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Dr. John B. Noftsinger, JR Vice Provost


Dr. John Noftsinger, Jr. Dr. John B. Noftsinger, Jr. serves as Vice Provost for
 Research and Public Service, Executive Director of the Institute
 for Infrastructure and Information Assurance, and Professor of Integrated Science and Technology and Education at
 James Madison University.  He has primary responsibility for
 facilitating external grant and contract funding, homeland security
 research programs, economic development, technology transfer,
 and academic public relations and service programs for JMU.  In
 2002, Dr. Noftsinger's state-wide leadership was recognized when
 he was appointed co-chair of the Virginia Research and Technology Advisory Commission (VRTAC), which advises the governor and General Assembly of Virginia on appropriate research and technology strategies.  He holds a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and Public Administration from James Madison University, a Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs from The Ohio State University, and a Doctorate in Higher Education Administration from the University of Virginia.  His latest book, Understanding Homeland Security: Policy, Perspectives, and Paradoxes, was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2007.

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