1. JAMES DEEN RAGLAND
1400 VZ CR 3514, Wills Point, TX 75169 ~ 903-513-0495 ~ jamesdragland@gmail.com
EDUCATION:
Post-Graduate Work, Political Science, EMORY UNIVERSITY: AUG 2007 to MAY 2010
Emphasis: Institutional Design; Civil Conflicts; Insurgencies GPA: 3.59/4.0
Masters of Science, Political Science, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS: MAY 2007
Emphasis: Conflict Management; US Foreign Policy GPA: 3.68/4.0
Bachelors of Arts, Political Science, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS: MAY 2004
Emphasis: International Relations, World History GPA: 3.64/4.0
CLEARANCE & CERTIFICATIONS:
Active Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI (SSBI, AUG 2013), DOD Sponsor.
Red Team Member Certification, Fort Leavenworth, KS (SEP 2012)
Foreign Combat Adviser Certification, Fort Polk, LA (JUL 2012)
WORK & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
LEAD SURVEY ANALYST OCT 2014 to Present
SAIC, US Army, Testing & Evaluation Office, The Soldier Survey, Fort Benning, Georgia/USA
Work Schedule: 40 hours/week
Direct Supervisor: John Fuller, 706-545-3321, john.d.fuller1.ctr@mail.mil
Serve as a research analyst on The Soldier Survey, conducting targeted surveys on active duty US Army Soldiers who
have recently redeployed from theater or completed designated training cycles. Collaborated with different elements of
US Army equipment providers/designers in order to identify knowledge gaps, determine information needs, and generate
functional and operationally relevant survey questions to support and evaluate doctrinal/materiel/training efforts.
SOCIAL SCIENTIST/SURVEY RESEARCHER AUG 2014 to OCT 2014
Leonie Communications, LLC/USASOC, MISTF-A, VTED, Kabul/Afghanistan
Work Schedule: Approximately 84 hours/week
Direct Supervisor: Clarissa Bertha, clarissa.bertha@leoniegroup.com
Served as a deployed social science consultant on US Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) contract supporting
national US Army, Psychological Operations (PSYOP). Responsible for integrating with Task Force Command Staff in
order to conduct directed social science research as a means of validating current messaging themes as well as evaluating
whether nationally disseminated radio/television Public Service Announcement (PSA) products are achieving desired
impacts.
SOCIAL SCIENCE FIELD RESEARCHER JAN 2014 to JUL 2014
Independent Researcher: Guadalajara/Zapopan, Jalisco, MX.
Work Schedule: Part-time, Opportunistic Sampling
Direct Supervisor: Self-employed
Utilized personal time located in Guadalajara, Mexico to conduct semi-structured, open-ended, interviews assessing local
perceptions of the local drug-trade, organized crime syndicates, police/military forces, and national government.
SOCIAL SCIENTIST, GG12 FEB 2012 to NOV 2013
US Department of the Army, TRADOC G2, HTS, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas/USA & Multiple Locations, Afghanistan
Work Schedule: Approximately 84 hours/week
Direct Supervisor: Gregory Shanahan, 918-557-4366; shanahangt@gmail.com
Attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Afghanistan (CJSOTF-A) in order to support USSOF at
both the strategic (national) and tactical (unit) levels by independently designing/conducting operationally relevant social
science research to address identified knowledge gaps concerning CENTCOM AO (specifically Afghanistan & Pakistan).
 Independently researched and authored a product concerning Afghan Insider Threats that was widely disseminated and
read by USSOF leadership in the US and Afghanistan. Invited to participate in the official US Insider Threats Working
Group, Kabul City/Afghanistan.

2.  Supporting Afghan National Army Special Operation Command (ANASOC), led and conducted, to date, the largest
research survey involving members of Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) recruits. Final product
generated for ANASF leadership and US counterparts responsible for ANASF recruitment/training throughout
Afghanistan.
 Spent over six months working as an enabler to two different US Army Special Forces teams located out of the same
District Stability Platform (DSP) site. Participated in 17 operations and 8 Key Leader Engagements (KLE)/Shuras. The
second team incorporated components of this research into its “Way Ahead” brief, presented to USSOF flag officers,
JUN 2013.
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT AUG 2007 to MAY 2010
Department of Political Science, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia/USA
Work Schedule: At least 20 hours/week with graduate course load
Direct Supervisor: Multiple (Associate) Professors, 404-727-6572
As part of the doctoral program, assigned to different faculty members to carry out various quantitative and qualitative
research-related tasks on a diverse set of projects.
 Assisted in organizing and collecting data from over 50 in-depth one-on-one interviews as well as four focus group
interviews conducted in the field (Newark, NJ/USA). Also, utilized NVivo software to transcribe and collate subject
answers from 1000 plus pages of text.
 Working under Dr. Kyle Beardsley, utilized archival research at Emory University library, The Carter Center, as well as
online resources (i.e. UN Resolution Database and LexisNexis) to generate a comprehensive list and narrative account
of all United Nation Security Council Resolutions invoking either Article VI or VII of the UN Charter. (Two Months)
 Utilized GIS software, online databases, and historical records to independently code the geographic spread of violent
internal conflicts in Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Africa as well as the proximity of neighboring states from 1950
to 2000. (Four Months)
ONLINE PROGRAM GRADUATE ADVISOR JUL 2004 to JUL 2007
College of Education: Online Teacher Certification Program, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas/USA
Work Schedule: At least 20 hours/week with graduate course load, 40 hours/week in summer semesters
Direct Supervisor: Dr. Pamela Esprívalo Harrell, 940-565-4051; Pam.Harrell@unt.edu
Served as the lead advisor of two program advisors responsible for evaluating and accepting applicants into the Online
Teacher Certification Program out of University of North Texas, College of Education (COE).
 Maintained and administered the Program’s ACCESS database of over 1800 students.
 Utilized program files and SPSS software to collect/statically analyze data pertaining to student educational
backgrounds and performance on state assessment tests for COE faculty research.
 Conducted over 100 personal interviews with current students to better gauge their formal training and depth of
knowledge of their selected subject area.
ADDITIONAL TRAINING & SKILLS:
Language Skills:
English (Native Speaker); Spanish (Conversational); Extensive experience with translators/interpreters.
Research Methods:
Seven years quantitative research design and data collection: archival research, textual data extraction, and open-
source/secured database research. Seven years qualitative research design: individual semi-structured in-depth
interviews/focus groups. Five years experience of large-n survey design, questionnaire design, and
implementation/analysis. Five years experimental research design, implementation, and design.
Data Analysis:
Seven years of qualitative (process tracing & thematic analysis) and quantitative (OLS regression, maximum likelihood
estimation, and longitudinal/time series) data analysis experience. Seven years data coding experience; Seven years
dataset manipulation/construction experience; five years database management/querying experience.
Computer:
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, and Access). Proficient in multiple statistical software
packages (SPSS, STATA, and R). Proficient in qualitative research software packages (NVivo & MAXQDA). Extensive
experience working with various GIS platforms, including ArcGIS, Google Earth, and Palantir.