Park University Adjunct Professor Highlight
David A. Cooper is a professor at the U.S. Naval War College and holds a tenured faculty appointment as The James V. Forrestal Professor of National Security Affairs. He previously served as Chair of the Department of National Security Affairs from 2010-2018. His areas of expertise include nonproliferation, arms control and disarmament, weapons of mass destruction, multilateral negotiations and organizations, international relations theory, and U.S. foreign policy. He is a scholar-practitioner who served for almost two decades in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) where he held a career appointment in the Senior Executive Service (SES) including at the 2-star level.
Professional Highlights
2009 Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, National Defense University
-Senior Research Fellow and Director of Education and Outreach
2007 U.S. Africa Command
-Interim Director for Outreach (J-9) and Director of Strategic Communication/Senior Executive Service (SES)
2003 Office of the Secretary of Defense
-Director of Nonproliferation Policy/Senior Executive Service (SES)
2000 Office of the Secretary of Defense
-Director for Strategic Arms Control Policy
Education
Ph.D., The Australian National University (ANU), Political Science and International Relations
M.I.A., School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University, International Affairs
B.A., Oberlin College