Dr. da Cruz currently works as a Research Professor at the Center for Strategic Leadership, Homeland Defense and Security Studies and Senior Environmental Research Fellow, Strategic Land Power Futures Group at the U.S. Army War College. A Professor of International Relations and Comparative Politics at Georgia Southern University, Professor of Cybersecurity & Cybersecurity Management and Policy at the University of Maryland Global Campus Department of Computer Science and Engineering, a Research Associate of the Brazil Research Unit at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) in Washington, D.C., a Professor at the Prague University of Economics and Business, Department of International and Diplomatic Studies, and Former Research Professor at the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, Carlisle, PA.
His Educational background consists of a Ph.D. Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (Political Science. Majors: International Relations and Comparative Politics; Minor: International Communications), M.A. in Public Health (MPH Public Health/Epidemiology) Georgia Southern University, also an M.A. Professional Communication & Leadership Armstrong State University, a M.S. Criminal Justice Armstrong Atlantic State University (Criminal Justice with an emphasis in Cyber Affairs & Security and Information Assurance), Certificate of Cyber Security (Cyber Affairs & Information Assurance) Cyber Security Research Institute at Armstrong Atlantic State University, an M.A. Political Science/Political Philosophy Miami University, Oxford, Ohio and a B. A. Philosophy & Political Science Wright State University.
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Dr. da Cruz is the former President of the Savannah Council on World Affairs and is on the Board of Directors of the World Affairs Council of America, Washington, D.C. He is also a CISCO Certified CyberOps Officer ID: WAX47K-PATH-322, Certified INFOSEC Cybersecurity Administrator, Certified HIPAA Compliance Officer Certificate ID: WAX47K-PATH-1723, a certified US Department of Homeland Security Military Resources in Emergency Management, Computer Security Incident Handler, and a Certified Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Cyber Intelligence, INFOSEC Cybersecurity Administration, Certificate ID: WAX47K-PATH-40, U.S. Army Certified DSCA, and currently holds a seat on the City of Savannah Ethics Board, the City Savannah Hospital Authority, and the City Savannah Airport Commission of the City of Savannah, GA.