Erin Lemons

MAJ Erin Lemons

Assistant Professor

Social Sciences

erin.lemons [at] westpoint.edu

Major Erin Lemons is an Assistant Professor of International Affairs in the Department of Social Sciences. A military intelligence officer, Erin has served as a company commander and S2 in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Irwin, California, and as a targeting officer, platoon leader, and company executive officer in the 513th Military Intelligence Brigade at Fort Gordon, Georgia. She has deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Enduring Freedom. 

Erin holds a Ph.D. in Government from Georgetown University and an M.A. in German from the Pennsylvania State University. Her research interests include security cooperation and defense diplomacy. Erin and her husband are the proud parents of three beautiful children.

Ph.D. in Government - Georgetown University

M.A. in German - Pennsylvania State University

B.A. in German - Pennsylvania State University

B.A. in French and Francophone Studies - Pennsylvania State University

B.A. in International Studies - Pennsylvania State University

Research Interests

Security Cooperation, Defense Diplomacy, Competition, Africa, Middle East

Selected Publications

Collins, E. 2012. Germ Gambits: The Bioweapons Dilemma, Iraq and Beyond. International Affairs 88(4): 892-894. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23255633?seq=1