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In January, 1983 Betsy Schnell Comtess was living her dream life in
San Diego, California. A recent graduate of The Ohio State
University (Dental Hygiene), she'd just turned 24 and was poised to
accomplish a range of goals she'd set for herself. That all
dramatically changed when she suffered a stroke that left her
unable to handle the most basic of daily functions. Her goals
changed from traveling the world to learning how to walk again. Her
interactions with others and her surrounding environment
experienced redefinition. This book, co-authored with Dr. Jim
Schnell, focuses on how her interpersonal communication processes
experienced redefinition and her sense of self was altered as well.
Dr. Schnell's expertise with communication theory, coupled with his
witness to her recovery and daily functioning, is used to ably
interpret the evolution of her life in this regard. Ultimately a
message of hope, this book serves as guide to those who have
suffered a stroke and the families that support them. How we
understand the world we communicate with is very much a matter of
what we expect that world to be.
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
orientations will be the foundation from which they will work and,
as such, convey insight to what they (and their generation) see as
being noteworthy. This collection is edited by Jim Schnell. His
career in the U.S. intelligence community has involved assignment
to the Defense Intelligence Agency, Special Operations
Command/Pacific, Joint Special Operations University, National
Security Agency and U.S. Army Culture & Foreign Language
Directorate. He is a Fulbright Scholar and has held teaching posts
at The Ohio State University, University of Cincinnati, Miami
University, Ohio University, Ohio Dominican University, Beijing
Jiaotong University (China) and Royal University of Phnom Penh
(Cambodia).
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
cutbacks and competing priorities within the Army. The chapters are
written from the perspectives of Tseggai Isaac, Ph.D., CFLA at the
Maneuver Support Center COE, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; El-Rayah
Osman, Ph.D., CFLA at the Solider Support Institute, Fort Jackson,
South Carolina; Mamdouh El-Nady, Ph.D., CFLA at the Army Aviation
COE, Fort Rucker, Alabama; and Jim Schnell, Ph.D., CFLA Lead Social
Scientist at Headquarters TRADOC, Fort Eustis, Virginia. Their
perspectives convey keen insights regarding how the Army
bureaucracy responded to this kind of innovation.
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
theoretical background in civilian higher education. Schnell's
Ph.D. (Ohio University, 1982) in human communication processes and
relevant scholarly publications, focusing on China and
cross-cultural relations, provide ample context for analyzing
HUMINT operations in China. His work as a Fulbright Scholar and
multiple fellowships at the East-West Center (Honolulu) has served
to cultivate insights relevant for the civilian academic community
and military intelligence professionals. Schnell's 20-plus trips to
China have helped keep his perspective current. He has held
teaching posts at Beijing Jiaotong University, Ohio State
University, Royal University of Phnom Penh, University of
Cincinnati and Ohio Dominican University.
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 (HUMINT/intelligence officer within the diplomatic
corps and Special Operations Command) give him license to construct
a vivid understanding of primary variables associated with the
interplay of communication and culture.
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
theoretical background in civilian higher education. Schnell's
Ph.D. (Ohio University, 1982) in human communication processes and
relevant scholarly publications, focusing on China and
cross-cultural relations, provide ample context for analyzing
HUMINT operations in China. His work as a Fulbright Scholar and
multiple fellowships at the East-West Center (Honolulu) has served
to cultivate insights relevant for the civilian academic community
and military intelligence professionals. Schnell's 20-plus trips to
China have helped keep his perspective current. He has held
teaching posts at Beijing Jiaotong University, Ohio State
University, Royal University of Phnom Penh, University of
Cincinnati and Ohio Dominican University.
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