Dr. Megan Munoz

Dr. Megan Munoz Faculty Profile Picture

Adjunct Professor

Intelligence and Global Security Studies
mmunoz@captechu.edu

Dr. Megan Munoz is an adjunct professor with Capitol Technology University in Intelligence and Security Studies. Dr. Munoz is an all‐source intelligence analyst and instructor specializing in homeland security, law enforcement, counterterrorism, radicalization, curriculum development, and global intelligence analysis.

She currently serves as the Director of Education and Knowledge Management for a private intelligence and investigations company called the Hetherington Group. Dr. Munoz is tasked with the growth and success of Hetherington Group’s educational programs and the Knowledge Management Center, which houses several programs relating to the industry and investigations. She maintains a robust training and instruction curriculum, populated with information related to the industry, cyber investigations, and the intelligence tradecraft, designed to cultivate staff growth in subject specialization and development. She is also solely responsible for business development in the training and education realm, identifying leads, client and vender relations, and proposal writing. She is also a master instructor, leading courses for federal, state, local, and private industries, both in‐person and via online platforms.

Prior to joining the Hetherington Group, Dr. Munoz worked for the United States Air Force and the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness as a Senior Intelligence Analyst and managed a training academy which instructed in the tradecraft of intelligence for law‐ enforcement, first responders, and intelligence analysts across the region. Collectively, she has 17 years of intelligence experience.

Dr. Munoz is also a graduate and undergraduate level adjunct professor and curriculum developer a several universities, including Capitol Tech, a guest lecturer at universities and conferences across the United States. She received her Master of Science (MS) in International Security and Intelligence Studies from Bellevue University, and her Doctor of Education (EdD) degree in Organizational Change and Leadership from the University of Southern California.

Areas of Expertise:

  • Law Enforcement Investigations
  • Open-Source Investigations
  • Anti-Drug Trafficking
  • Anti-Human Trafficking
  • Homeland Security
  • Counterterrorism
  • Intelligence and Security Analysis
  • Cyber Security
  • Curriculum Development
  • Leadership

Biography:

Education

  • Doctor of Education (EdD), Organizational Change and Leadership, University of Southern California, 2024
  • Master of Science (MS), International Security and Intelligence Studies, Bellevue University, 2016
  • Graduate Certificate, Strategic Deterrence, Bellevue University, 2015
  • BA, International Relations, American Military University, 2013

Publications & Research

  • Critical Infrastructure Threats - The Energy Sector, New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, Aug 17, 2016
  • White Supremacists: Domestic Terrorism Group Overview, New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, May 31, 2016
  • Oregon Standoff Bundle, New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, May 18, 2016
  • Domestic Terrorism Threats in the United States, New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, May 9, 2016
  • Homegrown Violent Extremists (HVEs) in the United States, New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, Feb 24, 2016
  • Terrorist Attacks in the West, 2015, New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, Feb 17, 2016
  • New Jersey Annual Threat Assessment, New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, Jan 1, 2016
  • Diplomatic Duplicity: China and Nuclear Non-proliferation, Modern Diplomacy Magazine · Oct 27, 2015
  • For Members Only: The Consequences of the Caspian Summit’s Foreign Military Ban, Modern Diplomacy Magazine, Jul 30, 2015
  • Diplomatic Counterterrorism Deterrence, Air and Space Power Journal, Jul 15, 2015

Professional Achievements

  • Guest Speaker at Universities and Conferences

Organizations & Affiliations

  • OSMOSIS Association
  • IALEIA
  • International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST)
  • International Association for Intelligence Education (IAFIE)
  • Military Intelligence Corps Association
  • Pi Gamma Mu
  • Society for Defense and Strategic Studies
  • National Society of Collegiate Scholars
  • Student Veterans of America

Volunteer/Service Experience

  • Military (Prior Active-Duty Air Force and Current Air Force Reservist)

Professional Website, Blog, Social Media