North American History

Prof. Dr. Michael Wala

Curriculum Vitae

• Born on June 6, 1954 in Hamburg, Germany

Professional Career

• since October 2022: Senior Researcher, Ruhr-University Bochum
• 2004-2022: Professor of North American History, Ruhr-University Bochum
• 2002-2004: Professor of American History, Amerika Insitut, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, substitute
• 2000/2001: Visiting Professor, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, USA
• 2000: Professor for Anglo-American History, Anglo-Amerikanische Abteilung, Historisches Seminar, University of Cologne, substitute
• April 1999: Visiting Lecturer, University of Wales, Swansea, Great Britain
• Sept./Oct. 1997: Visiting Scholar, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, USA
• 1991/1992: Visiting Scholar (ACLS Fellow), Stanford University, USA
• 1988-2000: Assistant Professor (non-tenure track) and Associate Professor (non-tenure track), University of Erlangen-Nürnberg

Academic Degrees

• 1996: Habilitation, Dr. rer. pol. habil., University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
• 1988: Conferral of a Doctorate, Dr. phil., Summa Cum Laude, University of Hamburg
• 1982: Master of Arts, History, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI, USA
• 1978: Diplom-Volkswirt [Master in Economics], Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Politik, Hamburg

Involvement in the Field of Intelligence History

• Member, Board of Directors, International Intelligence History Association (founding member 1993)
• Editor, Journal of Intelligence History, 2001-2010
• Member, Editorial Board, Journal for Intelligence, Propaganda, and Security Studies, University of Graz
• Member, International Advisory Board, Centro Studi sull'Intelligence, Scienza Strategiche e della Sicurezza - Sapienza - University of Rome

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