Mark A. Elrod

Dr. Mark A. Elrod serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Central Arkansas (UCA), teaching core courses including U.S. Government & Politics, Introduction to Political Science, and American Foreign Policy across multiple institutions.

His academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Political Science from Vanderbilt University (1995)
• B.A. in Political Science from David Lipscomb College (1984)

Research focuses on International Relations with emphasis on security studies and alliance dynamics, extending to American Politics, Comparative Politics, and Foreign Policy through examinations of NATO burden-sharing, international law, and developing nations' political systems.

His scholarly output centers on international security frameworks, exemplified by his 1989 International Studies Quarterly publication analyzing NATO burden-sharing mechanisms within Cold War-era alliance politics.