-1995).

Anna Simons
Professor Emeritus
Expertise: Military Anthropology; Anthropology of Conflict; Military Advising; Cross-Cultural Miscommunication
Ph.D., in Social Anthropology, Harvard University,
asimons@nps.edu
Anna Simons is a Professor Emerita of Defense Analysis, Naval Postgraduate School. She joined the SO/LIC curriculum at NPS (1998-2019) after six years as an assistant and then associate professor of anthropology at UCLA. She is the author of several books and multiple monographs: Networks of Dissolution: Somalia Undone (1995); The Company They Keep: Life Inside the U.S. Army Special Forces (1997); co-author of The Sovereignty Solution: A Commonsense Approach to Global Security (2011); Got Vision? Unity of Vision in Policy and Strategy (2010); 21st Century Cultures of War: Advantage Them (2013); 21st Century Challenges of Command: A View from the Field (2017), and is currently completing a monograph about military advising. She has overseen various research efforts for the Office of Net Assessment and other offices within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, as well as for several different military commands. As a member of the Defense Analysis Department, Simons happily taught courses in the anthropology of conflict, military advising, low intensity conflict in Africa, political anthropology, and comparative SOF. She also developed and ran six iterations of the Long Term Strategy Seminar sponsored by ONA. Once upon a time she attended Harvard (A.B.), briefly worked as a journalist, then as a presidential speechwriter, spent multiple years as a vagabond abroad, accidentally went back to Harvard for her PhD, and even more accidentally ended up in Somalia for her dissertation fieldwork. She now lives in Montana. RECENT PUBLICATIONS: FULL LIST SEE HERE “Finessing primacy – some military considerations before subversion does us in,” Small Wars Journal, August 11, 2021. Parts I and II. “The company I kept: twenty years at the Naval Postgraduate School” in Kerry Fosher and Lauren Mackenzie (eds.), The Rise and Decline of U.S. Military Culture Programs 2004-20. Marine Corps University Press, 2021. “Cynicism: a brief look at a troubling topic,” Small Wars Journal, February 16, 2021. “The weight-training puzzle: six shooters, ‘six packs, or men with a sixth sense – what does SF need?” Small Wars Journal, November 5, 2020. PERSONAL WEBSITE