Michael Marchildon

Michael Marchildon serves as a Part-time Researcher in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society at George Mason University, leveraging 20 years of FBI Special Agent experience (retired 2016) and prior service as a U.S. Navy commissioned officer and helicopter pilot to inform his academic work in criminal justice and national security domains.

His educational credentials include:

• B.S. from the U.S. Naval Academy
• M.S. from George Washington University

Research focuses on practical applications of criminology through law enforcement and intelligence lenses, with specialized expertise in white collar crime investigation, counterintelligence operations, economic espionage cases, and counterproliferation strategies. His field experience directly shapes pedagogical approaches to real-world security challenges.

No scientific awards or student advisees are documented in available sources.