Daisy Leon
Daisy Leon is the Program Coordinator for UNC Charlotte’s Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence (IC CAE). She is also the advisor for the Security and Intelligence Studies minor and concentration at UNC Charlotte. She holds a M.S. in Criminal Justice & Criminology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Joshua Miller
Joshua Miller is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at UNC Charlotte. He holds a PhD in Political Science from UNC Chapel Hill. His research interests include the history of political thought, contemporary democratic theory, gender and politics, and applied ethics. He is the Lead Principal Investigator for the Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence grant supported by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. His book, Prenatal Genetic Testing, Abortion and Disability Justice, is available from the Oxford University Press.
Benjamin J. Radford
Benjamin J. Radford is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science & Public Administration at UNC Charlotte. He is a core faculty member of the Public Policy Ph.D. Program and an affiliate faculty member of the School of Data Science. He earned his Ph.D. in political science (security, peace, and conflict and political methodology) at Duke University. His research interests include machine learning, Bayesian statistics, measurement, cybersecurity, and conflict forecasting
Jim Hamby
Jim Hamby is an Adjunct Professor at the University of North Carolina Charlotte where he delivers courses connected to the Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence (IC CAE) Program. Jim is a retired U.S. Army Colonel and former Senior Executive Service professional from the U.S. Intelligence Community. Jim brings over 35 years of experience into our classroom as a practitioner. He holds Bachelor and Master degrees in Criminology from Florida State University and attended specialized Executive Education at the Harvard Business School. Augmenting his academic credentials, he has attended in excess of 20 specialized training programs in the U.S. Government. He has extensive teaching experience both within the government and later as an adjunct and guest lecturer at a number of universities across the country.
James Igoe Walsh
James Igoe Walsh is Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He holds a PhD in International Relations from American University. His research interests include conflict processes, intergroup relations, human rights, and technology and war. His book, Drones and Support for the Use of Force, is available from The University of Michigan Press. His work has been supported by the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Minerva Research Initiative and Army Research Office.