Dr. Blair Niece, Ph.D. Assistant Dean for Civilian Faculty Social Sciences Dean's Staff blair.niece [at] westpoint.edu About Education Dr. Blair Niece is the assistant dean for civilian faculty in the Dean's Office and an assistant professor of international affairs in the Department of Social Sciences at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. She holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an M.A. in financial economics and political science from Ohio University. Her research primarily focuses on the politics of financial markets. Ph.D., Political Science - University of IllinoisM.A., Financial Economics - Ohio UniversityM.A., Political Science - Ohio UniversityB.A., International Relations - Shawnee State University