Carolyn Gallaher is an American academic who is a political geographer and associate professor at the
American University School of International Service The School of International Service (SIS) is American University's school of advanced international study, covering areas such as international politics, international communication, international development, international economics, peace and conf ...
. Her scholarship is focused on the role of paramilitaries in
irregular warfare
Irregular warfare (IW) is defined in United States joint doctrine as "a violent struggle among state and non-state actors for legitimacy and influence over the relevant populations." Concepts associated with irregular warfare are older than the te ...
and the influence of the
religious right in U.S. foreign policy.
Gallaher earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the
University of Mary Washington
The University of Mary Washington (UMW) is a public liberal arts university in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Founded in 1908 as the Fredericksburg Teachers College, the institution was named Mary Washington College in 1938 after Mary Ball Washingt ...
, a Master of Arts from
Miami University
Miami University (informally Miami of Ohio or simply Miami) is a public research university in Oxford, Ohio. The university was founded in 1809, making it the second-oldest university in Ohio (behind Ohio University, founded in 1804) and the 10 ...
, and a PhD from the
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a Public University, public Land-grant University, land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentu ...
.
Selected published works
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Living people
American University faculty and staff
University of Kentucky alumni
Kentucky women in politics
Kentucky women in education
Year of birth missing (living people)
American women non-fiction writers
American women academics
21st-century American women
University of Mary Washington alumni
Miami University alumni
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