Shaio Zerba is the Director of the Center for Intelligence and Security Studies at the University of Mississippi.
Biography
The center offers two undergraduate minors and a master's in global security leadership, with the goal of preparing students for intelligence and national security careers. Dr. Zerba previously taught in the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University and the Department of Political Science at the U.S. Air Force Academy. She is a retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel.
While on active duty, she served in a variety of assignments including command of a special operations reconnaissance squadron. She has two combat deployments in support of Operation Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. Her research interests include security studies, Chinese foreign policy, and comparative civil-military relations. Dr. Zerba is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, where she majored in political science. She holds a Ph.D. in political science from Arizona State University.
Education
Ph.D. Political Science, Arizona State University (2019)