MAJ Alicia S. Dotson

Instructor

Department Executive Officer

CSCMO Adjunct

Geography and Environmental Engineering

alicia.dotson [at] westpoint.edu

Alicia grew up playing volleyball competitively in Littleton, Colorado, which eventually led her to playing at the NCAA D1-level with the Black Knights from 2009-2013. She commissioned as a Second Lieutenant into the Ordnance Corps. Alicia previously led Soldiers in sustainment, armor, and Army space units with an overseas assignment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Her academic interests include INDOPACOM geopolitics and socioeconomics, environmental, social, and governance principles, sustainment resilience, and space policy. Alicia enjoys spending time in the outdoors with her rescued Great Pyrenees mix, Atlas.

M.A. in Earth and Environment- Boston University

B.S. in Human Geography with Honors- U.S. Military Academy

Research Interests

Asia Geography, Transportation and Logistics, Critical Minerals, Environmental Security, Civ-Mil Relations, Space Policy

Current Research

Climate-Energy-National Security Nexus, Women Peace and Security Vulnerability Index- Niger Delta Region