WILLIAM J. PERRY CENTER FOR HEMISPHERIC DEFENSE STUDIES WASHINGTON, DC ••••• 20 Years Empowering Defense and Security Professionals in the Americas ••••• UPDATED: 11 AUGUST 2017 DR. SCOTT TOLLEFSON Dean of Academic Affairs Dr. Scott D. Tollefson received his PhD in International Relations from Johns Hopkins University, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School (1988–1999) and an Assistant Professor and Director of the MA Program in Political Science at Kansas State University (1999–2004). He is the co-editor of Who Guards the Guardians and How: Democratic Civil-Military Relations (University of Texas Press, 2006) and the author of numerous chapters and articles on defense and security issues in Latin America. Dr. Tollefson grew up in Brazil and has lived and worked in Chile, Jamaica, and Saudi Arabia.