Faculty Directory
DR. WILLIAM A. FOLEY, JR.
Dr. William A. Foley, Jr., Lecturer
Lecturer, Public Safety and Executive Education
School of Public and Environmental Affairs
OFFICE: BS 4032 Z
PHONE: 317-274-1655
E-MAIL: wafoley@iupui.edu
Curriculum Vitae
In January 2008, Dr. Foley came to SPEA from Chief Plans Division Indiana Department of Homeland Security. He also served with the Department of Homeland Security FEMA Region V's Regional Interagency Steering Committee and the national rewrite committee for the National Response Plan. Simultaneously, he was adjunct faculty at IUPUI and at Purdue University, West Lafayette. Previously, he was Director of Strategic Leadership at the United States Army War College and prior to that the Chief of Operations for Homeland Security for United States Forces Command.
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., 2005, Indiana University, Bloomington (Includes PhD courses, Harvard University)
- M.A., 1971, Indiana University at Bloomington (Includes IU funded seminar research, University of Chicago)
- B.A., 1969, Indiana University, Bloomington
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Book and Peer Reviewer, Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
- Faculty-Defense Support to Civil Authorities, United States Army War College
- Subject Matter Expert Homeland Security & NATO Force Protection, War College
- Writer and Contributor Homeland Security Doctrine, War College
- Chief Weapons of Mass Destruction Branch, U. S. Forces Command
- Contributor National Defense Authorization Act 2003, U.S. Forces Command
- Operations Chief HLS G-3/5/7, Space Shuttle Columbia Recovery, Forces Command
- Executive Officer and Interim DCO, Defense Coordinating Element, TSB Harrison
- Department Chair-Military Science, Ball State University
- Division Chief, G-3, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), FTCKY
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Homeland Security and Defense Education Consortium
- Association of the United States Army
- United States Army War College Alumni Association
- National Emergency Management Association
- Central United States Earthquake Consortium
- American Political Science Association
- Organization of American Historians
MAJOR FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
- Public Safety and Civil Defense
- Emergency Assistance and Emergency Management
- Homeland Security and Homeland Defense
- Security Assurance and National Security Studies
- Global Security and Strategy
INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS
- Editor and Contributor, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), "Allied Joint Publication 3.14 NATO Force Protection" (First Draft, November 29, 2004).
- Final Draft Editor, The Joint Chiefs of Staff, "Joint Publication 3-40: Joint Doctrine for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction" (1 March 2004).
- Final Draft Editor, The Joint Chiefs of Staff, "Joint Publication 3-26: Joint Doctrine for Homeland Security" (18 December 2003).
- Contributor and Writer, Working Integrated Product Team, "Sustaining and Developing Civil Support Teams for Weapons of Mass Destruction" (March 28, 2003).
- Writer and Editor, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, "TRADOC Pamphlet 525-3-07 Homeland Operations" (First Draft, 11 June 2002).
- Contributor and Commenter, "Army Modernization Plan 2002, Annex H: Homeland Security" (First Draft, 17 June 2002).
- William A. Foley, Jr., ed., "Selected Readings: Department of Defense Organization, Planning and Strategy" (Carlisle: U. S. Army War College, 2004).
- William A. Foley, Jr., "Division Command Lessons Learned Program: Major General William F. Kernan, USA, Commanding General, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)" (Carlisle: U. S. Army War College, 1998) Published by the Military History Institute.
- Contributor and Editor, General Young-IL Moon, "A History of American Strategic Thought" (Seoul: Kyung Hee University Press, 1998).
- Writer-- Prologue, Epilogue and Edited, Richard H. Courtney, "From Normandy to the Bulge: An American Infantry G.I. in Europe during World War II" (Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1996).
- Drafted legislation and Testified before the Indiana General Assembly, Indiana Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Research Program and the Indiana Vietnam Veterans Memorial, both signed into law by Gov. Robert D. Orr in 1985-1986.
- Wrote testimony for Senator Edward Brooke, (MA), "Congressional Record and Hearings, United States Senate, Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, 1977" (Washington: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1977).
- Chief Research Assistant, Leon A. Harris, Jr., "Upton Sinclair: American Rebel". (New York: Crowell, 1976), acknowledged in volume.
- James Cedrone, William Foley, Susan Ginsberg, Allen Goodrich, Larry Hackman, Joan-Ellen Marci, "A Stroke of the Pen: Dimensions of a Presidential Decision," (Boston: Envision Corporation, 1975.)
COURSES TAUGHT
- Public Safety, IUPUI
- Foundations of Homeland Security, Purdue University
- Managing Resources and Applications Homeland Security, Purdue University
- DoD Organization, Strategy and Planning, U.S. Army War College
- Defense Support to Civil Authorities, U. S. Army War College
- Strategic Research Projects and Homeland Security, U.s. Army War College
- American Military History, Graduate and Undergraduate, IUPUI
- American Political History, Boston University and Curry College
- American Diplomatic History, Simmons College
- The Kennedy Administration 1961-1963, Harvard University
- Teaching the Presidency, John F. Kennedy Library and Emmanuel College
SERVICE ACTIVITIES
- National Urban League, Kiwanis Club, Dr. Tom Dooley Foundation, Vietnam Veterans of America, Veterans of Foreign Wars
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
- Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis, Purdue University, United States Army War College, Ball State University - courses taught rated among the very best offered, 1993-present.
- First Place, Instructor of the Year 1989-1990, Second U.S. Army ROTC Region.
- Third Place, Instructor of the Year 1989-1990, TRADOC.
- Sagamore of the Wabash, presented by Governor Evan Bayh, 1990.
- United States Army-17 Individual Awards, 4 Unit Awards, 3 Badges