Curriculum Vitae
George E. Reed 619-940-4102
Associate Dean
School of Leadership and Education Sciences
University of San Diego
5998 Alcalá Park
San Diego, CA 92110
Education:
Doctor of Philosophy, Public Policy Analysis and Administration, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, 2003.
Master of Forensic Science, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1988.
Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice Administration, summa cum laude, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missouri, 1980.
Faculty Positions:
Associate Dean, School of Leadership and Education Sciences, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, 2012-present.
Associate Professor, School of Leadership and Education Sciences, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, 2006-present.
Professor and Director of Command and Leadership Studies, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA, 2001-2007.
Refereed Publications:
Reed, G. (2015). Expressing Loyal Dissent: Moral Considerations from Literature on Followership. Public Integrity, 17, (1), pp. 5-17.
Reed, G. (2014). Leadership Style, Organizational Climate and Effectiveness. Air and Space Power Journal,36, (3). Reprinted in Spanish as Liderazgo Tóxico, el Clima de la Unidad y la Eficacia de la Organización, Tercer Trimestre 2014, pp. 20-28. Available at
Reed, G. (2014). The Pen and the Sword: Faculty Management Challenges in the Mixed Cultural Environment of a War College. Joint Force Quarterly, 72,1st Quarter 2014, pp. 14-20.
Reed, G. (2012). Character vs. Situational Imperatives as the Driver of Unethical Conduct: Implications for the Study of Leadership. Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics. North American Business Press, 9, (14), pp. 21-29.
Reed, G. (2012). Leading Questions: Leadership, Ethics, and Administrative Evil. Leadership. 8 (2), pp. 187-198. doi: 10.1177/1742715011429589
Reed, G. & Olsen R. (2010). Toxic Leadership: Part Deux. Military Review. November-December 2010, pp. 58-64.
Reed, G. (2010). Leadership, Ethics, and Administrative Evil. Presented at the International Leadership Association Annual Conference, October 28, 2010. Boston, Massachusetts.
Reed, G. & Bullis, R. C. (2009). The Impact of Destructive Leadership on Senior Military Officers and Civilian Employees. Armed Forces and Society. 36 (1) October 2009, pp. 5-18.
Paparone, C. & Reed, G. (2008). The Reflective Military Practitioner: How Military Professionals Think in Action.Military Review. March-April 2008, pp. 66-75.
Mastroianni, G. & Reed, G. (2006). Apples, Barrels, and Abu Ghraib.Sociological Focus. 30 (4) November 2006, pp. 239-250. Reprinted in The Routledge Handbook of War and Society (2010). Steven Carlton-Ford, Morten G. Ender (Eds.). New York: Routledge.
Adams, G., Balfour D., & Reed, G. (2006).Abu Ghraib, Administrative Evil and Moral Inversion: The Value of “Putting Cruelty First.” Public Administration Review. Volume 66, Number 5, September-October 2006.
Reed, G. (2004). Toxic Leadership.Military Review. July-Aug. Reprinted in the Hispano-American Edition as “Liderazgo Nocivo” March-April 2005. Reprinted in the Brazilian Edition as “Lideranca Nociva” March-April 2005. Reprinted in the Arabic Edition, October 2006.
Reed, G., et al. (2004).Mapping the Route of Leadership Education: Caution Ahead.Parameters XXXIV, [3], pp. 46-60.
Martin, G., Reed, G., Collins, R., & Dial, C. (2002).The Road to Mentoring: Paved with Good Intentions.Parameters XXXII, [3], pp. 115-127.
Reed, G., McGuire, P. & Boehm, A. (1990).Analysis of Gunshot Residue Test Results in 112 Suicides.Journal of Forensic Sciences, 35, [1], pp. 62-68.
Books, Book Chapters and Other Publications:
Reed G. (2015). Tarnished: Toxic Leadership in the U.S. Military. Dulles, VA: Potomac Books. In press. Scheduled for release September 15, 2015.
Reed G. & Dobbs, J. (2015). Military leadership and administrative evil. In Douglas Lindsay and Dave Woycheshin (Eds.), Overcoming Leadership Challenges. Kingston, Ontario: Canadian Defence Academy Press. Submitted.
Reed G. (June 2011). Featured Publication and Author Interview, Transforming Leaders into Progress Makers: Leadership forthe 21st Century. The Member Connector, International Leadership Association. Available at: newsletter/June-6-2011.pdf
Reed, G. and Cropf R. (2010). Chapter 33 Policy Making. Political and Civic Leadership. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, pp. 287-296.
Foreword to Clampitt, P. & DeKoch, R. (2010). Transforming leaders into progress makers: Leadership for the 21st Century. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, pp. xi-xiii.
Reed, G. (Nov/Dec 2009). Featured Publication and Author Interview, Letters from Leaders: Advice for Tomorrow’s Leaders. The Member Connector, International Leadership Association. Available at:
Reed, G. (2009). Both the Parts and Whole: Leadership and Systems Thinking. The Systems Thinker, 20, [6] August 2009, pp. 9-11. Originally published in Defense AT&L, May-June 2006.
Reed, G. (2009). Chapter 1: Creating a Culture of Leadership Development. Strategic Leadership: The General’s Art. Mark Grandstaff and Georgia Sorenson (Eds.). Vienna, Virginia: Management Concept, pp. 3-22.
Reed, G. (2009). Chapter 4: Systems Thinking and Senior Leadership. Strategic Leadership: The General’s Art. Mark Grandstaff and Georgia Sorenson (Eds.). Vienna, Virginia: Management Concepts, pp. 77-93.
Williams, D. & Reed, G. (2008). Los Líderes Tóxicos. Ergo. Publicación De Recursos Humanos de la Argentina. (Octubre-Noviembre 2008), pp. 48-54.
Reed, G. (2008). Instructors Manual and Test Bank to Accompany American Public Administration: Public Service for the 21st Century. New York: Pearson Longman.
Marine Corps University (2008). Case Study 12: Abu Ghraib. Leadership, Ethics and Law of War Discussion Guide for Marines. Quantico, Virginia: Marine Corps University, pp. 255-265.
Chapter 11, The Policy Process in Cropf, R.A. (2008)American Public Administration: Public Service for the 21st Century. New York: Pearson Longman, pp. 257-276.
Reed, G. (2007). Book Review. The Future of War: Organizations as Weapons. By Mark D. Mandeles. Parameters XXXVII, [1], pp. 135-137.
Vandergriff, D. & Reed, G. (2007). Old Dogs and New Tricks: Setting the Tone for Adaptability.Army, 58 [7] (August 2007), pp. 11-20.
Reed, G. & Sorenson, G. (2007). The Changing Leadership Landscape.Transforming Public Leadership for the 21st Century.Ricardo Morse, Morgan Kinghorn and Terry Buss, Eds. National Academy of Public Administration. Armonk, New York: M.E. Sharpe, pp. 125-137.
Reed, G. (2006). Leadership and Systems Thinking.Defense AT&L. May-June, Reprinted in Roundtable Viewpoints: Organizational Leadership, Joyce Munroe (Ed.), March 2007, pp. 10-13.
Reed, et al. (2005). Chapter 27, Leadership Development: Beyond Traits and Competencies.The Future of the Army Profession (2nd edition). Lloyd J. Matthews, Ed. Don M. Snider Gayle L. Watkins, Project Directors. Boston: McGraw-Hill, pp. 585-600.
Reed, G. (2004). Chapter 17, Extremism in the Military: The Burmeister Case and Policy Response.Terrorism: Research, Readings and Realities. Lynne L. Snowden & Bradley C. Whitsel, Eds. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Press, pp. 341-352.
Reed, G. (1999).Current Trends in Organized Hate Groups and Their Impact on the United States Army. Strategy Research Project. Carlisle, PA: U.S. Army War College. AD Number ADA364500.
Reed, G., McGuire, P., & Boehm, A. (1990). Analysis of gunshot residue test results in 112 suicides. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 35 [1], pp. 62-68.
Dissertation:
Reed, G. (2003). Determining the Scope and Nature of Racial and Ethnic Extremism in the United States Army. Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO. Adviser: Dr. Scott Cummings.
Edited Works:
U.S. Army War College (2003, 2006), Chapter 20: Management of Legal Affairs.” How the Army Runs: A Senior Leader Reference Handbook.”
Academic Awards and Recognition:
Outstanding Faculty Award, Department of Leadership Studies, School of Leadership and Education Sciences, University of San Diego. Awarded by the Graduate Student Association, 2009.
U.S. Army War College Staff and Faculty Published Writing Competition, Madigan Award, 2005.
American Society for Public Administration Marshall Dimock Award for the best lead article in Public Administration Review, 2007.
Refereed Presentations:
Workshop Chair: The Making of Ethical Marines, International Leadership Association, San Diego, CA, October 30, 2014.
Panel Chair: Fostering Resiliency, International Leadership Association, Montreal, Canada, November 1, 2013.
Moving Left of the Bang: Resiliency and the United States Military, International Leadership Association, Montreal, November 1, 2013.
Humans as Instruments of Torture: A Panel Discussion, University of San Diego, University of the Third Age, July 15, 2013.
Examining the War Colleges: An Administrative Perspective, International Studies Association, San Francisco, CA, April 5, 2013.
Character vs. Situational Imperatives as the Driver of Unethical Conduct, International Leadership Association, London, United Kingdom, October 27, 2011.
Leadership, Ethics, and Administrative Evil, International Leadership Association, Boston, Massachusetts, October 28, 2010
Panel Chair: Where does Leadership Reside? International Leadership Association, Boston, Massachusetts, October 29, 2010.
Creating A Culture of Leader Development. International Leadership Association, Prague, Czech Republic, November 13, 2009.
Panel Chair: Teaching Complexity, American Society for Public Administration 2009 Annual Conference, Miami, Florida, March 22, 2009.
After the Quest: The State of Leadership Studies as an Academic Discipline, International Leadership Association, Los Angeles, California, November 14, 2008.
Destructive Leadership and Senior Military Officers and Civilians, International Leadership Association, Los Angeles, California, November 14, 2008.
Panel Chair: Military Obedience and Conscientious Objection, International Society for Military Ethics, 2008 Symposium, University of San Diego, January 25, 2008.
The Changing Leadership Landscape. International Leadership Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, November 2, 2007.
Extremism in the Military. United States Air Force Academy, 14th National Character & Leadership Symposium, February 22-24, 2007.
Abu Ghraib, Administrative Evil, Moral Inversion, and the Value of “Putting Cruelty First.” Presented with Guy Adams and Dan Balfour, American Society for Public Administration National Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 2005.
The Impact of Racial and Ethnic Extremism Upon Cohesion, Retention, Job Satisfaction, and Pride in the Army. Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society, Biennial Conference, Chicago, IL, 2003.
Lies or Consequences: A Case Study. Ethics Across the Curriculum Workshop, Saint Louis University, April 26, 2000.
Recent Invited Presentations:
U.S. Navy, The Foundry, Toxic Leadership, Naval Base Point Loma, April 13, 2015
LEAD San Diego, Leadership and Self-Awareness, San Diego, CA, February 20, 2015.
Public Safety Leadership Development Consortium, Toxic Leadership, Carey, NC, December 4, 2014.
San Diego State University, Hospitality and Tourism Program, San Diego, CA, December 10, 2014
U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officers’ Academy, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group One, Toxic Leadership, San Diego, CA, September 3, 2014.
Ethics Conference, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Character and Situational Factors in Ethical Conduct, Fort Leavenworth, KS, May 7, 2014
American Marketing Association, Leadership as a Hero’s Journey, San Diego, CA, May 27, 2014.
US Navy (USS Essex, July 14;USS Chancellorsville, July 11; Navy Chaplains June 11, 2014), San Diego, CA.
Border Corruption Conference, Keynote: Leadership and Ethics, San Diego, CA, August 5, 2014.
San Diego Public Safety Leader Development Initiative, Organizational Culture and Climate, San Diego, CA, November 7, 2013.
U.S. Army Strategic Leader Development Program, Leadership, Ethics, and Power. Falls Church, VA, March 27, 2013.
Riverside Community College District, Leadership and Change Style, Moreno Valley, CA, February 22, 2013.
American Society for Training and Development, Creating a Culture of Leadership Development, San Diego, CA, November 16, 2012.
Political Leadership Institute, Leading at a Higher Level, San Diego, CA November 8, 2012.
National Association of College and University Business Officers Keynote, San Diego, CA, October 7, 2012.
San Mateo Foster City School District Leadership Panel, San Francisco, CA, August 16, 2012.
StarRez Users Conference Keynote, San Diego, CA, July 16, 2012.
San Diego Museum of Man Panel Featuring the Opening of the Implements of Torture Exhibit, San Diego, CA July 13, 2012.
Toxic Leadership, Eastern University, St. David, PA, May 16, 2012.
Systems Thinking, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Washington, D.C., April 12, 2012.
Leadership Style and Organizational Effectiveness, Women Chaplain’s Conference, San Diego, CA, January 17, 2012.
Studies and Evaluations:
Schumann, M.J., Cameron Nash, E., Deitrick, L., Reed, G., & Doroliat, D. (2014). Study on Children of Seriously Wounded Service Members. San Diego, CA: Caster Center for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Research, University of San Diego.
Brigade Combat Team Gap Analysis. A Report to the Commander, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Carlisle Barracks, PA (2006-2007).
Training and Doctrine Command Areas of Interest Mission Analysis, Fort Monroe, VA (2005).
Training and Doctrine Command Transition Team, Fort Monroe, VA (2005).
Collins, R. et al. (2005) “Educating Strategic Leaders in an Age of Uncertainty: The Future of Military War Colleges.” A Contribution of the U.S. Army War College to a Smith Richardson Foundation Report, Carlisle Barracks, PA.
Ulmer, W. F., et al. (2004) “Leadership Lessons at Division Command Level.” A Report Prepared Under the Direction of the U.S. Army War College. (Technical Advisor) Carlisle Barracks, PA.
Reed, G. and Bullis C. (2004) “Common Goals: Facilitating County Collaboration.” A Report to the Commissioners of Cumberland County,” Carlisle, PA.
Bullis C., and Reed G. (2003) “Assessing Leaders to Establish and Maintain Positive Command Climate.” A Report to the Secretary of the Army, Carlisle Barracks, PA.
Pietroburgo, J., Ravden, D., Reed, G., & Wajda-Johnston, V. (1999) “National Council of Jewish Women Program Evaluation.” A Report to the Saint Louis Section, Saint Louis, MO.
Courses Taught at the University of San Diego
LEAD 522Theories of Organizational Leadership & Cinematic Analysis, Spring 2015.
LEAD 579 02Leadership and the Filmmakers’ Art, Fall 2011, Spring 2013.
LEAD 581Special Topics: Appreciative Inquiry, Summer 2011
LEAD 598/698Internship, Spring 2011, Summer 2011
EDLD/LEAD 601Organizational Theory and Change,Spring 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008,
Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014.
EDLD 602Leadership Inquiry and Research I, Fall 2007-2009
EDLD 581/530Creative Leadership, Winter Intersession 2008-2011, Intersession 2015.
EDLD 603Leadership and Ethics, Spring 2008
EDLD/LEAD 559Leadership and Organizational Change, Spring 2008-2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011
EDUC 523CLSpecial Topics in Character Education, Spring 2008, Fall 2008
EDLD 590-593 Internship, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Summer 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011
MSGL 502 Foundations of Ethical Society, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012
EDLD 579Contemporary Thought Leaders in Leadership Studies, Spring 2009
EDLD 579Situational Leadership, Summer 2009
Other Courses Taught, U.S. Army War College
Strategic Leadership
Fundamentals of Strategic Thinking
Joint Processes and Landpower Development
Readings in Strategic Leadership
National Security and Public Policy
Perspectives in Leadership
Dilemmas in Leadership
Establishing a Command Climate for the 21st Century
Service to the University of San Diego:
Professional and Continuing Education Curriculum Committee, 2014 to present.
University of San Diego Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Implementation Team, 2015 to present.
Chair: SOLES Global Committee 2013 to present.
Chair, School of Leadership and Education Sciences Curriculum Committee, 2007-2008 and 2012 to present.
University of San Diego Research Council Subcommittee, 2014.
Luminus Portal Advisory Committee, 2013.
Graduate Assembly, 2012.
School of Leadership and Education Sciences Strategic Directions Committee, 2012.
University Appointment, Reappointment, Rank and Tenure Appeals Committee, 2011 to present.
University Senate Executive Committee, 2010-2011.
Member, University Senate, 2010 to 2012. Presently an Alternate Representative.
Member, Advisory Board, Institute for Nonprofit Education and Research, 2010.
Chair, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Leadership Studies, 2009.
Digital Media and Learning Committee, 2009-2010.
School of Peace Studies, Interim Curriculum Committee, 2008-2010.
Chair, Department of Leadership Studies Master of Arts in Leadership Studies Core Working Group, 2007-2008.
School of Leadership and Education Sciences Curriculum Committee 2008-2009.
Advisory Board Member, School of Business Administration Women in Leadership Conference 2007.
University of San Diego Graduate/Law Task Force, 2007-2008.
University of San Diego Honorary Degrees Committee, 2007 to 2009.
University of San Diego Center for Educational Excellence Committee, 2007-2009.
University of San Diego Ad Hoc ROTC Review Committee, 2008 to 2010.
School of Leadership and Education Sciences Hughes Alumni Awards Committee, 2008.
School of Leadership and Education Sciences Ad Hoc Grade Appeal Committee, 2008.
University of San Diego Sustainability 2020 Task Force, 2009 to present.
Other Committees and Administrative Positions:
Advisor, The National Society for Leadership and Success, Sigma Alpha Pi Honor Society, University of San Diego Chapter, 2009.
Conference Director, International Society for Military Ethics, 2008-2012.
Course Director, U.S. Army War College, Strategic Leadership, 2003-2004.
Course Director, U.S. Army War College, Fundamentals of Strategic Thinking, 2004-2006.
U.S. Army War College Curriculum Committee, 2003-2006.
U.S. Army War College Faculty Committee, 2002-2006.
Commandant’s Representative to Rotary International, 2003-2006.
Board of Trustees, U.S. Army War College Alumni Association, 2003-2004.
U.S. Army War College Faculty Committee, 2004-2005.
Omar Bradley Chair of Strategic Leadership Committee, 2001-2007.
Advisor to the U.S. Army War College Foundation Board of Trustees, 2004-2007.
Security Crisis Exercise Review Working Group, 2006.
Executive Committee, American Society for Public Administration Complexity and Systems Studies Network (CSSN), 2006 to presen.t
Site Visit Team member for the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, Commission for Peer Review and Accreditation, 2008.
Stockdale Symposium Advisory Board, 2008 to 2010.
Board of Directors, International Society for Military Ethics, 2008 to present.
Secretary, International Society for Military Ethics, 2009-2012.
Paid Consultation and Facilitation:
Booze, Allen, Hamilton 2013 to present.
Diamond 6 Consulting 2013-present.
McKesson Corporation, 2013.
National Cancer Institute, 2012.
Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 2012-2013.
Center for Leadership Studies, 2012-2013.
Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, 2011.
PPPSW, 2011.
Raleigh Police Department, 2011.
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2012, 2014.
AES Wind Division, 2010.
Bank of America, 2006 to 2009, 2011.
Bank of America Continuum India, Pvt. Ltd., 2009.
Merrill Lynch, India, 2009.
Oliver Wyman – Delta Executive Learning Center, 2007 to 2009.
Winzler & Kelly Consulting Engineers, 2008 to 2012.
Pro bono Consultation and Facilitation:
United States Navy.
United States Army.
San Diego Political Leadership Institute 2012 to present.
San Diego Public Safety Leadership Initiative, 2012 to present.
Saint Louis University Leadership Institute, 2009 to present.
Methodist College Police Executive Leadership Institute, 2009 to present.
Anti-Defamation League, Joseph and Dorothy Goldberg Counterterrorism Conference, 2007 to 2010.
Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc., 2004, 2006.
Cumberland County Municipal Advisory Board, 2004.
Cumberland County Emergency Services Action Panel, 2005, 2006.
Central Pennsylvania County Commissioners Roundtable, 2005.
Ohio State Highway Patrol, 2007.
Permanent Editorial Board of the Aviators’ Model Code of Conduct, 2007-2008.
Federal Bureau of Investigation, San Diego Regional Office, 2010 to 2014.
Editorial Positions and Service to Journals or Publishers:
Editorial Board, Parameters, U.S. Army War College Quarterly, 2005 to present.
Reviewer, Journal of Military Ethics, 2011 to present.
Reviewer, Public Administration Review, 2010 to present.
Reviewer, The American Review of Public Administration, 2005 to present.
Reviewer, Naval War College Review, 2008 to present.
Reviewer, Leadership, 2009-2010.
Book Prospectus Reviewer, Sage, 2008 to present.
Book Reviewer, Sage, 2013
Book Proposal Reviewer, Routledge Research, Routledge/ Taylor & Francis Group, 2009.
Reviewer, Leadership Quarterly, Sage, 2011.
Reviewer, Armed Forces and Society, Sage, 2011.
Reviewer of Abstract Submissions for the International Conference on Advancement of Development Administration (ICADA), 2011.
Reviewer, Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, Sage, 2012.
Adjunct Faculty:
Dickinson College, Leadership in Conflict Initiative, Carlisle, PA 2005-2006
Central Texas College, Hanau, Federal Republic of Germany, 1990.
Fellowships and Post-Graduate development:
Mediation Training, National Center for Conflict Resolution (August 2011).
National Conflict Resolution Center Mediation Training (August 2011).
Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator Training (July 2011).
GAP International Breakthrough Intensive Workshop, Philadelphia, PA (July 2010).
Connective Leadership Certified Practitioners Seminar, Pasadena, CA (January 2010).
Situational Leadership Seminar, Center for Leadership Studies, Escondido, CA (July 2007).