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The
Faculty / Staff at the University of
Maryland:
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Dr. Steven
Trainor, CDR, USN
Permanent
Military Professor of Leadership
(410) 293-6017
trainor@usna.edu
Department of Leadership, Ethics, Law, &
Character
Luce Hall (Mail Stop 7-B), 112 Cooper Road
Annapolis, MD 21402-5022 |
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Profile |
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Commander Trainor is the
Permanent Military
Professor of Leadership
in the Department of
Leadership, Ethics and
Law of the U.S. Naval
Academy. He is
responsible for the
development, management
and execution of the
core leadership courses
taught to all midshipmen
during their four years
in residence at the
Naval Academy.
Commander Trainor, a
native of Herkimer, NY,
is a designated Naval
Aviator with more than
2500 flight hours in
numerous operational
helicopter commands and
aboard multiple ships of
the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
During his shore
assignments, he served
as the Naval Aide to the
Vice Chief of Naval
Operations and to the
Commander in Chief, U.S.
Atlantic Command. He
also served as
Operations Officer for
Commander, Helicopter
Anti-Submarine Light
Wing U.S. Pacific Fleet
and as Deputy Assistant
to the Chief of Naval
Operations for Flag
Officer Management and
Distribution. In 1999,
Commander Trainor was
selected for operational
aviation command and as
the Navy’s first
Permanent Military
Professor of
Leadership. Commander
Trainor is a 1983
graduate of the Naval
Academy and holds
masters degrees from
Tufts University and the
U.S. Army War College
and obtained his Ph.D.
in Sociology from the
University of Maryland.
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Degrees |
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Sociology
Security Studies
International
Relations
Political
Science |
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Honors & Awards |
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Recipient,
Charles H. Coates
Award for Excellence
in Graduate Student
Research in Military
Sociology (2004),
The University of
Maryland.
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Publications
(peer reviewed) |
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Trainor, Stephen C.
“Differential Effects of
Institutional
Socialization on Value
Orientations in
Naval Academy
Midshipmen”. (2004).
College Park, MD:
University of Maryland,
College Park.
Iskra, Darlene, Stephen
Trainor, Marcia
Leithauser and Mady
Wechsler Segal. (2002)
“Women’s Participation
in Armed Forces
Cross-Nationally:
Expanding Segal’s Model”
Current Sociology.
50(5): 771-797.
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Publications
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Segal, David R.
and Stephen
Trainor. (2001).
“High School
Youth
Perceptions of
Military Equal
Opportunity
Climate.”
Proceedings of
the 4th Biennial
EO/EEO Research
Symposium.
Defense Equal
Opportunity
Management
Institute (DEOMI).
Patrick AFB, FL.
Trainor, Stephen
C. In review.
“Leaders and/or
Technicians: The
Limited
History, Yet
Promising Future
of Sociology at
the United
States Naval
Academy.”
Special Issue.
Armed Forces &
Society.
Trainor,
Stephen C. In
work. “Job
Values,
Self-Selection
and Anticipatory
Socialization in
the College and
Career Plans of
Youth.
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Professional
Presentations
(peer reviewed) |
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Trainor, Stephen
C. (2003)
“Leaders and/or
Technicians: The
Limited History,
Yet Promising
Future of
Sociology and
the United
States Naval
Academy.”
Biennial
meetings of the
Inter-University
Seminar on Armed
Forces and
Society.
Chicago, IL.
Trainor, Stephen
C. (2002)
“Civilian Youth
Attitudes on
Discrimination
inthe Military”
Annual Meetings
of the Southern
Sociological
Society.
Baltimore, MD.
Iskra, Darlene
and Stephen C.
Trainor. (2002)
“Women’s
Participation in
Armed Forces
Cross-Nationally:
Expanding the
Segal Model.”
World Congress
of Sociology.
Brisbane ,
Australia.
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Professional
Presentations
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Segal, David R.
and Stephen C.
Trainor. (2004)
“Youth Attitudes
and Values on
Work and
Military
Service.” CNO
Executive Panel
Meetings. NTC
Great Lakes,
IL.
Segal, David R.
and Stephen C.
Trainor. (2001)
“High School
Youth
Perceptions of
Military Equal
Opportunity
Climate.” 4th
Biennial EO/EEO
Research
Symposium.
Defense Equal
Opportunity
Management
Institute (DEOMI).
Patrick AFB, FL.
Segal, David R.
and Stephen C.
Trainor. (2001)
“Youth Attitudes
Regarding Work
and Leadership
Opportunities.”
Global
Leadership
Conference.
U.S. Military
Academy, West
Point, NY. |
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Current Research
Projects |
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Midshipman
Attitude Survey
(USNA,
Institutional
Research
2003-2004): an
ongoing study of
the attitudes
and opinions of
Naval Academy
Midshipmen on a
variety of
social and
military
issues.
Studying the
relationship
between identity
development, job
values and
military career
plans.
Monitoring the
Future Project (UMICH,
Inter-University
Consortium for
Political and
Social Research
1975-2005): an
ongoing study of
the behaviors,
attitudes, and
values of
American
secondary school
students,
college
students, and
young adults.
Studying the
relationship
between race,
gender, and
propensity to
enlist in the
military and
attitudes and
perceptions of
the equal
opportunity
environment of
the military.
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Professional
Affiliations,
Offices, &
Activities |
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Member,
American
Sociological
Association
(ASA)
Section
Membership:
Social
Psychology
Peace, War
and Social
Conflict
Membership
Committee,
Section on
Peace, War
and Social
Conflict,
ASA
Member,
Inter-University
Seminar on
Armed Forces
and Society
Member,
Eastern
Sociological
Society
Reviewer,
Military
Psychology
(2004)
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Institutional
Service |
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Section Head,
Leadership
Education.
Department of
Leadership,
Ethics and
Law (2004-2005)
Member, USNA
Core Curriculum
Subcommittee
(2004-2006)
Member, Academic
Search
Committee, Class
of 1961
Professor of
Leadership Education
(2004)
USNA Honor
Remediation
Officer
(2004-2006)
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Courses Taught |
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Instructor,
NL112: “Human
Behavior and
Leadership”
(2004-2005)
Instructor,
NL303:
“Leadership
Theory and
Application”
(2004-2005)
Instructor,
NL285: “Armed
Forces and
Society”
(2005-2006) |
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