Diane Maye, Ph.D.
Diane earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from George Mason University in 2015. Her dissertation
focuses on Iraqi political alignments and alliances after the fall of the Ba'ath party and the rise of
the Sahwa movement. Diane has taught undergraduate level courses in International Relations,
Comparative Politics, American Foreign Policy, Counterterrorism Analysis, Beginner Arabic, and
Political Islam. Her major research interests include: security issues in the Middle East, U.S.
defense policy, and country-level counterterrorism initiatives. She will serve as a Visiting
Professor of Political Science at John Cabot University in Rome, Italy in 2016. She has published
several works and has appeared in online and scholarly mediums including: The Digest of Middle
East Studies, The National Interest, Radio Algeria, The Bridge, Business Insider, Small Wars
Journal, Military One, In Homeland Security, and the New York Daily News.
Prior to her work in academia, Diane served as an officer in the United States Air Force and
worked in the defense industry. Upon leaving the Air Force, Diane worked for an Italian-U.S.
defense company managing projects in foreign military sales, proposal development, and the
execution of large international communications and physical security projects for military
customers. During the Iraq war, she worked for Multi-National Force-Iraq in Baghdad, managing
over 400 bilingual, bicultural advisors to the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Department of Defense. She has also done freelance business consulting for European, South American, and Middle Eastern clients interested in security and defense procurement. Diane is a member of the Military Writers Guild and the Terrorism Research Analysis Consortium.
focuses on Iraqi political alignments and alliances after the fall of the Ba'ath party and the rise of
the Sahwa movement. Diane has taught undergraduate level courses in International Relations,
Comparative Politics, American Foreign Policy, Counterterrorism Analysis, Beginner Arabic, and
Political Islam. Her major research interests include: security issues in the Middle East, U.S.
defense policy, and country-level counterterrorism initiatives. She will serve as a Visiting
Professor of Political Science at John Cabot University in Rome, Italy in 2016. She has published
several works and has appeared in online and scholarly mediums including: The Digest of Middle
East Studies, The National Interest, Radio Algeria, The Bridge, Business Insider, Small Wars
Journal, Military One, In Homeland Security, and the New York Daily News.
Prior to her work in academia, Diane served as an officer in the United States Air Force and
worked in the defense industry. Upon leaving the Air Force, Diane worked for an Italian-U.S.
defense company managing projects in foreign military sales, proposal development, and the
execution of large international communications and physical security projects for military
customers. During the Iraq war, she worked for Multi-National Force-Iraq in Baghdad, managing
over 400 bilingual, bicultural advisors to the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Department of Defense. She has also done freelance business consulting for European, South American, and Middle Eastern clients interested in security and defense procurement. Diane is a member of the Military Writers Guild and the Terrorism Research Analysis Consortium.
