Steve Staley

Dr. Steve Staley (co-author of FOCUS on College and Career Success) graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy and earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in English from the University of Colorado. As Assistant Dean of Faculty and Professor of English at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Dr. Staley administered the Academy’s successful Rhodes Scholarship program, directed faculty development, developed the First Year Seminar “Interdisciplinary Education at the Academy” (IDEA) program, and originated a criti­cally acclaimed course in “Physics and Literature.” As a Professor of Strategy at the US Naval War College, he also served as a United Nations International Peace Academy research fellow, authoring The United Nations and Naval Peacekeeping, and co-authoring with Dr. Constance Staley Communicating in Business and the Professions: The Inside Word. As Director of Advising at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Dr. Staley helped develop the school’s new Freshman Seminar program. Following a one year Fulbright Fellowship teaching in Kyrgyzstan, he now serves as Director of Faculty Development and a Professor of Humanities at Colorado Technical University.