Kathryn Hedgecock

Major Katie Hedgecock is an Assistant Professor of International Affairs at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY.  Major Hedgecock’s research interests include deterrence and attribution of state-sponsored cyber operations, the impact of emerging technology on the future of warfare, the relationship of public and private entities in cyber defense, and the public response to non-conventional operations short-of-force.  She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from Stanford University in Political Science, a M.Sc. from the University of Oxford in Russian and East European Studies, and a B.S. from the United States Military Academy.  As an Adjutant General officer, Major Hedgecock has served at the battalion and brigade levels within the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colorado.