MAJ Alicia S. Dotson

MAJ Alicia Dotson is an instructor and department executive officer in the Department of Geography & Earth Sciences at the United States Military Academy (USMA) in West Point, New York.

She grew up playing volleyball competitively in Littleton, Colorado, which eventually led her to playing at the NCAA D1-level with the USMA Black Knights from 2009-13. She commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Ordnance Corps. MAJ Dotson previously led soldiers in sustainment, armor, and Army space units with an overseas assignment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Her academic interests include U.S. Indo-Pacific Command geopolitics and socioeconomics, environmental, social, and governance principles, sustainment resilience, and space policy. 

MAJ Dotson enjoys spending time outdoors with her rescued Great Pyrenees mix, Atlas.