Stephen J. Cimbala is Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Penn State Brandywine, an American Studies faculty member and is the author of numerous books and articles in the fields of international security studies, defence policy, nuclear weapons and arms control, intelligence and other fields. He serves on the editorial boards of various professional journals, has consulted for a number of US government agencies and defence contractors, and is frequently quoted in the media on national security topics. Dr. Cimbala has taught courses in international relations, comparative politics, national security policy, US intelligence, political thought and other topics. He has team-taught courses in philosophy and communications with professors in those fields. He is a past recipient of Penn State’s Eisenhower Award for excellence in teaching. Cimbala is a member of Penn State’s graduate faculty.