| Kalu Ndukwe Kalu | |
| Birth Place: | Abiriba, Nigeria |
| Nationality: | Nigerian-American |
| Occupation: | Research Professor |
| Alma Mater: | Rutgers University, Atlanta University, Texas Tech University, Yale University |
| Discipline: | Political Science/National Security/Organizational Systems |
Kalu Ndukwe Kalu is a Nigerian-born American political scientist specializing in comparative institutional development, national security policy, and organizational systems.[1] He is currently a Distinguished Research Professor of Political Science and National Security Policy at Auburn University Montgomery.;[2] and Docent Professor at the University of Tampere, Finland[3]
Kalu earned his B. Sc in International Environmental Studies/Environmental Science from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, with a second major in Philosophy (Existentialism) in 1980;[4] MBA (Organization Theory & Behavior) from Atlanta University in 1982; and a Ph. D in Political Science from Texas Tech University in 1994.[5] He did post-doctoral studies in political science (democratic theory and institutions, citizenship, and international conflict processes) at Yale University (1996-1999), and post-doctoral graduate coursework (Health Policy & Management) at the Yale School of Medicine (1998-2000).[6] He has taught at several institutions including the University of Connecticut, Storrs/Waterbury; and the University of Tampere, Finland (School of Management/Politics) as a Fulbright Scholar & Visiting Professor, 2013-2014. [7] Over the years, he has coordinated at Auburn University Montgomery the General Dwight D. Eisenhower National Security Series: College Program – an outreach program of the U. S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA.[8] [9] His research emphasis is in the areas of institutional development and organizational change, citizenship and administrative theory, IT-leadership interface, technology and culture, complex adaptive systems, national security and intelligence policy, and health care politics and policies.