Dr. Gregory D. Young
Curriculum Vitae/2020
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Department of Political Science & International Affairs Program 333 UCB University of Colorado, Boulder Boulder, CO 80309-0333
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Ketchum Hall Rm. 212 Tel: (720) 273-6176 (Cel) email: gyoung@colorado.edu website: http://spot.colorado.edu/~gyoung
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Ph.D. 2006 - University of Colorado, Boulder |
International Relations/American Government |
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M.S. 1982 - Naval Postgraduate School |
National Security Affairs (With Distinction) |
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B.S. 1975 - Oregon State University |
Political Science |
2014-2018 University of Colorado, Boulder Instructor
2010-2013 University of Colorado, Boulder Lecturer
2008-2010 University of Northern Colorado Assistant Professor
2006-2008 University of Colorado, Boulder Lecturer
2000-2005 University of Colorado, Boulder Graduate Teaching Instructor
1993-1998 US Air Force Academy Assistant Professor
1990-1993 US Naval Academy Master Instructor
1989-1990 Central Texas College Instructor, Overseas Campus BIOT
1984-1987 Univ. of Colorado, Boulder NROTC Assistant Professor
COURSES TAUGHT:
• IAFS 1000 Introduction to International Affairs and Global Issues (18 semesters)
• IAFS 1000 Introduction to International Affairs and Global Issues/Honors (1 Semester)
• IAFS 3000 Regional War & Peace (10 Semesters)
• IAFS 3000 Special Topics: Turkey, Moderator of the Arab Spring (1 Semester)
• IAFS 4500 The Post-Cold War World: Global Security (19 semesters)
• PSCI 1101 American Government (4 semesters)
• PSCI 2223 Introduction to International Relations (5 semesters)
• PSCI 3041 The U.S. Congress (2 semesters)
• PSCI 3051 Public Opinion and Political Behavior (2 semesters)
• PSCI 3054 American Political Thought (4 semesters)
• PSCI 3062 Revolution and Political Violence (13 semesters)
• PSCI 3123 War, Peace & Strategic Defense (3 semesters)
• PSCI 3163 American Foreign Policy (2 Semesters)
• PSCI 3191 National Security Organization and Policy Making (2 semesters)
• PSCI 3193 International Behavior (2 semester)
• PSCI 3205 Undergraduate Research Fellowship (5 Semesters)
• PSCI 4173 International Organizations (7 semesters)
• PSCI 4242 Middle East Politics (13 semesters)
• PSCI 4252 Nationalism and Ethnic Politics (3 Semesters)
• ARSC 3700 McNair Scholars Program Research Methods
• PSCI 100 U.S. National Government (5 semesters)
• PSCI 200 Introduction to Comparative Politics (1 semester)
• PSCI 220 Introduction to International Relations (2 semesters)
• PSCI 321 War & Peace (2 semesters)
• PSCI 325 Middle East Politics (1 semester)
• PSCI 328 International Law and Organizations (2 semester)
• PSCI 275 U.S. Foreign Policy (1 semester)
• PSCI 422 Honors and Directed Studies (4 semesters)
• PSCI 425 Problems in International Relations (1 semester)
• PS 211 American Government and Constitutional Development (6 semesters)
• PS 212 International Relations (3 semesters)
• PS 477 Middle East Politics (2 semesters)
• PS 421 International Security, Revolution and Terrorism (3 semesters)
• PS 495 Russian National Security Policy (1 semester)
• HIST 372 Seapower and Modern Warfare (3 semesters)
• FP 130 American Government (5 semesters)
• FP 322 Comparative Politics of Western Europe (4 semesters)
• FP 340 Government and Politics of the Soviet Union (2 semesters)
• FP 370 Soviet Foreign Policy (1 semester)
• FP 486B National Security Policy of the Soviet Union (1 semester)
• GOVT 2301 American State and Federal Government (1 semester)
• HIST 1302 US History Since 1877 (1 semester)
• NS 211/212 Seapower and Maritime affairs/Naval History (3 semesters)
• NS 101/102 Naval Orientation (2 semesters)
2018 Marinus Smith Award CU Boulder (2nd Award)
2014 CU International Affairs Program Distinguished Faculty Award
2014 Marinus Smith Award CU Boulder
2014 Boulder Faculty Assembly Service Recognition Award
2010 Documentary based upon The Last Sentry premiers on BBC television and Smithsonian Channel. Flown to New York by Blink Films for a week of interviews and consultation on the project.
2005 The Last Sentry named among “The Ten Most Notable Books” of 2005 by US Naval Institute.
2002 CU Boulder Graduate Teaching Excellence Award
2002 CU Boulder Political Science Department Graduate Fellowship (1 year)
1998 Meritorious Service Medal upon retirement from the US Navy
1996 USAFA Letter of Commendation, President George H.W. Bush USAFA visit coordinator
1993 USAFA Department of Political Science Teaching Award
1987 Leo A. Codd Memorial Award (Chief of Naval Education and Training Nationwide NROTC Teaching Award)
• Serene Sing Honors and Rhodes Scholar Advisor 2018-2019
• Political Science Undergraduate Committee 2014-18
• International Affairs Teaching Committee 2014-18
• UROP Student/Faculty Grant Evaluator 2018
• Project Nur panel, “Religion in Foreign Policy” 2018
• Political Science Undergraduate Research Fellowship Coordinator 2014-18
• Transfer credit evaluator for Political Science and International Affairs 2015-18
• Conference on World Affairs – Guest Speaker 2017, 2019 Moderator 2015, 2016 and 2018
• Political Science Alunmi Forum career night organizer 2017
• Admitted Students Day, Political Science Department Rep 2017, 2018
• Leeds School of Business International Business Bootcamp Instructor 2015
• Koch Fellowship Instructor/Advisor 2012
• CU Veterans Alumni Association – Scholarship Committee 2011-16
• Honors Advisor 2018-19: Serene Singh – Summa Cum Laude, Nicolas Harvey Magna Cum Laude, Angela Peterson – Magna Cum Laude, Khalifa Al Qaz – Summa Cum Laude
• Honors Advisor 2017-18: Ricardo Paton - Magna Cum Laude
• Honors Advisor 2016-17: Colleen Godfrey - Magna Cum Laude, Allison Dudley – Cum Laude
• Honors Advisor 2015-16: Magdalen Wagner – Magna Cum Laude
• Honors Advisor 2014-15: Emma Connolly – Magna Cum Laude, Maria Valerstyn – Cum Laude, Tyler Abboud – Magna Cum Laude
• Honors Advisor 2013-14: Anne Buckley – Cum Laude, Jessica Yanker – Magna Cum Laude, Zoe Bernstein – Magna Cum Laude
• Honors Advisor 2012-13: Morgan Sullivan - Magna Cum Laude, Mehreen Ahmed - Summa Cum Laude, Casey Moher - Cum Laude
• Honors Advisor 2011-12: Genevieve Smith – Summa Cum Laude, Tyler Oberlander – Cum Laude, Vicky Ning Wei – Cum Laude, Laura Bladow – Cum Laude
• McNair Scholarship Thesis Advisor (2)
• Honors Thesis Advisor (3)
• College of Humanities and Social Sciences “One Day University”
University of Colorado, Boulder (2002-2008):
• Graduate Committee - April 2008: Kevin Anderson M.A., “A False Victory for Airpower: The Unsuccessful Application of Air Power Theory in Kosovo.”
• Advisor McNair Scholars Program
• American Politics Search and Hiring Committee
• APSA “Preparing Future Faculty” (PFF) Fellow
• Journal of Politics Review May 01
• Conference on World Affairs Moderator and International Affairs Committee
• NROTC ethics and leadership instructor
• CU Veterans Scholarship Advisory Board
• Graduate Student Orientation Committee
US Air Force Academy (1993-1998):
• Commander, Naval Contingent, USAFA
• PS 211 American Government Course Director
• Coordinator, Academy Distinguished Speakers Program
• Coordinator, Department Speakers Program
• Political Science Comparative Politics Hiring Committee
• Midshipmen Exchange Program Advisor
• Cadet Leadership Mentor
US Naval Academy (1990-1993):
• Executive Assistant to the Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Associate Chair Department of Political Science
• Core Curriculum Review Committee
• Committee on Midshipmen Advising
• Teaching Excellence Award Committee
• Instructional Development Advisory Committee
• Advisor Political Science Honor Society
• Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference Committee
• Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference Panel Moderator
• Political Science Department Olin Foundation Committee Chair
• Political Science Department American Hiring Committee
• Director, Political Science Majors Orientation
• Political Science Honors Thesis Advisor
University of Colorado, Boulder NROTC (1984-1987):
• Nationwide Curriculum Coordinator for the NROTC Sea power course
• NROTC Instructor Training Seminar (Taught curriculum & teaching methods to new NROTC instructors)
• Taught a one-hour freshmen colloquium (Sewell Hall Residential College) in Current Topics in National Security Affairs.
• Freshman Academic Advisor
• Director, Freshman Orientation
• Recruiting Officer
RESEARCH AREAS/INTERESTS: International Relations, Turkish & Middle East Politics,
U.S./Soviet Strategic Culture & Security Policy, Peacekeeping, Cold War Security, NATO, and American Foreign Policy and Political Thought
• Young, Gregory D. & Mateusz Lesczcynski (2021), Revolutions: Theorists, Theory, and Practice. Pressbooks, 21 July 2021, Revolutions: Theorists, Theory and Practice – Simple Book Publishing (buffscreate.net)
• Young, Gregory D. (2014), “A Meeting at Sea: Strategic Culture & Turkish/U.S. 19th Century Naval Relations.” In Couto, Gunergun & Pedani Eds., Seapower, Technology and Trade: Studies in Turkish Maritime History. Istanbul, Turkey: Piri Reis University Publications.
• Young, Gregory D. & Nate Braden (2005), The Last Sentry: The True Story that Inspired the Hunt for Red October. With Nate Braden. Annapolis MD: US Naval Institute Press.
• Young, Gregory D. (2005) “The Hidden Cost of the Cold War: Families of Russian Sub Casualties Need Help.” U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings. Vol. 131:4 (April 2005).
• Young Gregory D. (1982), “Mutiny on the Storozhevoy: a Case Study of Dissent in the Soviet Navy”. Government Publication # DTIC 32086784. This Study received national acclaim and was the basis for Tom Clancy's best- selling book The Hunt of Red October.
• “Mutiny on the Storozhevoy” Keynote address to the 4th International Seapower and Maritime History Conference, Latvian Maritime Academy, Riga Latvia, October 12, 2017
• “A Meeting at Sea: Strategic Culture & Turkish/U.S. 19th Century Naval Relations” Paper submitted to the First International Congress on Eurasian Maritime History, Pere Reis University, Istanbul, Turkey - November 2012
• “Admiral Guven Erkaya: A Naval Hero in War, a Hero for Democracy in Peace.” Paper presented at the 2007 Naval History Symposium, Annapolis MD, September 20-22, 2007.
• “Why the U.S. Can’ Win the War on Terror.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the international security and arms control division of the International Studies Association (ISA), Denver, Colorado, October 2005.
• “The Realist Cultural Dilemma: How Tom Clancy got it wrong.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA), Washington DC, September 2005
• “The Cold War Arms Race: A Dilemma of Security or Culture?” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA), Boston MA, September 2002
• “The Nuclear Arms Race: The Misperception of Culture.” Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Convention, Chicago IL, April 2002
• “The Cold War Arms Race: Security Dilemma or Strategic Culture.” Paper presented at the International Studies Association Convention (ISA), New Orleans LA, March 2002
• “Caught in the Middle: Are Moderate Supreme Court Justices More influenced by Public Opinion than the Extremists.” Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Il, Apr 2001
• “Morale in the Russian Navy, a Comparative Approach.” American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS), Seattle WA, November 1997
• “The Indian Navy, A New Challenge in the Indian Ocean” Colorado/Wyoming Political Science Association. Regis College, Denver CO, November 1995
• “Religion in Foreign Policy” Project Nur Presentation at CU, April 12th 2018
• “Democracy in Turkey (Or lack there of)” Western Slope World Affairs Council, Grand Junction CO, September 16, 2017
• “The Rise of ISIS” Fourth Infantry Division officers, Ft. Carson CO, April 20, 2017
• “Presidential Pugnacity: Does prior peril predict presidential proclivity for police actions” Boulder Rotary, Boulder CO, November 10, 2016
• “Which way for Erdogan’s Turkey? NATO ally or Islamist Regime” Colorado Foothills World Affairs Council, April 15, 2016
• 2000-2004 University of Colorado, Boulder: Lead Research Assistant for Prof. Scott Adler under NSF grant #SES-0080061 on Congressional Bill Introductions. Constructed a data set for all bills introduced into the US Congress from 1946 to 1970, over 250,000 bills. Supervised as many as twelve undergraduate and graduate research assistants on a four-year project.
• 1994 US Air Force Academy: Course Director PS211, American Government for 850 students. Coauthored a study guide for the American Government course, used for 1000 American Government students per year for 3 years.
• 1985-1994 NROTC Instructor Seminar, Naval Training Center, San Diego, Ca: For nine summers instructed prospective NROTC teachers enroute to their respective universities in teaching methods and curriculum content for the Seapower course.
For three years, deputy division director of the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences at the U.S. Naval Academy. This position equates to the vice dean of a college at a major university. Supervised and evaluated five civilian department chairs with over 173 faculty. In that capacity, managed the dayto-day administration, travel, supply, and budget for the division that was in excess of a half a million dollars, which excluded faculty salaries. Chaired the standing committee on academic advising at USNA. Other significant academic administrative jobs included senior naval officer, US Air Force Academy, and Nationwide curriculum director for the NROTC Seapower and naval history course.
1993-1998 U.S. Air Force Academy: Assistant Professor of Political Science, Commander Naval Contingent US Air Force Academy
1990-1993 U.S. Naval Academy: Associate Chairman Political Science Department (1 year),
Executive Assistant to the Director of the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences (2 years). Master Instructor of Political Science
1989-1990 Commander, Patrol Wing One Detachment Diego Garcia/Commander Indian Ocean Air Patrol Group/CTG 72.8. Commanded a detachment of 250 sailors, directed all US Navy patrol and reconnaissance operations in the Indian Ocean.
1988-1989 Patrol Squadron 4: Tactics and Training Officer, Second tour as Mission Commander in the P-3 Aircraft.
1987-1988 Patrol Squadron 31/Fleet Replacement Squadron: Student
1984-1987 NROTC Unit University of Colorado: Assistant Professor of Naval Science 1982-1984 Patrol Wing One Detachment NAS Cubi Point, RP: Operations Officer 1980-1982 Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA: Graduate Student.
1977-1980 Patrol Squadron 19 NAS Moffett Field CA: Personnel Officer, Ops/Tactics Officer.
Qualified as Mission Commander in the P-3 Orion aircraft.
1976-1977 Air Force Navigation School: Honor Graduate Mar 1977
1975-1976 Naval Aviation Training, Pensacola, FL: Student
1975 Commissioned Ensign USN, NROTC Oregon State University
For two years commanded all naval patrol and reconnaissance forces in the Indian Ocean. Command of 250 personnel and patrol plane force. Handled sensitive military interoperability with and US naval access to littoral nations including Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Kenya, Somalia, Oman and Djibouti to name just a few. Directed reconnaissance and anti-submarine support for four different aircraft carrier battle groups when they operated in the Indian Ocean. Praised by the Fleet Commander as having “sparkling leadership and unsurpassed management skills.”
2006- Present: Ignite Adaptive Sports at Eldora Mountain - Adaptive Ski Instructor. For the past seventeen years, I have volunteered over 140 hours per year (Dec-Apr) teaching special-needs children and disabled adults to ski. I have qualified for visually-impaired, bi/mono skiers and developmentally disabled groups. This has contributed significantly to my understanding of special-needs students in the classroom. In 2017 I attained PSIA (Professional Ski Instructors of America) Alpine Level I certification.