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Personal profile
About
Professor Craig is the Director of the Veterans Studies Program and has served for twenty-five years as a soldier, a cadet, and an officer in the U.S. Army. He retired at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He is a combat-infantryman whose operational assignments include command and staff positions in Light, Airborne and Stryker Infantry units. In combat, he served as the operations officer for the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, during its fifteen-month surge deployment to Iraq. His non-operational assignments include positions as deputy chief of infantry officer assignments at Army Human Resources Command, as a strategist on the Department of the Army staff in the Pentagon, as the Professor of Military Science at Washington University in St. Louis, and as an assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley. While in service, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for combat service, and he is a six-time recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal. He is a senior parachutist, a jumpmaster, and a ranger.
Contact Information
Phone: 314-516-6037
Related documents
Education/Academic qualification
MMAS, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
… → 2006
Organizational Leadership and Security Studies, MPA, Harvard University
2002 → 2003
Mechanical Engineering, BS, United States Military Academy at West Point
1989 → 1993
External positions
Professor and Chair, Washington University in St. Louis
Jul 1 2010 → Jul 1 2013
Research Interests
- Military Operations and Strategy
- Veterans Public Policies
- Veterans in Higher Education
- History of Veterans Support Programs in America
- Military Culture
- Role of Literature in Veteran Healing
- Civil/Military Relations
- Cultural Competency
- Program Development
- Advocacy
- Strategic Planning
- Veteran Studies
- Military Sociology
- Military Professionalism
- Veteran Literature from the Post-9/11 Wars
Disciplines
- Military and Veterans Studies
- Sociology
- Gerontology
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Privatized VA Healthcare will Look like the Private Prison Industry
Craig, J. R., Jun 27 2018Research output: Other contribution
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Student-Veteran Success Begins with These Three Steps
Craig, J. R., 2018Research output: Other contribution
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UMSL Chosen One of Military Times’ ‘Best for Vets’ Colleges for the 5th Straight Year
Craig, J., Oct 22 2018Research output: Other contribution
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UMSL Veterans Center Welcomes New Director, Celebrates 5 Years as a Campus Hub
Craig, J., Jan 22 2018Research output: Other contribution
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Post-traumatic Growth: How Combat Made Me and Other Veterans Better People
Craig, J. R., Dec 7 2017Research output: Other contribution