Allison Greene-Sands

Allison Greene-Sands is the associate director for Culture for the Defense Language and National Security Education Office, within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.

She is responsible for the research and study plan for the role of culture in Department of Defense (DoD) policy, which entails analysis of DoD culture-related policies, requirements, and capabilities in the operations and planning process for the Defense Language, Regional Expertise and Culture Program. She has also worked for multiple non-profit organizations supporting intercultural conflict resolution initiatives in the Middle East, South Africa, Northern Ireland, and Cyprus, and was a doctoral intern at the North American NATO Headquarters (Supreme Allied Command, Atlantic) in Norfolk, VA. She received both her PhD and MA in international studies from Old Dominion University, and holds a BA in philosophy from Dartmouth College. Her research focus areas include intercultural conflict resolution, culturally-based language pedagogy, and the impact of the Internet on diplomatic communications. Along with Dr. Robert Greene Sands, she is co-editing the seminal volume on cross-cultural competence in support of 21st Century military operations. Languages studied include French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and American Sign Language.