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Co-authors Jim Schnell and Lei Wang address Chinese-U.S. cross-cultural competence themes as they blend to compose the larger context for intercultural relations between the U.S. and China. As such, they focus specifically on cultural themes, educational themes and military themes. Jim Schnell, Ph.D. (Ohio University, 1982) is a Professor of Social & Behavioral Sciences at Ohio Dominican University. He retired from the USAFR at the rank of Col...

This book addresses U.S. Army cultural foundations that will impact future military intelligence planning. It draws from the expertise developed by Dr. Jim Schnell's 35 years in the military intelligence community, most notably serving as a HUMINT officer in China under the auspices of his Assistant Air Attache assignment in Beijing. This practitioner experience is enhanced via his theoretical background in civilian higher education. Schnell's...

This book addresses interpersonal communication skills within HUMINT (Human Source Collection Intelligence). It draws from the expertise developed by Dr. Jim Schnell's 35 years in the military intelligence community, most notably serving as a HUMINT officer in China under the auspices of his Assistant Air Attache assignment in Beijing. This practitioner experience is enhanced via his theoretical background in civilian higher education. Schnell...

This book describes the nexus of culture and communication within HUMINT (Human Source Collection Intelligence) and general military intelligence contexts. The author draws from a wide range of applications involving diplomatic and combat scenarios that illustrate the complexities recognized in such contexts. Schnell's background as theorist (Ph.D., Ohio University and scholarly background in National Security & Intelligence) and practitioner ...

This book addresses the role of context as a differentiating variable between U.S. and Chinese HUMINT (Human Source Collection Intelligence) operations. It draws from the expertise developed by Dr. Jim Schnell's 35 years in the military intelligence community, most notably serving as a HUMINT officer in China under the auspices of his Assistant Air Attache assignment in Beijing. This practitioner experience is enhanced via his theoretical back...

This book addresses political structures, military organization and economics as cultural foundations for conducting HUMINT (Human Intelligence) operations in China. It draws from the expertise developed by Dr. Jim Schnell's 35 years in the military intelligence community, most notably serving as a HUMINT officer in China under the auspices of his Assistant Air Attache assignment in Beijing. This practitioner experience is enhanced via his the...

This book describes the creation, development and management of the U.S. Army Culture & Foreign Language Enterprise from the vantage point of Dr. Jim Schnell, U.S. Army Culture & Foreign Language Management Office Lead Social Scientist at Headquarters TRADOC (Training & Doctrine Command), Fort Eustis, Virginia. His role has focused on support via implementation of the U.S. Army Culture & Foreign Language Strategy from its beginnings as an Inte...

This book addresses communication dynamics as they exist within the college classroom. It draws from the expertise reflected in Dr. Jim Schnell's 35 years of college teaching. He completed his Ph.D. at Ohio University and has 15 books in print, over 65 book chapters & journal articles and over 130 conference presentations that address the nexus of culture & communication. Schnell is a Professor in the Division of Social & Behavioral Sciences a...

This book presents a 1970's inquiry into lingering value conflicts resulting from the turbulent 1960's. It draws upon observations of Dr. Jim Schnell (Ph.D., Ohio University, 1982) in relation to his study of countercultural themes in the United States, particularly those stemming from the dynamic 1960's when many fundamental social institutions were questioned. This included field study at The Farm, a flagship countercultural hippie commune n...

This book addresses the operationalization of culture in U.S. military intelligence. It draws from the expertise developed by Dr. Jim Schnell's 35 years in the military intelligence community, most notably serving as a HUMINT officer in the U.S. Defense Attache System (retiring at the rank of Colonel) and as the Lead Social Scientist, U.S. Army Culture & Foreign Language Office (as a civilian). This practitioner experience is enhanced via his ...

This book addresses social organization, history and religion as cultural foundations for conducting HUMINT (Human Source Collection Intelligence) operations in China. It draws from the expertise developed by Dr. Jim Schnell's 35 years in the military intelligence community, most notably serving as a HUMINT officer in China under the auspices of his Assistant Air Attache assignment in Beijing. This practitioner experience is enhanced via his t...

This collection of reports, prepared by students affiliated with the Security & Intelligence Program at The Ohio State University, addresses topics that students see as being relevant to the intelligence community. It spans the globe and a range of concerns. It captures a point in time. Their observations, and how they approach their work, offer a glimpse into the future that is nested in the present and rooted in the past. These insightful or...

The conceptual framework for the Army Culture & Foreign Language Adviser (CFLA) Enterprise was implemented in 2008. This vision focused on ways and means for operationalizing culture into practices and planning. The program grew into a staff of four at TRADOC (Training & Doctrine Command) headquarters and 15 CFLAs spread across various Centers of Excellence (COEs). The program flourished but then experienced challenges associated with budget c...

Betsy Schnell Comtess is a homemaker, mother of two, dental hygienist, stroke survivor and active church member living in Gahanna, Ohio. She is also an alcoholic. In this book she shares her inspiring story of how she lived a seemingly good life mixed with alcohol use, went into a downward spiral reflecting the depths of a life marred by alcohol addiction, and found redemption via a path to a more meaningful life without alcohol. Her story is ...

Dr. Jim Schnell (Ph.D., Ohio University, 1982) is a Professor of Social & Behavioral Sciences at Ohio Dominican University. He retired from the USAFR, at the rank of Colonel, after spending 30 years in the military intelligence community. His final 14 years were as an Assistant Air Force Attache to the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China. Schnell is a Fulbright Scholar and has taught at Ohio State University, University of Cincinnati, Miami Univers...

This research study, prepared by students affiliated with the Security & Intelligence Program at The Ohio State University, conveys topics that students see as being relevant to the intelligence community. It spans the globe and a range of concerns. It captures a point in time. Their observations, and how they approach their work, offer a glimpse into the future that is nested in the present and rooted in the past. These orientations will be t...

This collection of reports, prepared by students affiliated with the Security & Intelligence Program at The Ohio State University, conveys topics that students see as being relevant to the intelligence community. It spans the globe and a range of concerns. It captures a point in time. Their observations, and how they approach their work, offer a glimpse into the future that is nested in the present and rooted in the past. These insightful orie...

This book describes how Chautauqua has been communicated within the continued evolution of the Ohio Valley Sandusky Indian diaspora. As such, Jim Schnell substantiates how being born and raised within his maternal Sandusky Indian heritage has enriched his Native American roots. Thus drawing from previous Sandusky Indian generations and inspiring future generations--including his son, Brian (as illustration). This illustrates how continued emph...