MAJ Joseph G. Amoroso Assistant Professor Executive Officer Social Sciences joseph.amoroso [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications MAJ Joseph Amoroso is an assistant professor of American politics in the Department of Social Sciences at the United States Military Academy. His research focuses on American political behavior and civil-military relations, specifically studying how military experience influences participation in electoral politics. MAJ Amoroso commissioned as a Field Artillery officer in 2012 and became an Army Strategist in 2024. His past assignments include fire support officer, cannon platoon leader, and assistant operations officer, all within the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Liberty, NC. In 2015, he deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, serving as a coalition advisor for the Iraqi Ground Forces Command. Most recently, Joe commanded the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery for the 82nd Airborne Division Artillery. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in political science from the University of Virginia and a B.S. in American politics from USMA. Joe and his wife, Caroline, have two children, Everett and Claire. Ph.D. - University of VirginiaM.A. - University of VirginiaB.S. - U.S. Military Academy Research Interests American political behavior, civil-military relations, campaigns and elections, political behavior of veterans, public opinion of the military Current Research Amoroso, Joseph G. “Deployed to the Hill: How Military Experience Influences Legislative Behavior in Congress.” Selected Publications Amoroso, Joseph G. and G. Lee Robinson. “Military Personnel Swear Allegiance to the Constitution and Serve the American People - Not One Leader or Party.” The Conversation, April 3, 2024.Robinson, G. Lee, Joseph G. Amoroso, Isaiah Wilson III, and Richard Yon. “Veterans and Bipartisanship.” Armed Forces & Society 46, no. 1 (2020): 132-62. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095327X18806515Yon, Richard M. and Joseph G. Amoroso. 2016. “Rise of the Vice President.” In M. Angerholzer III, J. Kitfield, N. Orstein, & S. Skowronek (Eds), Triumphs and Tragedies of the Modern Presidency (2nd ed. pp. 30-39). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.Amoroso, Joseph G. 2012. “Fighting to Own the House: Reevaluating Competition in Elections for the U.S. House of Representatives.” In P.K. VanLandingham & A. Steele (Eds.), Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress: The Fellows Review 2011-12 (pp. 79-96). Washington, D.C.: Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress.