Loch K. Johnson
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Dr. Loch K. Johnson is Regents Professor of Political Science at the University of Georgia
. He is editor of the journal "Intelligence and National Security" and has written numerous books on American foreign policy. Dr. Johnson was special assistant to the chair of the Senate Select Committee House Subcommittee on Intelligence Oversight from 1975 to 1976. He also served as staff director of the House Subcommittee on Intelligence Oversight from 1977 to 1979. In 1995 and 1996, Dr. Johnson worked with the chair of the Aspin-Brown Commission
on Intelligence.
Dr. Johnson earned his Ph.D. in political science from the University of California at Riverside in 1969. He has won the Josiah Meigs Prize, the highest teaching honor at the University of Georgia in addition to the Owens Award, its highest honor for research. He was a visiting scholar at Yale University
over fall semester 2005. Currently, he is back at UGA continuing his research on intelligence. He is married to Leena Johnson, and has one daughter living in New England.
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
. He is editor of the journal "Intelligence and National Security" and has written numerous books on American foreign policy. Dr. Johnson was special assistant to the chair of the Senate Select Committee House Subcommittee on Intelligence Oversight from 1975 to 1976. He also served as staff director of the House Subcommittee on Intelligence Oversight from 1977 to 1979. In 1995 and 1996, Dr. Johnson worked with the chair of the Aspin-Brown Commission
Aspin-Brown Commission
The Aspin-Brown Commission, more properly known as the Commission on the Roles and Capabilities of the US Intelligence Community, was commissioned by the United States Congress after the National Security Act of 1992 failed to be passed. The Commission produced a report in 1996. In the year 2000,...
on Intelligence.
Dr. Johnson earned his Ph.D. in political science from the University of California at Riverside in 1969. He has won the Josiah Meigs Prize, the highest teaching honor at the University of Georgia in addition to the Owens Award, its highest honor for research. He was a visiting scholar at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
over fall semester 2005. Currently, he is back at UGA continuing his research on intelligence. He is married to Leena Johnson, and has one daughter living in New England.