Barbara G. B. Ferguson
International Affairs Analyst
- Role
- Adjunct Professor, Communications and Media at Marine Corps University
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Barbara G. B. Ferguson
Extensive experience in military, international, and national affairs. • Highly proficient in Cybersecurity and Strategic Communications. Maintains Security Clearance. • Serves as media/communications professor at Command and Staff College (CSC), Marine Corps University’s (MCU) elective program. Teaches a CAPSTONE class on Islam at National Defense University (NDU). • Embedded reporter with USMC in war zone(s). • Traveled to, and reported from, 46 nations as a journalist. • Mideast SME Speaks fluent French and conversational Arabic (Egyptian dialect).
Experience
Adjunct Professor, Communications and Media
May 2006 — Present · Quantico, VA, US
Media/Communications June 2006 – June 2016 Center for Advanced Operational Culture Learning, CAOCL, Marine Corps University, Quantico, VA. • Adjunct Media/Communications Professor at MCU’s Command and Staff College (CSC).• Media/Communications instructor at MCU’s schools, including: Command and Staff College, Marine Corps War College (MCWAR), College for Distance Education Training (CDET), Commandant of the Marine Corps Fellows, Senior Non-Commissioned Officers (SNCO) Academy.• Initiated scenario and trained 1,500 military officers and government officials on “media interview” training from September 2015 to June 2016.• “Think, Decide, Communicate” instructor in “Oral Communications” for CSC’s initiation week.• Cultural media expert on Middle East.• Keynote speaker on Arab media, media and Middle East issues for international and national audiences.• French-language translator/instructor for Marines preparing to deploy to Francophone countries.• Press and public affairs liaison, including arranging meetings and interviews for senior MCU staff, faculty and officers.• Creator and implementer of CAOCL’s social media outreach program, including developing CAOCL’s Strategic Communications programs.
Education
Université Paris-Sorbonne
Graduate Studies, Languages, Culture & History
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