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Curriculum Vitae
Mark William Deets
Cornell University
PhD Student, African History Department of History
Cell (443) 454-3517
Email: mwd45@cornell.edu
450 McGraw Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-4601
Tel: (607) 255-8862
Fax: (607) 255-0469
Education
· PhD Student, African History, Cornell University, 2010-Present
· M.A. (With Distinction), National Security Affairs (African Studies), U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 2004
· B.S., History, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 1990
Published Works
· ‘Bitter Roots: The Obstacles to Conflict Resolution in the Casamance,’ in Helen Purkitt, ed., African Environmental and Human Security in the 21st Century (Amherst, NY: Cambria Press, 2009), 89-109. See http://www.cambriapress.com/cambriapress.cfm?template=6&bid=352
· ‘An Ocean Apart No Longer,’ Shipmate, U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Magazine, November 2008.
Dissertations and Theses
· M.A. Comprehensive Examination Papers: ‘The Dilemma of U.S. Africa Policy’ and ‘Making Sense of West Africa’s Civil Wars,’ U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Advisors: Dr. Letitia Lawson and Dr. Anna Simons, December 2003
Professional Experience
· Teaching Assistant, Cornell University History Department, 2011-Present
· History Instructor, U.S. Naval Academy, 2007-2010
· U.S. Defense & Marine Attaché to Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, and Cape Verde, 2005-2007
· U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Foreign Area Officer for Sub-Saharan Africa, 2005-2010
· White House Helicopter Aircraft Commander, Marine One Presidential Helicopter Squadron, 1999-2002
· UH-1N Helicopter Operational Test Director, Marine One Presidential Helicopter Squadron, 1999-2001
· Assistant Operations Officer and UH-1N Helicopter Weapons & Tactics Instructor, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, Camp Pendleton, California, 1993-1998
Honors and Awards
· Commander, National Order of the Lion, Republic of Senegal, 2007
· U.S. Defense Meritorious Service Medal, 2007
· U.S. Meritorious Service Medal, 2002 and 2010
· U.S. Presidential Service Citation, 2001
· U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Commendation Medal, 1998
Academic Appointments
· Teaching Assistant, Cornell University, 2011-2012
· Instructor, Africana Studies, Binghamton University, Summer 2011
· Sage Fellowship, Cornell University, 2010-2011
· Master Instructor of History, U.S. Naval Academy, 2009-2010
· Senior Instructor of History, U.S. Naval Academy, 2008-2009
· Instructor of History, U.S. Naval Academy, 2007-2008
Academic Presentations
· ‘Imagining the Casamance: Religion and the Separatist Discourse of Father Augustin Diamacoune Senghor,’ African Studies Association Annual Conference, Panel: ‘Christianity and Liberation, 1960s to 1990s,’ 19 November 2011
· ‘Imagining the Casamance: Religion and Nationalism in Senegal,’ ‘Remixed, Reframed & Reimagined: Innovative Perspectives in African Studies,” Africanist Graduate Student History Conference, Michigan State University, 8 October 2011
· ‘The Creation of the Casamance: Identification and the Colonial Legacy in Senegal,’ European History Colloquium, Cornell University, 29 August 2011
· ‘The Creation of the Casamance: Identification in a Senegalese Borderland,’ ‘Borderlands and Meeting Points’ Conference, Brown University, 9 April 2011
· ‘The Life of a Foreign Area Officer,’ Cornell University ROTC, 23 February 2011
· ‘Bitter Roots: The Obstacles to Peace in the Casamance,’ Faculty Brownbag, U.S. Naval Academy, 6 February 2009
· ‘You Don’t Retire: Drug Trafficking and Political Violence in Guinea-Bissau,’ The Africa Forum, U.S. Naval Academy, 26 March 2009
· ‘Senegalese History & Politics,’ FF301 French Civilizations I, U.S. Naval Academy, 23 September 2008 and 15 October 2009, given in French (POC Dr. Aissata Sidikou)
· ‘AFRICOM: The Road of Good Intentions,’ The Africa Forum, U.S. Naval Academy, April 2008
· ‘An Introduction to Senegalese Politics,’ FP365 African Politics, U.S. Naval Academy, March 2008
· ‘An American Defense Attaché in Senegal,’ FF302 French Civilizations II, U.S. Naval Academy, February 2008, given in French
· ‘U.S. Military Operations in West Africa,’ U.S. Marine Corps Command & Staff College, Quantico, Virginia, November 2007
· ‘Muslim Brotherhoods in Senegal,’ HH367A Islam in Africa, U.S. Naval Academy, October 2007
Research Supervision
· U.S. Naval Academy, HH486C, ‘Private Security Companies in Africa,’ research project with Midshipman Matthew C. Graham, USN, U.S. Naval Academy, Spring 2010
· Led USNA Capstone Research Trip to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau for three midshipmen and Professor Helen E. Purkitt to research illicit transnational networks in West Africa, March 2009
· Led USNA Cultural Immersion Trip to Senegal for two midshipmen and Professor Elizabeth Knutson, March 2008
· Officer Representative, Phi Alpha Theta, U.S. Naval Academy, 2007-2010
Teaching Experience
· Cornell University, Teaching Assistant, HIST 2560, ‘War & Peace in Greece & Rome,’ Spring 2012
· Cornell University, Teaching Assistant, HIST 1700, ‘The History of Exploration,’ Fall 2011
· Binghamton University, AFST 381, ‘The Cold War in Africa,’ Summer 2011 (course cancelled)
· U.S. Naval Academy, HH367B, ‘The United States in Africa since 1700,’ Spring 2009, 2010
· U.S. Naval Academy, HH486C, ‘France and Her Colonies,’ a seminar team taught with Dr. G. Thomas Burgess and Dr. Anne Quartararo, Spring 2009
· U.S. Naval Academy, HH216, ‘The West in the Modern World,’ August 2008-May 2010
· U.S. Naval Academy, HH104, ‘American Naval History,’ August 2007-May 2008
Service
· Officer Representative, Africa Forum, U.S. Naval Academy, 2007-2010
· Officer Representative, Midshipmen African Studies Association, U.S. Naval Academy, 2009-2010
· Faculty Member, Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies, U.S. Naval Academy, 2007- 2010
· Officer Representative, Phi Alpha Theta, U.S. Naval Academy, 2007-2010
· Committee Member, North Africa Hiring Committee, History Department, U.S. Naval Academy, 2008-2009
· Committee Member, Pay & Tenure Committee, History Department, U.S. Naval Academy, 2009-2010
· Committee Member, U.S. Navy Language-Regional Expertise-Cultural Awareness Committee, History Department, U.S. Naval Academy, 2008-2010
· Officer Representative, Varsity Wrestling Team, U.S. Naval Academy, 2007-2010
· Voting Assistance Officer, History Department, U.S. Naval Academy, 2008-2010
Foreign languages
· Wolof (basic, oral and written)
· Amharic (basic, oral)
· French (fluent, oral and written)
· Portuguese (intermediate, oral/written)
· Spanish (basic/intermediate, oral/written)
Professional Associations
· Member, African Studies Association, March 2011-Present
· Member, Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA), February 2009-May 2010
· Member, Marine Corps Association, 2001-Present
References
PhD Dissertation Committee:
· Associate Professor Judith A. Byfield, PhD, Professor of African History, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853. Tel: 607-255-2311. E-mail: jab632@cornell.edu
· Professor Sandra E. Greene, PhD, Professor of African History, Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14853. Tel: 607-255-4124. E-mail: seg6@cornell.edu
· Associate Professor Cheikh Anta Babou, PhD, Professor of African History, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Tel: 215-898-2188. E-mail: cheikh@sas.upenn.edu
· Associate Professor Ray Craib, PhD, Professor of Latin American History and Historical Geography, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853. Tel: 607-255-6745. E-mail: rbc23@cornell.edu
· Assistant Professor Ziad Fahmy, PhD, Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853. Tel: 607-255-8847. E-mail: zaf3@cornell.edu
Other references:
· Professor Richard P. Abels, Chair, History Department, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 21402. Tel: 410-293-6253. E-mail: abels@usna.edu
· Ambassador Janice L. Jacobs, Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Ambassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau, 2006-2007. Contact info available upon request.