Nancy Walbridge Collins

Nancy Walbridge Collins is an American who specializes in U.S. national security, defense leadership, and military technology.

N. W. Collins
Born (1973-02-02) February 2, 1973 (age 51)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationAcademic | Author | Government Official
Years active1992–present
Organization(s)Yale University; Columbia University; U.S. Department of Defense
Known forU.S. National Security, Defense Leadership, Military Technology

Dr Collins is the chair of defense and security studies at Columbia University.[1][2] She is the author of Grey Wars (Yale University Press), an analysis of America's shifting forms of warfare, and serves as a fellow of Yale University.[3] Her essays and commentaries appear in a range of publications, including Forbes, The New York Times, TIME, U.S. News & World Report, and The Wall Street Journal.

Dr. Collins is committed to public service, undertaking her first assignment in 1992. She has served as a senior advisor in the U.S. Department of Defense for more than a decade, focusing on national mission priorities and leadership assessments. She has overseen programs, activities, and special projects with the intelligence community, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Special Operations Forces.[4]

She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the U.S. Commission on Military History. She has served as a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, at West Point, and at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.

Education

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Collins earned her B.A. in government from Georgetown University and M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of London, where she was named the Thornley Fellow, an international prize.[5] Collins graduated from the Loomis Chaffee School and served on its Board of Trustees for a decade.[6]

Awards

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N. W. Collins has been awarded fellowships and grants, from among others, the University of Chicago, Harvard University, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Wilson Center, and Yale University.[7] She is a recipient of the U.S. Congressional Dirksen Award and the NCAFP 21st Century Leadership Award.[8][9]

Publications

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References

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  1. ^ "Nancy Collins – SIWPS". www.siwps.org. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  2. ^ "Defense and Security – The University Seminars". Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  3. ^ "Grey Wars | Yale University Press". yalebooks.yale.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  4. ^ "N. W. Collins | Columbia University School of Professional Studies". sps.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  5. ^ "Welcome to the Institute of Historical Research". Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  6. ^ "Board of Trustees - The Loomis Chaffee School". www.loomischaffee.org. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  7. ^ "Robert L. Platzman Memorial Fellowships Previous Recipients - The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center - The University of Chicago Library". www.lib.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  8. ^ Lee, Juliet (2011-02-05). "21st Century Leaders Council - NCAFP | National Committee on American Foreign Policy". Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  9. ^ "Grant Recipients, 1978-Present | The Dirksen Congressional Center". dirksencenter.org. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
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