Curriculum Vitae
My curriculum vitae, last updated 04/22/2019, in *.docx and *.pdf formats.
Schedule for Winter Quarter 2019:
I am teaching 2 sections of HIS 102 “Introduction to Political Science – United States of America” – @ National Louis University’s Wheeling, Illinois campus, Monday afternoons (13:00 – 17:00), and Wednesday mornings (09:00-12:00), both in Room 344. Office hours 15 minutes before, and 1 hour after both classes.
This is my first quarter teaching @ NLU Wheeling.
Note: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day/Week 2019 Subsite can be found clicking on this link.
Academic and research related appointments made upon request via e-mail, cerickson13@nl.edu, and/or christian.william.erickson@gmail.com.
Consulting contact is, cryptx@cryptx.net. Russian Federation and “Post-Soviet Space” activities and operations contact is drerxn@yandex.com.
Research
Terrorism and Political Violence, including War; Counterterrorism; “Intelligence” Communities; Internal/”Homeland” Security; Cultural Representations of Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Security Apparatus; Emergency Preparedness and Resilience (esp. BioWar); Surveillance, Human Rights, and Civil Liberties; Politics of Cyberspace (esp. surveillance, cryptography, transparency, computer network security and threats, “cyberwars” both real and imagined); Media Studies; Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) as a weapon of resistance (see page “Fun With FOIA Winter 2019”).
Countries/regions that are the focus of my research include: United States; Russian Federation/Soviet Union; United Kingdom; Canada; Central Asia (especially Kyrgyzstan), Latin America (especially Mexico).
Teaching
National Louis University (Chicago/Wheeling/Multinodal ChicagoStan) – Winter 2019 – present.
Courses: History (HIS) 102 “Introduction to United States of Amerika Politix.”
City Colleges of Chicago (2014-2016):
Courses: American National Government; State and Local Government; International Relations; American Foreign Policy; and SOC SCI 201 Introduction to Social Sciences, II: Geography, History, Political Science, and Economics.
Roosevelt University (2002-2012):
Courses: Political Violence and Terrorism; Counterterrorism and Human Rights; Great Power Politics (International Relations/Studies); Latin American Politics; Cyberpolitics; Introduction to Politics (Comparative); American Politics; City and Citizenship. I also supervised undergraduate and graduate student independent studies, Honor’s and Masters Theses, and informally advised several student organizations. I was the Coordinator of the International Studies Program at Roosevelt University for several years, and served on campus committees and several job search committees.
American University of Central Asia (Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic) Spring of 2007, while on a Fulbright Fellowship:
Courses: Cyberpolitics and Political Violence and Terrorism.
University of California, Davis (1994 – 2001):
Teaching assistant: American Politics; International Relations; American National Security Policy.
Other Websites/blogs
Dr. Erickson’s LinkedIn Profile.
Dr. Erickson’s PGP Public Key.
Last updated: 04.22.2019
