By MC1 Lewis Hunsaker

NPS alumna and Naval War College (NWC) Monterey Professor Casey Lucius leads a Theater Security Decision Making class at Glasgow Hall, May 18. Lucius came to the NWC Monterey program six years ago following a year in the NPS Department of National Security Affairs where she designed and taught courses on U.S. foreign policy and Asian studies.

"One of my biggest accomplishments while teaching for the war college was having a book on Vietnam's political decision making process published and being promoted to full professor," said Lucius.

Prior to her academic work, Lucius worked for the U.S. State Department as the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam's operations assistant at the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Lucius earned her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Hawaii in 2007 and her M.A. in National Security Affairs from NPS in 2002 while serving as an active duty Naval intelligence officer. Lucius recently announced to her friends and colleagues on campus that she will soon be departing NWC Monterey to pursue other opportunities.

"I'm sad to be leaving these amazing colleagues and students, but I'm excited to pursue a new career in politics," she said.